Seven public officers from the Ministry of Natural Resources were terminated, according to a press release from the Ministry of Natural Resources last week. Additionally, the ministry made clear that none of them are henceforth authorized to conduct business on the ministry’s behalf. No further details or reasons were given. Of the seven fired public […]
The Southern Regional Hospital has a brand new lab. The new facility was inaugurated on Thursday in Dangriga where the funders, PROBITAS, foundation that provides medical resources, training and funding from Spain, along with UNICEF and the Ministry of Health, gathered to official open the new addition to the hospital. Andrea Polanco shares more about […]
The Small Business Development Center, a unit of BELTRAIDE, holds monthly workshops across the country to help businesses get acclimated to modern practices and initiatives. On Thursday, several businesses gathered at the offices of the Belize Training and Employment Center to learn more about strategies for internet marketing. In a modern world, some principles still […]
Meet the delegates of the 2018 Miss Universe Belize. The eleven ladies were selected from a pool of thirty-two applicants following auditions, background and social media checks. The candidates will now undergo rigorous training to prepare for the pageant at the end of August. Here’s a quick look at the ladies vying for the title: […]
If there is one person whom most Belizeans believe could write the definitive history of Guatemala’s claim to Belize, Assad Shoman would be a safe bet. The former politician and diplomat is a long-time historian and was present, at least in the modern era, for much of the discussions and decisions that have shaped the […]
Shoman says the new book discusses as well how the claim is affecting life on the ground at the border lines in the west and south. Taking off from the recent situation in Otoxha and Dolores where Guatemalan farmers have been encroaching on Belizean territory, Shoman says Belize does not have to wait for The […]
According to Shoman, he hopes his book will be widely disseminated through traditional and modern means. But as to his personal involvement in the public education campaign, which had been publicly bruited by Prime Minister Dean Barrow in 2014, Shoman says he will be staying on the sidelines for now. Assad Shoman, Author “It’s […]
The hurricane season began last Friday and today, the City Emergency Management Organisation (CEMO) hosted a press briefing to share what it has done and continues to do in preparation for the Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Season. According to Chairman of the Emergency Operations Center, Mayor Bernard Wagner, they have reviewed and revised all plans and […]
While logistical preparations are ongoing, if the Emergency Operations Center needs to be activated, at present moment it has no base. In recent years, the City Council has used a number of different locations including the Charles Bartlett Hyde Building, but they must now find a new base for operations and CEMO has its eyes […]
Mayor Bernard Wagner admitted today that City Hall is facing some financial challenges and is in arrears with the Belize Waste Control. Now, if you’ve been following the news for the past several years, you’d know that City Council usually goes into arrear with the Waste Control – but it something that they usually sort […]
Offshore bank Choice Bank located on Marine Parade in Belize City will be closing its operations shortly, but there is concern by some clients. The Central Bank of Belize has stepped in and issued a statement this evening indicating that as of May eighth, it implemented and is executing various measures under the International Banking […]
Tonight, we can report that Great Belize Productions/Channel Five and the Miss Universe Belize organization have reached agreement on the live broadcast of the Miss Universe Belize in August. National Director of Miss Universe Belize Organization Romeo Escobar holds the franchise for the local pageant and preparatory work is ongoing. A number of young women […]
Three schools from the south side of the city will have the opportunity to farm vegetables for their consumption. The Farming for Schools Project was spearheaded by Senior Superintendent Howell Gillett in Belmopan and has spread to the city as a way to keep vulnerable young people occupied and off the streets. The Embassy of […]
During a session with the media on May ninth, Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai discussed the requirements for eligibility in the upcoming re-registration exercise. The head of the Elections and Boundaries Department outlined criteria that must be met in order for voters to qualify for the activity. Today, those prerequisites were published via a press […]
The number of people that practice yoga is growing. For some it relieves stress, others used it for mediation purposes and many more use it as a way to stay fit. International Yoga Day is just around the corner as a global awareness day instituted by the United Nations since 2014. It is celebrated on […]
He served as Acting Prime Minister twice in the first half of April while Prime Minister Dean Barrow was out on medical leave. But could Minister of Labour, Local Government and Rural Development and Corozal North area representative Hugo Patt be seeking the job for real – as the next leader of the United Democratic […]
The P.U.P. convention for the Albert Division is heating up, but the U.D.P. Area Rep Tracy Panton says she is not fazed and will deliver the Albert for the U.D.P. in the next general elections no matter what. Senators Valerie Woods and Paul Thompson are the two contenders for the P.U.P. In an interview today, […]
Child abuse comes in many forms; it can be limited to one incident or it can be a series of events that occur many times. In Belize, many organizations have been doing their part putting in place strategies to create safe environments for children who are exposed to abuse. Over the past two years, four […]
The Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE) was awarded the National Energy Globe Award for its Community Researchers’ Programme and has qualified to compete in World Energy Globe Award. The programme, which started in 2012, has empowered twenty-five young community members to acquire skills in marine and terrestrial research, while it encourages sustainable awareness, […]
The Social Security Board continues to seek support for an increase in voluntary contributions by employees, which may potentially allow for an increase in benefits as well. Thirty-seven years after it was first established, the board is worried about a serious financial crisis if the primary base of funds is not replenished. Representatives from the […]
Leader of the Opposition People’s United Party, John Briceño, today hosted a press briefing at Independence Hall covering a multitude of national issues. But the party is presently experiencing some internal turmoil over its ongoing vetting process for candidates to contest the upcoming general elections. In Belmopan, three candidates are vying, but two more well-known […]
Another flashpoint for the P.U.P. is the June seventeenth contested convention in the Albert division. Current standard bearer Senator Paul Thompson is being challenged by his Upper House colleague Valerie Woods. Both lay claim to support from inside the division and long ties to it and the competition has been fierce. On Friday night, police […]
The party has faced questions about its level of participation in the convention season by women, after defeated candidate in Corozal Bay, Thea Garcia Ramirez, suggested the party would not make its thirty percent threshold for female candidates. There has also been a suggestion that former U.D.P. mayor of Belize City Zenaida Moya might switch […]
Ahead of the July first start of the long overdue re-registration exercise, the People’s United Party has shared many of its concerns about the preparation of the Elections and Boundaries Commission and Election and Boundaries Department for re-registering as many as two hundred thousand persons countrywide to vote. A few thousand of those are previous […]
Ahead of the start of the process, the P.U.P. has called on Prime Minister Dean Barrow to invite, as the Manuel Esquivel government did in 1997, the Organization of American States to an electoral observer mission. The P.U.P. leader shared the party’s concerns including a lack of recognition for the five members on the Elections […]
