With villages in the Belize and Orange Walk districts waiting for floodwaters to recede, and rebuilding efforts proceeding feverishly at San Pedro and Caye Caulker, the post hurricane focus has now shifted to longer-term economic recovery. Late last week Budget Minister Ralph Fonseca and Central Bank Governor Keith Arnold traveled to Washington, D.C. for discussions […]
In news of more immediate aid the LG Electronics Corporation, a huge South Korean industrial conglomerate, has donated twenty thousand dollars to relief efforts. The cheque was presented on Friday to Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Briceno. Meanwhile, the government of Japan has agreed to supply emergency materials in the form of generators, plastic sheeting and […]
Closer to home, residents who must commute between Belize City and points north are forgiven if they view news of hurricane relief with something less than enthusiasm. I’ve given up trying to make the trip in my own vehicle, but News Five’s Jose Sanchez today spoke to many people who are still trying. Jose Sanchez, […]
The University of Belize will be securing some much needed support for it’s engineering program. This is the result of becoming a founding member of FUTECA, the Fundacion Universitaria Technologica en Centro America. The foundation was formed on October ninth and tenth at a meeting held in Antigua, Guatemala, attended by U.B. President Dr. Angel […]
When reporting on a natural disaster, it’s easy to focus on the damage, to simply point a camera on death and destruction. What we sometimes fail to do, however, is to follow up on the human side of the tragedy, on what happens to the victims once their immediate story has been told…and often forgotten. […]
An insurance policy is something that you usually don’t think about until you need it. And when you need it, it’s usually too late to go out and buy it. In the wake of Hurricane Keith many people who hadn’t looked at their insurance policies since Greta in 1978, discovered that in the new millennium […]
While Belizean farm production will take a temporary nosedive due to the hurricane, one local food processor has bucked the trend and on Tuesday will begin to export his product. Benque Viejo Snack Company will ship its first container of Luna plantain chips to Jamaica, where it will be marketed by Grace Kennedy. The snack […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and welcome to this edition of Sports Monday. Our focus remains on track and field since the conclusion of the Sydney Olympics, where two Belizeans participated. With us is Linsford Castillo a former athlete and former General Secretary of the Belize Amateur Athletic Association. We inquired from Mr. Castillo his […]
