Preceding a statement from the G.O.B. today, the opposition, the People’s United Party issued one of its own also condemning the coup d’état and calling for the secure and unconditional return to office of President Zelaya. Zelaya was removed just before a referendum he had called was to take place which his opponents claimed was […]
A Belizean is currently a top contender for an international marketing competition sponsored by Scotiabank. The bank hopes to use the winning entry from the multi-national contest to create a new campaign for Scotiabank Be, a program focused on young adults. Twenty year old Kayla Hall, who is currently studying abroad, has so far garnered […]
But today, the Prime Minister Dean Barrow was wearing the CARICOM hat as he addressed a United Nations Conference on the World Financial Crisis and its impact on development. Western leaders were absent from the UN Summit, but a few prime ministers and presidents from Latin America and the Caribbean were in New York. Notably […]
And the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons report has been released in the United States and it is not good news for the jewel. Belize is one of three CARICOM countries placed on the U.S. Tier Two Watch List. That means the country has not been making satisfactory efforts to deter trafficking of persons for […]
If you have been waiting to indulge in CARICOM spirits, well there is good news because beer from the region will soon be available locally at competitive prices. In the case of rum, a wide variety will now be entering the Belize market. This is all in line with the Treaty of Chaguaramas that Belize […]
We reported last week Tuesday that U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor’s, membership in an exclusive women’s club was causing controversy as the nominee headed for the confirmation hearings in mid-July. Well, there is now word that Sotomayor has quit her membership in all-women’s club, Belizean Grove. Since her nomination, Sotomayor received criticism by several […]
Direct travel to neighboring countries will soon become a reality. Early next month Maya will be launching direct flights to Cancun, San Pedro Sula and Guatemala City. The airline is entering new territory and will be using ATR seventy-twos. Jose Sanchez has a report of what this means for the tourism industry. Jose Sanchez, Reporting […]
Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court is still up in the air. Her confirmation hearings are scheduled for mid-July. But now there is one more kink in her way. The judge has been attracting much attention recently for her membership in an exclusive women’s club. It turns out that the Supreme Court […]
Classes will soon recess and if you are looking for a summer program for kids, there is the Yaoling Art Studio. Their program includes classes in drawing, painting, Chinese calligraphy, pottery and sculpting. The art school is also organizing an exhibition of the paintings of budding artists with the help of selective businesses that are […]
In the growing art scenes, a Belizean artist gets a spot in the limelight to showcase about a hundred pieces of art. Showing at the Bliss is the work of Kent Meggs, an Orange Walk-born artist who boasts a painting career of over fifty years. Meggs is a graduate of St. Michael’s College and has […]
The three-day National Festival of Arts finished its run today with another round of performances from primary schools around the country. This morning, students from Cayo as well as a few from Belize district delighted the audience with several creative and original pieces. Today’s show lasted an impressive time of over three hours and as […]
It’s a story that has a happy ending for a toddler who was born with an incomplete esophagus. Back in March we reported that Joshua Teck was in desperate need for surgery in the U.S.—and after support from various child care services including the International Hospital for Children—he was transported to a medical facility in […]
Belize made the news in the United States on Thursday, but not for good reason. A story in the Washington Post states that a web service provider linked to this country has been shut down by the US Federal Trade Commission. The company, which is registered in Northern California, but has thirty-five Barrack Road, Belize […]
There are more details coming from the Mexican press in Chetumal on the sentencing of three Belizeans and one US national in connection with the July thirteenth, 2008 incident that started at the Las Vegas Casino at the northern border and ended with their arrest when the group entered Mexico. According to press reports today, […]
Coming into Focus – that’s the theme of the latest display of digital photography at the Image Factory. It features the work of twenty-eight new photographers, all students of the well known local artist, Yasser Musa. Over the course of their digital imagery course at the Professional Studies at Saint Johns College, Musa says he […]
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is on Belizean soil for his first state visit to Belize. On arrival on a private jet, he was given an impressive ceremonial welcome by a large delegation of Cabinet members and the Taiwanese community. The visit has much significance for both Belize and Taiwan. During his stay President Ma will […]
Youth Business Trust Belize is a program which offers assistance to entrepreneurs in areas of loan financing, training and mentoring. Among the many that have participated, one was chosen for the 2009 Growing Up C.E.O. program. Ricardo Gongora, a second year student at St. John’s College Junior College, was selected to attend the three-day Inner […]
Turning to news from the region, there is trouble brewing in neighbouring Guatemala that can have a debilitating effect on the government of President Alvaro Colom. According to reports some thirty thousand persons have signed petitions calling on the president to step down and the capital has been plagued by several demonstrations staged against Colom. […]
The Primary School Festival of Arts is currently underway around the country. It is a much anticipated event and students appear on week nights on stage to perform songs, dances and skits that bring to light the country’s diverse cultures. The Belize City District Festival has normally been staged at the Bliss Institute and highlights […]
Mayor Zenaida Moya and Troy Flowers known as “Dalla” are exchanging vows this evening at the Princess Hotel in Belize City. Word of the wedding is causing a stir not only because the Mayor is tying the knot with her long time partner; it also has to do with the size of the wedding. And […]
It is known that there are thousands of Salvadoran nationals living in Belize. So when the President of El Salvador stopped down in Belize today, he received a warm welcome and a fitting conferral of the Order of Belize. At a luncheon today at the Old Belize, outgoing president, Elias Antonio Saca, also conferred Prime […]
Outgoing president of El Salvador, Elias Antonio Saca and his wife will be making a whirlwind visit to Belize this Wednesday. Saca is visiting Central American countries to say farewell as his term of office comes to a close. Saca’s party, ARENA, lost the January eighth elections to the F.M.L.N. and Mauricio Funes, a journalist […]
Three weeks after Government advisor and former P.M., Manuel Esquivel was injured in a traffic mishap on the Western Highway, his medical condition is said to be improving. His daughter, City Councillor Laura Esquivel, says while the former Prime Minister remains under close monitor, he should be up and around soon. Laura Esquivel, Daughter of […]
Last week in Trinidad at the Summit of the Americas, Barrow said that since Belize holds the chair of CARICOM, he intended to use that leverage to champion issues that affect the region. A major issue that affects Belize and CARICOM countries is the offshore industry. Developed nations such as the U.S. and Canada use […]
Also in the margins of the Summit, in talks with United States President Obama, Prime Minister Barrow brought up the fact that since Robert Dieter returned to the U.S., there has been no U.S. ambassador to Belize. Barrow said that Obama promised to name one very soon. But it wasn’t all business during the summit, […]
