It’s the biggest economic activity in the Toledo District and one of the nation’s major earners of foreign exchange. But in less than ninety minutes on the night of October eighth, Belize’s banana industry was put out of business. Today, journalists were given a tour of the affected areas and as Janelle Chanona found out, […]
Hurricane relief continues to reach Belize in the form of donations from foreign governments and organisations. Our neighbour to the west, Guatemala, has dispatched a twenty-six-person team and equipment to assist in general cleanup and road maintenance in the south. The Guatemalans will stay for a month and are assigned to assist the crews from […]
One of the key elements in the rebuilding of southern Belize is the restoration of electrical power. Belize Electricity Limited has just completed a damage assessment and estimates that its own infrastructure suffered losses in the region of five million dollars. Vice-President for business and customer services, Michael Polonio, says that despite its losses, BEL […]
It may not be directly attributable to the passage of Hurricane Iris, but a researcher assessing the storm’s damage to the barrier reef has died while on the job. Details are sketchy, but sources tell News 5 that twenty-five year old Luke D’Silva of Belmopan, an employee of the Coastal Zone Management Authority, lost his […]
Trouble is brewing in Port Loyola as the Ministry of Health has characterised the chronic flooding in that part of Belize City as an “escalating public health emergency.” According to a press release, the ministry has been monitoring the situation since September twenty-fourth and after receiving no co-operation from relevant city authorities, has concluded that […]
And the Ministry of Health is not the only government body complaining about water. Minister of Public Utilities, Ralph Fonseca is up in arms about what appears to be a case of extortion by Belize Water Services Limited. In a televised statement delivered late this evening, B.W.S. Director and former CEO, Peter Wrench complains that […]
Almost missed in yesterday’s report from Cabinet was a decision that should make Belizean music more accessible on the local market. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The exemption of duty on locally produced CDs and cassettes has been well received by the United Belizean Artists Association. U.B.A.A.’s President, Jason Guerrero says musicians and producers […]
