Two days after the fire, a massive humanitarian effort is underway in San Pedro to assist victims of the devastating inferno in Boca del Rio. An outpour of public assistance from local businesses, as well as concerned residents on the island, has been steady. Late this evening, clothing, non-perishable food items and bedding were being […]
A Special Audit Inspection was conducted into what is being described as ‘unaccountable equipment’ belonging to the Belize City Council. The special audit was requested by the Councilor responsible for Works, Albert Vaughn and the missing equipment include a fifty-four thousand-dollar John Deer tractor, an eighty-six thousand dollars Caterpillar bulldozer and a thirty thousand dollars […]
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was the target of a failed assassination attempt on Saturday in Caracas. Six people have since been arrested for their alleged involvement in the incident. According to Interior Minister Néstor Reverol, they were part of a group that loaded two drones with explosives and detonated them during a military parade in […]
This afternoon in San Pedro, a regional preparatory meeting was commenced to review what is known as the SAMOA Pathway, short for Small Island Developing States Accelerated Modalities of Action. It is a ten-year program of action for Small Island Developing States, adopted in 2014 in Samoa. The regional preparatory meeting will provide an opportunity […]
There is a new Reina de la Costa Maya. She is Mary Cruz Cardona Galindo, a stunning TV presenter from Honduras, who wooed the judges with her grace and poise on Friday night to capture the crown from Belize’s Michelle Nunez. Cardona was joined on stage by six other delegates from the rest of Central […]
Cayo Rosario is back in the headlines tonight. The island is located on west Ambergris Caye and is part of the Hol Chan Marine Reserve expansion where a massive development is being proposed. The multimillion-dollar investment already has an approved ECP from the Department of the Environment. It involves the construction of more than forty […]
Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington rubbed many the wrong way on July fifth when he used the word crazy to describe those who would vote ‘NO’ in respect of the upcoming I.C.J. referendum. Among those is the Belize Territorial Volunteers, which translated the minister’s statement to mean that government is embarking on a biased campaign in […]
The question of funding for the referendum campaign, however, remains a concern since it is a massive undertaking by the government. Estimated to cost roughly nine million dollars, the countrywide campaign is being led by Ambassador Alexis Rosado who heads the Referendum Unit. According to the Foreign Minister, the campaign will intensify in the weeks […]
The Belmopan City Council is having some cash flow problems. And the most recent payroll problem will not be the last, as according to the City Council, they have been having issues with collecting revenues. According to reports, several workers at the City Council did not receive their salary for the end of the month. […]
The Belize City Council, with the help of consulting group, Grupo Innovoterra, is in the process of drafting a zoning ordinance for Belize City. It’s a document that will become legislation and used to specify the types of building construction and business activities that are allowed to take place in specific areas of the city. […]
The zoning ordinance looks on industrial and residential areas to determine the plans for the city. A big part of the planning also involved public spaces; and once the ordinance becomes legislation; the City Council will be looking at how the spaces are used. Rodriguez explains. Keisha Rodriguez, Urban Development Planner, Belize City Council […]
Robbers hit another business in Orange Walk. Earlier this week, the security guard at Odette’s Home Center was held up and the thieves made away with cash as well as computers and cell phones. On Thursday, a businesswoman was held up at gunpoint inside her store: Misericordia De Dios, which is a branch of Western […]
Young athletes completed today a two-week sports camp which tested their acumen and discipline on the football field. The camp has been held annually for over a decade by SMART as an investment in young people. The young football aficionados received certificates and trophies for taking part in the summer camp and some of them […]
The Ministry of Health has confirmed three cases of H1N1 Influenza in the Corozal District. The confirmation was received this afternoon from the Central Medical Lab in Belize City. A release from the Ministry states that the cases include two men and a pregnant woman. The men had recently traveled to Merida in Mexico while […]
Some two hundred young children have been enjoying their summer vacation at a sports camp in the city. The camp presented the young athletes with the opportunity to harness their skills in popular sporting activities. To ease parents, the children ages five to fifteen were transported to the Marion Jones Sporting Complex where they engaged […]
The National AIDS Commission partnered with six young artists to each create an original piece of HIV thematic art at the national testing day in June. The art pieces were officially presented to six sponsors of NAC, including the Atlantic Bank, Belize Family Life Association, Ministry of Health and the B.N.E. Charitable Trust, who will […]
The first national testing day was held in Belize on June twenty-ninth. Free HIV tests were offered in public spaces across the country to encourage people to find out their status. Well, the National AIDS Commission is reporting a successful first national testing day. For the past five years, more men than women have been […]
Lightweight World Champion Mikey Garcia will take to the ring in a boxing match on Saturday night to defend his title against fellow unbeaten fighter Robert Easter Junior. Both athletes will fight for Garcia’s WBC lightweight title and Easter’s IBF championship. Garcia, who has thirty-eight wins under his belt, with thirty of them by knockouts, […]
Local philanthropist Dara Robinson is hosting his seventh annual hunger awareness ride this week. Robinson is inviting everyone to come out and give to a worthy cause. If you are not able to join in the ride, there are other ways you can contribute to the feeding programme. Joel ‘Dara’ Robinson, Philanthropist “This Sunday […]
The Belize Police Department, through its Community Policing Unit, is teaching south side residents how to sew. Yes, you heard it right – the police partnered up with the community to teach sewing skills to about ten participants and it is all being led by a cop himself. ACP Robert Mariano has pulled out his […]
The Ministry of Health says that it should know by the end of this week whether the Karl Huesner Memorial Hospital and La Loma Luz Hospital have accepted the new terms of negotiations for a hemo-dialysis programme. Over one point seven million dollars are used every year to help about thirty patients with renal failure. […]
Once the Ministry of Health finalizes the facilities which will offer the hemo-dialysis services, the next step is to determine who gets on the list. C.E.O. Ramon Figueroa was ask about the selection process considering that there are many persons who are in dire need of dialysis but cannot afford it. He says that they […]
A Belizean American family is working along with the Belize City council to bring relief to hundreds of children in the south side. Brenda August-Leonard, through a Florida-based organization has contributed clothes, food, school supplies to needy children from Saint Martin’s and Port Loyola. The group is also assisting women whose children have been affected […]
Earlier this week, we reported on a common drug that is being voluntarily recalled because the drug contains a chemical that may expose patients to cancer risk. The drug valsartan is used to control hypertension and to help prevent heart failure, but it’s a contaminant that was included in the manufacturing process that’s poses the […]
The Department of Youth Services has a six-week cosmetology training taking place at the Yabra Community Center. The training will see the ladies get a level one certificate which they can use to generate employment opportunities. The programme is being funded by the Youth and Community Transformation Project. Today, we spoke with PR Officer Renata […]
