Probably the most influential international organization has come out against oil drilling in the barrier reef. The Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage has found a powerful ally in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCO had placed Belize on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger in June 2009, following commercial […]
A bailout loan for the sugar industry crossed one more hurdle today. The ten million dollar loan passed through the House of Representatives on Thursday. Although the vote was unanimous, tensions still flared among the parliamentarians. Today, the bill went before the Senate. As it did in the House, the loan got full approval of […]
The sustainability of the sugar industry, because of its mountain of debt, as high as a hundred and twenty-four million, and the role of farmers as well as the functioning at an efficient pace of the sugar mill, were the primary discussions at today’s Senate meeting. Senator Hulse who has tilled the soil himself, explained […]
In other news, a forty-nine year old Guatemalan National, who was living in Dangriga is dead tonight. According to police, on Thursday morning Henry Enriquez Petillo, was drinking and got into an argument with a woman on St. Vincent Street, near a fruit shop. The woman’s son, Edilberto Martinez, intervened and pushed Petillo away from […]
There are strong sentiments on whether or not Moshe Levi Ben David, also known as Shyne, should continue as the music ambassador of Belize. In response to that question, one viewer commented that Belize’s Ambassador of Music should have been given to another Belizean musician and there are many: Supa G, Poots, Aziatic, Lord Rhaburn, […]
Well over a hundred students were beaming with pride today for scoring the highest marks at the regional exams known as CAPE and CSEC, formerly known as CXC. The scores improved significantly this year and in the case of the CSEC, a Belizean student bested the region with perfect grades for fifteen exams. Rodyn Gilharry […]
The government is working on measures to bailout the sugar industry, and is also offering a grant to small growers in the citrus industry. But the signs of a bad economy have been hitting individual businesses very hard over the past year. The Mena group suffered tremendously earlier this year when the banks called in […]
As we have reported, the Belize Sugar Industry is getting a bailout loan of ten million dollars plus an additional million dollar grant from the government. In the south, the government is also providing a grant to small citrus farmers. That was revealed after Thursday’s special sitting of the House in Belmopan. Dean Barrow “We […]
A local product is breaking into the Canadian market and chances are, most adults may have had a shot at it. Traveller’s Liquors exported its first container of an assortment of its rums to Canada. The local rums had to undergo strict compliance regulations to be able to penetrate the competitive Canadian market and now […]
The Women’s Department, the National Committee for Families and Children and others are waging war against gender-based violence. Today they took their message to the streets as they kicked off their annual Sixteen Days of Activism. To cement the message, today’s ceremonies included touching testimonials from sexual abuse victims and a very clear statement of […]
The twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena now have a facility to promote cultural activities. On Thursday, a House of Culture was officially inaugurated for use by artists and artisans in the area. A number of personalities in the arts showed up for the occasion to encourage development of cultural expressions. Sherylin Jones, […]
The Rotary Sunrise for the past few years has undertaken a project to upgrade the Port Loyola Library. Students from schools on the Southside use the library for afterschool and weekend work as well as a monthly reading program. The library also has the only computer lab that’s open to students in the community. But […]
Forward the Revolution; that’s a group of four free spirited individuals who have embarked on a journey with a purpose. Raphael Fellmer, Benjamin Lesage, Camille Goguey and Nieves Palmer left The Hague on January nineteenth and have travelled by land and sea for months with little supplies and a strong faith in humanity. They are […]
The dream of one beauty will be fulfilled on Saturday night. Ten vivacious and gorgeous young women are competing to win the title of the first Queen of the Jewel, the new Miss Belize, but only one will walk away with the honor. All week, they have been perfecting their moves for Saturday night’s glamorous […]
