The much publicized amendments to the constitution will continue to be on hold, at least until next year and that is because judgment in the referendum case number seventeen of 2008 will be delivered until next year. The civil appeal of Alberto Vellos et al versus the Prime Minister and Attorney General got underway in […]
The U.S. and other countries are going in recession. In Belize the tourism industry is being affected, and to add to our woes, this week there was a scarcity of onions, one of our daily staples in the food we consume everyday. As a result, the price skyrocketed at the markets and grocery stores over […]
Tropical depression number sixteen is now behind us but it doesn’t mean we are out of the woods. The National Emergency Management Organisation says that the tropical depression has weakened as it moves over Central Guatemala and Western Nicaragua. That is the good news. The bad news is that the system will continue to dump […]
The Marion Jones Sporting Complex has been a dream for youths and sports enthusiasts who have long waited for the government to develop the stadium into a professional sporting center. Before the February general elections there was activity on the grounds of the stadium on Princess Margaret Drive and it appeared that the complex would […]
A jury of six women and three men was not convinced of an allegation by a thirteen year old that she was sexually abused by twenty-one year old Cesar Diaz, a naturalized Belizean from El Salvador. The case of carnal knowledge concluded today in the Supreme Court and Diaz, a boat builder, who was unrepresented […]
An intruder was caught in the act after he broke into the home of a San Pedro resident. On October thirteenth, twenty-four year old Alden Dominguez, a man who lives near the airstrip in San Pedro, broke the louvers on the window of Marvin Mendoza’s home to gain access inside the house. Thirty-six year old […]
We reported their accomplishments earlier this week, and today we caught them at the International Airport as they returned triumphantly to Belize. The small delegation came back with five medals after their second participation in the World Shotocup Tournament. Quite a feat. The competition occurred over the past week in Canada and the Belizean athletes […]
Last night the United States Presidential debate between seventy-two year old John McCain and forty-seven year old Barack Obama was watched all over the world because as the adage says when America sneezes we catch a cold. The pundits said the senior Republican was at his best but the polls said it was the young […]
Anybody who follows the music scenes will tell you that Jamaicans believe they are the cream of the crop in this region and beyond. That’s why when Belize claimed top prize at the regional finals for the fifth annual Heineken Green Synergy DJ Competition in Jamaica, it was a big deal. With an audience of […]
The Kattegat Sea, which is bound by Sweden and Denmark, is over five thousand five hundred miles away from Ambergris Caye. That’s a far way off considering that the distance between Belize City and Ambergris is just about thirty six miles. You may be thinking: what’s the relevance of this information. Well the distance between […]
The announcement of her appointment as Ombudswoman to replace Paul Rodriquez was made yesterday by the Prime Minister, but according to attorney Cynthia Pitts, the matter is not yet official. Pitts says she has indicated an interest in the top job and it will take some time for this to materialize since she would have […]
If you are prone to catch the bug, there are many ways to prevent it or to deal with this influenza. But first there is a difference between the common cold and the flu. Healthy Living looks this week at this virus that makes your life downright sickening. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting As the Christmas season […]
