Their behaviour as model legislators was exemplary. And while today’s youth parliament may have lacked the theatrical fireworks of the real thing, the serious mood only underlined the importance of the debate. Patrick Jones reports from Belmopan. Patrick Jones, Reporting They are not the usual faces we see in the House of Representatives, but the […]
For those optimistic souls who thought the overthrow of Saddam Hussein would mean a drop in the price of petroleum, we have some bad news. Gas gawn up again. A government release indicates that due to the increase in landed acquisition costs, effective at midnight the new price of premium gasoline is seven-fifty-six per gallon, […]
By any account, it’s about as close to a rock and a hard place as you can get. Tonight the Public Utilities Commission is charged with finding common ground between the monopoly telecommunications provider: Belize Telecommunications Limited and the Belizean consumer. B.T.L. is insisting that as part of its ongoing preparation for the onset of […]
The project had been planned for years, but it took a record flood and near disaster to make it a reality. Patrick Jones reports on the nation’s newest bridge. Patrick Jones, Reporting The new Beaver Dam Bridge was opened to vehicular traffic two weeks ahead of the scheduled official inauguration. Chief Engineer Cadet Henderson says […]
He was hired barely a month ago, but tonight the nation’s newest Crown Council is without a job. Michael Peyrefitte, who also served as the press spokesman for the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, told News 5 that he received his walking papers today without so much as an explanation. That leaves the […]
It was not all that long ago when the best medical advice a Belizean doctor could give a seriously ill patient was “go to Merida”. Today more Belizeans than ever are receiving their medical care at home, and one reason is the institution that today celebrated its first anniversary. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting One year ago […]
The majority of the original Image Factory Art crew may have made the transition from self-employed iconoclasts to publicly supported icons, but that doesn’t mean the old neighbourhood has been neglected. Tonight a new art exhibition opens on North Front Street featuring two veterans and a rookie. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting One thing Jeanne Bennett, Sandra […]
