In September the presence of the Pink Hibiscus Mealy Bug was detected for the first time in Belize. To combat the problem biological agents, special wasps were brought in from the Caribbean. But the high cost of the insects meant only a minimum could be purchased. Now with funding from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation […]
In police news, at around seven this morning, Caye Caulker police received a phone call telling them that a body was hanging from a tree near the cemetery. When police arrived on the scene they found the body of twenty-eight year old Mike Diego. The tour guide operator from a Front Street address was suspended […]
Numerous complaints from the public about the quality of health care and the lack of enforcement of existing legislation has lead the Ministry of Health to develop a National Drug Policy. Sharon Sanchez, Chief Pharmacist in the Ministry is coordinating a workshop at the Radisson to work on the document. She says it will help […]
Although he has exhibited in Europe, Mexico, Cuba, the United States and even in the Czech Socialist Republic, Joan Duran who has had a home in Belize since 1972 has never had a show in this country… until now. On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Image Factory and in the words of […]
Months before Carnival in September, carnival band members scour the Belizean community looking for sponsorship. For the past five years, one band has been saying thanks for the assistance by throwing a Christmas party and distributing toys to needy children. This Saturday GEM Belize will give out thirteen hundred toys. Kathy Christie says there’s still […]
In 1980 the Maya Institute of Belize was organized to address a number of issues affecting the Mayas of Belize. But it was not until six years later, when the institute was registered in 1986, that the work really started. The group first focused on education and has successfully developed an alphabet for the Mayan […]
While New Year’s is always a time to reflect on the accomplishments of the past, this December thirty-first, the members of the La Immaculada Church in Orange Walk will have a century’s worth of memories to celebrate. To mark the occasion, volunteers have been breathing new life into this holy space, which has such meaning […]
As Christmas approaches some of us may feel tempted to try and shop in the Commercial Free Zone, but Cabinet this week issued a reminder that local shopping is prohibited. The Customs Department is cracking down on the increase number of illegal purchases in the zone since these items enter Belize without paying the necessary […]
One month after consumers faced a rise in fuel prices the government announced another increase. Fortunately, motorists have nothing to worry about, since government says it will absorb the price hike, at least for now. Fuel acquisition prices rose on Sunday’s shipment by twenty-nine cents for premium and thirty-one cents for regular. Kerosene and diesel […]
Today a seventeen-year-old girl from Ontario was charged with attempted murder and dangerous harm following the stabbing of another girl earlier this week. According to Police Press Officer Christy Castillo, Orpha Hyde told officers she stabbed Kenreen Hewlett in self-defense. Sixteen year old Kenreen Hewlett was stabbed in her neck, shoulder, abdomen and twice in […]
You may start seeing jams, jellies and fruit wines produced in the Belize River Valley at your favorite stores within the next few months. Today the Belize River Valley Development Program, BelRiv got a fifteen thousand dollar grant from the Canadian Consulate to help fund a project for the women from the nine communities which […]
On Sunday over three hundred Belizean senior citizens will enjoy a Christmas lunch, courtesy of the Rotary Club. The S.J.C. Gym will be decked out with Christmas decorations and the mood set with the jingles and bells of Mr. Peter’s Boom and Chime Band. Rotary Club President Yolanda Crombie says the elders will have a […]
Maybe you’ve seen them, weed whacker in hand diligently cutting back unsightly grass. Or maybe they are pushing a wheelbarrow or picking up trash. It’s all part of a new move by the Belize City Council to clean up the city by hiring a private contractor to tackle the entire northside. The sanitation workers can […]
A teenaged girl from Ontario Village in the Cayo District lies in the Belmopan Hospital with multiple stab wounds after reportedly being attacked by another girl. Police say they have reason to believe Kenreen Hewlett may have been stabbed because of a long-standing dispute with a seventeen-year-old student. The incident occurred shortly before eight on […]
As the Gardiner family prepares to bury twenty year old Tanya Gardiner on Thursday, the police are still trying to find out what unfolded inside the young woman’s house on Saturday that caused a twelve gauge sawed off shot gun to go off killing her. According to Mark Anthony August, the victim’s boyfriend, Gardiner was […]
Much of the media attention during the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle, Washington last week was focused on the protests in the streets. But inside the conference rooms tensions were also building. Talks collapsed after the developing nations made it clear they were not willing to move on to new issues and agreements being […]
In another attempt to preserve the shared culture, history and environmental heritage of the Mundo Maya countries, the Inter-American Development Bank has approved a grant for over one million US dollars to support social and economic development programs in the five nations. Besides investments in tourism and culture the Mundo Maya initiative is being promoted […]
The bells have been ringing and the community has been giving generously to the Salvation Army Kettle Appeal. Since the appeal was launched on November twelfth, Belizeans and even visitors have been dropping whatever they can afford into the red kettles. The money raised will go towards the annual Christmas dinner and toy donations for […]
The concert may be over but the music of the D-Revelation Band continues. On Saturday December fourth, under the stars, D-Rev entertained a packed to capacity Rogers’ Stadium to celebrate two thousand years of Jesus Christ. The music included songs from their new release. “Real Men,” is a call to men to be responsible role […]
It may not be the first radio station to do it but My Refuge Christian Ministries is now linked, via a satellite network, to the rest of the Caribbean. Director Richard Smith says the idea is to counteract North American influences by bringing a Caribbean newscast with a Christian orientation into Belizean homes. Richard Smith, […]
For the very first time, the National Youth Choir and the National Dance Company Juniors have joined together to do a musical production. The show is sure to put the audience in the mood for Christmas. News Five stopped by one of the rehearsals to find out what “Surfin’ Santa” is all about. Laverne Andrewin, […]
Three people were inside a house in Belize City at midnight on Saturday when the gun went off killing a young woman. The two witnesses, one of them her boyfriend, say it was an accident or maybe even suicide. But Tanya Gardiner’s family and friends aren’t buying the story. While police won’t comment on the […]
While they still have no clue as to the whereabouts of the occupants of a small plane that was found near a makeshift runway in the Toledo District last week, police now know the plane’s country of origin. Although the serial number was obscured by white paint, it was registered at some point in Venezuela, […]
In other police news, a Toyota truck was stolen from in front of seventy-eight Cemetery Road over the weekend. Wan Sit Ghan reported that sometime between eight thirty p.m. and midnight on December fourth his blue Toyota supercab pickup disappeared. It is valued at ten thousand dollars.
One of the pioneers of Belize’s tourism industry died at a hospital in Guatemala this morning. According to the family, Jean Shaw had minor surgery on Friday and died of complications this morning around four a.m. The body will be brought back to Belize on Tuesday for funeral services on Wednesday. Shaw opened the Hotel […]
