At nine Friday morning, the new Cabinet will sit together in its first official meeting since the line-up was announced on Wednesday evening. According to Cabinet Secretary Bobby Leslie, plans were being made all day to take care of the constitutional arrangements; that is the official swearing in of new members Ainslie Leslie, Mike Espat, […]
While the spectacle of Civil War in Belmopan has captivated the nation’s imagination over the last week, it is the controversy over misuse of public funds that will likely remain with us long after the last political shots have been fired. Today, following up on discussions held Monday with Social Security General Manager Narda Garcia […]
The Government of Belize today confirmed the visit of the president of Taiwan next month. According to a press release, President Chen Shui-Bian will arrive for a two day state visit on September second. He will be accompanied by a delegation of Taiwanese legislators, cabinet members, mayors, and businessmen. While the highlight of the visit […]
On August First, the Costal Zone Management Authority and Institute, which manages Goff’s Caye, put into effect a ten U.S. dollar entrance fee for tourists visiting the island. It was estimated that through this new system, CZMAI would earn approximately one hundred and forty-four thousand Belize dollars a month during the high season, and ninety-four […]
While thousands of students are enjoying the last two weeks of their summer vacation, planners in the Ministries of Education, Health, and Human development are finalizing a document that will formalize the teaching of life skills not included in the traditional curriculum. A weeklong meeting underway at the Belize Institute of Management has arrived at […]
Former Chief Justice of Belize George Moe died this week in his native Barbados. Family members say the seventy-two year old jurist passed away on Monday night at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Moe, whose tenure on the Supreme Court bench in Belize spans the period 1982 to 1985, has served with distinction in various capacities […]
If you believe the pre-concert advertisements, you’d think the artist that arrived in Belize today was a combination of Tupac and Biggie with a little bit of Shyne thrown in. Viewers in Dangriga will be able to discover his abilities for themselves tonight…but in the meantime News 5’s Jacqueline Woods managed to catch him this […]
