To say that there has been little movement in the labour dispute between the Belize Communications Workers Union and B.T.L. might actually be an exaggeration. Bulletins from the Union indicate that its request for dialogue and the reinstatement of three fired workers has fallen on deaf ears. For its part, B.T.L. management continues to maintain […]
There is more detailed news to report tonight on the cautionary replacement of credit cards in Belize. Research reveals that the compromising of the Visa and Mastercards was not isolated to one bank but involves virtually all banks that issue those cards worldwide. The security breach by a computer hacker occurred in the system of […]
Creditors continue to sign up for the new superbond created to restructure Belize’s external debt. According to a government press release, the requisite eighty-five percent of the holders of a bond issue due to mature in 2015 have opted to convert them to the terms of the superbond, which matures in 2029. That original hundred […]
There was a time when breaking into a school in Belize was about as rare as a major hurricane. Those days, however, have gone the way of five cent panades and Charger Beer. The latest institution to suffer the indignity of burglary is one of the largest Anglican schools in the country. Therese Roches, Principal, […]
It was a good day for attorney Lois Young Barrow as Chief Magistrate Abdulai Conteh awarded her thirty thousand dollars in damages against The Belize Times and its editor Andrew Steinhauer. In addition to the libel compensation, The Times was also ordered to pay ten thousand dollars in attorney’s fees.
Reports of missing persons are nothing out of the ordinary, in Belize or anywhere else, but today we spoke to one mother who appears to have good reason for concern. Gesenia Cook last saw her five year old daughter, Zoe, on Friday. That afternoon the child’s father, U.S. citizen Donald Richard Cook, of La Democracia […]
The final tourism figures for 2006 are in and, not surprisingly, the Belize Tourism Board is putting its best spin forward. The good news is that overall visitor arrivals through all ports of entry rose four point five percent to reach a total of two hundred and forty-seven thousand, three hundred and twenty-five for the […]
And while tourism continues to lead Belize’s economy, the need for education and training is greater than ever. To that end the Caribbean Hotel Foundation, a subsidiary of the Caribbean Hotel Association, has announced the availability of scholarships for people already involved in the hospitality industry and those students seeking to pursue a tourism related […]
You may not have realised it yet, but love is in the air. You know, the kind expressed with hearts, flowers, chocolates and, if you’re lucky … some choice words. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting You may know him as the hard working and humble parking attendant at Benny’s Parking Lot on Regent Street, but sixty-four year […]
There’s nothing like a good magic trick to arouse a sense of wonder in young and old alike. Next weekend that rare art will be on display for Belizeans … and the best part is that it’s all for a worthy cause. News 5’s Kendra Griffith has more. William Neal, Director, ICA “Harold “The Professional […]
This weekend, a hundred inmates of the Belize Central Prison were recognised for their efforts at rehabilitation in ceremonies held by the Kolbe Foundation. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has the details. Kendra Griffith, Reporting On Saturday, thirteen prisoners graduated from the Inner Change for Freedom Belize programme. Directed by Jeanne Goematt, a retired American school […]
