After Wednesday’s press conference in which Prime Minister Dean Barrow dropped the bombshell that he might have to consider nationalizing Belize Electricity Limited, the nation has been on edge on both the possibility of blackouts and the effects on investors’ confidence if another company is nationalized. B.E.L. has been unable to meet debt obligations or […]
The Orange Walk community is still coming to terms with the death of Dr. Enrique Guerra who was attacked in the early hours of May twenty-first. Guerra was hospitalized in a coma ever since and passed away early on Wednesday morning at the KHMH. The doctor was walking on Main Street in Orange Walk Town […]
Tourism is on the rebound from the global recession that threatened the industry that provides jobs for one out of every four Belizeans. The Prime Minister said today that the numbers are going up and that Belize has survived the worst of it. Government is investing millions of dollars in different projects including infrastructure and […]
Wednesday night’s question to viewers was whether Government should provide Chetumal Street squatters with crown land elsewhere. Sixty-four percent voted no and many commented that the evicted persons are immigrants and should not be given a shortcut while Belizeans have to go through the proper procedures. Another view is that “Squatters should not be given […]
This morning the BTB held a presentation on the state of the industry. That was preceded on Wednesday by its annual award show. It is the premier event in the BTB calendar of activities in which the stakeholders get recognition in a number of categories; from the Frontline Person, to the best restaurant and the […]
In Wednesday’s newscast vice president of Oceana in Belize, Audrey Matura, lashed out at the prime minister for being disingenuous in respect of the seventeen thousand signatures collected to trigger a referendum on offshore oil exploration. Matura went as far as saying that having agreed to a referendum, it is now undemocratic for the P.M. […]
For the third time this week, an Attempted Murder case fell apart when the victims chose not to proceed with trial. Twenty year old Devain Flores, was accused of shooting nineteen year old Carl Lambey and his cousin twenty-three year old Kareem Gillett. But today Lambey told the court that he didn’t want to give […]
Every Saturday and Wednesday night thousands of Belizeans sit glued to their TV for the Mega Bingo show. Well, on Wednesday night one lucky winner proved that Mega Bingo is definitely the game to play by winning the two hundred nineteen thousand five hundred and seventy three dollars jackpot, the biggest jackpot ever to be […]
Summer is on the horizon and most students are looking forward to putting away school bags and books before enjoying their annual fun in the sun. But there is a parent who is worrying that his children may not be able to return to class for the new school year. Teodore Chen has two children […]
Even while the big news out of the Prime Minister’s press conference on Wednesday had to do with B.E.L., there was other information in respect of economic activity. The P.M. presented a glowing report saying that petroleum is expanding and that new wells will come on stream at Never Delay. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Even without […]
In this segment of Healthy Living we catch up with an amazing teenager. She is only sixteen but already her strength and fortitude are being tested. Iriscelda Magana travels from her village regularly to Belize City for dialysis treatment. The trips and expenses are taking a toll on her as well as her family. She […]
