By Gilroy Usher Sr., PUP Standard Bearer for Port Loyola This incompetent UDP government truly believes that with preventative detention it can end the terrible crime situation in the country. Consequently in less than a month it will amend the Constitution of Belize, which is the supreme law of the ...

And the New Social Order-Part I By Carolyn Trench-Sandiford – Deputy Leader - People’s United Party - Belize Background: The argument so far is that if Belize is to fulfill and exceed the dreams of the pioneers of the first revolution, that is, the peaceful constructive Belizean revolution, the aspirations of the people ...

By Rayford Young I believe these next two men showed these traits. They were great leaders. Gandhi - Indian Spiritual/Political Leader and Humanitarian 1869 - 1948 (Mohandas Karamchand) Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India. He became one of the most respected spiritual and political leaders of the 1900’s. Gandhi ...

Belize is heading down a perilous path and if left unchecked, will lead to some very tough times in the not too distant future.  While Dean Barrow and his hired pens in the media have been able to so far keep Belizeans distracted, propaganda and spin can only hide reality ...

Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Just two months ago, sugar went scarce after the suppliers proceeded to export the product across the western border where it fetches a higher price than when sold locally.  The shelves at the supermarkets remain empty up ...

Wednesday, July13, 2011 A plan that the Belmopan City Council was trying to ram down the throats of Belmopan residents ended up backfiring when the residents came out en masse at a public meeting to reject the plan. Last week, Belmopan Mayor, Simeon Lopez, crept from under the rock he was hiding ...

BELIZE CITY, Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 By Alton Humes Missing children are a sad and all-too-present reality in Belize. It is that scenario that continues to plague a Belize City family, whose daughter has been missing for roughly 6 months or so ...

Belize City, July 18, 2011 Mexican authorities who detained a man who was carrying a sizeable cache of ammo and drugs very near to the border with Belize are being very tight-lipped about the identity of the detainee. Neighbouring authorities are only reporting that on Saturday, July 16, they carried out a ...

[caption id="attachment_9018" align="alignleft" width="157" caption="Mayor Phillip De la Fuente"][/caption] Belize City, July 15, 2011 Orange Walk Mayor Phillip De la Fuente, who was elected under the United Democratic ticket in 2009, has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2012. “I will not ...

BELIZE CITY, Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 By Alton Humes Just when you thought you heard just about enough of the fraudulent, porously corrupt dealings within the Land Titles Unit of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE), we here at the BELIZE TIMES have received credible reports of the downright ...