Sugar may be Belize’s biggest agricultural product, but the opening of this year’s crop will not begin on schedule. Cane farmers are unhappy with the estimated price of just over thirty-eight dollars per ton of cane and the management of the Corozal and Orange Walk divisions of the Cane Farmers Association have notified both Government […]
One of three men who escaped police custody on September twenty seventh has been recaptured. The elusive John “Cobra” Elijio tried to slither away from law officers but he was captured in Dangriga’s Sabal community around 3:00 this morning. Elijio was initially sentenced to five years for burglarizing the Photo Plus Store in Dangriga along […]
Christmas season is full of stories about people doing good things for the less fortunate among us…but what makes this next report special is these particular folks have been helping out for a long time…and not just at Christmas. Jose Sanchez, Reporting It started as a little project by the Southern Baptists in the United […]
With a shortage of hard currency, the nation of Cuba has little to offer in the way of financial aid to its neighbours. But what it lacks in cash is compensated by human capital: thousands of trained personnel in virtually every field under the sun. A good number of those skilled Cubans are working in […]
The meeting of potential providers of post hurricane assistance took place on Thursday in Washington, and News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams is just off the plane with her take on the proceedings. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Belizean officials are optimistic that their efforts to mobilise long-term economic support in the wake of Hurricane Keith will be successful. […]
