At the unveiling of its revised rate structure on November sixteenth a BTL executive described the new charges as bringing “good news and great benefits” for BTL’s customers. But less than a week into the new reality of over one hundred percent hikes in the cost of local service it is clear that the public […]
Taking a stand against BTL’s new charges does not require a political act of courage. In fact, along with opposition to the Guatemala claim, it is probably the only national issue on which every political party, NGO and voter seem to agree. But that doesn’t mean the politicians are off the hook. While demonstrators expressed […]
A traffic accident on the Western Highway has claimed two lives and left one man seriously injured. This morning a truck driven by Juan Castillo and carrying five passengers suffered a blowout around mile nineteen and flipped over. Dead on arrival at the K.H.M.H. were Alfredo Zelaya and Larry Armstrong, while fifty-two year old Alford […]
Residents of Placencia and Seine Bight–at least those who still have houses–are a little bit closer to normalcy tonight, as they’ve had their water supply restored. The pipe which carries the nation’s best tasting municipal water across the Placencia lagoon from Big Creek had been destroyed by Hurricane Iris but has now been repaired with […]
Those who work in salt water also received some hurricane relief this week as government delivered grants to fishing co-operatives. The Northern and National co-ops were handed cheques for fifty and forty thousand dollars respectively. These are in addition to forty-five thousand dollars previously given to the Placencia co-operative and fifteen thousand earmarked for Caribena.
The Paslow building may be a national landmark, but as the only full-fledged post office in Belize City, it often misses the mark in terms of convenience. That situation changed today as a new branch opened its doors across town. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Queen Square Post Office will serve approximately forty […]
For last night’s Christmas gift suggestion Ann-Marie took a taste of local liquors. Tonight she gets back on the straight and narrow with a look at the beauty and bounty of Belizean books. Sonia Bainton, Retail Store Supervisor, Angelus Press “More sell during Christmas time.” Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting More local books, according to Sonia Bainton, […]
