With the attention of the community focussed on the arrest and conviction of what appears to be a growing cadre of violent criminals, it is perhaps fitting that tonight’s lead story centres on what happens to those perpetrators once they are apprehended and put behind bars. Because as much as the public might like to […]
Most of the tourism news over the last several months has involved the cruise ship sector–more precisely, concerns that its rapid unguided growth could negatively impact the hard earned success of our traditional overnight eco-tourism product. But this week two new developments in the industry will produce solid results for local hotelkeepers and other long […]
In related news closer to the ground, the government has assured residents of the Placencia Peninsula that the long awaited paving of the Placencia road will commence early in the new year. Speaking to a public meeting on Tuesday, Minister of Works, Jose Coye, reaffirmed his government’s commitment to the project, which will upgrade the […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice by now should have already handed down judgements in its first cases, but the institution has been bogged down by controversy. In some Caribbean countries the hold-up is over exactly how the C.C.J. will work while in others it involves hesitation in breaking ties with the British Privy Council. And […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today launched its first yearbook, offering a synopsis of the country’s foreign policy activities during 2003. The sixty-three page book highlights decisions taken by government on a number of issues including Belize-Guatemala relations, the Plan Puebla Panama Initiative and other regional cooperation programmes. Minister of Foreign Affairs Godfrey Smith says […]
