In my experience as a parent with an autistic child, I’ve learned that information is power.  Understanding what the child is going through is the best way of dealing with the situation, so for those of who are experiencing what ...

By Carolyn Trench-Sandiford – Deputy Leader - People’s United Party - Belize Sometime ago I wrote an article that stated that a revolution is a journey and not a destination, and the journey changes according to the aspirations of the people. I pointed out that political independence was one of the ...

By Rayford Young “The Government’s attempt to turn the first public consultation on the proposed 9th constitutional amendment into a political circus on Wednesday night is viewed as distasteful and disrespectful by most Belizeans. The public consultation is an obligation of the Government, and a right afforded by the constitution in ...

Belizeans have been receiving mixed signals from our current government as it pertains to the matter of nationalization. Back in August of 2009 when Prime Minister Dean Barrow appointed his brother Denys Barrow to the highest court of our land, the rationale, according to the PM, was that he ...

By Carla Bradley Belize a country once known through Central America and the Caribbean for its peacefulness and friendly people and amazing beauty, is sadly now fading away and becoming a distant memory. Crime is unbelievably unbearable, as almost every day we are losing a fellow brother to street violence, and many ...

[caption id="attachment_9477" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="BEL placed a special lamp post in front of Darrel Bradley’s house, while many areas of the city lie in darkness. Right top photo: Lamp post erected Bottom right photo: Electrical wires attached to Lamp post "][/caption] Belize ...

BELIZE CITY, Monday, August 15th, 2011 By Alton Humes “AM I NOT A MAN & A BROTHER?” These words, created on a medallion by English pottery maker Josiah Wedgwood roughly 100 years ago, are forever linked to the rebellion and fermented anger ...

August 15, 2011 By Carla Bradley The new site area of Maya Mopan village, located in the Stann Creek West Constituency, sits in darkness as an electrification project started under the previous government, was never completed by the UDP Government even though ...

Belize City, August 15, 2011 Fuel prices in Belize are the highest in the region. A study conducted by the Caribbean Energy Information System (CEIS) which looked at the price of fuel from January to June 2011 discovered that Belize tops the Caribbean when it comes to prices paid at the ...

Orange Walk Town, August 15, 2011 By Carmelita Perez There is more bad news for the proposed 9th Constitution Amendment Bill coming out of the Orange Walk district. Opposition to the bill, which seeks to remove the Courts’ jurisdiction and places total authority in Parliament’s ability to change the Constitution, has been ...