A teenage girl is in stable condition after her boyfriend reportedly stabbed her in the neck and leg at his shack this afternoon. The girl, seventeen year old Stephanie Wagner suffered stab wounds to the left side of her neck and leg during a domestic dispute with her boyfriend, nineteen year old Linsford Baldwin. The […]
There hasn’t been a local plane accident since the tragic death of Sir Barry Bowen in February of last year, when his plane crashed near San Pedro. But this morning, a Tropic plane veneered off the runway of the Municipal Airstrip. On board were its pilot and seven passengers; luckily no one was injured. When […]
On Thursday, heavily armed police showed up at the junction of Faber’s Road with the Western Highway. They took eviction orders to a community of squatters ordering them to move forthwith. With guns on the ready, the police blocked access to their houses but finally as night approached the settlers were allowed back into the […]
You will know by now that last Saturday’s platinum artists were a no show as advertised for the concert featuring Shyne, the Music Ambassador and son of the P.M. The buzz was that the mega concert was a pre-release party for his latest album, where two surprise artists would perform. Thousands of persons paid fifty […]
Two vehicles collided head-on just before the lunch hour. The accident caused a traffic jam on the Northern Highway, in the area of the Haulover Bridge. One of the drivers, a Chinese national, was injured and had to the taken to the hospital for medical attention. The highway was eventually cleared and the damaged vehicles […]
Motorists are experiencing slight gas relief at the pumps this weekend after several consecutive price hikes over the past three months. The cost per gallon of premium and regular gasoline was negligibly reduced at midnight on Thursday by eleven cents, putting the new prices at eleven-forty and eleven-thirteen respectively. Diesel has seen a six cent […]
Earlier today we caught up with Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington, the Minister of Foreign Affairs at a CARIFORUM ministerial meeting. The subject of Marcel Cardona’s “constructive resignation” from the U.D.P. was raised with the Minister. The U.D.P. told Cardona on Monday following his outburst at the House last Friday that it will accept his resignation, but […]
Stevedores employed at the Port of Belize Ltd. say they are contemplating industrial action over what they are claiming to be a deliberate act of union busting on the part of its management. According to members of the Christian Workers Union, the company, owned by businessman Luke Espat, is attempting to box them out of […]
Five Foreign Ministers and senior officials from the seventeen countries that make up CARIFORUM, which includes CARICOM countries along with the Dominican Republic, are in Belize for the eighteenth meeting of the Council of Ministers. CARIFORUM is specifically the mechanism created in 1992 for cooperation between CARIFORUM and the European Union. During the meeting, the […]
Fifty year old Jeremiah Pott pleaded not guilty to a charge of Grievous Harm last Thursday, after a fight that landed his brother, Fedencio Pott in a coma. Jeremiah told the court back then that when Fedencio woke up, they would work things out since the incident happened while they were both drunk. But that’s […]
If you drove past stop lights at Cinderella Plaza or on Central American Boulevard this morning, you may have been wondering if the circus came to town. There were three men juggling each time the traffic lights turned red. The three men from Argentina are amateur jugglers, and they have been juggling for dollars, to […]
HL’s, a well known burger joint in the past decade, has wound up and closed its locations around the old capital. There have been several former employees that have worked along with the company for many years and they have been unsuccessful in finding employment in these hard times. Some of them are single mothers […]
The buzz last weekend was a major concert, involving Belize Musical Ambassador, Moshe Levi Ben David, also known as Shyne. That event turned out to be anti-climatic, but there’s another concert coming up this weekend that promises some positive entertainment for the youths. It’s the YC Gospel Concert and the featured performer is DJ Nicholas […]
It’s April and Arielle has the lineup of events that you and your family can attend to kick off the month. There are events on Sunday, a night of rock on Saturday and if you’re in Belmopan tonight, you can enjoy a night of musical entertainment… here’s Arielle with the full rundown. Hey welcome back […]
