Belize Telecommunications Limited offices throughout the country were largely empty today as close to three hundred employees, well over half the total work force, called in sick. No, there was no mass epidemic or mysterious virus affecting the staff, but exactly what caused the absences depends on whom you believe. According to B.T.L. management, it […]
If you are one of those thousands of Belizeans who rely on the bus to get to work, school, or any other destination, enjoy the ride while you can… because by the end of the dry season you’ll be paying more for your journey. That’s the word from Novelo’s, the nation’s dominant carrier. A press […]
If it looks like a name brand, feels like a name brand and has all the trademarks of a name brand except the high price, it’s probably a fake. Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit clothing have been seized by Belize Customs officials, working in collaboration with U.S. based manufacturers of the real […]
To a nation that has become far too used to crime and violence, she stands out as a shining example of what our newscast could be without the usual diet of murder, robbery, and political controversy. And today one of our most durable Belizeans is celebrating one more year in the jewel. Jacqueline Woods was […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund today released a report on the state of indigenous children around the world. The thirty-two page study, titled: “Ensuring the rights of indigenous children” reports on programmes being carried out in different countries that seek to put children at the front of development. And while Belize did not make it […]
According to the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute, there are more than a hundred fishing camps scattered across the cayes. But as economic trends continue to push for diversification from traditional products, fishermen say they are eager to tap into Belize’s big money maker, tourism. But according to the C.Z.M.A.I, if there’s to be […]
It’s what’s for dinner in more Belizean homes than any other source of protein. And as a result the business of raising poultry is no small matter. Patrick Jones reports that even without Colonel Saunders, the chicken industry is still juicy. Patrick Jones, Reporting Over eighty farmers from poultry producing areas in the northern and […]
