In the midst of what is becoming the loudest and most expensive political campaign in Belizean history, it is sometimes difficult for the media to avoid getting caught up in the immediate frenzy of partisan rivalries. But for most Belizeans, life goes on amidst the cacophony, as News 5’s Jacqueline Woods found out right next […]
Tonight a Belize City man stands accused of attempted murder in connection with an incident that occurred last year. According to police, after two months of active searching, on Tuesday they finally caught up with twenty-seven year old Delroy Barrow, a resident of Haynes Street. Reports are that in November, Barrow and Kirk Gordon were […]
A Belize City family needs your help in locating a missing relative. Twenty-six year old Valerie Flores left her home on Pine Street on Sunday, January twelfth, and she has not been seen or heard from since. Valerie suffers from mental illness and has a speech impediment. When she left home she was wearing a […]
As Prime Minister he is charged with the task of leading the nation…and as head of the ruling political party, he is also expected to lead the partisan cavalry into its battle for re-election. In case you haven’t noticed, over the last three months Said Musa has been playing both roles in a constituency-by-constituency nationwide […]
While the politicians gear up for what is expected to be a general election in no less than seven weeks, we can only assume that the nation’s electoral apparatus is well geared and ready to go. Reports from registering officers nationwide indicate that the registration process is proceeding smoothly and fairly, but our efforts to […]
Today marked the end of Belize’s first Freshwater Summit. The session, attended by international experts and government officials, as well as interested students, aims at safeguarding our water resources. Freshwater Coordinator for the Fisheries Department, George Myvett, says there’s plenty of work ahead. George Myvett, Freshwater Coordinator, Fisheries Dept. “Obviously, one of the greatest challenges […]
And while we’re on the subject of fresh water, we should note that all the water dropped on Belize during hurricanes is also fresh. The eve of the dry season may not be the best time to discuss such storms, but the latest prediction from noted hurricane forecaster William Gray of Colorado State University calls […]
It has been a long, slow process, but an agreement has finally been signed to establish a commercial free zone at the Philip Goldson International Airport. Using an initial four and a half acres adjacent to the runway, Free Zone International Limited, headed by Arturo Lizarraga, plans to attract companies that will trade, process and […]
Long-time viewers of Belizean society may notice two seemingly irreconcilable demographic trends occurring simultaneously. On one hand more Belizeans than ever appear to be dying young–from natural causes as well as multiple gunshot wounds. But at the same time the number of Belizeans living over a century seems to be much greater than in the […]
