ocr: Belize has not sutferedthe degree of press interference experiencedin: neighboring states, but the govemment remains sensitive to even minor criticisms. In 1989,the PUP,newly retunedto power, fulfilledits manifesto commitment by establishing a broadcasting corporation modeled on the British BBC,and by revolang the restrictive law of criminal libel. 'Amandala" is the most politically independent newspaper, as well as the best for sports coverage.