There were presidents galore on Ambergris Caye today as Belize hosted a pair of regional summits. News Five’s Janelle Chanona joined the crowd in San Pedro that included equal measures of media and security personnel. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Today coordinated chaos dominated the San Pedro airstrip as heads of state from Central America arrived in […]
Belizean shrimp farmers, who have suffered through several years of depressed world prices caused by low cost Asian competition, received some very good news today. Following revelations of contaminated pet food, toothpaste and toys exported from China, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the importation of Chinese shrimp and four types of fish. […]
For the second time this year, the Salvation Army School has been burglarised. Sometime between six Wednesday evening and eight Thursday morning a thief or thieves broke in the infant one and standard one classrooms. Fortunately, the school was not hit terribly hard as the culprits only made off with two tape recorders. Police are […]
Police have sixteen pounds of marijuana waiting to be collected by its rightful owner. The weed was found at the cargo office of Maya Island Air on San Pedro, having arrived by plane from Belize City. According to police, they were called by employees who said the three unclaimed parcels looked and smelled suspicious. Anyone […]
Just swipe it! That’s what you’re supposed to do with your debit card. Of course it helps to have some cash in your account. And speaking of cash, those who have been swiping over the last several months received a chance to win some big money in a promotion sponsored by the Belize Bank. Misty […]
It has been in the planning stages for some time, but tonight the Belize Independent Media Association will hold its official launch. BIMA’s ten founding members include owners and editors of various media houses who represent radio, television, and print. According to pro-tem president Ann Marie Williams, the overall goal is to promote freedom of […]
This weekend Belize will be hosting the Central American Bodybuilding Championships for the third time and this morning the first wave of officials and competitors arrived in Belize City. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has more. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Sixty participants from four countries are expected to compete in the 2007 Central American Bodybuilding Championships. Giovanni […]
The two organisations are similar in name and purpose and both do great work in Belize. Last week we looked at what the Y.W.C.A. is doing in the way of summer activities and today we’ll check in on the Y.M.C.A. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Sandy Liming has worked with the Young Men’s Christian Association in the […]
