Earlier today, the Government introduced the first-of-its-kind fixed rate notes totaling thirty million U.S. dollars, as a means of raising much needed foreign exchange. The business community has sounded the alarm that commercial banks and other lending institutions have considerably reduced the limit of U.S. dollars on credit cards for private and corporate accounts. This, […]
Demand for foreign exchange is significantly high since a majority of goods sold on the retail floor are imported. Those items are purchased in U.S. dollars. Foreign exchange, on the other hand, is also earned through various means, including tourism, which accounts for forty percent of those earnings. According to Nikita Usher, President of the […]
As flooding continues around the country, Valley of Peace farmers say that more than half of their two hundred and sixty-four thousand heads of cabbage has been damaged by flood waters and are no good. The farmers have tried their best to salvage the good ones that are in the soil and ready for harvest, […]
As you heard, the farmers believe that the flooding of their fields was worsened because of the sugar fields in neighbouring farms belonging to Valley of Peace Farms Limited. But tonight, General Manager Gilbert Canton Junior says that is not so. He says that they have proper drainage in place and that he believes their […]
The farmers are reeling right now from the losses as a result of the floods – but this loss cuts deeper, according to President of the Valley of Peace Farmers Association. He points out that this is a triple whammy for the farmers – as the drought conditions have been wreaking havoc on their crops […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams continues on tour in southern Belize. Today, while at Hunting Caye, he confirmed that a team of B.D.F. and police was deployed on Thursday to the deep south where a narco-plane was said to have landed. The reports suggested that the illegal landing took place near Graham Creek. The ComPol […]
Tonight, we feature something sweet, so head over to the popular Ice Cream Shoppe in Belize City and San Ignacio, a favourite spot for children and adults who drop in to savour a wide variety of ice creams. Now, the coronavirus has hit the ice cream businesses as it has everywhere else. So Molly Doley, […]
A group of seven Belizeans touched down at the P.G.I.A. on a United Airlines flight; they came as part of the repatriation process of Belizeans and are the first group to come by air. The U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, Keith Gilges, also came on the flight after spending time in the U.S. for medical treatment. The […]
Belize Defense Force Sergeant Margarito Pop finds himself in all kinds of trouble after he was charged criminally earlier this week with the rape of one of his female colleagues at the B.D.F. military base at Price Barracks. Now, based on the charge against him, the B.D.F. has applied to the Security Services Commission for […]
Two men who are awaiting trial for separate murders were lucky to get bail today when they appeared before Supreme Court Judge, Justice Colin Williams to present their applications. Windell Thurton, who is charged for the January 2016 murder of Ian Blair at a home on Simon Lamb Street in Belize City, was today offered […]
A man from the Stann Creek District is free tonight after he got bail on three counts of Rape of a Child – offences which he allegedly committed upon two little girls, ages nine and five. Michael Elijio is accused of committing the crimes between December of 2018 and January of this year.
Police constable James Usher of Belmopan is out on a thousand dollar bail after spending a night at the Belize Central Prison on Wednesday. Usher met his bail on a charge of Damage to Property. The officer is accused of breaking the glass door of the Immigration and Nationality Department’s Investigation section, situated at one […]
Land reform advocate Nigel Petillo has identified another acreage not far from where he initially encouraged hundreds of Belizeans to sign up for parcels that, as it turned out, belongs to the Belmopan Land Development Company. This Sunday, Petillo expects another massive turnout of residents who are interested in owning land in Cotton Tree Village. […]
Petillo is encouraging as many interested residents to come out this weekend to engage in a discussion about land ownership, including those who have reportedly tilled the soil in Cotton Tree Agricultural Layout for over twenty years. He also took on the ownership of land which belongs to Belmopan Land Development Company. Nigel Petillo, […]
The iconic Image Factory Art Foundation is celebrating twenty-five years today. Over the years, we have grown to recognize the Image Factory as the most edgy and innovative art gallery in the city, where you can find exhibitions, art, photography, book launches and a host of anything relating to visual arts. One of the central […]
A single mother and her children are in better living conditions tonight. Georgia Valentine today received the keys to a house that was retrofitted and gifted to her through Amy Thomas’ N.G.O., Beauty in Belize in partnership with Doctor Candice Pitts. Valentine did not live in the best condition, but she is now safe, dry […]
It’s graduation season, so tonight we follow a group of pre-schoolers at the Y.W.C.A. as they celebrate that special day in their very young lives. As you know, COVID-19 has changed the traditional to new and innovative ways. At the Y.W.C.A., the graduation may have taken a little longer, but it was worth the while. […]
Pathlight International has been around for four years; their most recent initiative includes assisting families that have been affected by COVID-19. A group of needy families from the tourism and agriculture industries are the recipients of Pathlight’s pantry programme. Duane Moody caught up with a deserving and grateful families. Duane Moody, Reporting They are […]
Is a thirty million U.S.-dollar treasury note the short term fix to Belize’s foreign exchange woes? Well, tonight the Prime Minister says this first-of-its-kind Central Bank initiative has the government’s full support. As the economic impact of the COVID-19 barrels down on the country and commercial banks place limits on credit card spending, the PM […]
To ease the foreign exchange crunch, G.O.B. is also turning to the International Financial Institutions. During his video presentation today, Prime Minister Dean Barrow informed the public that the COVID-19 aid, all to a tune of one hundred million U.S. dollars, which was committed in March, will start flowing starting next week and carried over […]
While the Prime Minister has launched the first of a kind treasury note to raise U.S. thirty million dollars, Opposition Leader John Briceño today told News Five that the economy is crumbling beneath Barrow’s feet. He says that the country’s foreign reserves have been limited to two or three months. Banks are cutting down on […]
The Prime Minister has announced an initiative to tackle the foreign exchange crunch triggered by the halt of tourism activities which bring in significant foreign exchange. But the grounding of air travel and the uncertainty as to when flights will resume at the P.G.I.A. is having a huge impact on the economy and putting air […]
The longer the borders remain closed, the more damaging it is to the tourism industry, which accounts for forty-five percent of G.D.P. The Philip Goldson International Airport remains closed and there is no date as to when it will reopen. Opposition Leader John Briceño says the country can’t be locked off from the rest of […]
An elderly man was shot to the back during a robbery at his hotel in Ladyville. Eighty-seven-year-old Dodlie Estelle was at home with his common-law when armed robbers came into his house, demanding money and the location of a safe on Wednesday evening. They did not find the safe, but shot Estelle on the back […]
A drug plane is believed to have landed in southern Belize early this morning. Reports of a low-flying airplane began circulating as early as two o’clock this morning. Soon after, it was learnt that members of the Special Operations Task Force were deployed down south as intelligence suggested that the plane landed near Graham Creek. […]
