For many years now, the practice of Belizeans traveling by road through Mexico from the United States has been a common exercise. And during the roughly twenty years, that this has been going on, the relationship between Belize and Mexico has remained friendly and cordial. But even among good friends, when certain privileges are violated […]
The two major political parties have agreed to square off in a series of pre-election debates later this year. The Society for the Promotion of Education and Research, SPEAR and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry will jointly coordinate the debates which according to the two organizations will be issue oriented. An eight member committee […]
If you thought the Carlos Seguro incident last month was heart-wrenching, the following story should fall right into that category. An elderly Belize City man was badly beaten overnight for reasons that are yet unclear. Simeon Montes whose regular place of residence is this shelter in Lord’s Ridge Cemetery was attacked early this morning as […]
Three community projects administered by the Belize Enterprise for Sustainable Technology BEST, are the recipients of some much needed assistance from the Canada Fund. Seventy seven thousand two hundred and ninety six dollars have been approved for disbursement to the Blackman Eddy Women’s Group in Cayo, the San Felipe Small Business Group in Orange Walk […]
While the Canada Fund is financially assisting community projects in the Cayo, Orange Walk and Toledo Districts, vocational, secondary and tertiary level education today got a helping hand from the Rotary Club of Omaha. Three thousand dollars worth of teleconference equipment was handed over to the Assistant Manager of the Centre for Employment Training Kenroy […]
When Sylvia Cumberbatch woke up this morning, the last thing she expected was for her house to come crashing down to the ground, but that’s just what happened. The two story wooden building on Rivero Street could no longer stand on its own as the rotted beams that once supported it gave way, and in […]
With Belize’s hopes for an appearance in the World Cup of soccer later this year in France long dashed, players and fans are now relegated to cheering on the Caribbean’s sole representative – Jamaica. While most of the cheering will be done from in front of a television set, some lucky Belizeans will actually get […]
In news just in, four men nearly lost their lives this evening when two vehicles traveling in opposite directions collided at the Ladyville junction of the Northern Highway. While reports are sketchy at this time, people at the scene say they first heard the sound of tires screeching and then a loud crash. A brown […]
The age old saying that children should be seen and not heard is fast becoming a thing of the past. And no where was the move more visible than today at a workshop held at the Radisson Fort George Hotel in Belize City. Observers say far too many school aged children are beating the streets […]
