Belizeans planning to hit the road and the sea will have some extra beer money for the long holiday weekend, thanks to a timely reduction in the worldwide price of petroleum products. That drop, due largely to the winding down of the war in Iraq, has resulted in an across the board decrease in prices […]
The same factors bringing down gasoline prices are also responsible for reductions in the control price of butane. Those new rates per hundred pound cylinder, effective Thursday, are seventy dollars in Belize City, seventy-two in Belmopan, seventy-three in San Ignacio, seventy-four in Benque, sixty-nine in Orange Walk and Corozal, seventy in Dangriga and seventy-one in […]
The dry weather that invariably brings in Holy Week is also a time of increased danger from fire. As if the prospect of natural disaster was not bad enough, some city residents seem bent on giving Mother Nature a helping hand. Patrick Jones reports. Patrick Jones, Reporting This afternoon firemen were quick to respond to […]
It has disbursed over two million dollars in grants, largely to grass roots environmental groups in communities scattered across the country. Today, the Protected Areas Conservation Trust was at it again with a donation of eight motorcycles to six different recipients. At a luncheon today in Belize City those vehicles were handed over and Minister […]
And while we were talking to the Minister of Environment, we asked him if he had any message for those persons and groups who fought so hard against the Chalillo dam, now that the project is about to commence construction. Johnny Briceño, Min. of Nat. Resources/Environment “First of all, we certainly appreciate that they took […]
News stories on football usually involve controversy between the sport’s governing body and its most important league. But while the big boys have been feuding, the young ladies have been polishing their skills. Jacqueline Woods has more. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Last November women’s soccer made a come back after being dormant for some nine years. […]
Week three of KTV is now history and one more talented contestant will take a place in the semi-finals. Here’s how things went last night at Calypso. Neil Hall, KTV Host “And the winner is…contestant number five, Ms. Villanueva.” (Elizabeth sings “Nobody’s Suppose to be Here” by Deborah Cox) KTV airs live every Tuesday night […]
The combination of young men and tight shorts is just one of the reasons why the Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic is the nation’s most popular sporting event. But behind the flash and dash, every year the event is steeped in controversy…and this year is no different. Henry Moreira, Sunflower Team “I look forward […]
