Taiwan has been Belize’s diplomatic ally since October eleventh, 1989, and Belize has benefited from Taiwan’s friendship under both U.D.P. and P.U.P. administrations. Today, Prime Minister John Briceño presented a motion to celebrate our two countries’ thirty-fifth anniversary of those ties, a motion that got
During a break for House Committee matters, the media got an opportunity to speak with Barrow and asked him to explain his refusal to support the thirty-fifth anniversary of Belize-Taiwan relations. He said, as he had blurted out in the House, that Taiwan has basically
With all the internal wranglings in the U.D.P. over the past few months, the Opposition has whittled to the point where the seating arrangement in the House of Representatives has also been changed. Today the media noted with interest that the Leader of the Opposition,
Before the day was done, Prime Minister John Briceño chided the United Democratic Party on how their internal rifts have resulted in a weak opposition. He encouraged the members on the other side to deal with their differences and to – in his words –
Infrastructure work to upgrade the Thomas Vincent Ramos Highway, formerly the Southern Highway, is underway and will proceed over the next several months. Today in the House, the Minister of Infrastructure Development, Julius Espat explained that the project was scheduled to begin in July and
Speaking with Prime Minister John Briceño following today’s house meeting, the issue of the controversial land purchase which saw the Government of Belize acquiring fifteen acres of land from an Asian businessman for six point nine million dollars was brought up once again. The PM
Prime Minister Briceño also reiterated his administration’s position on the compulsory acquisition of the acreage of disputed land on Stake Bank Island. He explained to reporters why government finds it necessary to complete the cruise tourism project that was started by the Feinstein Group. [caption id="attachment_21400"
The Leader of the Opposition, Moses Barrow is once again taking shots at Albert Area Representative Tracy Taegar-Panton and Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber to have them removed from the U.D.P. Earlier this week, Barrow’s request to have them removed from the House of Representatives
The Tribute to Belizean Patriots was held on Thursday night at the foot of the new Haulover Bridge. Twenty-eight Belizeans received national awards for their service to country. The ceremony featured a musical ensemble entitled “The Builders of Belize Cambio Ensemble” arranged by Carlos Perrotte.
Primary school children across the country were celebrating Belize outside of their classrooms today. From Corozal to Toledo, students gathered at various locations for the annual Children’s Rally. In Belize City, the Civic Center was almost at capacity with students from twenty-five primary schools. This
