News Five also took the opportunity to ask B.T.B. reps about the extreme case of siltation in the Belize City Harbor, particularly in front of the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. The accumulating silt is reducing the channel used by water taxis and tenders in the area. Now traditionally, the Fort Street Tourism Village […]
Sun and beach are two principal attractions that lure visitors to Belize. In the case of Caye Caulker or La Isla Carinosa swimming, surfing, sailing or other water sports are favorite activities. This past weekend, a five-month initiative was completed to improve public beaches on the island as part of the National Sustainable Tourism Development […]
The reclamation works will be complimented by the establishment of an improved craft center for local artisans in Caye Caulker. Minister Heredia says that additional monies for small projects were also allocated through the B.T.B. for the construction of stalls along the newly reclaimed beach and will add to the tourism experience on the island. […]
On the occasion of a beach reclamation initiative, the Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia took the opportunity to comment on an issue of education. It involves the rapidly growing Ocean Academy, the only high school on Caye Caulker. The minister says that G.O.B. is finally assisting with the expansion of the high school. Manuel […]
A tripartite agreement to eradicate hunger in six southern communities within the Toledo District was endorsed this afternoon by the Government of Belize, PetroCaribe and the Food and Agriculture Organization. Under an initiative known as FAO Agreement Hugo Chavez Frias, a project to assist these villages with corn and beans has been launched. The FAO, […]
The action plan, says Montero, a representative of the Ministry of Agriculture, will also assist in mitigating post-harvest losses. Emilio Montero, Ministry of Agriculture “The geographic area that has been selected through the FAO is the Toledo District in six communities along the new Southern Highway. As you are very well aware there is […]
Thousands of women, men and children from every corner of Belize marched and rallied today. It’s a movement called Twenty Thousand Strong, and it’s all about empowering and uplifting women in the Belizean society. The crowd this morning was easily double what came out in 2014 for the first version of twenty-thousand. With participation from […]
Why did very powerful Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega decide to give up politics? That’s the million dollar question right now. The last time we interviewed Vega he told us that he would be making a play for the top spot when Prime Minister Dean Barrow gives it up at the end of this term. […]
In an exclusive interview conducted with Prime Minister Dean Barrow in mid-January, he told News Five that the upcoming U.D.P. convention scheduled for March twentieth would be an exemption from what would have otherwise been an election for leadership of the party. At the time he outlined a chronology that would eventually give way to […]
Earlier in the week, we reported on a delegation from FIFA and CONCACAF that was in Belize recently to meet with embattled F.F.B. President Ruperto Vicente and General Secretary Michael Blease. They also took the opportunity to meet with a trio of executives, as well as the F.F.B. Electoral and Appeals Committee and active football […]
This Sunday, the World Pediatrics Project is partnering with the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital for yet another round of clinics. The multispecialty clinic starts at eight a.m. and persons twenty-one years and younger will be able to visit with U.S. doctors in areas of urology, spinabifida, bracing and nephrology. News Five spoke with Project Manager […]
Acting Director of the Belize Family Court, fifty-year-old Dale Cayetano, was called to the bar this morning before Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin. The former magistrate took the oath in the presence of family and friends in the judiciary. He was appointed magistrate in the Belize City courts in October 2012 where he presided over criminal […]
The unintentional shooting of self-employed DVD salesman Jamal Young, presumably by officers in pursuit of a fleeing vehicle, remains a whodunit mystery; at least within the Belize Police Department. That’s because Young is confident that he would be able to positively identify that officer in an ID parade. ‘Bounty’, as he is popularly known, was […]
According to Commander Mark Flowers, the Gang Suppression Unit did not engage the suspects being pursued. In fact, they only came to the aid of the responding officers before carrying on with their assignment. Young, on the other hand, also reiterates that the GSU were not part of the shooting. On the Phone: Mark […]
For weeks now, there has been a build-up of silt in the area of Southern Foreshore in the Belize City Harbor. It’s an eyesore for an area that is traditionally teeming with tourist activity. The waters have receded and have become shallow in some areas; and as the silt builds-up traversing the channel becomes a […]
Unofficially, there have been twenty-eight murders in 2016 – fourteen in January, ten in February and four so far for March. That’s a record-setting trend when compared to 2014 and 2015. At the end of February 2014, there were fifteen murders, and at the end of February 2015, there were sixteen. At the end of […]
Every day and in many forms, children endure acts of violence. The lack of awareness of the epidemic is a huge concern for agencies that want to build the confidence of the violated children. This morning, the Youth Enhancement Services concluded a training workshop aimed at putting an end to violence against children; in particular […]
Healthy Reefs for Healthy People…an eco-audit is ongoing to determine how far Belize is in respect of a number of reef management measures. The launch of the audit took place today at the Radisson where marine conservation and research organizations are meeting. Environmentalists say that Belize is ahead in the management of the ecosystems and […]
Today, key members of the Eastern Division put down their guns and batons, picked up paintbrushes and weed-whackers and got to work. It’s a cleanup timed to coincide with Women’s Month, but in reality it’s a part of an ongoing and intensive community policing effort which seems to be reaping tremendous dividends. The Police is […]
International Women’s Day was celebrated on March eighth. The achievements and the important role that women play in our society are underscored throughout the entire month of March. Gender equity in health is a significant part of the conversation. As women, we do have biological predispositions and specific gender-related health issues, and tonight in Healthy […]
Atlantic Bank International has reportedly met with cigarette traders operating out of the Free Zone and has informed them that effective March fifteenth, their accounts will be closed. It’s a situation we’ve been following closely because observers say that the Free Zone is failing and the movement of cigarettes is one of the few things […]
The derisking phenomenon is an offshoot of continued pressure from the U.S. to crack down on money laundering and other financial improprieties, real or perceived. The superpower feels that illegal money could be used to fund the narcotics movement into the US or even terrorism. Belize has been feeling the pinch of crippling financial regulations, […]
Is your electricity bill going up again in the months ahead? This afternoon, the Public Utilities Commission held a press conference to make public its initial decision to increase the mean electricity rate for the Full Tariff Period as of the first of July, 2016. The increase is part of an application made by Belize […]
B.E.L.’s submission included a proposed increase in the Mean Electricity Rate from thirty-five cents per kilowatt hour to thirty-nine cents. John Avery, Chairman, Public Utilities Commission “So at the next rate review there will still be some corrections to be made in the favor of consumers because during this six months period we’re in […]
Where does the People’s United Party stand on going to the International Court of Justice? It hasn’t been exactly clear. There are those who are obviously in favor of resolution through the Court if that is the decision of the people in a referendum. And then there are those who nix the idea completely, claiming […]
