Every once in a while Belizeans are saddened to learn that a manatee has been accidentally killed. But the incidents of intentional slaughter also seem to be on the rise. The problem is compounded by the fact that foreigners may be responsible. On Friday I was in Toledo for yet another gruesome discovery. In the […]
On a bright note for tourism, a production team will be visiting various points of interest in Belize this week in order to make several commercials that will be aired later this year in the United States. Belize Tourism Board Director Tracy Taegar says the television ads are the next phase of an aggressive marketing […]
Fortunes appear to be changing for Belize’s pride of the CARICOM Games Milton Palacio and his NBA team the Vancouver Grizzlies. In mid December the Grizzlies had only four wins and a staggering eighteen losses when the decision was made to fire head coach Brian Hill. Since Lionel Hollins took over as coach two things […]
While getting a good education is generally viewed as the best way to break the cycle of poverty, the poorest among us often have the hardest time staying in school. To find out what the greatest obstacles to academic achievement are for socially and economically disadvantaged families, a team from the Ministry of Education is […]
The Political Reform Commission will present its final report to the Prime Minister Said Musa tonight in Belize City. The fourteen-member commission, headed by Dylan Vernon, was appointed by the P.M. in January of 1999, and asked to examine all areas of governance in Belize and make recommendations for improvements. The commission’s work included holding […]
If political reform is not your area of interest, tonight the Belize Audubon Society invites you to a presentation on an issue of environmental concern: Tilapia. According to presenter Peter Esselman this fish, which originated in Africa, poses a major threat to Belize’s fresh waterways. Esselman says the fish is popular with commercial growers because […]
Travel agents make their money from the commission they get for every ticket they sell. For the past twenty-five years, Belizean travel agencies have been getting a nine percent commission from the airlines that fly into Belize. But in December, American Airlines, Grupo TACA and Continental each wrote to the travel agents telling them that […]
