On Thursday Belize Rural South Area Representative Manuel “Junior” Heredia and San Pedro Mayor Elsa “Macu” Paz appeared on the local island airwaves to, according to them, “listen to the concerns of the people.”  For them to go on the local media made both elected officials look even more ridiculous. ...

For some time now this columnist has been pointing out that the so called “son of the soil” and the United Democratic Party in Belize Rural South is losing their popularity. To some extent Manuel “Junior” Heredia has been getting a free ride at the expense of his constituency while ...

Last week I had the opportunity to witness the election process in various villages in the Orange Walk district. As I had anticipated, almost the entire Cabinet was on the ground to save the bacon of the Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega. The big shots included PM Dean Barrow, his ...

There is an impression on La Isla Bonita that only the governing municipal bodies on the mainland are corrupt and abusive of public funds. Well it not so! Time and time again we have pointed out that there is evidence of corruption and abuse at the San Pedro Town Council. ...

Belize is a multi-cultural nation in which, for the most part, we have all learned to live and interact as one people, one nation. Last week, the Minister of Tourism and Area Representative of Belize Rural South appeared to have forgotten that fact and made a racist comment aimed at ...

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.” American Entrepreneur, Author and Motivation Speaker Jim Rohn I ...

The Ambergris Caye Tour Guide Association is petitioning that the Fisheries Department address the issue of controversy with a new piece of legislation that will affect all and every Belizean. The issue stems from a Statutory Instrument, SI number 115 of 2009 of the sports fishing regulation. This new SI ...

By: J.A. Rebel For months now I have been hearing the islanders of San Pedro and Caye Caulker asking about the whereabouts of their area representative Manuel “Junior” Heredia. Some are even asking whether Junior attends House of Representatives meetings or not. The truth of ...

A few weeks ago in this column I pointed out to the Minister of Education Patrick Faber that teachers were not ready for him. I cautioned, however, that when they were ready for him they would “juk him out of his cave.” Do you remember? Well at Friday’s sitting of ...