It was postponed from last month due to bad weather and the People’s United Party must be thankful. Their massive march on Belize City this morning provided what amounts to a dramatic climax for its virtually nonstop five year campaign to regain the office it lost in 1993. Patrick Jones reports. The streets of Belize […]
As promised, the People’s United Party today produced evidence, in the form of a Panamanian newspaper report, that the accusations against representative Ralph Fonseca made by Attorney General Dean Barrow, have no basis in fact. The story, appearing in the newspaper “El Siglo” quotes the Panamanian director of Interpol, Dr. Jorge Mottley, as saying that […]
Attorney General Barrow may also face some tough opposition on another one of his pet projects: the appointment of a new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He announced on Wednesday that Manuel Sosa would be elevated to the post and all the paperwork would be completed before the election. Today in a press release […]
The following news bulletin may have you turning over the mattress, looking under furniture or even going through the trash, looking for a valuable piece of paper. If you find it, that stub will make you seventy five thousand dollars richer. Someone won Wednesday night’s big lotto draw, but so far has not called in […]
The Department of the Environment today announced its first successful prosecution under the environmental protection act. On Tuesday Cherax Aquaculture, located near Monkey River Village, was found guilty of polluting the Sennis River which resulted in the death of a large number of fish including snook and tarpon. The fish kill, which occurred in May, […]
In one bit of regional news word has been received from Maracaibo that the Belize national basketball team has failed in its bid to salvage a bronze medal in the Central American and Caribbean Games. The score was 72-71 in a heartbreaking loss to host Venezuela.
The scent of politics is so strong in Belize that if it storms this weekend the raindrops just might be colored red or blue. But if skies are clear News Five commentator G. Michael Reid suggests that there are plenty of diversions to keep your mind off of elections. “Football has it’s World Cup and […]
