Friday marks the celebration of the Republic of China’s National Day…and while the “A list” dignitaries will usher in the ten-ten holiday tonight at the Taiwanese Embassy, yesterday Taiwan’s Foreign Minister announced that President Chen Shui-bian’s upcoming visit to Belize has been cancelled. President Chen was due to embark on a seventeen-day trip at the […]
It’s no secret that the Development Finance Corporation is not enjoying the best of health. Having quadrupled the size of its portfolio during the previous P.U.P. term of office, the government-owned lending institution is suffering from chronic indigestion caused by questionable loans too freely given. Having recently announced its intention to downsize and clean up […]
Lists to compare the relative standing of the nations of the world–whether they measure income, standard of living or some less tangible form of happiness–are better at provoking controversy than providing a serious guide for action. But it’s still fun to compare. The latest list to hit the international wire services comes courtesy of a […]
It’s one of these old fashioned institutions that doesn’t make a lot of noise; it just gets the job done. Today the National 4-H Centre in Belmopan held ceremonies marking the opening of its school year. Thirty-five young men and fifteen young women are enrolled in the ten-month programme that combines traditional academics with career […]
One man whose dreams are being realised is President of the National 4-H Council, Karl H. Menzies. Today Menzies was presented with an award for his many years of service to the organisation. Karl H. Menzies, Awarded for Service to 4-H “Happiness is doing what you like. And that’s one of this things that has […]
The Catholic Church, under the leadership of Pope John Paul the Second, has been nothing if not consistent in its stand on matters of sex and reproduction. But as anti-AIDS campaigns in Belize and elsewhere grow in size and specifically focus on the use of condoms, the church has grown increasingly uncomfortable. Our own Bishop […]
Earlier in this newscast we looked at an organisation that works to build character and provide marketable skills for Belizean youths. Another institution that deals with young people in Belize lies less than thirty miles east of the Belmopan 4-H headquarters. That’s where I was this morning, at the Youth Hostel, looking for the children […]
