Dear All, I really considered whether it was worthwhile writing this piece especially since we may still be in holiday mood and celebrating in peace and tranquility.  However, what moved me to still write this piece is the simple fact that not many people had much to celebrate with and many ...

Christmas at the Barrows… Damn but this was a dismal Christmas. Some say it’s the worst Christmas they’ve ever seen, with poor Belizeans struggling to put food on the table. All we can do is hope for better this year ...

Would the Prime Minister please say when he will pass the unjust enrichment act as promised in the UDP Manifesto two years ago, since he and all his Ministers seem to be acquiring wealth far exceeding their salaries? Would the Minister of National Security please say what comfort he can offer ...

On January 15th the Right Honorable George Price celebrates his 91st birthday. To celebrate this occasion I went to visit Mr. Price at his home. As always Mr. Price welcomed me to his humble home, always making a fuss over my being comfortable. As we visited together, I couldn’t ...

$100,000…thanks a lot! If it were not for the internet and the Agent from Vibes Radio who broke the news Belizeans would probably still be in the dark regarding the truth about ‘our’ oil being sucked out of ...

This week, the first of the New Year in which an issue of the Belize Times is being published, our selection paneled was compelled to bestow the dubious honour of Hypocrite of the Week to Dean Oliver Barrow, the man who has made the ‘Hypocritic’ Oath his personal mantra and ...

In November 2009 this columnist sought to examine and review Belize’s economic performance for the first half of the year, in the essay entitled, A Policy Response to Belize’s Recession. Now at the beginning of the New Year 2010 we have been provided with data ...

By: Mike Rudon Jr. Here’s a question – when’s the last time you heard about a really big drug bust in Belize? Not the discovery of a couple pounds of marijuana during a house search and seizure or the confiscation of a ‘roach’ off a ‘youth man’ hanging on the block. ...

Contributed by Dr. Roxanna Alvarez V.M. On this cold Sunday morning, we buried my nephew.  He did not have to die. His mother, my best friend, is a hard working woman who was excitedly awaiting the birth of her second son.  She was surprised by his unexpected arrival on the 22nd December ...

BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 13, 2010 Three of four persons charged with handling stolen goods pled ...