The result of an audit at City Hall was released some months ago, but few have seen a complete copy. That is because it contains highly damaging information about city hall’s finances. We have already reported on tradeoffs and write offs on trade licenses and last night, we touched on the excessive amount of monies […]
And in a development on the year’s first murder on January eighteenth: it has been two weeks since twenty-seven year old Salvador Martinez was fatally stabbed while trying to stop a fight between his friends and three other men. The murder took place during a football game between Nazarene and Ladyville Technical high schools at […]
The widely circulated Guatemalan newspaper, Prensa Libre, carried a provocative article this past Wednesday, claiming that members of the Belize Defence Force have been entering and raiding two villages on the Guatemalan side. It is all ironic because the reverse takes place frequently, and it is well documented that Guatemalans too often encroach on Belizean […]
Also in the south, on our side of the border, there was a heavy downpour overnight and several farmers in at least two villages lost all their corn fields when the water levels rose. Some farms in the already depressed areas are still under five feet of water. The flooding is so dire that Chairman […]
Have you heard of the million dollar ride? It’s not decked out in with spinners on twenty inch titanium rims, but reports are that this clumsy looking white Toyota Land Cruiser Prado is estimated to be worth one million dollars. It sits inside the yard of the Public Utilities Commission in Belize City. The only […]
On Thursday in the Cayo district, a simulation exercise was held to test the preparedness of the National Emergency Management Organization. And in Belize City today, meetings began to discuss hurricanes and all other disasters. The Belize City Emergency Management Organization Committee met for the first time for 2010 to go over their plans for […]
They say try, try and one day you will succeed but it did not turn out quiet that way for a man who was adamant and determined to break into a Customs Department building. Not once, twice but three times and on each attempt he was caught. This past Wednesday police detained the man who […]
Following a house search on Goal Lane in Belize City, a tour guide, Xiomara Ceballos, along with her ex-common-law-husband, Trevor Henkis, a Bartender, were arrested for live rounds of prohibited ammunition. Police say that in the search on Wednesday they found two live rounds of ammunition in Ceballos bedroom. The story gets interesting because police […]
Peer education is a popular learning technique that teacher’s employ by grouping students together who draw on each other’s strengths. But have you heard of peer learning for teachers? If you haven’t and you’re in the education field, then the next story is for you. A business cooperative called Teachers Learning Together intends to pool […]
The B.D.F. soldiers turned out in numbers today to mark the force’s birthday. Now in its thirty-second year, the force has grown in numbers and skills and while it still maintains its objective, its responsibilities and visibility have increased. The anniversary celebrations kicked off today at the Price Barracks. News Five’s Duane Moody shared in […]
He has been vocal on the quality of kidney dialysis treatment and now Jose Cruz is in need of your help. Cruz is in danger of losing two of his fingers if he does not receive quick medical treatment. And that procedure will cost him fifteen thousand dollars. But he is not alone. A group […]
It’s not one of the dominant sports, but Karate is becoming increasingly popular among primary and secondary school students. It is being promoted, not only as an opportunity to learn self defense, but also as a healthy and discipline centered activity for the youths. Evidence of the sport’s growth in Belize, was a national competition […]
Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize? If you wanna take a road trip this weekend then you can head down south to the Pelican Beach resort where they will be having moonlight madness. They will be having all sorts a great activities including coconut bowling competition, limbo and great music from Hawaii. […]
