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Senate Inquiry Not Done Yet, But Costs Keep Piling Up

Chairman of the Senate Special Select Committee, Aldo Salazar says there are only few witnesses left to testify before the committee and his recommendation is for an early end to the hearings.  But other members of the committee have indicated that there is still an extensive list of witnesses to be called before the panel.  […]

P.U.P. to Call Out Gaspar Vega at Next House Meeting

Orange Walk North area representative and former Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega has not attended a single meeting of the House of Representatives since October last, after resigning from Cabinet. He has made no public statements and actively seems to be avoiding public scrutiny in the wake of various land deals exposed for alleged crookedness […]

On 12th Anniversary, Ready Call Center Will Cut Jobs

One of the biggest private sector employers is trimming down the size of its work force. And the jobs of at least two hundred and thirty employees are on the line. Ready Call has announced that it is cutting off the TracFone Wireless service, which means that staff will become redundant as of the end […]

D.P.M. Speaks of Closer Ties with Cuba

Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber, along with Ministers Manuel Heredia Junior, and Minister Angel Campos concluded an official visit to the Republic of Cuba on Monday. The delegation met with Cuba’s Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa, as well as with several government Ministers and technical experts. They engaged in discussions on issues of collaboration for multi-destination […]

Man Charged for Stolen Agriculture Hilux; Cops Honored

Twenty-three-year-old Kareem Harvey, a resident of Poison Wood Street in Belmopan, has been charged with Aggravated Burglary in reference to a 2016 government-owned Toyota Hilux, stolen from an employee of the Ministry of Agriculture. According to the registrar officer of the Pesticide Control Board in Central Farm, Cayo, as she arrived at her house last […]

Further Violence Reported at Old Border Crossing

There has been further violence at the old border crossing at Subteniente Lopez, Chetumal.  According to a report on POR ESTO, contrabandistas resorted to extreme violence at midday on Wednesday to the extent that the Mexican agency for Joint Operations had to be called in to quell the situation. Two media workers were attacked and the […]

Frank Lizama’s Name Tied to Skills Training Center in Collet

For the past five years, we have shared with you many stories of the Skills Training Center in the Collet Division since it opened its doors. But on Wednesday, the center received its official name after a local face. Frank Lizama who operates his art business on Cemetery Road was bestowed with the honour of […]

Healthy Living: Milk Still Does a Body Good

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrated the first World Milk Day in 2001. It was meant to be a day to remind people across the world of the health benefits of milk and the hard work of farmers.  Milk today is still a common food source across the globe and with […]