Concerns over the proposed sale of shares in Belize’s sole citrus processor continued today with one director of the Citrus Growers Association claiming that details of the deal have been kept secret even from the board. According to Denzil Jenkins, the initial letter of agreement between Citrus Products of Belize Limited and prospective investor, Blue […]
He has headed the Public Utilities Commission since its formation six years ago, but Dr. Gilly Canton will soon be moving on to a new line of work. It has been confirmed that Canton will not be renewing his contract at the P.U.C., which ends next week, and has accepted the post of C.E.O. at […]
The poor, it has been said, will always be with us. And while that old adage may be technically true, it does not mean that the reduction of poverty should not be a government’s top priority. But the goal is the easy part; it’s how you get there that always seems to elude our grasp. […]
Twenty-two year old Sheldon Baptist, who is presently serving time at Hattieville Prison, was informed today that he will not be released anytime soon. This morning, the convicted burglar was also sentenced for unlawful carnal knowledge and threats of death following an incident that occurred in Burrell Boom Village in early January of 2005. Baptist, […]
Fortis, the Canadian parent company of Belize Electricity Limited, has expanded it’s stake in the Caribbean. According to a press release Fortis has purchased all of the outstanding shares of the two companies providing power to the Turks and Caicos Islands; P.P.C. Limited and Atlantic Equipment and Power. The purchase price, including assumed debt, was […]
For the second year in a row, schools and parents in the Stann Creek West constituency will be receiving some much needed financial relief. The money, totalling over two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, was handed over to schools today in a ceremony at ITVET in the Stann Creek Valley. It is the first of […]
It is a substance that evokes not only the beauty of the jeweller’s art, but the mystique of a remarkably advanced ancient civilisation. I’m talking about jade and for the next six months the nation’s best pieces will be on display at the Museum of Belize. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Nothing draws a crowd more than […]
