Southern environmental activists scored what they are calling a victory in the Supreme Court today after Justice Samuel Awich ordered all oil exploration activities in the Sarstoon Temash National Park to stop until an Environmental Impact Assessment has been concluded and approved. In presenting his decision, Awich declared that while three of the four grounds […]
We have little new to report on the controversy surrounding B.T.L. and its board’s decision to ignore a Supreme Court injunction prohibiting the holding of Monday night’s annual general meeting. Our request for comment from the Prime Minister was declined, the Minister of Public Utilities was unavailable and B.T.L. officials were as silent as a […]
In news from the Stann Creek Valley, continued controversy in the citrus industry has led to yet another lawsuit, this time against the Citrus Growers Association. Reports from industry sources are that last week attorney Lois Young-Barrow, acting on behalf of citrus farmer Oscar Ramirez, filed for an injunction, asking the Supreme Court to delay […]
And in news from Belmopan, don’t expect much work to get done in the nation’s capital next week. That’s when the entire Cabinet will be undertaking a retreat to take a deeper look at where the government and country stands and where we may be headed. According to a release from the office of the […]
On the occasion of the sixty-first General Assembly of the United Nations, this week Belize took its traditional turn at the imposing podium to address the world on issues that we think are important. Doing the honours this year was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Eamon Courtenay. In his address Tuesday afternoon Courtenay […]
Today the police officially inaugurated the one way identification mirrors in Benque Viejo and San Ignacio that played a critical role in the arrest of the alleged ring leader of armed bandits who terrorized the Cayo district for several months. The system was also used to positively identify an accused rapist. At a ceremony this […]
Belizeans and visitors travelling to the United States will be relieved to know that the Transportation Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has eased its restrictions on what may be carried onboard aircraft bound for the U.S.A. The total ban on liquids, aerosols and gels, which came into effect on August tenth, […]
Belizeans are keeping their fingers crossed for another few months until what has so far been a very mild hurricane season passes into history. According to scientists I spoke to this morning, crunch time is just around the corner. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting The national metrological service reports that conditions in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean have […]
On last night’s newscast we looked at how changes in technology and available resources have made testing for HIV a fast, safe and necessary process. Tonight News Five’s Kendra Griffith gets into the nitty gritty of what happens when you actually go in for that blood test. Kendra Griffith, Reporting When conducted at a VCT […]
