Just back from Port of Spain, Prime Minister Dean Barrow held his quarterly press conference at the House of Culture this afternoon. But while his remarks were focused on the Summit of the Americas, the big news coming out of the conference is the confirmation of the reported shake-up at the police department. The P.M. […]
Last week in Trinidad at the Summit of the Americas, Barrow said that since Belize holds the chair of CARICOM, he intended to use that leverage to champion issues that affect the region. A major issue that affects Belize and CARICOM countries is the offshore industry. Developed nations such as the U.S. and Canada use […]
While we wait to see the depth of the sympathy that the U.S. congressmen have for CARICOM’s offshore banking sector, there were very immediate and positive results coming from Canada and the United States regarding the boosting of international lending institutions such as the Inter-American Development Bank. Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper has pledged five […]
Also in the margins of the Summit, in talks with United States President Obama, Prime Minister Barrow brought up the fact that since Robert Dieter returned to the U.S., there has been no U.S. ambassador to Belize. Barrow said that Obama promised to name one very soon. But it wasn’t all business during the summit, […]
The once solid insurance company CLICO has wound up in Guyana and Turks and Caicos. The government of Belize has placed CLICO under judicial management. And when the issue came up at the press conference today the P.M. took time out to point that though CLICO suffered from bad investments, he wanted policy holders in […]
There is a development to report in the case of an alleged plot to murder seven members of the Jose Shoman family. The six persons accused appeared in court today before Magistrate Ed Usher after spending three months behind bars on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Robbery, Possession of Firearm and Ammunition offences. The […]
And while he is accused of allegedly threatening at least one of the defendants, Jose Shoman says it’s quite the contrary. In a press conference late this afternoon, Shoman in the presence of his attorney, Derrick Courtenay, claimed that since the onset of the case, the family has been receiving death-threats. Jose Shoman, Businessman “It […]
Most people are familiar with the saying “What goes around comes around”. And for twenty-two year old Guatemalan Juan Noe Suchite, karma caught up with him sooner than expected. Suchite shot and killed Jesus Ponce during a robbery at Rosy’s Store in Benque Viejo on Monday night and less than twenty-four hours later, he suffered […]
The body of Desmond Kerr, who drowned in the Haulover Creek near Bainton’s Bank on Tuesday, has still not been recovered. But efforts continue and according to Admiral Cedric Borland, Commandant in the National Coastguard, a deep search of the waters was carried out today and on Thursday, they will be conducting a surface search. […]
Over the years Belize has been able to sell itself to visitors with catchy terms such as “Mother Nature’s Best Kept Secret,” and “Make the Choice, Play a Role, Enhance the Tourism Experience”. And while tourism has been a major revenue earner, over the past few years the jewel has been experiencing a decline in […]
“How to Cook a Tapir”; it’s not a recipe but a book that tells the story of a young wife who in 1962 traveled to southern Belize—then British Honduras—on her honeymoon, lived among the Mayans and had the learning experience of a lifetime. The author, Joan Fry, speaks of the difficulties she faced adapting to […]
It is big news for the northernmost district and that is because Corozal will now have a facility for a bachelor’s degree in Primary Education. Today at a Press Conference held at the Belize Institute of Management in the old capital, Galen University and the Corozal Junior College signed off on documents certifying the college […]
The earth is believed to be four point five billion years old but it is only since 1970 that nations began observing Earth Day. The Belize Audubon Society also joined in the celebrations back then. While Earth Day is celebrated worldwide today, the activities in Belize are planned for Saturday April twenty-fifth. The Belize Audubon […]
