BELIZE CITY, Tues. Feb. 16, 2010 An attempt to get rid of some cannabis by throwing it in a toilet bowl filled with faeces did not succeed because a “zealous” police officer put his ...

BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Feb. 18, 2010 Brandon Taylor, 22, charged with 2 counts of attempted murder, was acquitted of the charges today in the court of Justice Michelle Arana. The prosecution, represented by Crown Counsel ...

In 2003 the Social Security Board (SSB) purchased 1,000 acres of land in North Ambergris Caye from the Government of Belize (GOB) and received Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 998 of 2003. Subsequently in 2006, the Social Security Board purchased an additional 2,487.444 acres of land in North Ambergris Caye and ...

Elizabeth Pridgeon Nestled just a couple of miles northwest of San Ignacio is the tranquil village of Bullet Tree Falls.  Until a decade or so again, the village was a simple Spanish-speaking community, unknown by many, and only ...

Elizabeth Pridgeon Ms Ienna, who has been known as “Ms Birdie” throughout the course of her life, is almost a celebrity in her own right.  You can stop a passer-by on any street in Belize City, and chances are that ...

4thMay, 1932 – 27th January, 2010 Last Wednesday, 27th January, the call went out in Seiri: “Aninte nege tia Augustin. Wisahumaña lagübürigu wei – Odensio tuma Higinia. Mabulieida huguya me gíen lun híchugu fe houn líbegu – Victoria, Jacinto, Dumasi luma Ezekiel agaradaha hamamuga lubá. “Word is that Austin Flores is ...

Elizabeth Pridgeon Liberty Children’s Home in Ladyville, which offers a refuge for abandoned and abused children, has over recent months become critically close to closing its operation down due to a lack of funding.  There have been times when the staff haven’t even been paid due to serious cash flow problems, ...

So said the lady, and she is right If things are bad and tight And if we are asked to sacrifice All must have plantain & water minus rice Problem comes when Sobs and Fobs Most of them just a bunch of dubs, Pillage the coffers of the nation And want to eat everybody ration This man Barrow ...

By anthony sylvestre George Bernard Shaw (not the retired CNN broadcaster), once grudgingly lamented that “it’s a pity youth is wasted on the young”. The witty Irish playwright is also noted for his truism on nationalism: "A healthy nation,”  he said,  “is as unconscious of its nationality ...

We are now in the second month of the New Year and approaching the two year anniversary of this UDP government with no clear way forward for leadership in the tourism industry. In November of last year, it was made ...