There is a lot of speculation that Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley is calling it quits and that there is growing friction between him, councilors and his party. In fact, the mayor has says that he has been overruled more than once by his councilors. He has gone further to say that the agreement to […]
About a month ago, Cabinet decided to waive visas for a long list of countries from Japan to South Korea to closer to home….Colombia and Brazil. According to the Minister of Immigration, Godwin Hulse, the visa requirements were tedious for nationals from these countries applying to visit Belize. Hulse also says that in the case […]
Today in Belize City, over one hundred protestors converged near the Baron Bliss Lighthouse to point a way forward for the cruise tourism sector. For several years now the issue of a cruise port docking facility has taken center stage with tour operators, led by the Federation of Cruise Tourism Associations of Belize (FECTAB) loudly […]
FECTAB’s executive member Yhony Rosado pointed to a new report that suggests Norwegian Cruise Line, who are completing their own facility at Harvest Caye in the Stann Creek District, aim to abandon Belize City as a port of call, a decision that would have fatal consequences for industry providers here. FECTAB President Tom Greenwood also […]
Clive Myers was appointed Acting Director of Marketing at the Belize Tourism Board as recent as Monday. But his appointment has been short-lived because this afternoon, Myers resigned with immediate effect. The circumstances surrounding his abrupt departure, however, are rather curious since a package was delivered to all media houses this morning, just prior to […]
The annual Christmas luncheon of the Belize Defense Force is an event to look forward to. Today, the soldiers gathered not only to celebrate the season, but also to honor over twenty soldiers who have lived up to their motto, “Shoulder to Shoulder.” One of the most outstanding soldiers is Selvin Nunez, a father of […]
While presentations were made earlier today concerning issues affecting all SICA member countries, there are ongoing developments in Placencia where rounds of discussions on various matters continue. On Wednesday morning, we will have special coverage of the SICA General Assembly during Open Your Eyes. But for the latest from Belize Ocean Club, we go to […]
Even as the Petrocaribe money continues to roll, the initiative continues to generate criticism. Actually it’s not the initiative, per se, but the priorities of the government which controls the coffers and holds the purse-strings. There’s been a lot of talk about Mother’s Day Cheer and Mortgage Cheer and Christmas Cheer, but one representative says […]
According to Requeña, he has raised many issues in the National Assembly, but apparently nobody on the government side is listening. So he’s using the media in an attempt to get some attention because in this case, he says, the South really has become the forgotten district. Oscar Requeña, P.U.P. Area Representative, Toledo West […]
Monday was nomination day, and newscasts focused on the shows put on by both camps as their candidates did the deed. We’ve shown the highlights, but there’s another one which didn’t make the news, one that is extremely pertinent in this time of Petrocaribe plenty. On Monday, as PUP supporters waited for Cayo North candidate […]
Last week, the Vision Inspired by the People protested in Belmopan to draw attention to perceived corruption in government, and the need for the Integrity Commission to become a real and functioning body. One focus of their attention is on a little followed law that all elected officials, including the Speaker of the House and […]
Will Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley be a part of the U.D.P. team when municipal elections roll around in March? That’s the question everybody’s asking, including the U.D.P. The P.U.P. says they’re not thinking about that right now, because they’re working to win the by-election in Cayo North. And when the campaign for municipals does […]
Christmas time is a popular time for buying gifts for family, friends, co-workers and even for your KK. Gadgets of all shapes, sizes and functions are on the market this season, but GO Wireless is making a name for itself by offering quality products at low prices. Duane Moody went looking for a gift for […]
Since its opening, the Inspiration Center has conducted a hundred and forty-four assessments of children with disabilities. The facility is currently actively seeing sixty-five children for speech and physical therapy and seventy-three children in other districts for community base rehabilitation. The Taiwanese Government has been one of the biggest supporters and donors of the Inspiration […]
The sugar industry impasse has been broken. By Friday, or at least by the weekend, cane trucks from Orange Walk and Corozal should be lining up at BSI to deliver their product. The decision was made by a majority of cane-farmers on Sunday at a general assembly meeting, after members of the BSCFA and the […]
On Sunday a majority of cane-farmers voted to start the crop, accepting the proposals agreed to by the B.S.C.F.A. and B.S.I. As we told you, it’s not a popular decision in all quarters, since many believe that A.S.R./B.S.I. got everything it wanted from the very beginning, while cane-farmers had to bend on every point. Today, […]
Elections in Cayo North will be held on January fifth, as the P.U.P.’s Richard Harrison goes up against the U.D.P.’s Omar Figueroa. The odds are stocked firmly against Harrison, who was endorsed by the P.U.P. and entered the race only two weeks ago. Omar Figueroa has been the U.D.P. caretaker since February 2014, so he […]
The Placencia Peninsula is overflowing tonight where delegations from Central America and the Dominican Republican are converging for the SICA Summit. But today, the Central American countries, except for Costa Rica, met with Taiwan. The Taiwanese government has substantive cooperation programs with the region and that was the focus for today’s meeting. News Five’s Isani […]
Marleni Cuellar is also in Placencia and has the latest on the meeting between Taiwan and Central America. Marleni Cuellar “Good night! Of course I am here at the Belize Ocean’s Club in Placencia where there is actually a lot taking place here at the moment. As you have been able to see through […]
Since arriving on a working visit to Belize on December eleventh, Taiwanese Foreign Minister David Lin has had a busy schedule which included the conferral of the Order of Distinction of Belize on Friday. Later that afternoon, Minister Lin was also present for a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new headquarters for Belize’s […]
The Federation of Cruise Tourism Associations of Belize (FECTAB) is taking on the cause for the construction of a cruise port in Belize City. Tom Greenwood was a one-man show today at the Radisson Hotel’s VIP Room as he appeared without colleagues Yhony Rosado and David Almendarez. But he was no less vocal as he […]
But while it claims to speak for the majority of its members and in the interest of the industry, Greenwood’s FECTAB does have something at stake with the Stake Bank project: today he revealed that his organization has an iron-clad contract to conduct tour operations when the project gets going. Tom Greenwood, President, FECTAB […]
Late last week, P.U.P. Deputy Leader Julius Espat announced that he would be refusing the U.D.P.’s Christmas Cheer, even after the Party as an executive decided to accept it. Instead, Espat claims he raised the money from other sources so while the people of the area would still receive assistance at Christmas time, it wouldn’t […]
OCEANA announced today that Alyssa Carnegie is joining its team as Communication Director as of mid January, 2015. Carnegie worked previously at the Belize Tourism Board and prior to that at the Government Press Office. Carnegie holds a Master’s Degree in International Political Economy from the University of Warick in the United Kingdom and a […]
Five and a half months ago on the morning of July eighth, Hattieville Justice of the Peace, Eloise Hyde, and her family lost the place they called home to a fire. The Hattieville family was left destitute after the fire, which was started by her grandson, gutted their wooden house and they sought shelter at […]
