Many of us are looking forward to the extra cash we’ll get from our tax refunds, but it seems someone from the Income Tax Department has been trying to cash in on the high volume of forms being processed, and cash in big. Assistant Commissioner Eric Eusey confirmed to News Five today that he is […]
A traffic accident on the Northern Highway has left one man dead and five others injured. According to Orange Walk police twenty-five year old Rafael Campos died instantly when the green Ford Ranger he was driving toward Corozal Town collided between miles 57 and 58 with a white Mazda pickup truck travelling in the opposite […]
Plans for the satellite town to be built at La Democracia were reviewed at today’s Cabinet meeting in Belmopan. Adolf Lupp Structural and Engineering Firm of Germany presented designs for the town which will be modular so that it can be expanded as the population increases. Under the Ministry of Tourism a bill will be […]
The Bliss Institute was packed with proud parents and classmates last night as the performing arts section of the Belize District Festival of Arts got underway. The first golden awards went to the Grace Primary Infant Choir and the St. Martin De Porres Choir with silver going to the St. Ignatius Senior Choir and a […]
With the National Agriculture and Trade Show opening this Friday in Belmopan, the Ministry of Agriculture has announced the Farmers of the Year. Manuel Posadas of San Pedro, Corozal has been chosen Farmer of the Year for his cultivation of cash crops such as sugarcane, plantain, vegetables and root crops. He also raises livestock and […]
A seminar focusing on painting tools, application, problems and solutions began today in Belize City. The seminar hosted by Berger Paints Jamaica Limited, one of the world’s leading paint manufacturers, also looked at the history of painting. According to Paul Alexander, Berger’s Marketing Manager, the seminar is the second of its kind to take place […]
Last week the Belize Red Cross joined its international counterparts in launching the slogan and plan of activities for the coming year. The theme, “The Power of Humanity” was chosen to highlight the universal nature of the work of the Red Cross and the need for people to reach out to each other wherever they […]
In the 1980’s thousands of refugees fleeing armed conflict in the surrounding Central American republics came to Belize. Estimates from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees are that about eight thousand of those people were officially granted refugee status; they estimate that thousands more remain undocumented. Despite increased political stability in the region, those […]
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