He called it “Facing Adversity Today – Shaping Tomorrow.” But adversity might be an understatement because the facts are clear: the country has a debt of over a billion dollars hanging over its head and is still reeling from recent national and world events. So today, it was a cautious but positive P.M. to take […]
But the bombshell of the day proved to be the proposal of a bill to reform the telecommunications act. While Minister of Public Utilities Ralph Fonseca says the reform has been in the works for some time, it is certain the decision by Belize Telecommunications Limited to rebalance rates has something to do with the […]
This morning, the P.M. took time out before the meeting of the House of Representatives to receive half a million Belize dollars for the development of the Regional Language Centre in Belmopan. According to a government press release, Ambassador Charles Tsai handed over a cheque for two hundred and fifty thousand U.S. dollars to G.O.B. […]
They might not have all come home medallists, but that doesn’t mean Belizean athletes didn’t do us proud in the Central American Games in Guatemala earlier this month. Today, a grateful nation put together a small symbol of thanks for their efforts. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The athletes could not have received a […]
To put it mildly, mental health patients have always been misunderstood and readily dismissed by most of the Belizean society. This weekend, the Mental Health Association invites you to their first Mental Health “Lift Off” fair on Saturday. Through the event, the association hopes to publicise an area of the health care system that they […]
If you’ve got a big family, either at home, or at work, to buy Christmas presents for, you might want to pay keen attention to this next story. Ann-Marie Williams made it her mission today to find cheap, but tasteful gift ideas. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Every Belizean looks forward to getting a new calendar at […]
