The Blue Bond initiative, in collaboration with TNC gives Belize a head start in its marine conservation effort, while looking to the 2025 PFP. Belize’s effort with the Blue Bond through TNC was also highlighted at today’s side event in Glasgow. PM Briceño and CEO Jennifer Morris both hailed the approach. Prime Minister John […]
In other news from COP26, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is launching an international plan to deliver clean and affordable technology across the globe by 2030. So far at least forty world leaders have signed up to the new Breakthrough Agenda, including the United States, India, European Union, China, and many developing economies. According […]
Another young man has died from gun violence. The latest killing happened over the weekend, not after curfew, but early in the morning as the high school student was bringing home his breakfast. Today instead of his family helping him get his books together for his return to face-to-face classes, Ethan Thompson’s family is grieving. […]
There was a fatal accident in Ladyville Village on Friday night. Reports are that just before nine p.m. Delwan Abraham was driving from Ladyville to Sandhill when he knocked down Elias Vellos. The victim was transported to the K.H.M.H., but pronounced dead upon arrival. While police continues to investigate this tragedy, there are also concerns […]
Communications Director, Fitzroy Yearwood, also gave details of a traffic accident in Concepcion Village on Thursday night. As we previously reported, Police Constable Lazaro Catch was driving in the area when he allegedly knocked down Ezekiel Bermudez. To make matters worse, a second vehicle ran over Bermudez moments later. An eyewitness alleges the police officer […]
They are supposed to enforce the curfew and root out illegal gatherings, but tonight seven police officers are being investigated for allegedly hosting their own social get together on Saturday night, during curfew hours no less. Reports are that the group of off-duty officers was congregated at a night club and restaurant consuming alcohol in […]
A driver at the Dangriga Town Council is facing jail time after being caught stealing diesel fuel from the Council. The Financial Department at the Council reportedly caught on to the driver’s actions. Police told us that when they went to detain him they found fifteen gallons of diesel in his possession. ASP Fitzroy […]
A new statutory instrument has come into force, including an extension of the nightly nine o’clock curfew for the entire month of November. A few weeks ago, Prime Minister John Briceño indicated that there would have been a relaxation of the existing regulations were there to have been a significant decline in the daily positivity […]
Prime Minister John Briceño was among the first-day speakers at the Climate Change Conference of Parties, or COP26, in Glasglow, Scotland. As expected, the Prime Minister highlighted the impact of climate change on Belize, particularly in terms of the Barrier Reef and the high cost of extreme weather events to our economy. He called for […]
Over the weekend, the Belize Medical and Dental Association issued a statement putting forward its position on the legalization of marijuana. It follows a survey that was conducted among its membership and takes on a more scientific point of view than the perspectives shared by other interest groups, including the churches. While the BMDA has […]
While the COVID numbers have been on what seems to be an everlasting upward trend, the numbers have begun to show a downturn in the Belize District. This is significant because Belize City is one of the areas where the Delta variant was spreading rampantly. But Deputy Regional Manager for the Central Health Region, Dr. […]
Last night we told you about Cabinet’s approval for booster shots. Currently, these are being made available for persons sixty years and older, persons with co-morbidities, and health care workers. A booster shot is basically a third shot of COVID-19 vaccine taken five months after taking the first two doses of vaccine. And, soon enough, […]
Belize is not the only country recommending booster shots for its citizens. Countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Africa and North America are administering booster shots among their most vulnerable populations, including those who are sixty years and older. Deaths among vaccinated persons are the highest among the sixty to eighty year old […]
Currently booster shots are being recommended for persons who have taken two doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines. We also asked Dr. Beer about the studies behind mixing and matching vaccines for the booster shot. Both the CDC and the FDA have reportedly given the green light for mixing and matching. It is an […]
Two cyclists lost their lives in traffic accidents on Thursday evening. As we reported on last night’s newscast, an elderly man was knocked down by a passenger van in Silk Grass Village. Today, police issued official details saying that the RTA occurred between miles seven and eight on the Southern Highway. The body of eighty-one-year-old […]
An hour and a half later, there was another road traffic accident; this time, up north on the Philip Goldson Highway in Corozal. Ezequiel Bermudez was riding his bicycle between miles seventy-five and seventy-six on the highway, when he was knocked down by a car driven by police constable Lazaro Catch. The impact sent Bermudez […]
A delegation from Belize will be attending the Climate Change Conference of Parties, or COP26, in Glasglow, Scotland that begins this weekend. The Prime Minister, John Briceño will be attending the World Leaders Summit to deliver a statement on behalf of the Belizean people. He will highlight the impact of climate change on our country […]
While the Office of the Prime Minister has issued its statement on the delegation heading to COP26 and the funding agencies involved, today the Public Service Union expressed its disapproval over the size of the delegation and wants cost details. The PSU says that given the current economic crisis and austerity measures they are “appalled” […]
While the number of new infections in the Belize District is now on the decline, the Central Health Region has now started to see an increase in the number of fake vaccination cards being presented and circulated. Dr Musa revealed that several surfaced over the past few weeks and were detected when health officials cross-checked […]
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has also begun to replace lost or damaged vaccination cards for people who have received their COVID vaccination. Those who show up to the vaccination points and request replacement vaccination cards will be given new ones, but are urged to take care of them. Dr. Melissa Musa, Deputy […]
The last shipment of corn to Guatemala was exported thirteen years ago. Since then, the movement of wholesale grain across the western border had been dormant, despite the existence of a preferential trade agreement between Belize and Guatemala being signed in 2006 and coming into effect in 2010. When that external market was cut off […]
The steadily rising cost of fuel has remained a bread and butter issue for many people whose livelihoods depend on that commodity. Aside from the booked tours, today only eight certified tour operators and tour guides work outside the gates at the Belize Tourism Village. But before they even attempted to seek out clients today, […]
The Stake Bank causeway has been controversial with FECTAB tour operators airing their side last week. While we were speaking to the tour guides out protesting gas prices today, we asked John Pollard of Big John Tours for his view on the causeway. He says he supports the project for income generation and any concerns […]
Cabinet has asked Chief Environmental Officer, Martin Alegria, to submit a report on the approval process for the Stake Bank causeway and Northern Drowned Caye Development. The approvals and permissions granted to these developments are the subject of an active review to determine validity, including a purported 2019 ECP that is yet to be made […]
This evening, there was a fatal traffic accident in the south. Reports are that a fifteen-seater passenger van ran over an elderly Hispanic man on the Southern Highway in Silk Grass Village. An amateur clip of the incident was sent to News Five as police officers navigated the flow of traffic on the thoroughfare. The […]
