For weeks now we have been reading and hearing about the increase in the number of cases of Belizeans suffering from dengue fever. In fact just last week another Belizean died as a result of hemorrhagic dengue. In the streets the stories of our people’s experiences dealing with the public health ...
10th August, 2010 The Editor The Belize Times Newspaper 3 Queen Street Belize City Dear Sir, At the recent Citrus Growers Association (CGA) General meeting, the auditor painted a terrible picture of CGA finances that seemed rife with mismanagement and misuse of funds. One classic example is the revolving fund that that has been made available to ...
Will the Minister of Health please tell us why the government labs are still not able to do the dengue tests when patients arrive at the regional health facilities ,forcing families to have to seek and pay for private labs to do the test and losing time that can cost ...
There has been a peaceful revolution taking place in the sugar industry. For the first time in history there is an open revolt against the directors of Belize Cane Farmers Association. At the 25 July 2011 general meeting the cane farmers passed a resolution that: a) Expressed no confidence in their directors b) ...
The Doha Round of negotiations, which started in 2001, aims to help poor countries prosper through multilateral deals. The talks have been suspended several times due to the divergent views among developed and developing nations on key issues. Though the World Trade Organisation (WTO) member states have set a timetable for ...