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PUP councilor in Cayo says UDP tried to bribe him

The rough and tumble world of politics returned to its best Belizean form today as the opposition made dramatic accusations against some of this country’s highest elected officials. News Five’s Stewart Krohn heard the evidence and tries to separate the smoke from the fire. The People’s United Party went back on the offensive this morning, […]

Esquivel calls accusations totally false

While his allegations fell somewhat short of accusing Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel of directly offering him a bribe, Marconi Matus did allege that the P.M. signaled his approval of the deal and even confirmed the details. This occurred, he said, both in person and over the telephone. But the Prime Minister had a different story…. […]

St. Thomas Street to be paved

Motorists who travel the Kings Park area of Belize City and use St. Thomas Street will tell you that the condition of that road literally takes the joy out of driving. But it won’t be for much longer as Government has announced improvements that will benefit not only drivers but residents as well. On Tuesday […]

Basketball officials announce hosting of Caribbean Championships

The upper levels of Belizean basketball have always been rich in raw talent but somewhat less so in organization. Today the people in charge of the Belize National Basketball Association announced plans that they hope will put this country at least on the regional map. Patrick Jones reports. It may never measure up to Madison […]

B.T.C. faculty demonstrates against proposed change in status

At the same time the politicians were making their charges at the Radisson a short distance away, a much larger group of people were making some noise of their own on Freetown Road. Today, the staff and students of Belize Technical College spent most of day outside of the classroom demonstrating against what they say […]