[caption id="attachment_11308" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="George Rochester, Jr."][/caption] Tuesday, December 13, 2011 As the murder rate escalates, police are still clueless as to who are the ones responsible for the nation’s latest homicides in less than two days.  The first one was reported last ...

Signs… There’s a song by a group called Tesla which has always been a favourite of mine…the chorus goes – “signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs f@$#in’ up the scenery, breakin’ my mind…” Ain’t no doubt in my mind…friends – Belize’s own home grown little bald-headed mocha-complexioned Hitler is getting set to throw ...

There are some things in life that as you hear it, you simply have to blurt out: “Hmmmmmm!” Such is the case with the announcement by BEL that it would be lowering electricity rates by almost 4% just six months after Dean Barrow took over that utility company. It doesn’t make ...

While it is not unusual for the House of Representatives to hold a sitting in late December, this Friday’s House Sitting, some ten weeks before the Municipal elections and in heightened anticipation of an early election, will be watched with interest as the kitchen cabinet and arm-chair UDP politicians’ place ...

Dear Editor, It seems as if every time we go into the month of December, Belizeans have this flash back of the U.D.P. massacre. How can any one forget about that year?  February 11th, 1996 was when the U.D.P. was in power under the leadership of the Vat Man, Manuel Esquivel. ...

Editor Sir: In a television program done by Miss Janelle Chanona, the question was asked: “Can the State impose morality on its citizens?” The topic being discussed was the homosexual issue on a segment of the news of Friday, 9- 12-2011. As in the case of countless philosophical questions, the answer is ...

Dear Sir: I refer to a segment in your article “Think About It” of Sunday December 11, 2011, subtitled “Church Will Heal Cancer.”  Please allow comment on it. I attended the Mass referred to by your anonymous writer – something I would never have done, if there were in Father Ian Taylor ...

Dear Editor, I don’t like revealing anything much about myself, so I’ll only say I’m a young person who constantly watches the news and keeps up-to-date with the happenings of my country. Needless to say, unlike those who have their souls ‘glued’ to Facebook and so on, I love my country, ...

[caption id="attachment_11290" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="PUP Leader Hon. Francis Fonseca holds business meeting with members of San Pedro’s private sector. Rescuing the depressed economy is a priority for the PUP!"][/caption] Belize City, December 12, 2011 Hon. Francis Fonseca has been on the go ...

Belize City, December 14 2011 A sitting of the House of Representatives will take place on Friday, December 16, 2011, and there is increasing suspense as to whether or not Prime Minister Dean Barrow will use the opportunity to set the date for early elections. While not impossible, it’s not likely. Sources ...