The public hearings of the Commission of Inquiry looking at the Development Finance Corporation, only just reconvened on October twenty-fourth following a two month recess, have once again been derailed due to the illness of Chairman David Price. According to an official release, the hearings have been suspended until further notice. No details regarding Price’s […]
If you were planning to obtain a visa to visit the United States in the final two weeks before the embassy closes for its move to Belmopan, you’ve got a problem. According to an official release, a computer meltdown in the consular section has meant that since Monday they have been unable to issue any […]
The Police Department has established a new presence in one of Belize City’s busiest areas. The new booth, located at San Cas Plaza near the flag monument, will serve the surrounding commercial areas as well as the thousands of students who attend nearby schools. The twelve thousand dollar cost of the wooden building and furnishings […]
A short ceremony was also held this afternoon at the Queen Street Police Station where twelve business people were honoured for their part in funding the renovation of the city’s Patrol Branch headquarters. The seventy thousand dollar project was completed over the last eight months and was led by Patrol Branch head Superintendent Edward Broaster. […]
This evening, the Ministry of Health took delivery of five fully equipped ambulances. The patient transportation vehicles were purchased under the Health Sector Reform Project through loan funds from the Inter-American Development Bank. According to Minister of Health, Joe Coye, the ambulances will be distributed to the northern, southern and western regional hospitals as well […]
Every day Belizeans consume massive quantities of rice, beans, chicken, and potatoes. But have you ever stopped to consider where your favourite foods originally came from, or why they became so popular? Probably not … but that’s exactly the type of information contained in a new exhibition at the House of Culture. Kendra Griffith, Reporting […]
Today the Belize Tourism Board and the Belize Carnival Association officially closed Carnival 2006 by presenting awards to winners of the various competitions. In the carnival road march Erotic Mas band received a total of five thousand dollars after it captured first place in the senior category. In the junior division, Mahogany Masqueraders earned three […]
It has been over sixty years since the end of the last truly global conflict, World War Two. But despite the lack of a single all encompassing armed struggle, our planet could hardly be called peaceful, as dozens of civil conflicts and border skirmishes continue to kill thousands of combatants and civilians alike. So it […]
It is an international campaign that arrived in Belize last year, but the UNICEF sponsored Xchange movement has taken root quickly. Today Belizean Xchangers received some financial encouragement in their efforts to make life better in their respective communities. Rana Flowers, UNICEF Rep in Belize ?It?s not about young people as a problem, it?s about […]
