Last Thursday the Immigration Department visited the Pepsi Cola factory in Ladyville and escorted the general manager and sales manager, a father and son off the compound. According to Immigration, both Guatemalans had arrived in the country two weeks ago and had taken up employment at the plant although they had no work permit. The […]
Punta Gorda Police are investigating a series of fires on Sunday, which they believe may be linked. The first was just after one am when Herman Muschamp’s thatched roof shed on Cayetano Street caught fire. Two hours later Winston Lopez reported that someone threw a quart bottle filled with gasoline through a bedroom window in […]
The winning slogan for the 2000 census is “Every Woman, Every Man, Every Child, Counts.” The entry was submitted by BDF Captain Lloyd Jones on duty in the Orange Walk District. Jones won $250.00 from the Central Statistical Office as part of their public awareness campaign leading up to the census on May 12th. Specially […]
On Wednesday, the Women’s Issues Network of Belize will host a public lecture on Trade Liberalization and Globalization and how it will affect Women in Belize. Doctor Mariama Williams, Research Coordinator for Women’s Strategic Planning Seminar on Gender and Trade in Jamaica is in Belize for the occasion. She will be leading the discussion and […]
The Belize Tourism Board, in collaboration with the Caribbean Tourism Organization has announced the winners of the poster competition “Caribbean Tourism Through the Eyes of Tomorrow.” Canaan High School stole the show with two of it’s students, Jeremy Cuthkelvin and Nicole James winning first and third prize respectively while Cherene Valero of the Belmopan Comprehensive […]
Sometimes in reporting the news, the real story is not necessarily the one you see in the headlines. Rather it is in the story behind the story, that is, the way an event is reported may be more important than the event itself. Such appears to be the case with an incident that occurred last […]
