What appears to be the final negotiating session between the Belize Worker’s Union and Belize Sugar Industries Ltd. ended today with no agreement on a new contract. In the meeting, B.S.I. made a detailed presentation on why it could not offer any salary increases this year, citing low world prices, imminent loss of European Union […]
An early morning fire has taken the life of a Belize City man. News 5’s Patrick Jones visited the scene on New Road and discovered that the tragedy was an accident waiting to happen. Patrick Jones, Reporting The early morning blaze was confined to the sleeping area of fifty-four year old Gilroy Baird. According to […]
It does not exactly come as a shock, since virtually every night on the U.S. news networks we watch as fuel prices climb at the pump. Tomorrow it will be our turn to moan as effective midnight tonight prices will rise by an average of around one percent, or seven cents per gallon. The new […]
Sworn in today for a second four-year term as President of Taiwan was Chen Shui-bian and among the foreign leaders gathered for the occasion was Belizean Prime Minister Said Musa. Prior to the event, Musa and Chen held a short private meeting at which Chen accepted an invitation to visit Belize before the end of […]
Next week the long anticipated education summit takes centre stage. But while the policy makers try to wrap their arms around the big picture, efforts less noted continue to be made on the educational front lines. Today I visited one such session in which teachers are sharpening their tools for learning. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting These […]
The show, called “Cubanisimo”, is part art exhibition, part entertainment, and part bazaar. And as News 5’s Patrick Jones discovered, depending on your mood, this small touch of Cuba can be a very rewarding experience. Patrick Jones, Reporting The exhibition which will run through Friday of next week at the House of Culture is featuring […]
This week has been set aside for observance as Disability Week. But when you must live with a disability of your own, every week is disability week. This morning I joined a number of Belizeans with disabilities for a demonstration of just what they face in making their way through the old capital. Jacqueline Woods, […]
