In October, the Prime Minister said it was coming and today the Ministry of the Public Service made it official: all public officers must be vaccinated by December fifteenth or risk being marked absent and subject to disciplinary action. Negative COVID-19 tests will no longer be accepted in lieu of at least a first jab […]
In agriculture and agro-processing news, A.S.R./B.S.I. has submitted a rationale to the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association for its proposed amendments to their commercial agreement. B.S.I.’s proposal includes the implementation of a fair-trade compliance clause that fair-trade sugar premiums made from sugar sales are to be paid directly to the respective farmers. Additionally, a proposal […]
The gun violence in Belize City continues. On Saturday night, a gunman on a motorcycle is reported to have approached a group of men on Amara Avenue and fired several shots in their direction. At least three men were hit; fortunately, no one was seriously hurt, and all were later released from the hospital. Quick […]
COP twenty-six has concluded and reports out of Glasgow Scotland are that nearly two hundred countries have agreed to the Glasgow Climate Pact to keep one point five degrees Celsius alive, and to finalize the outstanding elements of the Paris Agreement. According to a release from the British High Commission Belmopan, climate negotiators ended the […]
The organization, Spouses of CARICOM Leaders Action Network, or S-CLAN, met recently to talk about issues affecting women, adolescents and children in the region. The CARICOM/United Nations initiative engages in projects that focus on H.I.V./AIDS, cervical cancer, gender-based violence, mental health and other challenges. Rossana Briceño, the wife of Prime Minister John Briceño, is among […]
Regional and municipal elections will take place in Venezuela on November twenty-first and Belize will have a three-member delegation from the Election and Boundaries Commission in attendance as part of the international oversight body. Meetings for the international group will run from Wednesday to next Monday. Another Belizean who was invited to observe the elections […]
The Belize International Film Festival has wrapped up its fifteenth edition, this year completely virtually. On Sunday night, the jurors presented the BIFF awards. Among these were the Best Narrative Feature “Hero” based on a decorated West Indian soldier from the Second World War. Best Short Documentary went to “Hairouna, Land of the Blessed” which […]
Illegal fishing in Belize was the topic this afternoon as Global Fishing Watch, Oceana Belize and the Belize High Seas Fisheries Unit partnered with the U.S. Embassy Belmopan to discuss ocean conservation and harnessing new technologies to counter illegal fishing activities in Belize. The discussion succeeds a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Belize High […]
Oceana Belize’s Vice President Janelle Chanona spoke to Belize’s commitment to transparency by making data on fisheries activity available. Janelle Chanona, V.P., Oceana Belize “More than the words, this is one of the ways that Belize, by its actions, is showing commitment to transparency and the fact that, you know, I think for a […]
There’s a new winner for Scratch and Win and he’s from Corozal Town. This morning Juan stopped by our office here on Coney Drive and he brought along his winning ten dollar ticket that has him fifty thousand dollars richer. Scratch and win has launched new games and players can win up to two hundred […]
The tourism industry is approaching its peak season and the Belize Tourism Board has embarked on a new project that seeks to improve the aesthetics in certain areas. Over the weekend, the B.T.B. collaborated with the Belize Coast Guard and the Police Department to clean up that stretch of the Haulover Creek between Belcan Bridge […]
As a part of the same project, Carballo also spoke about other changes coming on stream. Josue Carballo, Director of Industry Development, BTB “We’re finalizing the signage in the Sittee River Road/Hopkins hotel zone area, which we also did the paving together with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing. We’re opening – resurfacing […]
Former News Five reporter Andrea Polanco is the big winner in the 2021 Media Awards for Excellence in Crime Reporting. The competition was organized by the Belize Crime Observatory under an initiative funded by InfoSegura. Andrea snagged three awards for Best Feature Story, Best News Series and Best Single News Story. Winning B.C.O. Choice Award: […]
Controversy erupted again tonight in the Krooman Lagoon area on Antelope Street Extension in Belize City. A group of squatters found themselves blocked from the area where they have set up makeshift houses. Reports are that the private land owner placed huge boulders at the community’s entrance. This evening a large crowd gathered and News […]
