On Sunday during the UDP’s Caribbean Shores Convention between the incumbent Carlos Perdomo and the relative newcomer, Roger Espejo, Belize got a glimpse of how the UDP as ...

One day after it celebrated the fifth anniversary of its establishment, the Belize National Coast Guard’s efficiency and responsiveness was put to the test. It came in Honduran waters in the form of a horrendous robbery and murder at sea ...

Tourism has been on a steady decline since 9/11 and subsequent occurrences including the global recession, the Swine Flu bug and natural disasters have compounded the problem.  In Belize other local issues have added to poor tourist arrivals over ...

A terrible collision between two vehicles last Friday narrowly escaped resulting in fatalities when the smaller of the two vehicles broke in two when it impacted with a Belize Natural Energy flatbed truck. Its occupants ...

Despite the many prognostication of the Belize Sugar Industry, what is often ignored is the fact that the contracting arrangement between the Belize Sugar Industries Ltd and the farmers require serious rethinking if the long term sustainability of the industry is to be achieved. The relationship cannot continue to be ...

Tin-pot dictator… This latest move by Mr. Barrow to censor the media and limit the freedom of the press is unexpected but certainly not surprising. In fact, trying to control what is disseminated in the media is trademark dictatorship. For ...

Butane politics… If you’re not a supporter of John Saldivar in Belmopan and you see the BNE truck coming around to offer free butane to residents, don’t bother rushing outside with your empty butane tank. See, my buddy minister pig ...

Every five years Belizeans engage in one of the most important aspects of our Nation’s democracy, the electing of 31 representatives to the House of Representatives.  Those of us who are privileged to be chosen to represent the people must swear a solemn oath to uphold the constitution and the ...

Prime Minister: On February 8, 2008 the people of Belize gave you and your party an overwhelming mandate to govern our beloved country. Prior to the election you made many promises to improve the quality of life and the way we are governed. The reality is that over the last two ...

Caught up in the usual mess of allegations and scandals which has shadowed this Barrow administration are two very notable events which stand out this week. One is the government’s decision to tamper with the independence of the media and freedom of the press by suspending relations with Channel 5 ...