The service is only twice a week and the route is not particularly busy. But the inauguration of direct air links between Belize and Guatemala City is one of the few hopeful developments in the otherwise stagnant diplomatic situation between the neighbouring countries. This morning I was on hand for the festivities at the P.G.I.A. […]
The Northern Fisherman’s Cooperative held its long awaited special general meeting today and according to reports from those attending, there was no raising of issues arising from revelations that the management committee and executives had granted themselves large unsecured loans and salary advances. Following official concerns expressed by the Cooperatives Department and made public, Northern’s […]
The Belize Court of appeal today gave reason for optimism to the Belize Printers Association in their long campaign against the way Government turned its Printing Department into a private company, Print Belize Limited. According to a BPA release, the court upheld the Supreme Court’s ruling that Government must produce the original five-year contract with […]
Today the Elton Gillett Memorial Park in Burrell Boom was filled with the aroma of a variety of local foods. The occasion? A fair to commemorate World Food Day. Visitors to the event were sensitized about proper nutritional habits, the types of food available in Belize and what they can do to prevent diseases such […]
Late this morning residents of Buttonwood Bay noticed a baby manatee that appeared abandoned and disoriented in the shallow waters near the neighbourhood park, apparently suffering from a propeller wound. Specialists were called and by three p.m. a rescue was well underway. Nicole Avil, Wildlife Trust ?This animal is a calf. From in the water, […]
He goes by the name Lexxus and fancies himself a ladies man. And this weekend, dance hall music lovers will get to see him live on stage in Belize. The high energy Jamaican performer touched down this afternoon for a one night only performance on Saturday at Bird’s Isle. Lexxus ?What up. Yeah what up, […]
We all know that the miraculous forensic solutions so neatly wrapped up in an hour on C.S.I. and its many spin-offs, are–to put in mildly–works of fiction. But while TV drama may not be reality, the fact is that the Belize Police Department’s ability to investigate a crime scene has been less than spectacular. Hopefully, […]
