It was a hot issue for a while but lately things have been pretty cool in the area around UDP headquarters near the Bel-China Bridge. That is until today, when the steady noise of a pile-driver marked the beginning of Government’s construction on land which the UDP claims belongs to the party. We found the […]
As befits the month before town board elections, Representative Finnegan and the UDP have also been attacking the Government on other fronts: notably the recent purchase of equipment by the Ministry of Works for projects in the Toledo District. According to a UDP release, Finnegan requested on January twenty-fourth that Government provide him with the […]
While police have yet to make an arrest in the attack on shopkeeper Uan Wuu Ming on Tuesday morning, they have found a .38 caliber revolver. Police say they believe one of the assailants dropped it when he ran away from the scene at the corner of Dean Street and Euphrates Avenue. Although police initially […]
It’s day three and the employees of Hummingbird Citrus Limited II are still not in the fields. Today, representatives of the company, the workers, and Labor Commissioner Edney Bennett, tried to work something out, but reached a deadlock after several hours of discussion. They have asked the Christian Workers Union to represent them and as […]
While members of the citrus industry will have to rely on unions to help them meet their demands for higher wages, domestic workers and shop assistants will have their pay reviewed by the new wages council. This week Cabinet Ministers discussed the recently established council, chaired by Phyllis Cayetano. It will advise government on a […]
The days of building what you like, the way you like may soon be at an end. The Government intends to adopt stricter building codes and to enforce them. A committee was established last year to review past attempts to bring buildings up to international standards and assess current needs, especially in light of Hurricane […]
Representatives of the NGO community, government officials and environmental agencies met in Belize City to discuss the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). You might be thinking…A desert? In Belize? Impossible! But according to the experts, the possibility isn’t so far from reality. Oswaldo Sabido, Chief Forest Officer, Forest Department “Our colleagues in the […]
Many people these days believe that the way to get things done is to form a committee or council, conduct an assessment and develop a strategic plan; hand it over to the appropriate minister of government; solicit international funding and/or donations from the business sector; get a consultant from abroad and then proceed to implementation. […]
