It was the untying of only one small knot out of the many binding the Government of Belize. But, for the G.O.B., even the slightest loosening of the tangled mess it created in the telecommunications industry must have felt sweet. The big news this morning was that Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh has lifted an injunction […]
As they have done dozens of times this year, the police were busy last night securing another Belize City crime scene. The offence: homicide. The location: Yabra. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Angelina Allen, Mother of the Deceased ?I just always pray for them, I pray for my two sons every night. And I say […]
The Minister of Tourism may have changed, but the numbers coming out of the Tourism Board remain the same. According to the B.T.B., figures for the first four months of the year show continued strong growth in both the overnight and cruise sectors of the industry. Total non-cruise arrivals at all border points from January […]
There may be no cure for AIDS, but there are medications which can improve and extend the lives of those affected. For a long time those pharmaceuticals were too expensive for most Belizeans, but now, one of the key treatments used internationally has became available here at home, and, best of all, at no cost. […]
Anyone looking for a little bit of serenity and artistic inspiration will enjoy a new exhibition at the House of Culture. Artist Lee Vanderwalker who lives on Caye Caulker, is sharing a collection of images that blurs the boundaries between photography and painting, not to mention reality and fantasy. Vanderwalker, who normally paints on cloth […]
When most people think about Mayan archaeology they imagine excavations in royal tombs or trenches cut into tree covered mounds. Few of us would expect that a significant find could be made underwater… particularly in a swamp. But Belizean archaeology is a many-faceted field, as the presentations at this year’s Archaeology Symposium, now underway in […]
