The debate over communal, traditional and ethnic rights in Belize is not a new one … in fact the reason it comes up so often is that despite all the talk, the issue has yet to be resolved. Leading the charge over the last decade have been Maya activists from the Toledo District. Today they […]
Following a brazen hold-up on Monday morning, today nineteen year old Ryan Welcome of Caesar Ridge Road and twenty-eight year old Kevin Sutherland of Faber’s Road were handcuffed and taken over to Magistrate’s Court where they were arraigned on a charge of robbery. Welcome and Sutherland are the two men police believe held up two […]
A Belize Defence Force aircraft made an emergency landing today and while the plane likely suffered heavy damage, all eight passengers and crew were unhurt. The drama infolded around three this afternoon when the twin engine Britten-Norman Islander, en route from Punta Gorda to the Philip Goldson International Airport, experienced difficulties and was forced to […]
Belize Electricity Limited, the nation’s sole distributor of electrical power, has applied for new rates … but before anyone gets excited it should be explained that according to B.E.L., charges will actually be reduced for most customers. The rebalancing of rates is part of an Annual Review Proceeding that B.E.L. has requested under the regulations […]
In Belize there is no shortage of concerns over health. From the multimillion dollar government bailout of Universal Health Services to the growing gap between available treatments and the ability to pay for them, the nation’s health is an increasingly hot topic. And today, on World Health Day, authorities reminded us that our own well-being […]
And while health authorities prepare for the possibility of an Avian Flu outbreak, they must also deal with the existing scourge of HIV and AIDS. The Ministry of Health has released the 2006 annual statistics on the virus and while the numbers are open to interpretation, it appears that neither side in the struggle can […]
As you get ready to enjoy your Easter Holiday the last thing you may want to think about is hurricanes. But with only two more months to go before the season, this year’s prediction may very well have you making early preparations. Well known forecaster professor William Gray says that 2007 will be a very […]
