It has already come under fire from the Opposition and the Public Service Union although it hasn’t even begun. Today the Prime Minister Said Musa and the Minister of Health Jose Coye held a news conference to answer some of the questions surrounding the National Health Insurance Scheme. The exact details of the package–what it […]
And while those in the audience who asked questions this morning did seem, for the most part, to “go along” with the general concept of a national insurance scheme, representatives of the trade unions and public service expressed the desire for more information and a guarantee that the Belizean worker would not be excessively taxed […]
Besides the National Health Insurance scheme, the Prime Minister took a few moments this morning to discuss the Guatemala issue. He announced that the Guatemalan Government has agreed to attend a technical level meeting on the 25th of this month. The technical meetings will pave the way for later meetings on the territorial dispute at […]
A manhunt has been launched for three inmates who escaped from the Department of Corrections in Hattieville. The prisoners, eighteen year old Edwardo Alcoser, thirty-five year old Rueben Galdamez and nineteen year old Pedro Gongora were working on an agricultural project across from the institution when they made a run for freedom. Jennifer Lovell, Acting […]
Police are appealing to the public to help solve the murder of an infant, which was found with its throat cut in Dangriga over the weekend. The investigation into the terrible discovery on Saturday continues but police say anyone who knows anything at all is urged to come forward or call Dangriga police or the […]
The Essence of Belizean Beauty Inc. has announced the second Miss Rainforest International Pageant to be held in March. This years’ pageant features contestants from thirteen countries: Aruba, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, England, Guatemala, Honduras, Malta, Mexico and Paraguay. There will be a press conference on February 29th in San Ignacio, […]
The House of Culture presents “A Belizean Perception”, a collection of original photographs by photographer Noel Escalante. Escalante is the Deputy Registrar of Hotels at the Belize Tourism Board and frequently travels around Belize inspecting various hotels. He has been doing photography for fifteen years. The House of Culture says Escalante has managed to capture […]
This afternoon, groundbreaking ceremonies were held at the Alejo Beni Park in Dangriga marking the official start of New Horizons 2000. Since January reserve officers of the U.S. National Guard have been in the Stann Creek district building schools and digging for wells. By the end of May, they would have also provided free, basic […]
