Globalisation…it’s a term routinely tossed around by politicians, the media and the public…but what does it mean? Despite different definitions, the reality is that for small countries like Belize, globalisation is largely bad news. Within that context, the academic community of the Caribbean has enlisted Sir Shridath Ramphal, Chancellor of the University of the West […]
It has been the standard issue of the U.S. military since the Vietnam War…and in the ensuing years the M-16 has been adopted as the rifle of choice for scores of armies around the world, including Belize. Well tonight, two of those most lethal of weapons are in the wrong hands, as the Belize Defence […]
Police are reporting tonight that a woman was raped last night on the north side of Belize City…but that the attack could have been much worse had a good Samaritan not intervened. The incident occurred around eight when, according to the victim, she was walking along Coney Drive. A man, described as fair complexioned, approached […]
She’s a small town girl who is trying to hit it big on the world music scene. Nineteen-year-old Marie Reimer of San Ignacio has just returned from the United States to promote her first professional work, done under the B.F.I. label of Nashville, Tennessee. Reimer is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with […]
In a time when international airlines are cutting back on operations, one local airline has committed itself to expand. Today, Tropic Air improved its customer services by opening a new office in downtown Belize City. According to Tropic Air President, John Greif the Third, the airline serves up to six hundred passengers a day, and […]
For decades the fishing of lobster, whether by trap or free diving, has been one of the most lucrative of Belize’s economic activities, providing the nation with valuable foreign exchange and several thousand families with a better than average living. But, given the history of both legal and illegal exploitation, there is no guarantee that […]
Growing up–long considered to be a wonderful stage of life–can also be dangerous. Today, News 5’s Jacqueline Woods visited an educational exhibition that’s trying to teach our kids how to take some extra care. Damira Noralez, Concerned about child abuse “When people leave their children at home, sometimes the people go out and sometimes a […]
