With war in Iraq perhaps only days away, and Venezuela still reeling from months of political turmoil, it is a worldwide fact of life that petroleum prices are going through the roof. Today, Belize felt the hard pinch of that reality once again as the control price of butane gas took another leap. Here are […]
Under the constitution of Belize it is the body known as Cabinet that wields the nation’s executive power. But anyone who knows the system can tell you that no matter how smart or well intentioned a Cabinet minister may be, he or she will have little success in the absence of a competent chief executive […]
A Belize City family is anxious tonight to hear news of their loved one, missing now for just over a week. According to Marjorie Foreman, her husband, thirty-eight year old Gerald Foreman, told her he was heading out to the Turneffe Islands on Tuesday, March fourth to take on a job as a watchman. But […]
It may just be a matter of perception, but it seems that Belize is enjoying one of those rare periods of relative calm in the area of violent crime. But while the madness can, and will, re-emerge when we least expect it, one worry for law enforcement officials that never goes away, is the consistently […]
If you are acquainted with anyone who has suffered kidney failure, then you know that the unfortunate victim has two choices: go abroad for regular dialysis treatments or stay home and die. As of last week, however, the prognosis for Belizean kidney patients has markedly improved…thanks to a new service offered by a Belize City […]
