The European Union, along with the Pan American Health Organization, has teamed up with the Ministry of Health to provide infrastructure and training that would improve maternal as well as neonatal health. Reducing neonatal mortality is a current national concern since the May deaths of thirteen newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit of the […]
Back on May thirtieth when the deaths of the neonates was first acknowledged by the K.H.M.H., the Prime Minister, who was at a press conference, committed government finances saying he would also seek funds from international donors to build a new ward to house the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. On Wednesday, the Minister of Health […]
Since its introduction into Belizean waters a few years ago, the predatory lionfish has been frowned upon as an unwanted specie. The striped scorpion fish is known to feed on juvenile fish, greatly reducing the existing fish stock. In trying to diminish its numbers Oceana partnered with the organizers of the annual Placencia Lobster Fest […]
For the second year, Belize joined the Caribbean for the sixth Regional HIV/AIDS Testing Day. The initiative was celebrated throughout the Caribbean and it is co-sponsored by Scotia Bank. At five locations countrywide today, the Ministry of Health also partnered with the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the National AIDS Commission, the Caribbean Broadcast […]
Village council elections have concluded across the country following an entirely politicized process in which voters were made a number of promises by its respective candidates. In Caye Caulker, residents were made the proverbial offer of land in return for their votes. And instead of receiving their prescribed parcels, locals on the island are tonight […]
The 2013 Gold Cup Games are quickly approaching. The Jaguars are set to leave for the United States on July fifth for the first of three games against the United States, Costa Rica and Cuba. As the team trains at camp, the Football Federation of Belize is also on a drive to raise additional funds […]
The police department found the body of a man who has been missing on Wednesday evening. San Ignacio Police visited the Macal River Bank and at about one hundred yards away from the Hawkesworth Bridge, the body of twenty-eight year old Cyril Margarito Cal was detected. The body was reportedly in an advanced state of […]
Hoteliers from across the country converged on the Old Capital this morning for the annual general meeting of the Belize Hotel Association. The conference comes on the heels of a significant upturn in overnight arrivals during the first quarter of 2013. The overnight sector is the biggest revenue generator in the tourism industry. While the […]
At eight o’clock tonight only on this station, Veteran Sportscaster, James Adderley, begins the first of a two part series called Road to the Gold Cup 2013. Adderley discusses the preparation of the team as they head to the historic games to be played in the U.S. But first, meet Elroy Smith who is the […]
In early May, the wrath of international and local media, the Institute of Archaeology, the Ministry of Culture and local organizations was brought down on the persons who willfully destroyed an ancient Mayan monument in the Orange Walk district. The site of Noh Mul was pillaged by the Demar’s Stone Company, owned by U.D.P. politician […]
Every year, the best and brightest students who excel in the Primary School Examinations are recognized for their intellectual achievement. And this morning, these young stars gathered at the Institute of Creative Arts where a celebration of their academic distinction took place. The top scorer along with twenty-five others received awards and scholarships to various […]
The European Union and the Canadian government today made a donation to the Belize and Guatemalan forces that will assist them in enhancing accuracy of border patrols. The ceremony took place at the O.A.S. offices located at the Adjacency Zone. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Traversing the expanse of the Belize/Guatemala […]
A family from the Orange Walk district is lucky to be alive after they were stung by killer bees on Wednesday evening. Ofelia Cocom has lived near the Palmar/Boundary Road for over forty-six years, but an experience has left her fearing for her life and the safety of her family. Her common-law husband, eighty nine […]
Incidentally, the Prime Minister of Belize Dean Barrow is also in the United Kingdom. Earlier today, PM Barrow today met with the Chairman of the City of London Policy and Resources Committee, Mark Boleat, ahead of the Guildhall lunch where the PM was honored by addressing an audience of international financiers and businessmen. The Prime […]
Motorists driving within the downtown area in front of Market Square would have noticed that since the weekend, the street in front of the Belize Bank, adjacent to Mule Park, has been closed off to vehicular traffic. It is one of three, relatively short pathways connecting Albert Street to Regent Street that has been blocked. […]
While the current infrastructural projects forces motorists to take more time along the city streets, on Monday, the Belize National Teachers Union was driven to speak about the comments made by Minister of Education Patrick Faber. Deceitful and “Bafu” were only some of the words used to describe the Minister’s unfortunate comments made during an […]
Corporal Punishment was also discussed by the union. Teachers are no longer allowed to use the rod to discipline children. Minister Faber also lashed out at teachers who continue to use corporal punishment in the classroom. The B.N.T.U. agrees that teachers should comply with the rules but the educators need to be trained in alternative […]
The lesson learned is that it doesn’t pay to take an unsanctioned ride in someone else’s property. But the same can be said for the Guatemalan nationals who illegally kill wildlife, harvest xate plants and cut down wood inside Belize’s Chiquibul forests. Illegal incursions and national pride are only two of the reasons why the […]
The academic calendar for 2012 concludes at the end of the month for primary schools across the country. While most students will be on summer vacation, social activist Moses Sulph has wasted no time in planning ahead. Realizing that there is an overwhelming number of needy children enrolled at the primary and secondary levels, Sulph […]
Not only are kids feeling the joy of a free donation, an Orange Walk resident is about to scream for gold. Sixty-seven year old Romaldo Lambey, a resident of Orange Walk Town, along with his wife, daughter and son-in-law, will be enjoying the much anticipated face-off between Belize and the United States during the upcoming […]
That lucky family will be drunk on the experience of watching the Jaguars play in the international arena. But in the future, getting intoxicated may be subject to a policy in development. The Pan American Health Organization, PAHO, is holding a three day sub regional meeting on the development of an alcohol policy for English […]
It has been a little over a month since the deaths of thirteen newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital was first reported in the media. Following news of the tragedy, an inquiry was launched by the K.H.M.H. Authority and while it was later discovered that a possible bacterial […]
For years, Mexican vendors have travelled across the border between Belize and Mexico selling just about any product to Belizeans and other Mexicans traveling to the two countries. But the days of buying sweet bread and soft drinks on the bridge are over. The new bridge that has been constructed to alleviate the commute between […]
Tropical Depression Two and the rainfall left in its wake, has affected communities deep in the south. The small community of Jordan in the Toledo district was inundated with water when the Moho River, locally known as River Jordan, overflowed its banks after the heavy rains. The floodwaters started rising on Thursday and by Friday […]
Earlier in the newscast, you heard the Pan American Health Organization’s report on the K.H.M.H., and it did not speak well of the nation’s referral hospital. The Western Regional Hospital is also facing an inquiry that some are alleging is incompetence. A mother loses her offspring during labor and to add to the pain, the […]
