While most Belizeans are celebrating the third day of a three-day holiday weekend, a handful of lawyers and diplomats will be in Washington D.C. performing in the final act of our latest drama with Guatemala. Monday marks the opening of oral arguments at the OAS under the current negotiating framework supervised by that regional body. […]
Not all of next week’s diplomatic activity will be centred in Washington. On Tuesday evening President of the Dominican Republic, Hipolito Mejia, will arrive for a twenty-four hour visit. After being met at the airport by Prime Minister Said Musa, officials will hold a series of meetings the following day centred on trade and tourism, […]
One of the four inmates who escaped from Hattieville Prison on Wednesday has not only been captured, but also tried and convicted for his breakout. Twenty-year-old Terry Reyes was rounded up by police around eleven last night and this morning was sentenced in Magistrate’s Court to four years for escape. That time runs on top […]
One of Belize City’s most popular clothing outlets was the victim of a robbery this afternoon. Shortly before 2:30, three men entered Gaylord Store on King Street and held up two of the clerks at gunpoint. The men stole around a thousand dollars from the cash pan, but before escaping on their bicycles one of […]
It’s not about to overtake Buddhism, Islam or Christianity as one of the major religions of the world, but those adhering to the Baha’i faith are no less faithful to their beliefs. Thousands of them are travelling from all over the world to Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel for the official opening of the nineteen […]
The Belize Institute of Technology, a training ground for careers in electronics, today held a graduation ceremony for eight students in its computer repair and TV/VCR programme. In addition to receiving their certificates, the graduates demonstrated some of their knowledge. Santiago Sosa, director of the institute, says that the six month course has prepared them […]
Who among us, no matter what age, does not remember their favourite teacher? If the Ministry of Education has its way, Belize’s top educators will be remembered in more than just their students’ hearts. Ann-Marie reports from the ceremonies marking Teacher’s Day. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Teachers travelled from all over the country to meet at […]
For a decade now computers have been the donation of choice for any wealthy individual, organisation or government that wants to demonstrate its friendship to Belize. But a simple gift of hardware without an overall plan for its use usually results in the new device becoming just an expensive paperweight. One charitable institution that has […]
After the donation of computers at Belize Rural High, Lord Ashcroft moved on to Saint John’s College for the launching of the Belize Centre for Art Education and Culture. The new facility was made possible through the generosity of the Belize government, the government of Taiwan and the Michael Ashcroft Foundation. Yasser Musa, Art Teacher, […]
