Politics and money
The individuals and corporations who finance political parties in Belize, as indeed all over the world wherever there is electoral “democracy,” may be referred...
2004 and 2014
“The issue is not complicated to explain to the public. The Prime Minister cannot borrow any amount over 10 million dollars without first getting...
The chatter and the climate
At this newspaper we had been anticipating an increase in political campaign violence down the road because of how much the political directorate had...
The money and the soul
Money don’t matter tonight
It sure didn’t matter yesterday
Just when you think you got more than enough
That’s when it all ups and flies away
That’s when...
A story goes with it
Today’s editorial is a modest effort. It is the immediate story of two generations of a Southside Belize City family which, on the Hyde...
Respect, Havana
Ignacio Ramonet: In Cuito Cuanavale the South African forces suffered a very important defeat.
Fidel Castro: Yes, very important – I’d say decisive. The overwhelming...
Infrastructure
The real yardstick by which future generations of Belizeans will judge our contemporary political leaders is not by what they have thought or by...
Power to the Belizean people
“During the most recent operations, the joint enforcement team destroyed more than 58,000 marijuana plants, 10 pounds of marijuana seeds, and 1,000 pounds of...
From the Publisher
“The Sun Tzu begins with the understanding that conflict is an integral part of human life. It is within us and all around us....
Farrakhan in the footsteps of Chavez
“Like most religious people, the Pope is idealistic but not realistic. I think he would benefit from reading Father de las Casas’ books,...
Belize’s real
From 1944 to 1954, there was a democratic revolution of sorts in Guatemala. When that revolution entered the phase of land reform under President...
The colossus and the compromised
“We interpret the agreement as, effectively, a decision to give Sapodilla and Ranguana Cayes to the Guatemalans, to cede land to them under the...
Belize’s survival option
“A third event of great importance during the Ydígoras (Fuentes) regime was his support for America’s policy with respect to Cuba. It was the...
Respect our army; equip our army
A Belizean died in Great Britain recently who had traveled from here to London and flown combat missions in the Royal Air Force during...
