Hey, I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize? Tonight Saint Catherine Academy will be having their October fest, held on the school campus. The fun runs from six p.m. until midnight. There will be fun games and great food and a super hype dance to top the night off. There will also be a […]
Earlier this month the Ministry of Transportation announced the zoning system for the southern and western parts of the country, and while there have been protests since then, G.O.B. today released the new schedules beginning Sunday, October nineteenth. If you are a commuter, the following are the new schedules. Three bus companies, James Bus Line, […]
Don’t let the rainy weather get you down. Saffiyah has suggestions for indoor activities that can occupy your time mind and she’ll tell you where you can get the best Bar B Que. Hey guys, I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize. Pallotti High School is inviting all the high school teens to their […]
Anybody who follows the music scenes will tell you that Jamaicans believe they are the cream of the crop in this region and beyond. That’s why when Belize claimed top prize at the regional finals for the fifth annual Heineken Green Synergy DJ Competition in Jamaica, it was a big deal. With an audience of […]
The Kattegat Sea, which is bound by Sweden and Denmark, is over five thousand five hundred miles away from Ambergris Caye. That’s a far way off considering that the distance between Belize City and Ambergris is just about thirty six miles. You may be thinking: what’s the relevance of this information. Well the distance between […]
And the winner is … Last night’s grand finale of Duets was both intense and exciting after thirteen weeks of gruelling competition. The results of text voting placed the duo of Joseph Stamp Romero and Delanni Thurton-Romero as the crowd favourite and they danced away with ten thousand dollars in cash and other prizes to […]
World Standards Day dates back to 1946 when it was first established in London. But Belize didn’t join until 2003 when CARICOM, as a regional body, signed on. And while little is known of it, the Belize Bureau of Standards is putting World Standards Day on the local map. It is launching a code for […]
Thousands of Belizeans trek across the border to the annual Feria de la Frontera Sur, also known as ExpoFer, which over time has grown into an international event in neighbouring Chetumal. The Fair provides trade opportunities to hundreds of business establishments in the entire state of Quintana Roo and many local companies participate annually. There […]
It’s a long weekend in celebration of Pan American Day, and if you will stay put in the Jewel, there are various events that can provide you with wholesome entertainment. Safiyyah has the run down. Hey, it’s your girl Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize. This weekend will be a long one and there […]
Due to the Pan American Day holiday, the next newscast will be on Tuesday, October fourteenth.
They did not get medals but they were recognized with special awards as the Police Department’s Belize District Officer of the Month Award programme came back on stream. The programme seeks to single out those junior officers who go beyond the call of duty to make a difference in the community. The programme’s revitalization started […]
Aside from postmasters and mailmen, not many people may know that October ninth is commemorated as World Post Day. To kick-off the celebrations, on Wednesday, instead of delivering mails, the Belize Post Office handed out meals to homeless and needy individuals at the Battlefield Park in Belize City. Today, in conjunction with the Universal Postal […]
There was a lot of activity at the Port this morning when word reached land that a container on a cargo ship headed for Belize was leaking hazardous material. This morning the crew aboard the Westerhaven informed their agent in Belize that a barrel in a container consigned to Belize Natural Energy had somehow sprung […]
When the United Democratic Party came to power in February, one of their first decisions was to put a hold on the issuance of land titles and leases for transactions occurring between 2003 and February 2008. According to government, it wanted to conduct an audit of the Lands and Surveys Department to look for wrongdoing […]
There are billiards clubs, tennis clubs, football clubs and the most recent craze are car clubs. There were no such clubs in Belize until recently, when a group of men with a passion for cars and car stereos formed the Dynamiq and Xclusive Car Clubs. Today, two of the seven members of Xclusive Car Club, […]
You would have had to be in Siberia, not to know of the number one entertainment show, Duets, that airs every Tuesday night live from the Bliss on Channel Five. Hosted by William Neal, the show has run for fourteen weeks and the grand finale is next Tuesday when one couple will walk away with […]
Instead of wading through countless cases in their courtroom, today Magistrates attended a one-day seminar hosted by the U.S. Embassy. The session was entitled: “The Importance of an Independent Judiciary and an Efficient, Effective and Impartial Judicial System.” Facilitating was U.S. Magistrate Judge, James Hopkins, from West Palm Beach, Florida who has thirty years experience […]
And while Justice Conteh admits that Belize’s justice system is not perfect, he says the biggest problem is its lack of resources. Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh “It may sound like I am blowing my own horn, but I will be forgiven for that. I don’t think Belize’s judiciary has anything to be ashamed of. We […]
He appeared in court yesterday, and the former chief of security of Belize Central Prison, Herman Blease, avoided incarceration at the same facility he was once in charge of by paying off a debt of over two thousand dollars which he incurred from purchasing household items from Courts since 2005. Two commitment warrants were filed […]
The lifeless body of a young man from Corozal Town was located just after eleven on Saturday night. It is believed seventeen year old, Humberto Oliva, took his own life. He was found hanging from a pole at the Ricalde Stadium. His mother Cyrila Rivera reported to police that she had last seen her son […]
Therese Felix lived the pain few experience; she has had to bury two sons, nurse another back to health after a shooting and another is currently an inmate at the Kolbe Foundation. She didn’t just stay at home and suffer after the death of her sons. She got involved. Felix is one of the founders […]
A delegation of forty-six travelled to Managua, Nicaragua today to represent Belize at the second Annual Central American Games for Students with Disabilities. The delegation includes twenty-five athletes between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, their coaches and their chaperones. The athletes were selected earlier this year as the top contenders of the National Special […]
According to reports to News Five, current deputy, Glen Ysaguirre, will be moving up to the post of Governor of the Central Bank of Belize. Ysaguirre takes over from Sydney Campbell whose contract was not renewed when it expired at the end of September. Ysaguirre will take over the reins as soon as all the […]
The September celebrations are over, but there is still plenty to do this coming weekend. Safiyyah has the details of what to do and where to go… Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize for the first weekend in October. Tonight starting at eight p.m. the Brazilian string orchestra will be doing a […]
Four men are safe tonight after they were located by the Belize Coast Guard when they drifted between Caye Caulker and Caye Chapel last night. The occupants of the boat were well when they were rescued and according to Lieutenant Elton Bennett, they searched the area throughout the entire night until they found the vessel […]
