A donation of ten breathalyzers was handed over to the Belize Police Department this afternoon at the Raccoon Street Headquarters in Belize City. The apparatus used to measure blood alcohol concentration will be distributed to various formations across the country and was gifted to the department by attorney Christopher Coye. The donation comes at a […]
On August ninth, 2019, management and workers of the Citrus Products of Belize Limited gathered for the signing of a Subsidiary Workers Agreement, which is a contractual agreement between the company and its two hundred and twenty-five permanent employees. The agreement outlines the terms, conditions and benefits of employment for workers stationed at four different […]
A collective bargaining agreement has been signed between the Belize Water Services Limited and the Belize Water Services Workers Union for two hundred and ninety-five permanent employees of the utility company. The CBA was signed on Monday by Chief Executive Officer Alvan Haynes, BWSL Chairman Alberto August and Union President Lorelei Westby. They highlighted the […]
Last week, news of mangrove clearing and dumping of trash for landfill in San Pedro started to circulate online. According to the island’s newspaper, the San Pedro Sun, residents started to see the cutting of mangroves several weeks ago. The papers reported that loads of sargassum, as well as garbage, have been dumped into the […]
For more than ten years, the Fisheries Department and its partners have been working on amendments to the Fisheries Bill. If the amendments are approved and enacted, there will be stronger enforcement of fisheries regulations and increased promotion of sustainable fisheries management. Cabinet received the draft bill in March 2014, but the amendments are yet […]
What’s happening with Cayo Rosario? Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia Junior says he doesn’t know what’s going on over on the caye, but he doesn’t approve of any over-the-water structures and that he is not for any dredging taking place there. About seven weeks ago, Heredia told News Five that he didn’t believe the proper […]
As we reported earlier this week, the United Democratic Party is hosting its National Leadership Convention on February ninth, 2020. It’s less than six months away and the two candidates the two front-runners, Patrick Faber and John Saldivar, have been visiting different parts of the country to rally support. Some of the persons they are […]
A team of five Tourism Police officers was installed in Placencia this morning as part of an ongoing initiative by the Belize Police Department and the Belize Tourism Board to increase law enforcement presence in various tourist destinations. Along with the officers was a handing over of equipment which will be used in carrying out […]
According to Ilsa Villanueva, chairperson of the Placencia Village Council, residents and business owners have been clamoring for more officers to be stationed in the south. With financial assistance and other resources, including training, from the B.T.B., the peninsula has seen additional manpower. Ilsa Villanueva, Chairperson, Placencia Village Council “We have always wanted more, […]
On Saturday night, eleven teenage girls absconded from the Princess Royal Youth Hostel and fled to various parts of the country. It is not clear how they were able to escape from the compound and an investigation is underway to review where the breach of security at the facility occurred. The Community Rehabilitation Department and […]
According to Williams, the department, which works under the Ministry of Human Development, does continuous training in an effort to build the capacity of its staff. Among the challenges, she says, is that persons are apprehensive of working with that population of young girls. On the Phone: Maureen Williams, Deputy Director, Community Rehabilitation Department […]
Conservative Alejandro Giammattei has been elected as Guatemala’s new president in a run-off on Sunday. He defeated former first lady and social democrat, Sandra Torres. Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Council confirmed that Giammattei had about fifty-eight percent of the votes, compared to about forty-two percent for Torres. With an estimated eight million registered voters in Guatemala, […]
The United Democratic Party has set a date for its National Leadership Convention. That date is Sunday, February ninth, 2020, five months from now. The date was announced during the party’s National Party Council meeting which was held this past Saturday. The convention will take place at the Belize Civic Center where Deputy Prime Minister […]
To commemorate International Youth Day, the Department of Youth Services hosted an Open Day at all of its youth centers countrywide. The day was used to showcase services that the DYS offers to young people in Belize. Today, we stopped in at the office on Regent Street in Belize City where they launched an updated, […]
Just now you heard about the Department of Youth Services’ updated website launch. A feature on that site is the Youth Group Directory tab. It is a new online service that the DYS is offering to youth groups from across Belize to help raise their profile and connect them with young people in the area. […]
For the past four years, the Government of Belize through the Ministry of Agriculture has been working on expanding the sheep farming industry in Belize. The aim of the project is for local farmers to satisfy the demand of the multimillion-dollar market in the Caribbean and Central America. But in order to meet the required […]
The three-day sheep management workshop will also feature a day of leather tanning. Many may not know, but there is a leather cooperative out west. Its members, who are primarily farmers, are making use of the skin from cattle to generate additional income. It’s a process that takes up to eight days, but can significantly […]
Over the weekend, journalists from the country gathered for a two-day training facilitated by the Earth Journalism Network, a global community of over eight thousand reporters who cover environmental topics. As part of the training, reporters were taken to Sergeant’s Caye and Goff’s Caye where topics such as climate change, the importance of the barrier reef and […]
A day before the trip, Belizean reporters gathered in Belize City where they participated in a lively discussion with professionals. The discussion focused primarily on environmental issues including climate change, biodiversity, water, environmental health, and oceans and coastal resources. The Earth Journalism Network assists journalists through workshops and development of training materials, fellowship programs, support […]
Digi held its scholarship reception programme this morning in Belize City. Twenty-five students from around the country were all recipients this year. The full scholarships are awarded for the four years of high school. Digi boasts of a high success rate in their program. The telecom provider says that many past scholars work in management […]
ComPol Chester Williams recently returned to Belize after spending a week in London for the 2019 Jalsa Salama, an annual gathering of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The event brings together thirty thousand participants from more than ninety countries to promote religious knowledge and promote a sense of peace in society. Williams participated after he was […]
Over the weekend, a trip to the Sarstoon by SATIIM was completed without interruption from the Guatemalan Armed Forces. But it was not the case this morning when a small group of boaters, including BTV founder Wil Maheia, headed up the Sarstoon River to conduct a survey of gill nets being used within the waterways […]
On June twenty-sixth, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams laid out a plan to the San Pedro community in the wake of the double murder of well-known tour guide Mario Graniel and tourist Doctor Gary Swank. One of the Belize Police Department’s promises to San Pedro was to hire a dozen Tourism Police Officers. Well, today […]
Today, we met Commissioner of Police Chester Williams at a graduation ceremony for new recruits in the Tourism Police Unit. At that ceremony, Commissioner Williams spoke with the media about the significance of hiring this new cohort. This set of officers was recruited as a special complement to the unit, following the calls for increased […]
Commissioner Williams addressed the new recruits today – and that message started out about how tough it is to be a police officer. He told the graduates that they are going to be working in a thankless society and warned them to brace themselves for public criticism. While those words may have been a bit […]
