Life is increasingly cheap on the streets of Belize City…and that observation was reinforced this morning when shortly after ten the latest victim–himself no stranger to violence–was gunned down in a congested neighbourhood just west of downtown. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has the story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting We may never know exactly why twenty-two year […]
A stabbing incident in the old capital has left a man in the hospital in critical condition. Nineteen-year-old Elmer Caliz told police that he was attacked by a man he recognized while he stood near the Novelo’s Bus Terminal. According to Caliz, the assailant pulled a knife, a scuffle ensued and Caliz wound up with […]
The nightmare for Belize Telecommunications Limited, not to mention the rest of the country, is over–at least for the time being–as full internet and telecommunications services were restored late this afternoon. A short while ago I spoke with the company=s head of networking Ernesto Torres who said that BTL got assistance from a Mexican company […]
They are cutting their preferential treatment for our sugar and bananas, but the European Union is still helping Belize create a better future…in the most recent instance by assisting efforts at grass roots environmentally sound development. Jacqueline Woods has more on the E.U. initiative. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Can Caribbean countries protect their natural resources and […]
While substantial grants from abroad are helpful to get projects off the ground, recent history has shown that long term success can only be achieved by self-sustaining local funding. And that’s exactly the goal of a project being inaugurated by PACT. Patrick Jones, Reporting The business plan initiative is the brainchild of the Protected Areas […]
Several weeks ago, we reported on concerns expressed by health officials over some diseased chickens observed at a farm near Spanish lookout. We are happy to report that following investigations by the Belize Agricultural Health Authority, the quarantine placed on that farm has been lifted. Tests of the birds, which had been found with excess […]
Wednesday is World Aids Day and today the National Aids Commission held a youth forum as part of the activities surrounding that observance. High school students listened to their colleagues speak on the issue of HIV and AIDS and also heard from Errol Fairweather, one of many Belizeans living with the disease. According to public […]
Representatives of World Breakthrough Network today held a meeting for pastors and their assistants in Belize City. Thirty-five members from nine Evangelical Churches in Belize that are part of the network, sat down with a facilitator from the Trinidad-based organisation’s head office to draft a work plan for 2005. According to Senior Elder from Zoe […]
It’s a type of Belizean music that everyone claims to love but precious few Belizean musicians want to play. Now they’ve got some extra incentive in the from of a competition sponsored by NICH and its Institute of Creative Arts. ICA’s director William Neal says there’s good reason to enter. William Neal, Director, ICA ?Brukdown […]
Belize has again represented well in the Caribbean Broadcasting Awards. The competition, organised by the Caribbean Broadcasting Union, recognizes excellence in radio and television production across the region’s English, Spanish, Dutch and French speaking territories. Winning the prize for Best Environmental reporting were News 5’s Janelle Chanona and George Tillett for their story on an […]
