On Tuesday the CCJ judges came off of vacation to issue a stunning injunction against any further sale of B.T.L. shares by the Government. The decision was unexpected because neither the Supreme Court nor the Court of Appeal had seen fit to grant any injunction. The CCJ did so in one day. The government promptly […]
Dark clouds loom over the battlefield on which the ownership of Telemedia will be decided. But the legal issue is not the only reason why the sky is expected to be dark throughout the weekend. A weather system that developed in the Eastern Caribbean has been slowly moving west. The Belize MET Service has been […]
The fluidity of a situation to change is well known to the Belize Sugar Industries. Although the factory has been diligently working to satisfy local market and cross border trade, the income has had little to stave off its own stormy weather in the form of a twenty million dollars debt to ING and millions […]
The Caribbean’s proud history of experience and desire to spread knowledge to the region’s common Diaspora had culminated into the formation of the Caribbean Broadcast Union, a group whose passion for media has no bounds. And during the first day of its Annual General Assembly in Belize, the CBU awarded those members with a minimum […]
One topic that the CBU members have been reporting is the results of the standardized high school examinations. The Caribbean Examinations Council grades are not out as yet, however, students who sat the CSEC have been able to access their scores online. Although CSEC has been releasing the rankings to the participating countries through its […]
The Ministry of Finance signed a memorandum of understanding in March of this year with the University of Belize for a clean solar energy project. It was predicted that the construction of the infrastructure would get underway and the university is proud to announce that they are keeping that schedule. Work commenced earlier this week […]
Norman Rodriguez, you might remember him as a political activist, attorney-at-law in training and a writer. Today he released his second major publication, a book of poems entitled ‘Panning to Perfection-A Poetic Pilgrimage’. Rodriguez says that his book is about his path to self-perfection. Rodriguez’s book is a portal into his experiences from Belize to […]
Forty-two year old Belize City resident, Dean Bennett, was charged with Aggravated Assault of an indecent nature one month ago and was remanded without bail. Allegations are that Bennett abducted a ten-year-old girl on June fourteenth and molested her. Today the charge against him was upgraded to Attempted Rape when he appeared before Chief Magistrate […]
Akeem Humes and Ryan Alvarez, both twenty-one years old, spent an extra five days in prison after murder charges against them were withdrawn last Friday. The withdrawal was due to insufficient evidence, but in the absence of a written directive from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Chief Magistrate Margaret Gabb McKenzie did not release […]
The Belize Audubon Society concluded its summer camp program over the weekend. It was a packed agenda in seven groups, including bird watching, photography and hiking through the jungles of the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary. According to Dirk Francisco, the Audubon’s Publicity Coordinator, the camp was a major success and they are hoping to expand […]
The National September Celebrations are right around the corner so expect to hear a number of Belizean songs on the airwaves around this time of the year. And as the National Celebrations Committee gets its national song competition going, the public gets the opportunity to help decide which of the songs best depict Belize. The […]
Diabetes continues to be among the top causes of death in Belize. In an effort to fight the “silent killer”, a weeklong youth camp is being hosted by the Belize Diabetes Association to educate participants on how to cope and properly manage their condition. This week Healthy Living discusses diabetic neuropathy, one of the common […]
