Faith, Power, and Hypocrisy
I will not bother to define a church, because a church could be a gathering of believers or a family home such as the one in Belmopan where recently, a woman was abused and held hostage. Whatever the definition though, …
Trump’s Victory: Implications for Belize
By Dr. Philip Castillo To secure his electoral victory, Donald Trump made several promises but gave little indication how those will be achieved. While there is always a gap between election promises and actual achievements, there is a broad consensus …
Why Polls Matter
By Dr. Philip Castillo With the heightened interest in the upcoming elections in the USA, attention is on the many polls being conducted to predict its likely outcome. Basically, a poll is a small scale representative subset of the voting …
Voter Transfers And The Impact On Belize’s Electoral System
By Dr. Philip Castillo International observers perennially certify Belize’s national elections as free and fair – and indeed they mostly are. But as the ongoing court saga in Cayo North demonstrates, the chicanery that does occur in Belize takes place …
Belize Attends Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas In Argentina
Hon. Florencio Marin Jr., Minister of National Defence and Border Security, along with Hon. Oscar Mira, Minister of State; Colonel Anthony Velasquez, Deputy Commander of the Belize Defence Force; and Lieutenant Commandant Alma Pinelo, Acting Vice Commandant of the Belize …