While this week’s signing of an agreement to defuse border tensions between Belize and Guatemala appears to be a step forward, a quick read of the Guatemalan newspapers shows just how wide a gap remains in the perception of the respective parties. Several weeks ago we reported on an incident in which soldiers of the […]
This season’s citrus harvest is in full swing and farmers from Cayo to Toledo are busy both reaping and planting. But while the industry is coming off one record year of production and headed toward another, the gloom of low world prices hangs over the fields like and early morning fog. Projected prices for the […]
It is never pleasant to report a death, but when the person in question happens to be a colleague, who dies in the prime of life, it makes it even more difficult. Lois Forbes began her career in 1983 as a secretary at Radio Belize and continued to work at the BCB until its demise […]
The Belize Credit Union League has donated over fifteen thousand dollars to organisations that are assisting in the hurricane relief effort. The funds were originally designated for use during Credit Union Week, but the league thought the money would be best used for the rebuilding of other institutions. The funds were distributed to the Belize […]
It’s as much a part of the season as apples, grapes and a roll of new marley. News Five’s Stewart Krohn was on hand as the big iron kettle was rolled out on Albert Street. Stewart Krohn, Reporting Never mind that we have yet to celebrate Garifuna Settlement Day, this morning we were reminded that […]
Close to one thousand Belizeans are expected to be up before the crack of dawn on Saturday to participate in the annual Cancer Walk from Ladyville to Belize City. The event, which is the biggest fundraising activity of Cancer Awareness Month, was launched in 1996 by the late Juliet Soberanis, who eventually lost her life […]
Its headquarters has recently undergone a facelift and now a venerable government institution says that its services are also stepping up to the next level. Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting When you need to send a package abroad that absolutely has to make it on time, you usually think FedEx or DHL. But beginning […]
It’s a tiny creature, but as we’ve already learned from mosquitoes and mealy bugs, when it comes to dangerous insects size does not matter. The latest pest to threaten Belize’s well being is called the Southern Bark Beetle and if left unchecked it could destroy one of our most popular recreation areas and most productive […]
