Residents of the Placencia Peninsula may be known for their laid back lifestyle but last night they defied the stereotype to rise up in opposition to what many believe is an impending ecological and social disaster for this rapidly growing part of the country. The occasion was a public hearing called by the Department of […]
As Minister of Tourism he was a favourite of the industry; a government policy maker who actually had valuable experience in the field. Today Mark Espat returned to the friendly venue of the B.T.I.A.’s semi annual general meeting. The theme of his address was governance and reform … and the Minister of National Development highlighted […]
B.T.I.A. president Lucy Fleming says she was encouraged by Espat’s words and called on government to work closely along with the tourism industry to make it benefit all Belizeans. Lucy Fleming, President of B.T.I.A. ?We are the ones from private sectors standpoint who have built the industry. We?ve worked with the government in terms of […]
Details remain in short supply tonight concerning the condition of Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh. The sixty-one year old Conteh suffered a stroke over the weekend and is currently in the intensive care unit at Universal Health Services. According to today’s Belize Times the C.J. is showing good signs of recovery and is speaking and moving […]
A student is tonight recuperating from a gunshot wound, the victim of a shootout between a cop and a robber. According to a police press release, around five Wednesday evening, a single gunman entered Shabba’s Barber Shop on Kraal Road. He placed the gun to the head of Marlene Robateau, ordered the other customers not […]
As the Human Development Department grapples with the growing number of reported sexual abuse cases, there are reports tonight that one Belize City mother may have tried to use the system to get her common law husband in trouble. In the courtroom of Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord this morning a defendant appeared to answer to […]
Diplomats and other government officials gathered in Belize City today for the ninth meeting of the Belize Cuba Mixed Commission. According to chief executive officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amalia Mai, the idea is to expand relations between the two countries, particularly in areas of health and education but also branching out into […]
Reporting bad news is never fun … but for the second night in a row I’m forced to be the bearer of bad tidings from the Belize City Centre. That’s right: another defeat at the hands of Mexico. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Empty bleachers at the starting buzzer may have been a sign that Belizean basketball […]
