Newspaper History
The Times began publishing in 1956 under the patronage of then leader George Price, who had just ousted ten members of the PUP from its Central Committee, including Phillip Goldson, owner and editor of the Belize Billboard.
For much of the 1980s the newspaper was presented as "The Sunday Times"; it resumed printing under the Belize Times moniker in the 1990s.
The Times has been involved in several lawsuits and controversies, being the chief print organ for the PUP. Though the major political parties rarely sue each other over accusations printed in the other's newspaper, allegations have at times become serious enough to warrant a response.
Longtime columnist Emory King died in August 2007. King's column officially ceased with the August 19 issue of the Times.
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