It’s the age of technology and the fastest, easiest and well… most impressive way forward seems to be the digital route. And while Belize has hopped on the technological bandwagon, there is still a world of unexplored possibilities in that area. That is why the Caribbean Telecommunications Union is bringing their Information and Communication Technologies […]
Mexico is having its first international shrimp fair and it coincides with Shrimp Week celebrated from August eight to the fourteenth. The two-day event, which will be held in Chetumal, Quintana Roo on the fifteenth and sixteen of August, is expected to boost the exportation of shrimp to Mexico from Belize, Honduras and Guatemala. The […]
In other regional news, President Manuel Zelaya was forcibly removed from office for more than a month, on June twenty-eighth. And despite worldwide condemnation for the coup de etat in Honduras, the de facto regime headed by Ricardo Micheletti has prevented his return to office. While in Honduras over the weekend, News Five got reactions […]
Inaugural direct flights to Honduras got underway this past Saturday after a brief delay due to the political situation in that Central American country. Using ATR 72’s Maya Island Air Regional can take the business traveler or tourist to the neighbouring cities of Guatemala, Cancun and now San Pedro Sula. While the flights have started […]
The dengue outbreak in the Cayo District has sparked concern countrywide and precautionary measures were implemented to control the illness. And our neighbours to the north have now stepped in to offer additional assistance to prevent further transmission of dengue in Belize. Secretary of Health in Quintana Roo, Juan Carlos Azueta Cardenas and the Mexican […]
And in regional news, President Manuel Zelaya entered Honduran territory this afternoon from the border with Nicaragua, twenty-seven days after he was deposed and exiled to Costa Rica by the Honduran military. Zelaya remained in his homeland for some time and then returned to Nicaragua. He told a pool of media personnel and supporters that […]
To practice in the region, registered nurses in all CARICOM states have to sit an examination to acquire the appropriate license to practice their profession. It is a four-paper examination that is prepared by the Regional General Nursing Councils. Today, representatives from thirteen CARICOM states are meeting at the Radisson at the seventeenth annual meeting […]
US President, Barack Obama’s nominee as Ambassador to Belize, Vinai Thummalapally, says he is proud to be nominated as the first Indian American to serve as United States’ envoy to Belize. The Colorado-based Indian American businessman, appearing today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing, said he would work to strengthen US […]
The name Yasser Musa is synonymous with art, in many forms. This Friday on his birthday, Yasser will put on display twenty years of his accomplishments – a repertoire of his works as an art activist, poet, publisher, teacher and promoter of the arts. The multitalented artist takes a look back at his journey in […]
Ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya met today in Costa Rica with President Oscar Arias in the first round of dialogue on the ongoing crisis in Honduras. The de-facto President Ricardo Micheletti also met with Arias in Costa Rica. Press reports say that while Zelaya and Micheletti have totally opposing positions, a meeting between them is […]
Maya Island Air launched its regional services today and the occasion was marked with plenty flourish and personalities of the past and present administration, including at least three ministers, the current Prime Minister and his predecessor. The airline, which has been in operation for almost half a century, has bought and outfitted three ATR 72’s […]
There have been widespread protests in Honduras since a coup de etat ousted President Manuel Zelaya to Costa Rica on the twenty eight of June on the eve of a referendum that would gauge public reaction to amend the constitution which does not allow Presidential re-election. Opposition leaders allege that the referendum was ultimately aimed […]
In an update to the continued crisis in Honduras, the deposed president Manuel Zelaya met today with the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton in Washington. It is the first high level meeting with the US since the June twenty-eighth coup de etat which ousted Zelaya. The big news to come out of that private […]
The CARICOM Development Fund is a mechanism established in 2008 under the revised Treaty of Chaguaramas to provide technical assistance and financing in respect of the CSME. For the past two days, representatives from the C.D.F. are in Belize consulting with stakeholders to find out the areas in which Belize is being affected by the […]
We reported on Monday that Belize has handed over the rotating six month chairmanship of CARICOM to Guyana. At the four-day summit over the past weekend attended by the PM, there were several pressing regional issues tackled by the Heads of Government. At the Philip Goldson International Airport on Monday, the PM said that steering […]
The thirtieth CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government ended in Guyana on Sunday with leaders of the grouping looking for common ground on many issues. One of the big ticket items was the movement of skilled labour throughout the region, to which a tenth category has been added. As of next January, qualified domestic workers […]
Tensions continue to rise in neighbouring Honduras in anticipation of the proposed return of the deposed President José Manuel Zelaya. But the interim government is showing no signs of backing down. All day, protests and rallies took place in Tegucigalpa as an OAS ultimatum for his return draws closer. The OAS Secretary General arrived earlier […]
There are serious matters on the agenda before CARICOM leaders meeting in Guyana in the thirtieth Heads of Government Conference. While the issue of immigration is dominating the discussions, it is a critical time for the region and the future of CARICOM. Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says while it may be true that each […]
Heads of Government of the CARICOM rolled up their sleeves and got down to business in Georgetown, Guyana today for the thirtieth Conference of Heads. Prime Minister Dean Barrow addressed the opening ceremonies as outgoing chairman. Migration is one of the top issues under discussion and it is expected that the issues of climate change […]
There are more developments to report in respect of ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya. Demonstrations continue to spread across Honduras and earlier today, supporters of the president marched pass the offices of the Congress while backers of the interim president, Roberto Micheletti took to the streets in what CNN described as a peaceful demonstration. Speaking […]
But in another boardroom, BCB Holdings Limited has announced a new director to its board. Effective today, sixty-eight year old Wendell Mottley from Trinidad and Tobago, joins the Board as Non-Executive Director. Mottley, is well known in the Caribbean region and has held numerous high profile appointments in financing and in environmental agencies. He is […]
And in Honduras, the tension escalates with demonstrations for and against the ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya. Zelaya was to return to Tegucigalpa today but that changed late Tuesday night when a emergency meeting of the members of the Organization of American States adopted a five point resolution giving the interim government of Roberto Michelletti […]
In news from the region, there were more demonstrations today in neighbouring Honduras following the coup de etat that removed President Jose Manuel Zelaya from office. Zelaya is vowing to return to Honduras on Thursday, amid threats of an impending arrest on arrival by the appointed president, Roberto Mitchelletti. On his return, Zelaya will not […]
And still on the situation in Honduras, the United Nations and the OAS are also meeting and what is emerging is the clear isolation of Mitcheletti and his appointed cabinet. Zelaya has also been invited to address the United Nations’ General Assembly this Tuesday. News Five spoke with Foreign Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington as he […]
This morning on Open Your Eyes, the Secretary General of SICA condemned the coup d’ etat against Zelaya. Juan Daniel Aleman Gurdian, Secretary General, SICA “The countries of SICA reject and condemn absolutely the coup in Honduras. So this is a bad time for SICA countries and we hope the rule of law in Honduras […]
