If Thursday night’s semi-final round of the CARICOM Basketball Tournament was the refiners fire for the Belize National Male Team, then tonight’s championship match should add even more luster to those gold medals that the team’s eyes are fixed on. But the Belizeans know that as in any sports, it’s never wise to count the […]
The Society for the Promotion of Education and Research, SPEAR, and Assad Shoman have won a libel suit against the Banana Growers Association. The suit was brought against the B.G.A. in connection with allegations made by members of the Association during a strike in 1995 that SPEAR and Shoman had instigated violence, which resulted in […]
In news from the political arena, the application for judicial review of the appointment of the latest commission of inquiry probing P.U.P. leader Said Musa’s handling of the Economic Citizenship Programme, hit a snag in the Supreme Court this morning. Lawyers representing Musa came to the courthouse expecting a ruling on their application filed against […]
Since its establishment in the early sixties, the Development Finance Corporation has grown to become an important part of the Belizean landscape. Its presence has been felt in virtually every aspect of the country’s economic development including agriculture and housing. Today the corporation had its services on display and News Five’s Arreini Palacio was among […]
The final days of the school year are usually a time for reflection by both students and teachers on the successes and failures of the previous nine months. It is also a time to make plans for the long summer holiday. And while we regularly focus on the children from mainstream educational institutions, yesterday News […]
Belize may be in the middle of a heated general election campaign, but for the last week and a half, this popular pastime has taken a back seat to basketball. And while the CARICOM Tournament ends tonight, the stellar performance of the Belize male team will no doubt be a hot topic of conversation for […]
