The following matters were discussed in Cabinet this week: •    To invite some foreigners to settle in the Chiquibul Area. Requirements: must be ganja planter, gone to prison and related to Black Bird. •    In a memo sent to all members of Cabinet, they were asked to be seen less, to stay ...

Belize City, November 23, 2011 From the time he was installed as the UDP Standard Bearer for the Freetown Constituency, Lee Mark Chang has been carrying out a series of shenanigans. As the BELIZE TIMES had reported in previous issues, Lee Mark has systematically carried out the illegal registration/transfer of ...

MICHAEL DESHIELD Michael Deshield has publicly announced he is retiring. He also said he has colorectal cancer which has spread to his liver and lungs. Michael is one of Belize’s best veterinarians. But more importantly he is one of the best human beings on the planet. He is affable, friendly, genuine, compassionate; ...

Christmas is just around the corner… it is less than thirty days away and as the days dwindle, so will our savings, salaries and Christmas bonuses. Our stress levels will increase, making one of the cheeriest seasons on the Christian calendar of events a time of worry and regret. Here ...

Years ago, as a child I was sent out of the country to spend time with my grandmother. This was during vacation times and I found it to be a very interesting experience. The one thing I can remember quite vividly was the night times. I remember when anyone would ...

The History and Origin of Thanksgiving Day By Beverly Hernandez, About.com Guide Almost every culture in the world has held celebrations of thanks for a plentiful harvest. The American Thanksgiving holiday began as a feast of thanksgiving in the early days of the American colonies almost four hundred years ago. In 1620, a ...

S-ROD SAYS: Well, well, well… look who decided his ‘manhood’ was so threatened that had to grow a pair and bash the gays. Well, Mr. Russell Vellos, you got off your volley… now, I get my turn to speak. I, S-Rod, can confidently say one thing about myself, and that is: ...

By Carla Bradley We often call the youth “the youth of tomorrow” or “our world’s future” but what happens if the youth themselves are not there or heard from? As a young voter in this country we call home, I believe in the involvement of youths in our democratic system as ...

By Gilroy Usher Sr., PUP Standard Bearer for Port Loyola Education is very expensive throughout Belize even at the primary school level. To help parents ease the heavy burden of primary school fees in Port Loyola, at the beginning of the school year in September, I as the PUP Standard ...