[caption id="attachment_9057" align="alignleft" width="112" caption="Barrow continues to insult the private sector"][/caption] Belize City, July 20, 2011 Even after getting away with an ugly forced takeover of two privately-owned companies, disrespecting an unprecedented Court of Appeal ruling, and ostracizing the private sector, Prime ...

BELIZE CITY, Monday, July 18th, 2011 By Alton Humes Sandra Andreina Garcia, a “naturalized” Belizean domestic who resides in the “twin towns” of San Ignacio & Santa Elena, has reported that her identity was stolen by a Guatemalan woman. Garcia said she befriended Guatemalan national Ms. Dianna Estrada and even allowed her to ...

At this week’s Cabinet meeting, the following were discussed: 1.     How come the Ministry of Works’ local calls have to travel through 85 countries before it rings in Belize? 2.     Why is it that the Flippin Minister gave Easy Glenn three license plates, one for Minister, one for Senator and one for ...

Belize City, July 18, 2011 In the year that the Government reported a shrinking of the economy, the Barrow Administration spent $360,000 to pay for the telephone calls of the Ministry of Works. It is the most absurd expense, exposed so far, under the Barrow Administration. The Budget figures for 2009/2010 indicate ...

WHY WE ARE POOR Belize is a poor country. We will be poor for a long time. The irrefutable statistics is that 43% of our population is living below the poverty line. An additional 13% are just barely above the poverty line. Each day, each week, so many of them fall ...

By Carla Bradley For some weeks now reports were received of people from various parts of the country receiving expired goods in these so called “pro poor alleviation project” baskets. Most people would say it is bogus, but people have saved these food items, sealed as was given to them. In Middlesex, ...

Belize City, July 20, 2011 The Director of Public Prosecutions should resign. As DPP she holds a critical position in the country. She is in charge of all prosecutions. A person holding such a position is like a judge of the Supreme Court. She cannot allow her integrity or her image ...

Have you ever wondered why the Bible seems to contradict itself? The word “contradict” can be broken into two separate words contra- dictate. To “dictate” is to give instruction, or to order. “Contra” means against. To contradict is to ‘not do as you say’, or to say both do and ...

By Lucia Moguel Apart from all the corruption that we have been forced to face along with the colossal increase in crime and the negligence of our government in protecting its people, we face an even greater demon. There is no greater crime than to forsake the future of our country; ...

I have witnessed many games played by men and women – some escaping the consequences while others are caught red handed. While the initiation and novelty of new found ‘friends with benefits’ give us a boost in ego and confidence, in the end we are forced back to earth to ...