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For more than ten years, the Fisheries Department and its partners have been working on amendments to the Fisheries Bill. If the amendments are approved and enacted, there will be stronger enforcement of fisheries regulations and increased promotion of sustainable fisheries management. Cabinet received the draft bill in March 2014, but the amendments are yet […]
What’s happening with Cayo Rosario? Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia Junior says he doesn’t know what’s going on over on the caye, but he doesn’t approve of any over-the-water structures and that he is not for any dredging taking place there. About seven weeks ago, Heredia told News Five that he didn’t believe the proper […]
Today, the CARICOM Climate Change Center and the Ministry of Economic Development launched two documents and a programme to help Belize engage with the Green Climate Fund. The G.C.F., as it is commonly called, is a platform that offers support for vulnerable countries to respond to the increased risks of climate change. As a part […]
Written on August 13, 2019 | Posted in
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A team of five Tourism Police officers was installed in Placencia this morning as part of an ongoing initiative by the Belize Police Department and the Belize Tourism Board to increase law enforcement presence in various tourist destinations. Along with the officers was a handing over of equipment which will be used in carrying out […]
Written on August 13, 2019 | Posted in
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Over the weekend, journalists from the country gathered for a two-day training facilitated by the Earth Journalism Network, a global community of over eight thousand reporters who cover environmental topics. As part of the training, reporters were taken to Sergeant’s Caye and Goff’s Caye where topics such as climate change, the importance of the barrier reef and […]
Written on August 12, 2019 | Posted in
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A day before the trip, Belizean reporters gathered in Belize City where they participated in a lively discussion with professionals. The discussion focused primarily on environmental issues including climate change, biodiversity, water, environmental health, and oceans and coastal resources. The Earth Journalism Network assists journalists through workshops and development of training materials, fellowship programs, support […]
The Coalition for Sustainable Fisheries is championing a move to ban the use of gillnets countrywide. Gillnets are indiscriminate and as such are depleting fish stocks. This morning, a news team set out to see where they visited a remote area about twenty miles north where fishermen are harvesting tons of fish using gillnets. Isani […]
Written on August 9, 2019 | Posted in
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The Clear Water Marine Aquarium Research Institute wrapped up its first ever Belize Marine Conservation Summer camp. Sixty children between the ages of five to fifteen attended the three-day conservation camp where they learned about the environment and the role that can they play in conservation. The camp featured educational presentations by OCEANA, Wildlife Conservation […]
Written on August 7, 2019 | Posted in
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A vehicle unfortunately knocked down and killed a female tapir on the area of Manatee Lookout on the Philip Goldson Highway. And soon enough, the legs of the tapir were cut off. Now, the tapir is considered a delicacy so it is felt that it was butchered to be consumed. Hours after, the carcass was […]
Thousands of Belizeans illegally enter Mexico through the village of Santa Cruz in Orange Walk and into Botes. Normally, they are lured to the area for beer, vegetables and other contraband goods which are brought into Belize. But a recent incident in the village is sparking outcry. A fundraising activity has been going on to […]
Written on August 6, 2019 | Posted in
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Squatting is a perennial problem in urban cities. In Belmopan we have been following the story of a group of families who have cleared land and have made it their homes in the Maya Mopan area. One of the families has been there for more than ten years and they feel they have a right […]
Written on August 6, 2019 | Posted in
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The New River in Orange Walk is being affected by eutrophication. It is the increase of nutrients in the river which has been causing the harmful algal blooms, discoloration, stagnation and the fish kills that have been reported. On Monday, the media was taken on a tour of the river where the negative impacts were […]
Written on August 6, 2019 | Posted in
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The establishments and factories that have been discharging effluents into the New River will be sent a letter containing corrective recommendations. An advisory will also be issued to the public, and according to Doctor Percival Cho, the aim is to host a public consultation sometime this week. On the Phone: Dr. Percival Cho, C.E.O., […]
Written on August 6, 2019 | Posted in
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A boat ride up the New River in Orange Walk shows large scale stagnation and discoloration of the waters along a seventeen-mile stretch from the villages of Carmelita to Trial Farm. The condition of the river, which is a main source of income up north, has deteriorated to a point that it has become lifeless […]
Written on August 5, 2019 | Posted in
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The case against Pickstock Area Representative Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington which is presently before Justice Courtney Abel resumes on Wednesday in the Supreme Court. The Foreign Minister is being sued by the principals of Progresso Heights Limited, a company which he helped to form in 2003. Seven years later, Elrington proceeded to caution several pieces of […]
Written on July 30, 2019 | Posted in
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Both parties were called before the court on July twenty-fourth, but Elrington was a no-show. The minister said he was sick and submitted a medical certificate. Notwithstanding his illness, Elrington was said to be deliberately frustrating the process by not showing up on the scheduled court dates. In fact, Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay, who represents […]
Written on July 30, 2019 | Posted in
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An interesting revelation coming from our one-on-one with Elrington is that the director of Progresso Heights believes that his life is in danger should he return to Belize and testify in person. While Elrington says that the judge found the so-called death threats baseless, the principal of the company has been allowed to testify via […]
Written on July 30, 2019 | Posted in
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If you’ll recall, last week we reported that a land issue was brewing in a small farming community located behind Spanish Lookout, Cayo District. Well, that issue is heating up; so much so that early this morning, officers of the Belize Police Department, carrying big guns, descended on La Gracia Village. They were there to […]
Written on July 30, 2019 | Posted in
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The recent incident on the Sarstoon River involving the Guatemalan Armed Forces, the B.D.F. and a civilian team led by the Belize Territorial Volunteers has raised the ire of many. The Government said it is sending another strong protest note against the actions of the GAF. But in the wake of an I.C.J. referendum which […]
Written on July 30, 2019 | Posted in
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With the constant disruption of what ought to be the free flow of civilian traffic upriver, notwithstanding the area being under dispute, doesn’t it require the intervention of the I.C.J. since both countries have agreed to have the matter adjudicated before it? Isani Cayetano “This issue, however, has been persistent for a number of years, […]
A group of commercial fishermen are leading the charge to ban gillnets across the country. They say there are damaging effects of this indiscriminate practice to fish stocks and as such are gravely concerned about the future of the fisheries industry, as well as their livelihoods. Banded together as the Coalition for Sustainable Fisheries, the […]
Written on July 30, 2019 | Posted in
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The Coalition recently presented a formal proposal to government calling for an end to all gillnet fishing in Belizean waters, following a one-year phase-out period. The proposal includes a commitment by the Coalition to provide at least one million Belize dollars to assist license gillnet fishermen in transitioning to more sustainable fishing methods or other […]
Written on July 30, 2019 | Posted in
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A maritime economy plan is being developed for the country through a partnership between the Belize Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute and the United Kingdom’s Commonwealth Marine Economies Programme. Launched in 2017, the Programme by the British government supports seventeen Commonwealth Small Island Developing States including Belize. The plan identifies the potential of developing […]
Written on July 30, 2019 | Posted in
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The Sarstoon is back in the news tonight and according to BTV Leader Wil Maheia, Guatemalan Armed Forces attempted to sink the boat Belizeans were attempting to traverse the river in. This morning, Maheia was escorting members of the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management up the Sarstoon to Black Creek. The purpose of the […]
Written on July 23, 2019 | Posted in
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There is a land issue brewing in western Belize. Over twenty farmers in La Gracia claim that surveyors have initiated works on their land. The farmers say that majority of them have lease titles and have worked on the land for more than twenty-five years. The farmers are concerned that they will lose the land […]
Written on July 23, 2019 | Posted in
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