Chalillo will be built. That’s the word from the National Environmental Appraisal Committee, NEAC, which has given clearance for the project to proceed. According to the committee, the advantages of the hydroelectric facility, which would dam the upper Macal River, outweigh any environmental costs and that even the most drastic side effects can be managed […]
In what amounts to one of the more bizarre crimes in the colourful history of Ambergris Caye, this afternoon, San Pedro police successfully foiled a hold-up attempt at the Atlantic Bank. Around 1:30, officers were informed by the bank manager that they were being robbed. The police quickly dispatched a team to the bank where […]
It may not be of Olympic grandeur, but that doesn’t mean the Central American Games torch is any less important. This afternoon, Mayor David Fonseca, flanked by several Belize City school children, today handed over the torch to gold medallist Rushiel Bevans who will relay it to Panama. The torch arrived in Belize on Monday […]
The world is still reeling from the social and economic ramifications of the September eleventh attacks, and like many other countries, Belize has been negatively impacted in the areas of tourism and investment. In that context, the University of Belize is holding a public forum called “In the eye of Turbulence” to discuss the current […]
Belize has won big in this year’s Caribbean Broadcasting Awards. It was announced from Barbados today that Channel 5 took top honours in three television categories including Best News Feature, Best Environmental Feature and Best Sports Feature. The winning entry for the News and Environmental Awards was a story reported by Janelle Chanona on her […]
The paint had barely dried on the Belize City Tourism Village, but bright and early that facility opened to what should be the country’s best season yet for cruise ship tourism. While the visitors headed out to see the sights, News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams joined a group of Belizeans who went aboard for a glimpse […]
Poetry is one of those art forms that is supposed to be timeless. That quality was put to the test this afternoon as a new generation of Belizeans was introduced to words written over two decades ago. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting In the summer of 1981, just before Belize got her Independence, three men: Evan X […]
The Carnival Spirit may carry over two thousand passengers, but for forty-eight of them the visit to Belize was more than just another port of call. That’s how many Belize-Americans came ashore to visit relatives, see the sights or just chill out with a few cold ones in the place they once called home. News […]
