Belize City, April 27, 2011 Firefighters, arguably, are some of the bravest men and women among us, risking their wellbeing day in and day out to save life and property.  While some are of the view that firefighters are actively engaged only when there is a fire, the truth is that ...

65. Pensioners are asking the Prime Minister and all who voted yes in favour of his budget where in this budget is there any relief for them? After three years, there has been not a single raise, not even a one cent raise to offset the 30% spike in cost ...

The people and the farmers in the north of Belize should not allow yet another case of mismanagement and incompetence by senior officials of the Belize Marketing Corporation (BMC) to go (again) unchallenged. Cane farmers decided to diversify their crops and to invest for the first time in the cultivation of ...

Commercial Free Zone, Corozal District, April 27, 2011 By Carmelita Perez Two men from the Corozal District have been detained by Police after they reportedly burglarized a store at the Corozal Commercial Free Zone and attempted to steal more than $118,000 in Mexican currency. On the 22nd of April, free zone security officers ...

[caption id="attachment_7710" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="BNTU national president Luke Palacio and Otilio Munoz"][/caption] Belize City, April 26th 2011 By the time this week’s issue of the BELIZE TIMES hits the streets, hundreds of teachers from across the country will be engaged in the election ...

By Darrellitas “Dar Dar” Bradley At a press conference held last week by the Coalition Organized for the Liberty through Action (COLA) and what resembled to be the Public Service Union at the Battlefield Park, downtown Belize City, in response to the firing of COLA President Moses Sulph by Barrow administration, ...

Dear Editor, kindly find space for my letter in your esteemed newspaper, As Belizean people struggle day by day looking for a job or trying to make ends meet, if they have any ends to meet, we find ourselves forced to make good or bad choices in life but that only ...

Mr. Henry Charles Usher PUP Party Chairman Queen Street Belize City, Belize Dear Mr. Usher; I would like to firstly, thank our Party for affording me the opportunity to partake in the democratic process for which our party is known. After reflection, I am hereby withdrawing myself as a candidate for the PUP Standard Bearer of ...

Dear Minister, The Belizean Bus Association (BBA) through this medium expresses its concern regarding the lack of transparency being perpetrated by the Ministry of Transport regarding the granting of runs to Mr. Sergio Chuc. More than six months ago, the BBA was assured that it was recognised by yourself as an important ...

GOB cuts Permanent Residency permits for Chinese nationals from $10,000 to $2,000!! Belize City, April 27, 2011 On November 5, 2010 Belizeans will remember the disturbing news that there was a move afoot by the UDP Administration to secretly give away Belizean ...