Pay attention to all the press releases and you know that cruise tourism is the fastest growing economic activity in Belize. What you don’t always hear, however, is that behind the scenes it is an arena of high stakes poker with ever changing rules, shifting alliances and enough backstabbing to fill Lord’s Ridge. Today that […]
When little more than her bones were found on July twelfth just inside Belizean territory near the Guatemalan border, it was assumed that the victim was killed in Guatemala and the body was dumped in Belize, probably to make solution of the crime more difficult. And while that scenario may yet prove true, evidence gathered […]
It may be the biggest radio and telethon ever planned for Belize. “Living With Hope”, scheduled for August twentieth, will be simultaneously broadcast on all major radio and television stations to help raise funds to assist persons affected by HIV and AIDS. While much attention and many resources have been expended on how to prevent […]
Most media coverage on the subject of health tends to focus on the dramatic: an unexplained death, a sudden epidemic, a scandal at the hospital. But what of the many successes in the world of health? While they may lack headline power, they are no less real–or newsworthy. Today officials gave recognition to one of […]
If you’ve travelled the Western Highway between Belize City and Hattieville it’s hard to miss. A thatched roof palapa, a roadside canal…and some of the strangest looking boats you’ll ever see. News 5’s Janelle Chanona has more. Janelle Chanona, Reporting From the demand for new and diverse tourist destinations in Belize, emerges this latest attraction […]
