In terms of financial aid there is no country more important to Belize at this point in our history than the Republic of China on Taiwan. The Government of that industrious island has loaned and granted funds for everything from housing to farming and even fronted us cash to help balance our beleaguered budget. Today […]
In local crime news the police say that there is nothing of note to report but in Trinidad and Tobago the nation is reeling from a double suicide that is straight out of “Romeo and Juliet”. When two teenaged lovers did not receive the blessing of their parents they decided that life was no longer […]
In case you were wondering, the dates have now been set for the National Agriculture and Trade Show. The two day affair in Belmopan, which takes place every two years, will be held on May sixteenth and seventeenth. The theme, which seems to grow longer every time, is “Revitalizing Belizean Agriculture for Diversification and Competitiveness […]
And speaking of special events, the Ministry of Human Resources has appointed the September Celebrations Committee, whose job it will be to come up with a big bash for the bicentennial of the Battle of Saint George’s Caye. The committee is chaired by Janine Sylvester while Ewart Robateau is the first deputy. If the Government […]
For students of hospitality management at the Center for Employment Training one of the prequalifying requirements for on- the-job-training is a presentation that simulates a sit down dinner at a fancy hotel or restaurant. While the exercise may have been a test, the food was quite real… and News Five’s Patrick Jones was only too […]
A ship full of men arrived in Belize City last night but before anyone gets excited, this one was not like the last… It uses sails instead of an engine. Six days after it pulled up anchor in San Andres, Colombia, that country’s classic sailing vessel, the “A.R.C Gloria” arrived in Belize late Tuesday night. […]
