The ruction that rumbled around the Tourism Village today came as no surprise. Indeed, viewers of last night’s newscast were well prepared for the predicted confrontation between street vendors and a City Council bent on relocating them. But the pitched battle that greeted radio listeners this morning did not involve small vendors or hair braiders […]
The other controversy at the Tourism Village today, almost lost in the confusion over buses, was the issue of vendors and hair braiders who have set up shop on Fort Street. Jacqueline Woods has more. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting A couple of vendors, despite Mayor Fonseca’s warning to relocate to the Memorial Park did return to […]
The battle of the buses was not the only bad news in tourism today. Police report that an elderly cruise ship passenger who elected to take a caye trip died while snorkelling. Around 11:15 this morning seventy-nine year old Ruth Becker of New York was enjoying the sights of Shark Ray Alley between Caye Caulker […]
Cabinet has announced three initiatives arising from that body’s meeting on Tuesday. In response to the report of the Social Security Reform Commission, several recommendations will be enacted immediately, including the regular publication of financial statements, investment guidelines and new investment proposals. Other changes include tying modification of benefits to actuarial review and an increase […]
On the eve of a meeting of the Association of Caribbean States, representatives from Belize and Cuba today took the opportunity to engage in some bilateral diplomacy. The occasion was a “business encounter” and one of the topics addressed was the fact that despite their close physical proximity, the nations of the Caribbean often remain […]
In Tuesday’s action at the Caribbean and Central American Games in El Salvador, Belize’s sharpshooters aimed valiantly but failed to make the finals. Charles Chavannes scored five hundred and forty-six points, finishing tenth in the second round, not enough to qualify for advancement. Ian McIntosh placed twenty-third in the first round. Marksmen from Venezuela are […]
It was a catastrophe that shocked the close knit series of villages along the Hummingbird Highway and Stann Creek Valley Road. But for most Belizeans, the death of two children in a mysterious fire remained a tragedy without a face…until now, that is. This afternoon I travelled south and discovered that there are still more […]
