It’s not often that Belize entertains a visiting head of state. And even though the length of the visit was measured in minutes rather than days, it’s the thought that counts. Ann-Marie reports from the PGIA. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting President Andres Pastrana made a brief stop over visit to Belize this morning on his way […]
In between the Colombian presidential flights, the Philip Goldson International Airport will also be receiving another shipment of hurricane relief. This one, at eight-thirty Friday morning, involves the arrival of the first contingent of twenty-five Cuban construction workers. The Cubans will be in Belize for six months to build houses and train local counterparts in […]
At ceremonies held Wednesday evening, Minister of Agriculture Daniel Silva and regional director for the Food and Agriculture Organisation, David Bowen, inaugurated the Selena Micro Dam. The dam, near Spanish Lookout in Cayo, will provide water for irrigation during the dry months of the year, which will allow farmers to produce vegetables out of season. […]
It is the highest award that Rotary International confers, and in Belize it has been bestowed on a select few. The latest Belizean to become a Paul Harris fellow is none other than Executive Governor of Prisons, Bernard Adolphus. Named after the founder of Rotary, Paul Harris, the award is given to outstanding members of […]
Belize’s Tourism season usually begins with the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving, which was celebrated a week ago. With San Pedro and Caye Caulker, two of Belize’s biggest destinations, still recovering from Hurricane Keith, there have been some questions about the prospects for continued strong growth in the industry. Minister of Tourism Mark Espat, however, expressed […]
The Youth Department transformed November thirtieth into a day of giving. As part of Youth Week, many ‘at risk’ young people were provided with a day of employment. Some of the adolescents in the Youth Cadet Corps took the job of delivering food packages to needy citizens while others flexed their muscles in the city’s […]
It was postponed a week due to rainy weather, but on Friday night at the House of Culture the jazz band XL will once again bring its special sound to Belizean ears. News 5’s Jose Sanchez walked up the street for a preview of what to expect. Jose Sanchez, Reporting The musical ensemble XL is […]
Our educational system is often criticised for turning out graduates who are book smart, but have no feel for what real life is all about. One place that rap will not stick is on a particular class at SJC…as I discovered this morning. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It was the ninth Expo that the marketing class […]
They were particularly grisly crimes in which five young Belize City girls were abducted and killed over a sixteen-month period. Despite vows by authorities to solve the crimes quickly and a number of high profile public campaigns to end the violence, the homicides remain unsolved and the public’s attention has drifted elsewhere. Today, with a […]
Police have arrested and charged twenty-one year old Roque Rosado of Neal’s Pen Road in Belize City with attempted murder, deadly means of harm, dangerous harm and robbery in connection with the shooting of Guatemalan vendor Ziriaco Mejia Hernandez. Rosado, who was arraigned on Monday, is on remand at Hattieville Prison until December eighteenth when […]
Proceeds from the twenty million U.S. dollar hurricane relief loan recently approved by the IDB are already being put to use. One of the first projects to be initiated, by the Social Investment Fund, involves the repair of three schools on Ambergris Caye. San Pedro High School, San Pedro R.C. Primary School and San Pedro […]
Two new members of the Elections and Boundaries Commission have been appointed. They are Herbert Panton, a reporter for the Guardian Newspaper, and attorney Samira Musa Pott. Pott and Panton replace long serving members Domingo Perez and Audrey Wallace. The five-member commission is made up of a chairman and two members appointed at the request […]
In news from Tuesday’s Cabinet session a government release reports that a number of new legislative initiatives will be undertaken shortly. One measure, which will bring relief to fathers behind on their child support payments, is that deadbeat dads will no longer be put in jail. Instead Cabinet agreed to consider new legislation, which will […]
As observance of Aids Week continues, Belize Electricity Limited has announced a donation, which will keep Belizeans aware of their responsibilities all year round. The four thousand dollar gift will be used to implement a countrywide campaign to educate the public on the realities of the deadly epidemic. The cheque was presented today to AIDS […]
A study on the effect of mainland agriculture on the barrier reef suggests that the present level of farming has not been harmful to the marine environment. The Watershed Reef Interconnectivity Scientific Study looked at soil erosion and sediment runoff from the North Stann Creek, South Stann Creek and Sittee River. Delia Tillett, the project’s […]
They are often regarded as second class citizens in the law enforcement community; officers who are empowered to stop crimes but more often wind up giving directions to befuddled visitors. But as their numbers grow, so too does the stature of the tourism police. Ann-Marie Williams reports on the latest class of recruits. Ann-Marie Williams, […]
On Thursday Belize will receive a visit from the head of state of Colombia. President Andres Pastrana will touch down briefly at nine-fifteen in the morning at Philip Goldson International Airport, before moving on to Mexico City for the inauguration of President Vicente Fox. Pastrana’s jet will be preceded on the tarmac by the arrival […]
Residents of the Belize and Toledo districts will soon benefit from two major infrastructural projects. After many years of talk, the Burrell Boom Road between the Northern and Western Highways, will finally be upgraded and paved. Work will begin soon on the seventeen point three million dollar project, which will be carried out by Cisco […]
Charges of brutality against the police department are not unusual. In fact, in August two police officers were relieved of duty following accusations of inappropriate behaviour in Orange Walk. Today we received a visit from a young man who also claims to have been victimized at the hands of Orange Walk police. Derick Arnold says […]
The sixty-first meeting of CSUCA, the Consejo Superior Universitario Centroamericano, has concluded its deliberations and issued a communiqué seeking to ease tensions between Belize and Guatemala. In a press release issued this afternoon the meeting of universities from all over Central America reiterated its support for the independent development of the University of Belize. It […]
Significant measures are being taken by government towards the control and eradication of the Southern Pine Bark Beetle, which threatens to decimate the trees of the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve. The Belize Agricultural Health Authority, BAHA, has announced two directives to combat the problem. One order states that the beetle is a notifiable plant […]
Last week we ran a story on problems created for students forced to navigate a north side street turned into mush by a construction project. Tonight we focus on a southside neighbourhood whose street problems appear to be rooted in simple neglect. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Driving through parts of Lake Independence Division can be a […]
As World AIDS Day draws near on Friday; all eyes are focused on ways to slow down the deadliest epidemic of modern times. The World Health Organisation’s Director General, Gro Harlem Brundtland, in her World Aids Day message, says that as fathers, grandfathers, brothers, sons, friends, husbands and partners, it is men who most determine […]
Educators from all over Central America converged on Belize City this morning. The event both increased the stature of the host, University of Belize, and placed the institution in the position of a bilingual bridge in the Americas. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It was the sixty-first meeting of CSUCA, The Consejo Superior Universitario Centro Americano. The […]
The first lotto jackpot since the game reopened a month ago has been won. Merlene Kerr of Gracie Rock Village is tonight ninety-five thousand dollars richer. The mother of five children says she bought a single lotto ticket with all five lucky numbers. Merlene Kerr, Lotto Winner “I just pick it from two separate numbers […]
