It was first mentioned by the Prime Minister in March, tabled as a bill in the House last week and details didn’t reach the public until Wednesday. But by today the phones, faxes and e-mails were buzzing across Belize City and district towns as private sector representatives realized that the switch from a tax on […]
In headaches of a political nature talk show host turned politician Dickie Bradley is demonstrating that he intends to keep speaking out — no matter which party is in power. Appearing on last night’s “One On One” show with new host Stuart Leslie, the candidate for Queen’s Square not only threw the expected barbs at […]
There is bad news for basketball fans as reports out of Trinidad and Tobago indicate that the T & T national basketball team has decided to withdraw from the CARICOM championships to be held next month here in Belize. According to a story carried last night on Caribbean News Line, the vice president of Trinidad’s […]
In crime news, a forty three year old man from the village of Las Flores, just outside Belmopan has apparently become the latest addition to the list of persons who have committed suicide. According to forty-three year old Pedrina Ayala, around three o’clock Thursday afternoon, she left her home in the village to get the […]
For over five thousand candidates who sat the Belize National Selection Examination, judgement day has come. The results for the exam, which was held on May fourth, were announced today by the Ministry of Education and there is at least one child who is sleeping much better tonight. The Michael and Jane Nembhard Award for […]
He’s not here for turtle shells or pretty scenery. German based Belizean artist Pen Cayetano has come home not to play or paint, but to present a musical award named in his honor. According to the multi-talented artist, it is time for young Belizean performers to be recognized and he is more than proud that […]
Several weeks ago we ran a story on the opening rounds of a reading competition sponsored by the National Library Service. This morning we returned to Princess Margaret Drive for the finals, and discovered that this supposedly lost art has been found… very much alive and kicking. These children turned reading stories into an art […]
“Beta no litta” was the theme of a particularly imaginative public service campaign to clean up the nation’s highways. But while the music had a good beat and the drama was first rate, commentator G. Michael Reid finds that when it comes to littering, the most effective antidote may be a sharp blow from a […]
