Bond issues seem to be the latest way to raise capital on the Belizean market and the most recent institution to announce a bond issue is the Development Finance Corporation. The D.F.C. has announced its intention to raise twenty million Belize dollars by offering bonds bearing an interest rate of nine percent. In addition to […]
There was a time not too long ago when if a musician wanted to take his or her music to the public, it meant travelling to Miami to cut a record. The introduction of cassette tapes and high-speed dubbing made the process cheaper and easier to accomplish locally. Today, with digital multitrack recorders and CD […]
Musicians are not the only artists whose creative juices begin to flow in September. Poet Norman Rodriguez has put together a new collection of poetry to mark Belize’s twenty-first birthday. It’s called “This Land We Love”. Norman Rodriguez, Poet “It’s actually about being a patriot and trying to encourage Belizeans to love their country the […]
Earlier we pointed out the relative ease with which local musicians can now bring their talent to the public. But improvements in technology can cut two ways. With sixty-four channel cable TV, music on the internet and ten dollar pirated CD’s available on every corner, today it’s harder than ever for a local artist to […]
On Monday over fifty-seven thousand children returned to primary schools across the nation. And what virtually all of them have in common is that each student carries a backpack crammed full of books and supplies. In the past we’ve focussed on the cost of all these instructional materials, but today I discovered that carrying all […]
Recent history demonstrates that being a security guard is the most dangerous job in Belize today…and the shooting death of yet another watchman over the weekend only confirms that conclusion. While the cops search for clues, the cold blooded killers are still on the loose and as News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports, it seems that […]
It may not have resulted in any deaths, but a mass robbery and rape Sunday morning in the Cayo District has police, local residents and government officials determined to solve the crime. The incident, reminiscent of the 1999 hold-up and murder on the Hummingbird Highway, took place on the road between Bullet Tree and the […]
A hit and run over the weekend has left an Orange Walk woman dead and police searching for the driver who killed her. Around 8:30 Sunday night the woman, identified as Maria Garcia, was walking down the Otro Benque Road during a heavy rainstorm when she was knocked down by a passing vehicle. That vehicle, […]
After a full week of meetings in Washington, D.C., Belize’s negotiating team has returned home, empty handed but not without hope. According to Minister of Foreign Affairs Assad Shoman, while the facilitators have asked for more time to prepare their recommendations, both Belize and Guatemala have been assured that the end of the O.A.S. sponsored […]
If this year’s September celebrations have a different look, it may be because the undertaking is largely being organised–and financed–by the Belize Tourism Board. But aside from B.T.B.’s well-known institutional strengths, it appears that the tourism folks also have some stick with the politicians. Today Tourism Minister Mark Espat told News 5 that both Prime […]
The Belize Tourism Industry Association has held its annual general meeting and elected a new board of directors. Voted in as president at Saturday’s assembly was Steve Schulte of San Pedro-based Tropic Air. Joining him on the board of the private sector umbrella group are Ramon Cervantes, Lucy Fleming, Alberto Villanueva Jr., and Ida Sauceda.
Leaders from around the world continue to meet in Johannesburg, South Africa tonight at the World Summit on Sustainable Development. The delegates are discussing the protection of natural resources and recommending ways forward, ten years after environmental goals were set at the Rio Summit. Representing Belize is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources […]
Be it music, paint or wood, it’s no secret that Belize is home to some of the region’s most talented artists. Today we visited one local sculptor whose work has earned him praise ranging from curious neighbours to international collectors. Curl Gordon may live on Victoria Street, but through his ample imagination, his work embodies […]
James Adderley Good Evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Yesterday the Belize Cycling Associating staged a criterium ride around the Princess Margaret Drive to kick off the national celebrations here in the city. And at the start, there are some thirty of Belize’s best cyclists in the hunt for today’s win in […]
