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New deputy director named for Tourist Board

The government body that oversees the tourism industry has announced some internal changes. Valerie Woods, formerly the Board’s assistant marketing director and chief spokesperson, was, effective today, promoted to the newly created post of Deputy Director of Tourism. Woods, who has been with the Board for over a year, previously worked at the Radisson Fort […]

Diabetes Association sponsors concert

The Belize Diabetes Association is this weekend hosting a special concert for children. President of the Association, Beth McBride, says that since its formation in 1992, membership has been growing but not as fast as they were hoping, given the high incidence of the disease in Belize. This weekend’s concert in Belize City, McBride says, […]

New TV weather report debuts Thursday

It is a project that the Belize Weather Bureau has been trying to move from the drawing board for over a year: a television weather report that is relevant to Belizeans. Thanks to the initiative of one member of the business community, that dream is now one step closer to reality. On Thursday evening’s broadcast […]

Pallotti holds annual Drama Meet

There is no shortage of people who will tell you that drama in Belize is dead. This may be true but the corpses I saw on the stage this morning proved to be very much alive. If you happened to pass Pallotti High School today and heard the roar of laughter and clapping of hands, […]