Maya leaders of Southern Belize today made it unambiguously clear that the Guatemalan government could expect no help from them in their campaign to snatch a piece of Belize. Speaking at an afternoon press conference along with Prime Minister Said Musa, spokesman Greg Ch’oc, on behalf of the six major Toledo Maya organisations, called on […]
For his part, Prime Minister Said Musa dismissed Guatemalan propaganda, agreeing with Ch’oc that it would be ludicrous for Belize’s Maya to seek protection from a state with such a history of oppression. He then went on to say that despite the recent deterioration of relations, he still has reason to be optimistic going into […]
If you live in Belize City and are wondering why you had no water today, don’t blame WASA. Shortly after ten this morning a pile driver working on private property near Cinderella Plaza managed to drive through one of WASA’s four inch supply pipes. He then made matters worse a few minutes later by cranking […]
Belizean participants will join twenty-five of their Central American counterparts for a three-day conference on “Domestic Violence and Gender”. The regional meeting, which is being hosted by The Belize Organisation for Women and Development, BOWAND, and The Central American Federation of Community Organisations, opens on Sunday at the Belize Biltmore Plaza. BOWAND’s Public Awareness Officer […]
It may not be as hot as “Temptation Island” but it sure promises to generate some steam of its own. “Temptress of the Nile”, an SJC sixth form pageant, takes place at Holy Redeemer Parish Hall on Saturday night at 7:30. Although the event has all the trappings of a beauty contest, co-ordinator Blaine Simmons […]
It is Belize’s fastest growing major industry. And when figures for the year 2000 are tallied, the business of shrimp farming should take its place along with sugar, citrus, bananas and tourism at the commanding heights of the nation’s economy. News 5’s Jose Sanchez was on hand in the Stann Creek District for the dedication […]
Today was the last day in what will go down in history as the week Marion Jones conquered Belize. This morning after working out at the stadium renamed in her honour, Marion did a tour of four Belize City schools, beginning with one very dear to her family’s heart. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting A groundswell of […]
