In the real estate business it is well known that a house on or near the water is more desirable than one further inland. And for the residents of Belize City’s Belama neighbourhood, the winding maze of navigable canals has always been one of the area’s greatest attractions. But on Saturday evening those waterways proved […]
It was never fully explained why the SARS virus should have barred citizens of India from entering Belize in the first place, but as of today that ban has been lifted. According to an update issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the only four territories whose citizens will not be issued visas to visit […]
Around two on Sunday morning, most of the country was plunged into total darkness after Belize Electricity Limited suffered a major equipment breakdown. According to B.E.L.’s Corporate Communications Manager, Neville Samuels, the power failure occurred after one of the switches at their Corozal substation was damaged because of dust contamination. Samuels says at the time […]
The drop in worldwide petroleum prices continues to trickle down to Belize and today was felt in the form of radically lower rates for imported butane gas. New retail prices for a one hundred pound cylinder are sixty-three dollars in Belize City, sixty-five for Belmopan, sixty-six in San Ignacio, sixty-seven in Benque Viejo, sixty-two for […]
It’s called Ibrahim Abdullah Drive, and seldom has a piece of road been more closely associated with the person it’s named for. Today the link from mile forty on the Western Highway to the village of More Tomorrow was officially dedicated and, speaking on behalf of the community’s sixty-three families, the long time activist spoke […]
It’s that time of year again when the Belize District’s primary school students take to the stage…and while it’s not exactly “Star Search”, don’t tell that to the anxious teachers in the wings or proud parents in the audience. Patrick Jones has more. Patrick Jones, Reporting The stage at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall will […]
While some of Belize’s primary school students where showing off their creativity at Parish Hall, thousands of their colleagues were feeling the heat of the most important exam of their young careers. Although it’s gone through a number of name changes, the Primary School Exam is still the benchmark for scholastic achievement. Today I looked […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this fresh dish of Sports Monday. For those of us who have been waiting rather impatiently for the football season, well the Belize Premier Football League has done something about it with the opening of the Knockout Tournament over the weekend. Here in Belize City, the […]
