The party has been he party has been methodically carving out a public position on what it believes are the key issues of the day… And today it was the P.U.P’s time to focus on the issue of women… Or more specifically the absence of women in the higher ranks of government. The 1998 P.U.P’s […]
While the People’s United Party highlighted some of the obstacles facing Belizean women, during a forum today hosted by the National Commission for Women, Kathy Esquivel, the commission’s president said, the focus should not be on the problems women face. Instead women should celebrate who they are and the contributions they have made to society. […]
For the past week the Archaeology Department has been conducting exercises with security officers at Philip Goldson International Airport in an effort to halt the growing export of Mayan artifacts. But according to Archaeology Commissioner John Morris, he never thought the work would bear fruit so soon. This morning six U.S. students and their professor […]
The soon-to-be inaugurated president of Costa Rica arrived in Belize today for a brief visit. Dr. Miguel Angel Rodriguez made the half day stopover as part of a get acquainted tour of Central America, having already made the rounds of Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. President-elect Rodriguez met with Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel and […]
In the wake of last weekend’s accidental death of a Belize City man by electrocution, Belize Electricity Limited has issued a press release denying any liability in the incident and offering tips to the public on how to avoid the danger of high voltage lines. According to B.E.L., the accident which killed John Myvette and […]
They may call it the Hattieville Ramada but anyone who’s been a guest there can assure you that her majesty’s hotel is not the kind of resort you want to visit twice. But for a hundred and fifty of the prison’s inmates things may get a little bit more comfortable thanks to a donation from […]
With all the holiday weekend news to report yesterday there was one story that had to wait a little longer to get on the screen. Its omission, however, in no way reflects any lack of importance. Patrick Jones reports on Sunday’s journey from the Maya site of Cerros to the town of Corozal. The benefit […]
She’s been around a good while now and Patrick Jones took a trip to the Image factory to see her take on Belize. Her name is Pamela Braun…. and these images are the outward expression of her innermost thoughts – in short, life through the eyes of “The Painter”. Pamela “The Painter” Braun “A lot […]
