Last week I responded to a statement made by the Prime Minister on January 7 in which he said that oil drilling will be permitted in the Sarstoon Temash National Park since it has been cleared by the Court. I said the statement was irresponsible, inaccurate and misleading, as it relates ...

Dear Prime Minister Barrow, In a recent interview with the media, on January 7, 2011 with Channel 5 Belize, you stated: “…In terms of the national parks, we are hopeful that the U.S. Capital Energy people in the south will be able to proceed. Everything is coming up roses in terms of ...

REF: OH/CNE/SF/10 (03) December 6, 2010 Hon. Gaspar Vega Minister of Natural Resources Ministry of Natural Resources Belmopan Dear Minister Vega, I write to you on behalf of Mr. Gelacio Thomas Quewell.  Mr. Quewell has been occupying a parcel of 80 acres of land for the past 35 years in the Santa Familia area which borders the ...

Dear Prime Minister, I write to you as a citizen of this great nation, however I thought long and hard prior to putting ink to paper for the mere fact that our country has a long history of victimizing differences of opinion. However, I am confident that your administration and you ...

Prime Minister: On February 8, 2008 the people of Belize gave you and your party an overwhelming mandate to govern our beloved country. Prior to the election you made many promises to improve the quality of life and the way we are governed. The reality is that over the last two ...

Dear Editor: Please allow me space in your newspaper to register my disgust with the driver and conductor of one of the Tillett buses which services the Corozal district. I don’t know what has become of our society when we treat each other like animals and seem to have given up ...

Dear Ms. Young Barrow, Re – Unlawful Decision of Belize Social Security Board to purchase shares in Belize Telemedia Ltd. I am a contributor to the Belize Social Security Board (BSSB) Fund and an insured person under the provisions of the Social Security Act (the Act). Yesterday, November 2nd 2010, the ...

To my fellow PUP’s and the thousands of Belizeans who joined us in Dangriga, I write this letter to say thank you for giving me your endorsement and choosing me to represent you as the new PUP Party Chairman. As a staunch PUP, my heart was bursting with pride to see the ...

Dear Editor: As our party heads to Dangriga for the National Convention, we must for a moment pause to think. Are we ready to put aside our differences, egos and pride for the benefit of the party? If the answer to this question is yes, then we are ready for Dangriga. There ...

Dear Editor, Last week Friday I listened attentively to the meeting of the House of Representatives at which several important bills were being passed.  I did so with the expectation that we would be allowed to listen to a healthy discussion on the issues being legislated. However, I was disappointed to ...