The Puerto Azul luxury facility has come under sustained fire from environmentalists following the launch of the Puerto Azul Experience Party at a glitzy event held in the French Riviera during the Cannes Film Festival. The high-end state of the art facility which is proposed to include an airstrip, mega hotels, shopping malls, restaurants and […]
The media grilled Mike Singh about the participation of Contreras and Heredia at the Puerto Azul Experience Party at Cannes. So was it premature for the project to be unveiled by the Italian investors? Here’s what the C.E.O. had to say. Michael Singh, C.E.O., Ministry of Trade & Investment “Cabinet is collective; there are […]
Belizean footballers who played for the national team at the Gold Cup one year ago have still not been paid in full, as contracted by the Football Federation of Belize. The team did not make it past the first round, but even before leaving for the United States, players signed a contract with the F.F.B. […]
In April, we brought you the story of Orange Walk resident Jose Novelo. Novelo had been working on fifty-four acres of land in Indian Church for more than four decades, and had even gotten a valid lease to the parcel in 2000. But in April 2014, Novelo found out that the land had been taken […]
On Friday, a few artists and DJs held a protest in Belize City because they say they need more support from government, and specifically from the Ministry of Culture. They also had a couple demands – the removal of Shyne Barrow as Music Ambassador and the removal of Diane Haylock, President of NICH. We didn’t […]
On April fourth, a pair of students on a class trip to the Che Chem Ha Cave in Benque Viejo perished in the Macal River, where they were freshening up after a long day of hiking. The tragedy claimed the lives of Anahi Zepeda and Edgar Puck, both fourth form students at Escuela Secundaria Tecnica […]
A two-day workshop began today at the Radisson Fort George in Belize City. It focuses on branding the Belizean products that are exported to various markets around the world. Dubbed the Belize Export and Origin Consortia Workshop, the Caribbean Development Bank in partnership with the Belize Coalition of Service Providers has organized the initiative to […]
In attendance today were various stakeholders from the private and public sectors including BELTRAIDE, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry as well as entrepreneurs and small business owners who have over the years developed products and services that have been sold locally and internationally. The C.E.O.s in the Ministries of Trade and Investment and […]
Last Tuesday, Trevor Vernon, the unsuccessful claimant in a private case brought against Minister of State Edmond Castro, made the flamboyant gesture of paying fifty percent of costs, twenty-five hundred dollars, in shillings…delivered in two pillow cases to Castro’s attorney, Denys Barrow. Vernon took Castro to court for breaching the code of conduct as a […]
Belize Rural North Area Representative Arthur Saldivar has his own financial cross to bear. On May twenty-third, the Supreme Court ruled against him in a defamation suit brought by Prime Minister Dean Barrow. In what has been described as the most significant libel award thus far, Saldivar was ordered to pay sixty-nine thousand dollars to […]
After a two-year period as president of St. John’s College, News Five has confirmed that Jorge Espat is demitting office. Word of his resignation circulated around campus late last week and while efforts to verify his departure with the management of the Jesuit institution were fruitless, we have been reliably informed that Espat’s last graduation […]
This week is celebrated as Pharmacy Week, a joint initiative of the Government of Belize and the private sector. We’ll have more on that later, but first the issue which has shaken up the pharmacy sector in Belize – the appointment of Danini Contreras as the first Director of Drug Inspectorate with the Ministry of […]
Every year, thousands of Belizeans walk from Ladyville to Belize City to raise awareness and fight cancer. On Saturday morning, bright and early, young and old, men and women as well as children came from all over the country and from other parts to support persons who are affected or families who have lost loved […]
A small protest was held on Saturday morning in Belize City in solidarity with Doctor Brendan Bain, who was recently terminated from the CHART program at the University of the West Indies. The organizers, Belize Action and the Belize Association of Evangelical Churches say that freedom is under attack and that they would not stand […]
As we told you earlier, Pharmacy Week is being celebrated this week, and the provision of quality health care is a focus. It’s mainly about creating awareness of pharmacists and the role they play in the provision of health care. Today Pharmacists Association President Hortence Humes told us about the activities planned this week. […]
There have been three murders in San Pedro this year. The murder of Alfred Kelvin Junior makes four. Compared to Belize City that may not seem like much but on a small island which depends on tourism for survival, crime is a valid and urgent concern. To address it the Police are turning to the […]
A United States naval vessel is presently in Belizean waters, where personnel onboard are on a working visit to the Belize. USNS Spearhead, a Military Sealift Command watercraft, docked at the Port of Big Creek on Sunday morning to commence the Southern Partnership Station program. The initiative is part of a U.S. Navy deployment aimed […]
On Tuesday, Belize Rural North resident, Trevor Vernon paid half his costs to attorney Denys Barrow, in coins…twenty-five hundred dollars worth on behalf of Minister of State Edmond Castro, who on a technicality won a case brought against him by Vernon for breaching the code of conduct as a government minister. And by Wednesday evening, […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow left the country this past Tuesday. His first stop was in Houston, Texas where he reportedly received medical attention for his back. From Houston the P.M. travelled to Washington D.C. to attend a meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank. The IDB issued a release today announcing the Prime Minister’s visit to […]
Every year on May thirty-first, the World Health Organization observes World No Tobacco Day. At its offices countrywide, the National Drug Abuse Control Council held activities in celebration of the day. Focusing on public awareness, this year’s activities addressed the negative effects of tobacco consumption—whether it be first, second or third-hand smoking. It also zoned […]
For the past two years the Belize Police Department has embarked on a citizen awards program for secondary school students. The initiative known as the Do The Right Thing rewards teenagers for leading by positive example. While that monthly activity has taken off, the Belmopan formation of the police department has reintroduced a similar program […]
Since the beginning of the week, four manatees have perished in the waterways surrounding Belize City. The sea cows, as they are colloquially known, were victims of boating accidents and the injuries, in some cases, were so grave that the animals could not have survived the impact. Manatee conservationist Jamal Galvez stopped by to remind […]
Twelve women are at the centerpiece of an exhibition that was launched today at the House of Culture by curator Briheda Haylock. The exhibit captures the singular lifetime achievements of the group of women through photographs. While twelve of the women are featured, twenty-two were nominated and are all included in an accompanying publication called […]
The Puerto Azul Project by an Italian development company has been raising the ire of environmentalists. Last week, ministers Manuel Heredia and Erwin Contreras were at the Cannes Film Festival in France at the invitation of the Italian investors when the Puerto Azul Experience was launched. It is a luxury resort planned for Northern Two […]
Another mega development project that has come under a lot of fire from various quarters is the Norwegian Cruise Line’s multimillion dollar port of call on Harvest Caye. As of mid-April, the controversial environmental impact assessment that was tendered had been revised and the National Environmental Appraisal Committee has given the nod to the investors. […]
