By any measure, it has been a Belizean success story. Departing from the tradition of wooden skiffs, a few enterprising Belizeans, led by the Bradley family, begin to craft small fibreglass boats for local fishermen. The vessels prove popular, the tourism industry booms, and pretty soon boat builders are not only turning out scores of […]
In Belize, like almost anywhere in the world, we could not imagine life without music–especially our own music. But apart from its place in Belizean culture, music is increasingly a business…and according to musicians meeting today in Belize City, that business is shaky. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Music Industry Association of Belize boasts that the […]
Even the harshest critics of the Police Department would have to admit that, thanks to a new fleet of vehicle and improved radios, the response time to crime reports has improved dramatically. And that trend should continue with a grant from the Republic of China on Taiwan. The sixteen thousand, three hundred and sixty U.S. […]
The donation may not be as large as Taiwan’s, but the message is huge. Today the National AIDS Commission received a cheque for just over two thousand dollars from Belize Water Services Limited. The money, which will go a long way toward making sure children with HIV and AIDS have a merry Christmas, was raised […]
It’s an educational institution that we rarely see on the news, but Belize Rural High School, based in the Village of Double Head Cabbage, has reason to celebrate. In this case, the occasion is its twentieth birthday. New principal, Juan Gongora, told News 5 about the school’s first relathon and related activities to be held […]
Payday at the end of November has traditionally marked the unofficial kick-off of the Christmas season in Belize, at least the shopping season. But in case anyone was wondering, Christmas is about more than new curtains and marley. One such reminder comes in the form of an unusual dance presentation this weekend in the nation’s […]
When a Belizean manatee crosses the border north into Chetumal Bay, he doesn’t check in at customs. Likewise for Mexican manatees heading south. That simple example is just another way to remind us that in nature political boundaries are meaningless. Today an activity in Belize City provided the same message. Patrick Jones reports. Patrick Jones, […]
