Court of Appeal: B.T.L. rates illegal
It’s a case that has been meandering through the Belizean judicial system for over a year, and even after another dramatic ruling in the Court of Appeal on Friday, things [...]
It’s a case that has been meandering through the Belizean judicial system for over a year, and even after another dramatic ruling in the Court of Appeal on Friday, things [...]
Meanwhile, this morning in the Court of Appeal, Justices Rowe, Mottley, Sosa and Carey presided over the trial of the environmentalists versus the electricity company. In the case, BACONGO, the [...]
This weekend the nation’s highways proved deadly for three Belizeans in separate traffic accidents. Just after five on Friday, sixty-one year old Apolinar Chen was knocked off his bicycle by [...]
And believe it or not, today, the bloody dance of metal on asphalt was still going, this time on the Northern Highway. Traffic was backed up for over an hour [...]
For the second weekend in a row gunshots echoed through B.T.L. Park on the Newtown Barracks…sending hundreds in panic and leaving a young Belize City man bleeding on the sidewalk. [...]
Gusty winds and a wild fire proved disastrous for one Hopkins hotel on Sunday morning. Reports are that embers from a nearby brush fire ignited the thatch roof of the [...]
Between the beauty pageants, the popularity pinups, the little misses and the seenager stage shows, Belize is arguably the contest capital of the world. But sometimes, after the spotlight comes [...]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this fresh dish of Sports Monday. The Harrison Parks National Cricket Competition staged it All Star match Saturday at [...]
On Thursday, the village of Valley of Peace in the Cayo District was the scene of the nation’s tenth murder for the year. According to police reports, just after four [...]
In other crime news, police have yet to make any arrests in connection with a late afternoon shooting on Thursday in Belize City. Just after three-thirty on Thursday, shots rang [...]
On Wednesday, members of the business community and the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry officially elected their senatorial candidate. He is Godwin Hulse. Hulse has served as President of [...]
It’s a cliché, it’s a song, but goodness knows it’s true: our children are the future. And in the world of education, preschool is the environment where little girls and [...]
If you’re looking for somewhere to go this weekend, you might want to stop in at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall for the annual Belize City Garden Club Show. The [...]
In news from Belmopan, today was a big day for the Government Printers as they celebrated their one hundred and thirty-second birthday. As part of open day activities on the [...]
There’s no denying that health care in Belize has come a long way, but by all accounts, there’s still a ways left to go. As the medical community continues to [...]
It won’t be in the next episode of “Taxi Cab Confessions”, but who knows, a trip in a Pedicab might do wonders for your soul. It’s kind of like a [...]
While government has announced the names of its six Senators and the Senate president, there are dozens of other appointments, mostly to statutory boards that have been made but not [...]
One man lies wounded in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital following a drive by shooting in Belize City. Shortly after three this evening, two friends, Morris Leslie and Alfredo Saragoza, [...]
Police have arrested a Belize City man for a shooting that occurred over the weekend. Twenty-one year old Dalton Reneau of George Street has been charged with attempted murder, dangerous [...]
This evening the Belize Police Department took delivery on the last installment of shiny new metal. The twenty cars and pickup trucks bring the new fleet that the police have [...]
A bizarre incident two weeks ago at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital turned a visit with a loved one into a life and death drama. According to hospital authorities, on [...]
The one consistent thing about art exhibits at the Image Factory is that whether you like them or not, they are never boring. Today I previewed the gallery’s latest show [...]
In recent years it seems that activities for Belizean children, while still limited, are increasing in number and relevance. Scouting has taken off, summer camps abound and the Governor General’s [...]
Like much of the world, Belize has been taking a licking from skyrocketing oil prices, but beginning next week, thanks to the renegotiation of B.E.L.’s power purchase agreement with Mexico, [...]
And while it may soon cost less to watch TV or iron your clothes, driving to work will definitely become more expensive. The much delayed Esso fuel tanker has finally [...]