Only a few weeks ago in the wake of a favourable border survey by the OAS, there was no shortage of government spokesmen, all too ready to profess cautious optimism of a new era in Belize-Guatemala relations. Today, with illegal Guatemalan settlers still firmly planted on Belizean territory, official information is as scarce as a […]
The police high command today launched their five-year Belize Policing Plan at a press conference at the Raccoon Street station. The plan lays out a course of action to improve road safety, reduce drunk driving, fight crime, target drug traffickers and improve criminal investigations. Although the media had no time to peruse the document, as […]
If you’re a cashier who takes cheques or purchase orders, you might want to give Messer Belize Limited a call if someone shows up with a piece of paper with their stamp on it. Manager Andre King says someone obtained a blank Belize Bank cheque book, made a Messer stamp and went on a shopping […]
The discovery of a dead manatee along the coast of Belize is not an unusual occurrence, but it is a rare occasion when researchers can pinpoint the time and cause of death. On Saturday the remains of a manatee were found in Ladyville and the killer turned out to be a water intake pump at […]
The competition was spirited and the judging was close, but in the end a single contestant emerged victorious in last night’s debut of Karaoke Television here on Channel 5. William Neal, Host, Karaoke TV “I’ve been told the winner for tonight is Mister Joseph Carr.” (Applause) (Joseph Carr singing “My, My, My” by Johnny Gill) […]
In news from Cabinet, that body has approved an initiative to promote soybeans as a major new crop for Belizean farmers. The ten point five million dollar project, eighty-five percent of which will take the form of loans from the Government of Brazil, will establish processing facilities and finance field production. Currently twelve hundred acres […]
In the wake of Monday night’s tragic fire in which seven children lost their lives, the community is taking a hard look at the issue of safety: how to prevent fires from occurring and how to survive them once they start. Fire Chief Henry Baizar says that the key is to think ahead and make […]
If push ever came to shove at the border they would be the first Belizeans to be sent into harm’s way. But that, in the final analysis, is what being a soldier is all about. Ann-Marie Williams reports on what it takes to make the grade in the BDF. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Sixty-seven male recruits […]
