At the last House of Representatives Meeting, the following Bills were tabled by the UDP Government: 1. The Central Bank of Belize Amendment Act 2010 2. International Banking Amendment Act 2010 3. Banks and Financial Institutions Amendment Act 2010 4. Treasury Bills Amendment Act 2010 5. The Lotteries Control Amendment Act 2010 The major implications are as ...

Carolyn Trench-Sandiford-Party Chairman The month of March is designated as Women’s Month, and the theme for this year is “Celebrating Achievements, Overcoming Challenges and Breaking Barriers” As the Chairman of the PUP, and being a woman, I found it a ...

While the bloodshed has proven too much for police to handle, armed holdups across the City is another record-breaker that continues to rise unabated.  But the criminal element seems to be taking sharp focus on the merchants in the downtown area.  In ...

Carla Ayres Musa We’re not talking about your blood pressure. We’re talking about the level of pressure in your eyes! This is a symptom of Glaucoma, which is the 2nd leading cause of blindness in Belize, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The number of diagnosed cases is ...

Today the prosecution in the criminal case against Belize City Mayor, Zenaida Moya Flowers, presented the first set of evidence to the court.  But they still needed more time to gather the remainder and Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie allowed ...

The fight is on and the contenders are two heavy weights.  In the red corner is the Public Utilities Commission and their attorney, Senior Counsel Derek Courtenay.  In ...

Carolyn Trench-Sandiford – Party Chairman Being the Chairman of the oldest and most successful political party in Belize is not only a challenge, but a work in progress. Being in opposition, with a political apartheid system being practiced by the UDP government, makes the journey and the organizational work of the ...

February 2nd marked the first anniversary of the death of San Victor, Corozal sugar cane farmer Antanacio Gutierrez who was shot down in a hail of bullets on the main access road leading into the ...

Elizabeth Pridgeon Jose Cruz has been at the forefront of media attention over recent months as he made public his struggle with failing kidneys.  While the media has eagerly followed his life-dependent fundraising campaign, little attention has been given to ...

Friday, February 12, 2009 marked the last and final TV news anchoring that Jackie Woods would deliver to Belizean viewers.  More symbolically, though, it marked the end of an illustrious career of one of Belize’s most acclaimed radio and TV journalists.  Indeed, the short tributes aired at the end of ...