HEADLINES
![]() Bacteria responsible for 12 Baby DeathsThe Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital’s Board Chairperson, Chandra Cansino; Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Gary Longsworth and Chief of Medical Staff, Dr. Adrian Coye held a press conference on Wednesday, May ... Full Story Administrator | Thursday, 23 May 2013 |
$200,000 in Royalties from Amnestied Rosewood580 tons or 400,000 board feet of rosewood will be exported from the country as a result of the three-week amnesty program. The Chief Forest Officer of Belize, Wilber Sabido, said that the Forestry Department is currently monitoring the loading ... Full Story |
Second Tranche of Municipal Development Bond launchedThe Belize City Council announced on Wednesday that the second tranche for the Belize City Municipal Development Bond has been launched. The second tranche is for 5 million dollars and will see the continuation of street paving and other infrastructural ... Full Story |
POLITICS
![]() Placencia steals the Show at 2013 Tourism AwardsThe 12th Annual Tourism Awards was held at the newest hotspot for domestic tourism, Bannister Caye, on Saturday, May 18th. Over two hundred and thirty industry stakeholders honoured the all-white dress code and attended the event hosted by the Belize ... Full Story The Guardian | Thursday, 23 May 2013 |
![]() Benque Viejo del Carmen being developed as a DestinationThe normally quiet town of Benque Viejo del Carmen became a buzz of activity on May 16th, 2013 with the launching of a Tourism Plan initiative. With the plan in effect and after over a year and a half of ... Full Story Administrator | Thursday, 23 May 2013 |
CRIME
![]() BDF Soldier stabbed in BarbadosBelize Defence Force warrant officer, Andre Gabb, 45, was stabbed in Barbadoes on Friday, May 17th. Reports from the island suggest that Gabb was socializing with two other persons in an area, Carlton, Black Rock, about two miles north of ... Full Story |
SPORTS
![]() Shalini Zabaneh is Female Cross Country Champion againThe 24th Annual Female Cross Country Cycling Classic was held on Sunday, May 19th, 2013. The race which started at the Columbus Park in San Ignacio Town, Cayo, concluded at the Leslie’s Imports at Mile 2 on the George Price ... Full Story |























