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On Wednesday, a video surfaced online showing village leaders from Corazon, San Lucas and Mabil Ha ripping up the Government of Belize’s proposed draft Maya Communal Land Policy. According to the villagers, the proposed changes threaten the livelihoods and well-being of these communities. Their collective cry was for G.O.B. to “respect us, respect our lands”. […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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Commercial bus operators will have to adhere to the regulation that prohibits overcrowding very shortly. Today, Minister of Transport, Rodwell Ferguson explained that as part of the upgrade to the bus industry, aside from acquiring new buses, the bus companies will also have to exercise proper rules of the road. Ferguson said that the Transport […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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For the past two decades, there have been concerns over various development projects in San Pedro where questions have been raised regarding the involvement of the Department of Environment in those decisions. Those concerns are finally being allayed with the establishment of permanent offices for the Department of the Environment and Forestry on the island. […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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Two days ago, Alaia Belize Resort announced on its Facebook page that as of May first to November first of this year, it will be constructing a new seawall. The resort says the new infrastructure is expected to enrich its luxury resort experience, and create an expanded pristine beach with over eight hundred feet of […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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Traffic in San Pedro Town can be almost as bad as it is in Belize City, particularly during the peak hours at lunch time and after five in the evening. It is a problem that has been plaguing the town for years, but has been exacerbated by the rapid development on the island. But the […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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The election season is about to enter prime time and political parties are sharpening their political teeth to run those ads, as they always do, about their opponents. And as they prepare to step out into the streets and homes of the electorate, they will no doubt attempt to discredit their political rivals. In San […]
Written on January 24, 2024 | Posted in
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The municipal elections are less than two months away and various city and town councils will be meeting with the media to speak of the projects they’ve been able to complete or at least begin since taking office. But for the San Pedro Town Council, headed by Mayor Wally Nunez, the last three years was […]
Written on January 24, 2024 | Posted in
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Fourteen NGO’s have gathered at the Belize Zoo for Wildlife Empathy Training. Over the past week, the organizations were participants in a workshop hosted by the Belize Zoo team, as well as a team from the Milwaukee Zoo in the United States. The workshop’s goal is to foster collaboration in wildlife conservation between communities and […]
Written on January 24, 2024 | Posted in
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Residents of Caribbean Shores have observed that although several of their streets have remained in disrepair for a prolonged period of time, construction has finally begun to remedy the situation. As the time for election draws nearer, questions of whether this can be classified as electioneering arise. Kareem Musa, area representative for the constituency denies […]
Written on January 22, 2024 | Posted in
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It’s been around for over fifty years through funding provided by a Canadian aid program, and now, the Belcan Bridge has served its time and needs to be replaced. In fact, of the three Belize City crossings over the Haulover Creek, the Belcan is the one that needs the most urgent attention. News Five’s Marion […]
Written on January 19, 2024 | Posted in
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The official opening of the newly rehabilitated access road to Valley of Peace community took place today. Funding for the four-point-five-mile gravel road project was provided by the Green Climate Fund and was done as part of the Resilient Rural Belize Project in the Ministry of Economic Development. The road serves a profoundly important purpose […]
Written on January 18, 2024 | Posted in
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The infrastructural upgrade at the portion of road and the river crossings near Sarteneja are progressing along as planned, with Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing officials estimating that about ninety percent of the work on one of the new bridges is completed. Today, Chief Engineer, Evondale Moody explained to News Five that by February, […]
Written on January 18, 2024 | Posted in
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The new Haulover Creek Bridge is nearing completion. Initially scheduled to be completed at the end of 2023, a new date has been set for the end of January. That is less than two weeks from today. The project began in October 2021. To date, ninety-five percent of the structure has been completed. Additionally, ninety-two […]
Written on January 18, 2024 | Posted in
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According to Moody, on January twenty-fifth, the old Haulover Creek Bridge will be closed. He explained that the closure is necessary to connect the new structure to the highway. As a result, for the first time since construction began, traffic will be diverted unto the new structure on that day. Evondale Moody, Chief Engineer, […]
Written on January 18, 2024 | Posted in
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It’s been two years since the Government of Belize bought back the super bond through a five hundred and fifty-three-million-dollar loan from The Nature Conservancy. This external commercial debt was negotiated at a discounted price of fifty-five cents per dollar of three hundred and sixty million dollars in debt forgiveness over the next twenty years. […]
Written on January 17, 2024 | Posted in
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Belize has not yet engaged in mapping its ocean’s wealth, but the Blue Bond team that addressed the media today explained that there is an estimated one billion dollars annually that can benefit the tourism, fisheries and related sectors through the wealth of our oceans. Julie Robinson, Country Program Director, The Nature Conservancy “We […]
Written on January 17, 2024 | Posted in
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While a sizeable amount will be invested in protecting the marine environment over the coming years, a significant amount has already been spent since the project kicked off two years ago. Blue Bond Director, Beverly Wade and C.E.O. in the Office of the Prime Minister, Narda Garcia explained how much, and how the monies are […]
Written on January 17, 2024 | Posted in
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Today the Belize Tourism Industry Association hosted its thirtieth annual general meeting. This meeting is where stakeholders convene to review the sector’s accomplishments, shortcomings of the last year, as well the goals for the year moving forward. This year’s meeting reflected on the success of the sector’s remarkable post-pandemic recovery and the association optimistic expectations […]
Written on January 12, 2024 | Posted in
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On Thursday, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Economic Development held an inauguration ceremony for the installation surveillance cameras across the Old Capital. The equipment was procured under the Belize Integral Security Program, a sixty million dollar project that is funded by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, CABEI. News Five’s […]
Written on January 12, 2024 | Posted in
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A rise in seawater temperatures, along with other enduring factors and practices, has resulted in recent coral bleaching events impacting Belize’s reefs. While these occurrences are not unusual, the trend and seriousness of mass coral bleaching events has been unremitting. The Belize Fisheries Department, together with the National Coral Reef Monitoring Network, is conducting an […]
Written on January 11, 2024 | Posted in
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The Belize Fund For A Sustainable Future wants Belizeans to get involved in its mission. The private non-profit conservation trust fund endeavors to open up a dialogue regarding marine conservation and its mission of creating a transparent and inclusive financing mechanism in order to achieve that goal. The fund held a media sensitization presentation today […]
Written on January 11, 2024 | Posted in
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The Corozal Free Zone received over a million visitors in 2022, and there has reportedly been a forty-two percent increase in vehicles and persons since then. So the opening of a refurbished access road to the facility is expected to attract even more business. Today documents were signed between officials from the Central American Bank […]
Written on January 11, 2024 | Posted in
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Earlier today, the Belize Indigenous Alliance for Collective Resiliance, a non-profit organization based in Punta Gorda, also issued a release, standing in solidarity with the Toledo Alcaldes Association. The organization, “urges the government to revisit the drafting process of the Maya Customary Land Policy, with sincerity and inclusion”. Notwithstanding that position, the Minister of Indigenous […]
Written on January 10, 2024 | Posted in
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A draft Maya Customary Land Policy was introduced in early December, to provide a framework for the development and implementation of affirmative measures to be taken by the Government of Belize in fulfilling the Consent Order mandated by the Caribbean Court of Justice. The policy also provides a guide to inform the necessary changes and […]
Written on January 9, 2024 | Posted in
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The Christmas Bird Count serves to monitor avian populations. This community-driven event, conducted by the Belize Audubon Society has been held annually in Belize for over forty years. Organized by the Belize Audubon Society, the primary objective of the activity remains the careful observation and counting of birds within designated areas. These efforts yield essential […]
Written on January 8, 2024 | Posted in
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