The recent dispute between union and management at the Tower Hill factory focussed the public’s attention on the sugar industry: a crucial part of our economy that is often ignored by the media. But if you thought that the big news in sugar is labour relations you’d be wrong. Today at a press briefing held […]
But even as far back as sugar’s glory days in the early seventies authoritative voices were calling for reforms in the industry. According to Minister of Agriculture, Servulo Baeza, there were two main reasons for the lack of action. Servulo Baeza, Min. of Agriculture ?The complacency of saying, well you know this thing will come, […]
It sounded a little bit too good to be true, but when we expressed our doubts to the police they assured us the report was on the up and up. What I’m referring to is a story we ran earlier this week in which a household in Dangriga, led by one John Lambey, rose up […]
Two more convicted murders will not be heading to the gallows. Late this afternoon the Belize Court of Appeal, while upholding the conviction of Jeremy Harris and Deon Slusher, ruled that Justice Troadio Gonzales did not allow the defendants and a social officer a proper hearing with regard to the sentencing phase of the trial. […]
For the two people involved, every wedding is the wedding of a lifetime. But for Ernest Broaster and Tifarah Gill, their trip down the aisle will be extra special…one, because the Radisson and other suppliers will pull out all the stops, and two, because the whole affair will cost them hardly a cent. Today I […]
For close to two millennia it?s been one of the busiest pieces of real estate in Belize. And while the traffic these days consists primarily of tourists, thanks to recent improvements at the site, a visit to Lamanai will be better than ever. Patrick Jones reports. Patrick Jones, Reporting A trip to Lamanai is really […]
