By Gilroy Usher Sr., PUP Standard Bearer for Port Loyola The tremendous hardship which residents of Port Loyola have to endure to see their Area Representative Anthony “Boots” Martinez is a shame. Only a few months after Martinez was appointed as a Minister, he moved his residence and office several miles away ...

[caption id="attachment_11367" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The UDP has neglected the market for too long. It’s time to kick them out of office"][/caption] The Culture Capital, December 14, 2011 The UDP are again on their usual fishing expedition here in Dangriga. This time the bait ...

As I watched Minister of Housing Michael Finnegan explaining last week how he was feeding a multitude for Christmas, the old Chinese proverb came to mind: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”. This ...

Kingston, Jamaica, December 14, 2011 Senator Lisa Shoman has been appointed Chief of Electoral Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS/EOM), to observe the general elections which will be held in Jamaica on December 29, 2011. Senator Shoman describes the ...

[caption id="attachment_11357" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="PUP Campaign Manager Julius Espat shares words of advice"][/caption] Belize City, December 14, 2011 Nobody does election machinery better than the Blue. Mindful of the tremendous task ahead, the Peoples United Party has mandated a Capacity Building Committee to ...

[caption id="attachment_11354" align="alignleft" width="149" caption="Elson Kaseke "][/caption] City of Belmopan, December 9, 2011 On Friday, December 9th, a funeral service was held for former Solicitor General Elson Kaseke in the City of Belmopan. Kaseke passed away on Wednesday, December 7, while receiving treatment for ...

BELIZE CITY, Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 By Alton Humes There are few organizations in the world (Rotary, Kiwanis, etc.) that expertly and effectively combine faith and services to others well. But there’s only one organization that combines a martial, militaristic approach with ...

BELIZE CITY, Monday, December 5th, 2011 By Alton Humes A pair of Belmopan City-based traffic officers are now out of a job after being falsely and maliciously accused of mishandling public funds. Mr. Allen Brown and Mr. Richard Thomas visited the BELIZE TIMES today, and certainly showed no love lost for the ...

[caption id="attachment_11345" align="alignleft" width="154" caption="Rosendo Urbina Sr"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_11346" align="alignright" width="191" caption="Rosendo Urbina Jr"][/caption] Orange Walk, December 13, 2011 The story of the armed assault at a residence belonging to one of Belize’s most suspicious ...

BELIZE CITY, Monday, December 12th, 2011 [caption id="attachment_11342" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Oceana’s VP Audrey Matura-Shepherd delivers 18,000 petitions to GG’s office"][/caption] By Alton Humes The issues with regard to a potential and permanent ban on future oil drilling in offshore and protected areas ...