With unexpected shutdowns in Yucatan cutting off current from Mexico, and a dusty dry season wreaking havoc with distribution in Belize, it has not been a particularly good year for Belize Electricity Limited. But B.E.L.’s luck may be changing. Construction has started on Chalillo and today some badly needed generating capacity was inaugurated on the […]
Justice was swift for five Colombians busted last Friday in Ladyville on weapons charges. The group, believed to be part of a major cocaine smuggling operation, have pled guilty to possession of a prohibited firearm, namely an AK47 assault rifle, as well as unlicensed radio equipment and a small amount of marijuana. They each received […]
He may be on his farewell tour, but Canadian High Commissioner to Belize John Robinson’s last official visit to the country will be remembered in Belize City and Benque Viejo long after his retirement. Today Robinson handed over two cheques for community projects involving reading and literacy programmes. The first cheque, for sixteen thousand, five […]
And while Robinson is saying goodbye to his friends and colleagues in the diplomatic corps, he today told News 5 that his retirement wish is for continued cordial relations between Belize and Canada. John Robinson, Canadian High Commissioner to Belize “There is some trade relations with Canada. I’d like to see them increase more. And […]
With U.S. troops still under fire in Iraq, Afghanistan and Liberia, you’d think that the Pentagon wouldn’t have time to talk about what the military can do to help the environment. But that’s just what a bunch of soldiers from the States and Caribbean basin were discussing today at the Radisson. Patricia Mendoza, C.E.O, Min. […]
We cover this story every year and each time we do, it gets bigger and better. Patrick Jones reports. Patrick Jones, Reporting The group of boys and girls on the playground are not just having fun kicking around footballs. According to coordinator of the Berger 404 Youth Summer Camp, Emerson Guild, they are actually learning […]
