With world prices for orange and grapefruit rising dramatically, Belize’s Citrus Industry is in the best shape in over a decade. But despite the economic optimism, controversy is once again spreading rapidly through the Stann Creek Valley. This time the contention surrounds the imminent sale of minority shares in the processing company, Citrus Products of […]
It was implemented on July first and today we are informed that the first month’s figures on G.S.T. indicate that the new tax’s collection is running an impressive thirty-three percent ahead of initial projections. G.S.T. Commissioner Beverly Castillo, while cautioning that it is far too early to make definitive conclusions, told News Five that compliance […]
There was no advance notice, hence the lack of any meaningful coverage. But on Monday Guatemala’s newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gert Rosenthal, paid a quick visit to Belize. According to a Belize government press release, Rosenthal–he’s the one in the black suit–met with Prime Minister Said Musa, Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay and other […]
The Belize Tourism Expo is a week away and event organizers say anticipated attendance from travel agents interested in selling Belize is up twenty percent from 2004. According to Andrew Godoy, Executive Director of the Belize Tourism Industry Association, the show has several advantages for local operators who often must attend larger trade shows abroad. […]
What do the environment and a dance have in common? Well nothing unless you’re part of a traditional Mayan cultural group from Otoxha Village in Toledo. Those artists will be performing the ceremonial deer dance tomorrow at the Museum of Belize and according to NICH’s Froyla Tzalam, the performance demonstrates the connection between human beings […]
Numerous census exercises over the last three decades tell us that Belize’s Creoles are no longer the nation’s largest ethnic group. But Creole culture … that’s another story. Today, I visited a home on upper Albert Street that’s as Creole as they come. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting The Creole Museum is a first of its kind. […]
Across the world tonight, thousands of fans of Steve Irwin, better known as the Crocodile Hunter, continue to mourn his death. Over the weekend, Irwin was struck in the heart by the barb of stingray while filming a documentary along Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. But today local divers joined conservationists in assuring water lovers that […]
Channel Five’s William Neal has been in some tight spots during his distinguished broadcasting career, but none can quite measure up to the time in 1999 when he took the plunge into the gin clear waters between San Pedro and Caye Caulker. While the story plays down the dangers of cavorting with sharks and rays, […]
