It didn’t make any headlines, but on Friday two of Belize’s corporate giants signed a deal which may ensure the future of Belize’s biggest agricultural activity and at the same time reduce electricity bills across the nation. The memorandum of intent signed by Belize Electricity Limited and Belize Sugar Industries calls for BSI to construct […]
It is not a state visit because he is not yet head of state, but on Friday President-elect of Mexico Vincente Fox will pay a brief visit to Belize. Details of the four-hour tour have not yet been released, but it is believed that the trip will be confined to Belize City where Fox will […]
Four of seven passengers who went missing after the boat they were traveling in capsized, were found alive this morning. Ruset Connor, Wayne Connor, Angimar Connor and Orlando Bodden, all Hondurans, were today rescued by BDF soldiers after they were found floating near Hunting Caye. While details are still sketchy, it is believed that the […]
Tonight festivities at San Pedro kick off for the annual Costa Maya Festival. Five young ladies from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Belize will do their best to woo the crowd and the judges to claim the crown of La Reina de la Costa Maya. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods is out at San Pedro […]
Today Minister Mark Espat, in conjunction with the Belize Tourism Board signed into law a statutory instrument to regulate water taxis and pleasure boats. The move is part of an effort to improve the quality of Belize’s tourism product. Ramon Cervantes, Water Taxi Association “Through this S.I. we’ll be able to regulate the operation of […]
Improving the quality of services has become a priority of the government, particularly since tourist arrivals have dramatically increased during the last year. Espat credits the tourism boom to the variety of resources our country has to offer. Mark Espat, Minister of Tourism “In terms of overnight tourism, a lot of credit should go to […]
Today a contingent made up of a wide cross section of Belizean entertainers and artists is on its way to St. Kitts and Nevis to participate in Carifesta seven. The event, one of the region’s most spectacular cultural showcases, is set to start on August seventeenth. We caught up with the delegation at the airport. […]
It is one of the city’s most revered historical sites, but the years have not been kind to Yabra Cemetery. As part of an urban renewal project, a section of the site will be used for housing and recreation. On the remainder renovation work has begun…and News Five’s Jose Sanchez has an update. The Yarborough […]
