Thursday, September 2, 2010

‘Headline’ News

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE (NHI) STILLBORN

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE (NHI) STILLBORN

Friday, August 27, 2010 8:07

Before being born baby NHI has died! Last week, on August 13th, 2010 to be more specific, the Private Hospitals who supply delivery services to the NHI for expecting mothers of the South-side Belize City got a Memo from the ...

Shelly’s Blood on Barrow’s Hands…

Friday, August 20, 2010 1:54

A song crafted by talented artists as the latest crime-fighting initiative of Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s Operation Restore Belize will not bring 35 year old Shelly Sanchez back to life. Nor will the lively tune comfort her 12 year ...

Asian Close shops in protest of young student’s senseless murder

Asian Close shops in protest of young student’s senseless murder

Friday, August 20, 2010 1:52

The Asian community across Belize City today closed their doors for business as they mourn the senseless murder of Helen Yu, 14, the student from Edward P Yorke High was was shot dead last Thursday inside her family’s store on Iguana ...

Dengue cases up but still true figures thought to be much higher

Friday, August 20, 2010 1:49

Officials from the Ministry of Health  called a press conference on Wednesday morning at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital to summon the help of the public in fighting the battle with dengue. It was announced there that there has been an increase ...

Vega family Land Grab

Vega family Land Grab

Friday, August 13, 2010 8:54

In last Friday's sitting of the House of Representatives, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources Gapi Vega was conspicuously absent from the sitting even though the main event of the meeting was the tabling of the ...

BTB “Singhs” to the tune of the Jamaicans

BTB “Singhs” to the tune of the Jamaicans

Friday, August 13, 2010 8:49

A copy of a letter obtained by The Belize Times this week reveals that the Barrow administration continues to be unmindful of yet another serious fracture in nation’s stakeholder tourism business, and warns of stormy seas ahead for the ...

Rage & Violence

Rage & Violence

Friday, August 6, 2010 8:27

According to Aaron Humes, a reporter for the AMANDALA newspaper in a blog post, when 18 year old Gilroy Barrow was shot dead last Friday night, he was the 64th person murdered in Belize in just the first seven months ...

The 2010 Social Security Board Budget

The 2010 Social Security Board Budget

Friday, August 6, 2010 8:26

A quick review as we enter Q2 The Belize Times has had a chance to look at the Audited Financials of the SSB , that august institution who holds sway over the contributions of Belizean workers and embattled Belizean ...

Who’s Next? Belizean Businesses in trouble

Who’s Next? Belizean Businesses in trouble

Friday, July 30, 2010 8:44

There is a worrying trend beginning to emerge in the business sector and this trend is the closing down of businesses which once thrived only a few years ago in what was once a growing economy. Since Dean Barrow announced ...

Police Minister Accuses Belizean for Justice Members of involvement in Illegal Drug Trade

Friday, July 30, 2010 8:43

Why does the new Minister of Police keeps putting his foot in his mouth?  The recent cabinet alignment was inevitable since the entire population had lost confidence in the dead Minister of Police, Carlos Perdomo.  But when the Hon. Doug ...