The Belize Agricultural Health Authority and Ministry of Agriculture is advising that if you haven’t vaccinated your livestock against blackleg in the last six months you must do so quickly. Rabies, which is a highly fatal disease that affects all mammals, can also be prevented through the vaccine. Affected animals will usually show nervous signs, […]
A Mixed Martial Arts competition will be held on Saturday night in Orange Walk. The event will feature twelve bouts with fighters from Belize, U.S.A. and Mexico. For the first time, there will be a female match. The event will culminate with a featherweight title fight in which Kriston Usher will go up against Johnathan […]
The situation involving the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams and the President of the Belize Police Association, Corporal Eldon Arzu has attracted the attention of the Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Associations. The ComPol is not seeing eye-to-eye with Arzu, who was elected to another term as president in January, just before the ComPol deemed […]
While the B.N.T.U. is tidying up its house, the Cycling Federation of Belize is being taken to task. Following the Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic, former two-time Cross Country Champion Justin Williams blasted the federation on social media. Well, the federation went on the defensive chastising Williams and his brother Cory, who are well-known […]
Just last year, the executive of the federation was returned after there was a challenge from a slate initially including cyclists Kaya Cattouse and Tariq Cano. Both Cano and Cattouse had to withdraw from the slate, which was later filled by Alexi Ordonez, Karen Vernon, Shawn Duncan and John Burns. Although they ended up losing […]
Earlier you heard the 2019 Female Cross Country Champion, Kaya Cattouse react to the back and forth between Justin Williams and the Cycling Federation of Belize. As the situation continues to unfold, a meeting amongst cyclists is planned for tonight to determine the next steps that will be taken by the athletes given the mess […]
Cattouse has for years clamoured for the need for investment to develop the sport in Belize and has embarked on her own to train high school students in cycling. At the same time, there are other events organized by the Weekend Warriors and smaller races are put on by private and corporate citizens to keep […]
So do the dismal results of the 2019 Cross Country Cycling Classic rest of the shoulders of the federation? Three Guatemalan nationals, namely: Julio Miranda, Alex Julaju and Jose Conastuj took the top spots in that order with American rider David Flynn coming in fourth and Belizean cyclist Giovanni Lovell rounding out the top five. […]
Today, the Small Business Development Center held a one-day workshop with small business-owners to talk about marketing their business. The focus of the session was how to put together a marketing plan and what these small businesses can do to increase the awareness of their goods and services even on a small budget. Business Advisor […]
A series of papers were presented and discussed today at the annual research conference of the University of Belize. The topics varied encompassing many facets of development of the country as well as issues of governance. The papers, according to UB, won’t be collecting dust, but will be available to interested parties. Here is News […]
For another consecutive year, the Light and Peace Basketball Foundation is taking to a group of young basketball athletes to compete in the Dru Joyce Classic Akron being held in Cleveland, Ohio. Hundreds of teams in various categories from across the world will compete in three days of matches to win not only bragging rights […]
Today, UNICEF held a workshop to sensitize its staff and partners of different government ministries and agencies on how to effectively engage with the media. A technical expert conducted the session to prepare the officers how they can handle interviews and share sensitive information in such a way that vulnerable groups, especially children, are not […]
A letter to standard bearers by P.U.P. leader John Briceño has been getting maximum publicity on social media and other sectors. In the letter, following the Easter holidays, Briceño states that P.U.P. has sought to work with the government on the issue of the I.C.J., but those attempts have not had any success. In this […]
There is a land dispute brewing in San Pablo Village, Toledo District where residents of that southern community are at odds with the principals of A&E Trading Company. Earlier today, Marie Lou Serto came forward with an allegation against businessman Antonio Zabaneh, whom she claims, is trying to eject her family from land they have […]
Where is Corporal Eldon Arzu and why hasn’t he shown up to assume his new post at the police headquarters in Belmopan? It’s the latest twist in the saga of the embattled president of the Belize Police Association who was transferred to the office of Planning, Performance, Review, Inspection and Implementation at the end of […]
According to ComPol Williams, the reason for Corporal Arzu’s transfer to that area of the department is because he displays an interest in the wellbeing of officers on the job. The post, he says, would also have allowed for him to become eligible to move up in rank. On the Phone: Chester Williams, Commissioner […]
Last Monday, Union Senator Elena Smith voted against the Belize Territorial Dispute Referendum Bill. She did so at the request of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize who took a unanimous position against the passage of the new legislation, which government is using to trigger the May eighth referendum. During our interview with Senator […]
Public officers from across the country who have been exemplary workers and have gone beyond the call of duty will be acknowledged by the government at a gala event to be held on June twenty-third. Every year, the Public Service Ministry organizes a programme to acknowledge outstanding officers; those nominations for the eight available awards […]
The selection committee is made up of senior public officers, the private sector, B.T.B. and the chair of the Public Service Commission. While there are eight categories, there are many more public officers who will be recognized for their years of service. Freya August, Ministry of Public Service “The award ceremony that they are […]
Scratch and Win is a relatively new game but it is already producing winners. There are two more grand prize winners who collectively have cashed in at least twenty thousand dollars. One is from San Antonio, Cayo and the other from Caye Caulker. Both bought their tickets a couple of days ago and are now […]
With a new date for the I.C.J. referendum set for May eighth, we revisit an old story in which former News Five reporter Janelle Chanona journeyed south to the illegal community of Santa Rosa. Her maiden visit to the southern village revealed a number of new details that weren’t common knowledge in 2002. The settlers […]
The morgue at the Southern Regional Hospital has been closed down and it will remain that way for possibly another week or two. It comes on the heels of another complaint about the nonfunctional morgue. In the most recent incident, Evan Andrewin reported that his wife died last week and he wasn’t able to store […]
The Safe Highway Initiative continues into the National Agricultural and Trade Show set to begin this Friday at the national show grounds in Belmopan. According to ACP Marco Vidal, the facilities have been inspected and they are in the process of finalising the deployment of officers to hotspots across the grounds as well as within […]
Belizean rock band Ascenthium is hoping to follow in the footsteps of musical forerunner Verge of Umbra by participating in and winning a regional competition that will secure them a place on stage in Germany in the weeks ahead. The group has spent countless hours preparing for its chance to impress the judges in Panama […]
A new date of May eighth, 2019 has been set for the I.C.J. referendum to be held. It succeeds the signing into law of the Belize Territorial Dispute Referendum Act earlier this week, following the introduction and passage of that piece of legislation in the House of Representatives last Friday. A writ of referendum dated […]
