The Ministry of National Security issued a press release late this evening to clarify false information which has been circulating in the public domain. According to the ministry, back in May they announced that an exercise was completed to correct an issue in the yearly increments for warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the […]
Fifteen days ago, on August first, the directive issued by the Belize Port Authority for a mandatory boat manifest for water taxi companies came into effect. The B.P.A.’s directive came under the Water Taxi Regulations Statutory Instrument twenty-nine of 2019. Persons traveling from the mainland to the island via these companies will need to present […]
Minister Heredia also spoke about the proposed construction of another boat terminal on the island. The development has been proposed to take place in front of Ruby’s Hotel which was purchased by the San Pedro Belize Express Water Taxi company in December of last year. The company now wants to build a boat terminal along […]
Bamboo grows just about everywhere in Belize. There are several varieties in the country, but what many people don’t know is that the bamboo is hailed as a super plant and it is one of the world’s most renewable materials. It is used to make furniture, toilet paper, utensils, décor, and even textiles. There’s one […]
The first ever Innovate Belize 2019 Summit was held at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City. The focus of the summit is to foster opportunity by creating a platform where individuals can come together, collaborate and discuss current innovative trends. Technology has a huge influence on how we live and work and the session was […]
Dawn Sampson-Nunez has been synonymous with Belize Electricity Limited since taking up a job with the utility company in November 2000 as a public relations officer. Tonight, the company announces that she takes up a new position as its first in-house legal counsel. It is part of her new post as B.E.L.’s general manager of […]
An American woman in her late thirties was attacked by a twelve-foot crocodile on Monday night. It happened at sea, south of Ambergris Caye. Fortunately, the croc attack was not fatal, but the woman escaped with not only a traumatic experience but also with croc bites on her left arm after which she needed almost […]
A donation of ten breathalyzers was handed over to the Belize Police Department this afternoon at the Raccoon Street Headquarters in Belize City. The apparatus used to measure blood alcohol concentration will be distributed to various formations across the country and was gifted to the department by attorney Christopher Coye. The donation comes at a […]
On August ninth, 2019, management and workers of the Citrus Products of Belize Limited gathered for the signing of a Subsidiary Workers Agreement, which is a contractual agreement between the company and its two hundred and twenty-five permanent employees. The agreement outlines the terms, conditions and benefits of employment for workers stationed at four different […]
A collective bargaining agreement has been signed between the Belize Water Services Limited and the Belize Water Services Workers Union for two hundred and ninety-five permanent employees of the utility company. The CBA was signed on Monday by Chief Executive Officer Alvan Haynes, BWSL Chairman Alberto August and Union President Lorelei Westby. They highlighted the […]
Last week, news of mangrove clearing and dumping of trash for landfill in San Pedro started to circulate online. According to the island’s newspaper, the San Pedro Sun, residents started to see the cutting of mangroves several weeks ago. The papers reported that loads of sargassum, as well as garbage, have been dumped into the […]
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 […]
As we reported earlier this week, the United Democratic Party is hosting its National Leadership Convention on February ninth, 2020. It’s less than six months away and the two candidates the two front-runners, Patrick Faber and John Saldivar, have been visiting different parts of the country to rally support. Some of the persons they are […]
On Saturday night, eleven teenage girls absconded from the Princess Royal Youth Hostel and fled to various parts of the country. It is not clear how they were able to escape from the compound and an investigation is underway to review where the breach of security at the facility occurred. The Community Rehabilitation Department and […]
According to Williams, the department, which works under the Ministry of Human Development, does continuous training in an effort to build the capacity of its staff. Among the challenges, she says, is that persons are apprehensive of working with that population of young girls. On the Phone: Maureen Williams, Deputy Director, Community Rehabilitation Department […]
Conservative Alejandro Giammattei has been elected as Guatemala’s new president in a run-off on Sunday. He defeated former first lady and social democrat, Sandra Torres. Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Council confirmed that Giammattei had about fifty-eight percent of the votes, compared to about forty-two percent for Torres. With an estimated eight million registered voters in Guatemala, […]
The United Democratic Party has set a date for its National Leadership Convention. That date is Sunday, February ninth, 2020, five months from now. The date was announced during the party’s National Party Council meeting which was held this past Saturday. The convention will take place at the Belize Civic Center where Deputy Prime Minister […]
To commemorate International Youth Day, the Department of Youth Services hosted an Open Day at all of its youth centers countrywide. The day was used to showcase services that the DYS offers to young people in Belize. Today, we stopped in at the office on Regent Street in Belize City where they launched an updated, […]
Just now you heard about the Department of Youth Services’ updated website launch. A feature on that site is the Youth Group Directory tab. It is a new online service that the DYS is offering to youth groups from across Belize to help raise their profile and connect them with young people in the area. […]
ComPol Chester Williams recently returned to Belize after spending a week in London for the 2019 Jalsa Salama, an annual gathering of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The event brings together thirty thousand participants from more than ninety countries to promote religious knowledge and promote a sense of peace in society. Williams participated after he was […]
On June twenty-sixth, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams laid out a plan to the San Pedro community in the wake of the double murder of well-known tour guide Mario Graniel and tourist Doctor Gary Swank. One of the Belize Police Department’s promises to San Pedro was to hire a dozen Tourism Police Officers. Well, today […]
Today, we met Commissioner of Police Chester Williams at a graduation ceremony for new recruits in the Tourism Police Unit. At that ceremony, Commissioner Williams spoke with the media about the significance of hiring this new cohort. This set of officers was recruited as a special complement to the unit, following the calls for increased […]
Commissioner Williams addressed the new recruits today – and that message started out about how tough it is to be a police officer. He told the graduates that they are going to be working in a thankless society and warned them to brace themselves for public criticism. While those words may have been a bit […]
Stakeholders and members of the National Celebrations Committee met on Wednesday to discuss logistics for the activities that will be held countrywide during the course of the next month and a half. One of the first activities, the National Song Competition, takes place this weekend at the Corozal Civic Centre up north. The occasion was […]
