World Oceans Day is being observed on June eighth. It is a day set aside with activities and awareness to honor, help protect, and conserve the world’s oceans. Locally, Oceana Belize is leading the charge with activities to commemorate this day. Today they took the local media on a tour of the Port Honduras Marine Reserve […]
The hurricane season, also known as the rainy season, opened last Thursday which means that there is a serious danger of contracting dengue and zika. The diseases are carried by the aedes aegypti and the aedes albopictus mosquitoes so that conscious efforts have to be doubled to reduce breeding sites. The mosquitoes are active in […]
It has now been a month since it was reported that the villages of Otoxha and San Benito Poite have been facing a takeover of acres of territory by Guatemalan farmers seeking greater pastures. The farmers left a mile-plus-long trail from Guatemala into Belize for easier access to their ‘conquered’ territory. The matter was officially […]
We’re two days into the hurricane season, which the Met Office predicts will be above normal with a total of fourteen named storms. On Wednesday, the City Emergency Management Organization held a pre-hurricane season launch on how to effectively manage emergencies. The conference looked at how prepared the city is for disasters, including hurricanes and […]
At Wednesday’s announcement of the hurricane season, the Met Service also launched their newly redesigned website. The user-friendly website has new features such as the real time display of data from seventeen automatic weather stations. Here’s what you can expect from the website. Catherine Cumberbatch, Chief Met “This website will not only give us […]
The Hurricane Season is here and the Met Service says that this year is forecasted to be active. The above normal season will see fourteen named storms and three are expected to turn into major hurricanes. News Five’s Andrea Polanco shares more on what we can expect from this above normal hurricane season. Andrea […]
There is good news tonight for a number of agencies manning the Chiquibul where illegal activities, in particular gold panning, are on the increase. PACT, the Protected Areas Conservation Trust, today handed over six vehicles to the Chiquibul Forest Investment Initiative, which comprises the Belize Defence Force, the Belize Forest Department, Ya’axché Conservation Trust and […]
A sixty-year-old woman died after she was stung by killer bees in San Ignacio on Wednesday. Cruz Chan was on her way over to a primary school in the Kontiki Area to pick up her two grandchildren around two-thirty, but she never made it all the way because a swarm of bees attacked her, as […]
The Association of Protected Areas Management Organizations has tried to thread the needle between supporting member organization Belize Audubon Society in the aftermath of the fire at the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary visitor center and addressing the complaints of villagers that Audubon’s management affects their way of life. APAMO asks the villagers to reflect on […]
Back in September we told you about the launch of the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN). The United Nations Development Programme, with support from the European Union and other partners, is financing this initiative. A one point six million dollar package will be invested over the next two years on a biodiversity finance strategy to ensure […]
Illegal activities continue deep in the Chiqubul where the forests are under serious attack. Gold-panning of late has become one of the most lucrative activities attracting Guatemalan nationals. In a fly-over today with Friends for Conservation, which manages the natural reserve, the denuding of the thick forests is also highly visible. Slash and burn practices […]
A climate change awareness campaign was launched today following a ‘Knowledge, Attitude and Practices’ study across Belize, which indicated that more needs to be done to sensitize the public about the effects of climate change, as well the practices. The programme is in line with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, to keep global warming below two degrees […]
A freak thunderstorm swept through parts of Biscayne, Belize District over the weekend. Though not unusual, it left in its passage considerable damages to property, but fortunately there were no injuries reported. The storm had been forecasted, but residents did not expect its severity. Today, we found them picking up the pieces. News Five’s Isani […]
World Earth Day is a global celebration to highlight and show appreciation for our natural environment. One primary school in Belize City used the occasion to show how trash can be recycled into artwork of the local wildlife; and in the process, the school compound got a facelift. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane […]
The National Climate Change Office was on the south side of the city today for the soft launch of a climate change awareness campaign. Belize participated in the Japan-Caribbean Climate Change Partnership which led to a study to find out the community’s knowledge, attitudes and practices around climate change. The data gathered showed that residents […]
On Thursday marked seven years since the massive “Deepwater Horizon” oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In light of this day remembered largely by conservationists and those whose lives were affected, the Belize Coalition to save our Natural Heritage took the opportunity to remind the public that Belize’s Barrier Reef System is still largely […]
Documents released by the F.C.D. chronicle the growth of gold-panning inside the inside the Chiquibul Forest, primarily its sharp spike in the southern portion of the forest in the last few years. According to F.C.D., Gold panning is the biggest threat to the Forest present day. The impacts of this illegal activity still haven’t been […]
Even though the hurricane season begins in June there has been some activity before the start of the season. Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, became a tropical depression almost twenty-four hours after it was formed on Thursday. But it posed no real threat to any landmass in […]
Over the past few days, we have been experiencing unseasonable rains. According to forecaster Derrick Rudon, the 2017 hurricane season will be below average with fewer named storms and hurricanes. Derrick Rudon, Forecaster, National Met Service “The list that… I don’t have the list in my mind but Arlene is the first one off […]
Just before we went for the Easter break we told you how the Belize City Council was getting ready to start the process to remove the silt backed up in the Yabra Canal which has been causing problems to fisher folks as well as to residents in the area. In that interview, Councilor Philip Willoughby […]
The Pesticides Control Board launched their 2017-2021 strategic plan developed in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, with support from the U.N.D.P. and the D.O.E. The plan is to help the Board reach a higher level as a modern, more effective organization that delivers quality services and provides adequate coverage to the […]
The Commercial Center gate in downtown Belize City was sealed off today and it didn’t sit well with fishermen who use the gate to access their boats that are moored in the Old Belize River to the back of the facility. Fishermen on the ground today told us that some of them have been using […]
The residents of Monkey River in the Toledo District have been facing an eroding shoreline for the past few years. The climate change caused problem is not only impacting the look of the beach, but also residents’ home have been affected. The front street of the village has also been washed away and the Monkey […]
Weeks ago, we reported that a leaked progress report by a consultant in Guatemala was pushing the idea to officially include Belize as part of Guatemala in that country’s map. The report was done by a consultant who was on contract to perform certain activities for a year. In his report for January, he makes […]
For the past several months, there has been a backing up of silt in the Yabra Canal. The congestion has not only become an eyesore in the area, but it is also hindering fishermen from coming in and docking their boats. Residents in the neighborhood also complain that along with the silt, garbage and other […]
