Maya Leaders from the south travelled by bus to Belize City for a ruling on government’s appeal in respect of a historic Supreme Court decision that goes back to 2007 and then 2010. In handing down its decision, the Court of Appeal this afternoon affirmed lands rights and tenure to thirty-eight Maya communities in the […]
The Court of Appeal this afternoon reaffirmed rights to communal lands by Maya Communities. But this morning, Minister Lisel Alamilla had a press conference to talk about co-management agreement with N.G.O.s in protected areas. The minister is caught right in the middle, like she so often is, and N.G.O.s including SATIIM and APAMO are looking […]
But for SATIIM and APAMO, this is very serious business. They feel that government is trying to bully N.G.O.s into signing co-management agreements by using the carrot and the stick approach. And while they and some other N.G.O.s are determined to stand firm, there are some N.G.O.s who have signed on. Mike Rudon has more […]
Today Minister Lisel Alamilla also aimed some very pointed comments at SATIIM for its refusal to sign on to the co-management agreement handed down by government. While SATIIM has stated that it has very serious concerns with the contents of the new Cabinet approved co-management agreement, and especially with the clause allowing third parties within […]
Government has given its green light to a massive cruise tourism port project at Harvest Caye and is about to sign a memorandum of understanding with Norwegian Cruise Lines. The project has been met with stiff opposition from stakeholders because it goes contrary to recommendations in the Sustainable Tourism Master Plan for pocket tourism. And […]
The membership of the Belize Tourism Industry Association is one of the strongest in the country. But despite the strong opposition from the B.T.I.A. and from environmental groups to the NCL project, there is a strong possibility that the updated M.O.U. may be signed very soon. But what scale of investment would be acceptable by […]
Two fishermen from Sarteneja found quick judgment at the hands of Magistrate Leslie Hamilton today, though the first time offender got off easier than the repeat lawbreaker. Twenty-eight year old Oved Rivero and twenty-five year old Byron Cortez were caught red-handed fishing within the Glover’s Reef Marine Reserve. Rivero was slapped with three Fisheries violations […]
A report called “Dangerous Liaisons: The American Religious Right and the Criminalization of Homosexuality in Belize” was released today via teleconference to the local media. According to the report, “religious-right groups that have spent years demonizing LGBT people are focusing their attention – and propaganda – on a legal battle over the criminalization of LGBT […]
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a civil rights organization. Founded in 1971, is dedicated to fighting hate groups and extremism and teaching tolerance and trying to identify and track the activities of several anti-LGBT groups. According to Beirich, the LGBT community suffers the most violence in the U.S. and reports from the U.N. and […]
A suspected case of bovine rabies, commonly known as rabies in cow, has been reported by the Belize Agricultural Health Authority in the New Road Area of Toledo District. The Ministry of Health and BAHA have been engaged in the investigation and treatment of eight persons as part of a hands-on approach pending confirmation of […]
The Belize Tourism Board treated the media to a familiarization tour of various tourist destinations in the jewel over the weekend. The four-day tour started in Orange Walk with a visit to the Lamanai Mayan Site and ended in the Peninsula. News Five joined the tour on day two to experience the natural beauty and […]
Summer camps and with different themes are taking place all over the country. This afternoon, we caught up with a sports camp that is ongoing at the ITVET Compound. Having shown love for the jaguars at Gold Cup 2013, we found a group of kids today learning the skills and techniques of football. News Five’s […]
Since the breast is best campaign in the nineties, there has been a gradual shift to exclusive breastfeeding. It led to the certification of the first public hospital as “baby friendly” which means the facility promotes exclusive breastfeeding and absolutely no formula or bottles are allowed in the hospital. Next week will be celebrated as […]
