Today Cabinet met in Belmopan and while the Musa administration spent much of the meeting trying to work out a “structured” settlement of the government guaranteed Universal Health Services debt, the Prime Minister has yet to face the public on the issue. The usual Cabinet release won’t be out until tomorrow, but sources indicate that […]
Anyone who reads the newspapers each week cannot help but observe the endless pages of foreclosure notices against borrowers by their respective financial institutions, most notably the D.F.C. And while it’s not surprising to find an occasional friend or well known person on the list of unfortunates, this weekend’s Amandala newspaper contained a shocker: The […]
Belizeans have never really had much of a penchant for long term strikes or other acts of self-sacrifice. Today, however, one disgruntled resident of Belize City vowed to stage his own personal protest for as long as it takes to set matters right. Charles Good, On Hunger Strike “But this will take some time for […]
The banana industry has received more assistance from the European Union to compensate for declining price supports. Two contracts, totalling over one point one million Belize dollars, were awarded locally for rehabilitation of farms. The first, granted to the University of Belize, was for six hundred and sixty-two thousand dollars to supply four hundred and […]
In related development news, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye will see water and sewer services extended to the north side of the island town. According to a release from Belize Water Services Limited, B.W.S. will begin the first stage of what promises to be a thirty million dollar expansion of the present system. Under the terms […]
On the stage, on canvas and with words … Belizeans have proven their natural talent for the arts time and time again. But with many schools already faced with limited resources, organised classes are few and far between. But as News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, one rural institution’s efforts to pursue art education have paid […]
While the art of rural Cayo was on display at the Image Factory, some of the old capital’s budding artists were doing their thing just across the river. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting It was uncomfortable hot for the children, but the weather did not stop the boys and girls of the Belize District from celebrating the […]
Belize’s military forte may be jungle warfare, but over the next two weeks the Caribbean, U.S., and U.K. troops gathered here for the annual Tradewinds Exercise will focus on other important skills. News Five’s Kendra Griffith had a front row seat. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Today Price Barracks was abuzz with activity as soldiers participated in […]
