The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre is stationed in Belize, and the 5C’s hosted a technical meeting of the Intra-African Caribbean Pacific Global Climate Change Alliance Programme. Experts from all over convened in San Igancio to discuss the plans that the countries are developing to slow the effects of climate change as well as to […]
The Belize Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage recently unveiled its new logo. The umbrella organization and its fight to preserve the natural wonders of Belize has taken on a softer tone. The coalition is hosting its first summer camp for kids. The camp is free and the first two days will take place at […]
If you don’t have the feet for nature as the coalition hopes, then perhaps you have the ears for music. A young artist hopes that you will be inspired by his lyrics to his song “Some Days.” This afternoon, budding artist Joseph Matura stopped by our studios to launch the video for Some Days. […]
Earlier this month, News Five reported on the presence of Mexican military planes in Belizean airspace. At the time there were persistent reports that on June thirtieth at least three planes with Mexican markings had flown as far down as Dangriga within Belizean territory. Lindsay Garbutt of the Department of Civil Aviation did not confirm […]
A Belizean, who has been missing following the murder of his girlfriend, is currently on INTERPOL’s wanted list. The International Criminal Police Organization, INTERPOL, is an intergovernmental organization facilitating international police cooperation. On September twenty-third 2011, nineteen year old Maritza Janet Santos was murdered inside the home of Michael Silva. Officers who arrived at the […]
During the Jaguars time in the Gold Cup Games played in three U.S. cities, the Football Federation of Belize suffered a slight embarrassment when one of its players was denied entry and sent back to Belize because on a previous trip to the U.S., he stayed longer than the time prescribed on his visa. But […]
Aggrieved families believe that there is a pattern of excessive use of force by the Police. There is the well-known case of Stephen Buckley, who survived two shots to the head and was left paralyzed on the left side of the body. Then there is Ryan Lozano from Ladyville who was shot and killed at […]
The third case occurred on May tenth when Punta Gorda resident, Rasheed Elijio was shot and killed by Police as he allegedly attempted to escape custody. That officer-involved shooting and two others are among the files which were sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice. Last week, Cheryl-Lynn Vidal responded in scathing fashion, […]
The police department has confirmed that a cab driver who went missing on the job has been murdered. Forty Five year old Jose Maria Aguilar Umana disappeared on July seventeenth. At four-fifteen on Wednesday afternoon, his partially decomposed body was found in the “new housing area” off the George Price Boulevard in Belmopan City. How […]
Fifty-year-old Charles Bucknor, a carpenter of a Belize City address, remains tonight on lockdown at the Belize Central Prison after being denied bail for committing the crime of aggravated assault of an indecent nature upon a twelve-year-old girl. It is reported that on Tuesday, Bucknor performed oral sex on the minor. In court today, Bucknor, […]
Twenty-year-old Trevor Jones, an inmate at the Belize Central Prison, will have to spend a longer prison term and pay a hefty fine. Jones has been sentenced to an additional six years in detention and ordered to pay a whopping twenty thousand dollars, following the discovery of two small quantities of marijuana concealed in the […]
A thirty-one-year-old resident of Palmar Village in the Orange Walk District is tonight in police custody following a report made by a minor that the two engaged in sexual intercourse in late January. The fifteen-year-old girl told police that around one-thirty on the afternoon of January thirty-first, she visited an area at a dump site […]
This week, we have been focusing on a recent report commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank which shows that despite the high level of spending from the public purse, the education sector is in a state of chaotic failure. More children are out of school than in the classrooms, more are dropping out of school […]
Belizean students interested in pursuing tertiary level studies in Mexico are being given an opportunity to apply for all-expense-paid scholarships in a number of graduate and post-graduate programs. A total of twenty-five scholarships are currently available through the Mexican Institute in offerings which include physics, engineering and agriculture. Interesting candidates are asked to visit the […]
There will be an important symposium in Belize City on Friday, and it’s all about the Chiquibul National Park. Friends of Conservation and Development, the N.G.O. charged with the monitoring and protecting the resources within that park, will be hosting the session which will feature three segments led by well establishing personalities in the environment. […]
A major climate change meeting opened today in San Ignacio. Experts participating are from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries considered to be the most vulnerable to climate change. The highly technical meeting, the first of its kind, is being held under the auspices of the Global Climate Change Alliance and is an initiative of the […]
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre popularly known by insiders as the Five C’s is housed in Belmopan. Belize has a National Climate Change Coordinating Committee that was established by the Cabinet. The members of that body include a multidisciplinary committee of N.G.O.’s as well as from the private and the public sector. According to […]
Sport Development Manager for FIBA Americas, Nestor Rodriguez, recently concluded a successful visit to Belize. The purpose of the visit was to assess whether Belize is a viable location to host an international three by three event. FIBA also intends to assist the Belize Basketball Federation with its promotion of the three by three games […]
By all accounts Group B in Be the Next Superstar brought their A act to the Bliss stage on Wednesday night. The spotlight was on eight performers; three who battled in a one-minute knockout round. One is moving on because the judges were absolutely impressed by the dance moves of Alexander Howard who performed a […]
There is a very common infection that affects men, women and children who don’t drink enough water. Persons who use the bathroom frequently are also at risk. The infection, Urinary Tract Infection can lead to severe complications if not treated properly or left untreated. In tonight’s Healthy Living we find out how you can tell […]
After a heartbreaking loss to Cuba on Tuesday afternoon, which crushed their hopes in the first round of the Gold Cup, the players of Team Belize returned home early this morning from Hartford Connecticut where the last game was played. The Jaguars failed to qualify to the second round after consecutive losses to the USA, […]
Coach Ian Mork did not make it back…it is not because he is leaving the team, but because he stayed in the U.S. to deal with personal matters relating to his family. The players, however, were glad to be home today, but the lingering blues from Tuesday’s game against Cuba were evident. If you were […]
There are reliable reports coming out of Hartford, Connecticut that things got a little heated in the locker room after Cuba defeated Belize four zero because emotions were running high. And even as the players got on the bus back to the hotel after the game, the disappointment in the outcome of the game was […]
While the focus has been on the team captain, the coach and the goalkeepers, the other players on the team also had their post-game comments. Deon McCaulley, Belize National Football Team “I feel bad because we lost four to zero after coming off a very good game with Costa Rica. Having the key players […]
With zero points on three losses and no wins during round one, the Belize Jaguars earned the dubious distinction of being the team with the worst stats in the Gold Cup. The most attention the team got, from the international media at least, was because of the challenges it faced getting to the Gold Cup […]
