It took a long time and a lot of legal wrangling but today the first step was taken toward the possible removal of Supreme Court Justice George Meerabux. Attorney General Godfrey Smith, campaigning in the Pickstock Division, confirmed to News Five that this morning Meerabux received a letter from Governor General Sir Colville Young, informing […]
On Tuesday a farm watchman was terrorized and shot in the course of the robbery of a farm off the Northern Highway. Today we learn that on Wednesday a similar incident occurred, this time near the Western Highway in Cayo. Forty-six year old Jesus Alas told police that after six in the evening two men […]
As if it didn’t have enough to worry about, Belize Electricity Limited was rocked this afternoon by another problem across the Mexcian border which resulted in much of the country experiencing a blackout for over an hour. A failure in a Mexican high voltage transmision line interrupted the flow of power to Belize, which at […]
Every child loves a parade. That was clear this morning as youngsters from all twenty-seven pre-schools in the city marched under the scorching Friday morning sun. The parade, which went through the main streets, ended Child Stimulation Month. This period includes twenty days of activities such as hug day, an arts and crafts festival and […]
The tax reforms instituted by last two governments have resulted in a situation under which the majority of Belizean workers are spared the burden of paying income tax. But for the rest of the labour force the day of reckoning is rapidly approaching. Ann-Marie has some tips for the procrastinators. Ann Marie Williams, Reporting Monday, […]
If you haven’t been out on the Western Highway in the last month or so you will have missed a radical transformation in the landscape around mile eight. Where once stood only scattered trees and overgrown grass, the makings of a new community are taking shape. Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting The houses are […]
