It’s not often that Belize entertains a visiting head of state. And even though the length of the visit was measured in minutes rather than days, it’s the thought that counts. Ann-Marie reports from the PGIA. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting President Andres Pastrana made a brief stop over visit to Belize this morning on his way […]
In between the Colombian presidential flights, the Philip Goldson International Airport will also be receiving another shipment of hurricane relief. This one, at eight-thirty Friday morning, involves the arrival of the first contingent of twenty-five Cuban construction workers. The Cubans will be in Belize for six months to build houses and train local counterparts in […]
At ceremonies held Wednesday evening, Minister of Agriculture Daniel Silva and regional director for the Food and Agriculture Organisation, David Bowen, inaugurated the Selena Micro Dam. The dam, near Spanish Lookout in Cayo, will provide water for irrigation during the dry months of the year, which will allow farmers to produce vegetables out of season. […]
It is the highest award that Rotary International confers, and in Belize it has been bestowed on a select few. The latest Belizean to become a Paul Harris fellow is none other than Executive Governor of Prisons, Bernard Adolphus. Named after the founder of Rotary, Paul Harris, the award is given to outstanding members of […]
Belize’s Tourism season usually begins with the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving, which was celebrated a week ago. With San Pedro and Caye Caulker, two of Belize’s biggest destinations, still recovering from Hurricane Keith, there have been some questions about the prospects for continued strong growth in the industry. Minister of Tourism Mark Espat, however, expressed […]
The Youth Department transformed November thirtieth into a day of giving. As part of Youth Week, many ‘at risk’ young people were provided with a day of employment. Some of the adolescents in the Youth Cadet Corps took the job of delivering food packages to needy citizens while others flexed their muscles in the city’s […]
It was postponed a week due to rainy weather, but on Friday night at the House of Culture the jazz band XL will once again bring its special sound to Belizean ears. News 5’s Jose Sanchez walked up the street for a preview of what to expect. Jose Sanchez, Reporting The musical ensemble XL is […]
Our educational system is often criticised for turning out graduates who are book smart, but have no feel for what real life is all about. One place that rap will not stick is on a particular class at SJC…as I discovered this morning. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It was the ninth Expo that the marketing class […]
