In the best of times most areas of Belize City are only a toppled candle or faulty electrical connection away from a devastating fire. But when a blaze is deliberately set, to intimidate or rob, the crime may best be described not only as arson or theft, but as something closer to attempted murder. Last […]
On Tuesday afternoon they received notice to leave Belize within seventy-two hours. As it turns out, forty-five illegal Guatemalan settlers in Toledo didn’t need that long. Word from the Ministry of National Security is that as of three o’clock Wednesday afternoon all of the squatters who set up two farming communities in the Columbia River […]
Several weeks ago we reported on renovations being made to the Supreme Court building in Belize City. Today we discover that perhaps even more important upgrades are being made inside the walls of the Bar Association. The first issue of Belize Law Review was circulated by fax today and for laymen as well as lawyers […]
A set of new education guidelines promoting “life long learning” has been made into policy. The document Education Rules 2000, has been signed by Minister of Education, Cordel Hyde. It determines how Belizean schools are administered and sets the standards for teacher education and licensing. John Pinelo, President of the Belize National Teachers Union, said […]
The Red Cross is one of those organisations we think about only when we need them–usually in an emergency. But if we wait for disaster to strike before we build an institution, the effort will invariably come too late. On Wednesday a new Red Cross centre was opened and the community gathered to celebrate. Jacqueline […]
As the nation of Belize attempts to reform its health care system and upgrade the standard of medical care, it means that doctors must be equipped to both diagnose and treat rare conditions that were previously either sent abroad or neglected. This morning I visited the KHMH to see how one particular condition was being […]
