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It was the shot that was heard across the education sector, an emotional teacher suffering a breakdown on social media as she shared her story of alleged victimization at St. Luke Methodist School. For fourteen minutes, a tearful primary school teacher whose Facebook handle is Avella Teresita, detailed her experience about the day-to-day challenges she […]
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Deputy Mayor Micah Goodin was cleared of criminal charges by the police department over the weekend, following a shooting incident on Saturday morning that left twenty-year-old Tae Medina with a graze to the neck. Goodin claims that he did not discharge his licensed firearm; however, he has had to surrender the weapon for ballistics testing, […]
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Six residents of San Vicente Village in Toledo are hospitalized and are being monitored in Punta Gorda after they began exhibiting symptoms of being poisoned. Today, C.E.O. in the Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local Government confirmed that the water system in the village had been deliberately contaminated by a resident. It […]
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Today, personnel from the ministry are on the ground in San Vicente Village monitoring and assessing the situation and providing clean and safe water to the residents. The Ministry of Health and Wellness has since certified that the water system is fit for reuse and that it will return on stream shortly. C.E.O. Valentino Shal […]
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The debate on the Trade Licensing Bill 2022 continues to rage on social media and in other quarters, despite the government’s effort to clarify what it means for small businessmen and women, entrepreneurs, and street side vendors. C.E.O. Valentino Shal of the Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour, and Local Government, told News Five […]
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Last Friday, a group of about twenty-five members of the St. Francis Xavier Credit Union in Corozal Town staged a protest in front of the lending institution, against what they allege are irregularities and unethical behaviour that have been perpetrated by the current administration. Coupled with that claim is what they alleged was the termination […]
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The credit union, in one of its releases, had announced June twenty-sixth as the date for the A.G.M., complete with elections of new officers, the release of the annual audit, and announcements of dividends and rebates. But Castillo explained that there still needs to be a special meeting, and she quoted from the Credit Union […]
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With village council elections being held in many communities across the country, the National Garifuna Council, the representative body for all Garifuna communities in Belize, has issued a release with respect to the politicization of the process at the micro-level. In the statement issued on Friday, the N.G.C. says, “it does not support partisan politics […]
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Established in 2001, the Tubal Trade and Vocational Institute in Ladyville has been preparing Belize’s youths to make a living marketing a trade that they learn at the school. Now the founders of the institution, husband and wife, Lyndon and Lavern Bailey, are doing a selfless deed – offering full scholarships, each worth seven hundred […]
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Did you know that today is recognized as the International Day against Homophobia, Trans-phobia and Bi-phobia? Over one hundred and thirty countries worldwide commemorate, even though more than quarter still criminalize same-sex acts. The day is used to celebrate sexual and gender diversity and to condemn the discrimination, violence, and stigma against members of the […]
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Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer” – it’s the theme for this year’s World Hypertension Day, which is observed annually on May seventeenth. In an effort to raise awareness and promote hypertension prevention, detection and control, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is continuing with its Salt Reduction/Healthy Eating Campaign. Nutritionist Robyn Daly says that […]
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Generally, the standard for “normal” blood pressure is one-twenty over eighty. But the data shows that high blood pressure is one of the main risk factors for heart disease. Referred to as the silent killer, hypertension and by extension heart disease are among the leading causes of mortality with three hundred and twenty-nine deaths over the […]
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In the event of a national or regional security crisis, Belize will be able to depend on its counterparts from across twenty-two nations participating in Trade Winds 2022. The two-week exercise gives participants an opportunity to train together in various exercises, including maritime training, jungle training, cyber training, and maritime engineering training. These drills are […]
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Another aspect of the Trade Winds exercise is a first-of-its-kind certified jungle training being hosted by the Belize Defense Force. For the past four weeks, thirteen soldiers from across the region have been in the wilderness learning jungle and survival skills. The training was designed to be one of the most arduous exercises a soldier […]
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Trade Winds 2022 will come to an end on Thursday of this week with a joint exercise at the Police Training Academy in Belmopan. Plans are already in the works for Trade Winds 2023 which will be hosted by Guyana. Major Suber told us about the advantage Belize’s landscape offered as one of the host […]
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A man who was found guilty of the manslaughter of his common-law-wife was sentenced to three years in prison today. Andrew Caliz will only spend another eighteen months since he has already spent half the time awaiting trial. The incident happened on May fourteenth, 2019 at a cabana in Big Falls Village, Toledo. The couple […]
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The Belize Bureau of Standards, the national standards body responsible for promoting efficiency and competitive production in goods and services is celebrating thirty years of existence. On Monday, a brief ceremony was held to commemorate the milestone. Here is a brief clip from that event. Jose Trejo, Director, Belize Bureau of Standards “For a […]
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Today at the Mexico Sports Center in Belize City, tourism police officers were engaged in tactical training. It is organized by the Belize Tourism Board to instruct the officers on how to address crime situations involving tourists. It includes apprehending armed perpetrators without incident. Shihan Ray Kelly of the House of Shotokan Karate is the […]
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