Over forty-eight hours after the death of fugitive Wensworth Mangar police are still stonewalling on critical details surrounding the shooting. In conversation with police officers ranging from Commissioner Ornel Brooks to constables on the beat, the tune is the same: “It’s all in the press release.” The release in question, however, issued Sunday afternoon, raises […]
Almost a month after a long drive-by shooting on Faber’s and Kraal Road the police were once again called out to investigate a similar incident in Belize City. Although this time the mayhem did not cover as much ground as the February episode, the motive is believed to be the same and some of the […]
The company did such a good job on the first half of the Hummingbird Highway that it’s now getting a chance to finish the job. Today in Belmopan Cisco Construction, the nation’s premier road builder, was awarded the contract to pave the remaining ten miles of the Hummingbird running from Belmopan to the Sibun Bridge. […]
The Organization of American States has approved over one hundred and eighty four thousand U.S. dollars for disbursement to projects in Belize. According to an OAS press release, twenty eight thousand five hundred dollars will go the Belize Business Bureau. The Bureau will use the money for institutional strengthening which includes the preparation of an […]
Tomorrow is budget day but one announcement in Wednesday’s budget speech will not come as a surprise. Under the guidelines of CARICOM’s common external tariff, on April first some seven hundred imported items will have another five percent knocked off their rate of duty. The list of goods ranges from baby clothes to carpets and […]
You will not see much blue and white in the House of Representatives on Wednesday and the only Guyabera in evidence may be that worn by Deputy Prime Minister Dean Barrow. The reason, of course, is the several month old boycott of the legislative process by the People’s United Party. Opposition leader Said Musa told […]
They are often on the front lines of Belize’s war against disease and while their role is not without controversy, they are an indispensable part of our health care system. This morning I attended an exhibition by the nation’s pharmacists. Whether you were looking to build your muscles, smooth out your wrinkles or cure your […]
