ACES Wildlife: A dead croc found in San Pedro had been poached
By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: ACES Wildlife Rescue says that last week they were notified of a decomposing crocodile on the shores of Laguna Del San Pedro in Ambergris Caye. ACES noted that the crocodile had been poached. It was killed with repeated blows to the neck almost severing the head completely and had stab wounds around […]
Mexico’s Sembrando Vida project to benefit 2,000 Belizean farmers
Photo Credit: MAFSE By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Sembrando Vida (Sowing Life) project to be carried out by the Mexican International Agency for Cooperation and Development (Amexcid), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise, is going to benefit 2,000 Belizean farmers. Recently an Amexcid delegation and a Ministry of Agriculture technical […]
Government responds to the recent rash of road crashes: ‘Slow down!’
By Aaron Humes: The Second Road Safety Project, which extends the first funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), has issued notice of the recent high number of traffic fatalities in recent days. Four persons died in four separate accidents over the weekend across three districts, while a fifth was gravely injured earlier this morning […]
Government reminds Maya land rights are not ‘absolute’ after private land owners complain
By Aaron Humes: The Government of Belize and the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs has cited complaints by private landowners of alleged infringements of their rights in majority-Maya villages in the Toledo District, warning that “balance” must be achieved “between the customary land rights of Maya people and the right to private land ownership, both […]
5 dead in aftermath of Tropical Storm Bonnie
By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Officials have confirmed that 5 people lost their lives as Tropical Storm Bonnie swept through Central America. Four people died in Nicaragua and 1 in El Salvador, Yahoo reports. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) says that Hurricane Bonnie is forecast to move parallel to the coasts of southern Mexico. On Friday, […]
Premium fuel goes up to $17.60
By Benjamin Flowers: As we reported yesterday, the price per gallon of Premium gasoline went up at midnight, and is now just 40 cents shy of $18 per gallon. Premium gas went up by $1.82 cents last night from the previous $15.78 to $17.60. The Government of Belize has not issued an official release about […]
CARICOM 43rd Regular Heads of Government Meeting concludes today
By Aaron Humes: Outgoing CARICOM Pro-temp chairman and Prime Minister of Belize John Briceño has handed over to Surinamese counterpart Chan Santokhi during the 43rd Regular Session of Heads of Government in Paramaribo, Suriname. Addressing fellow heads of government at the official opening of the summit on Sunday, the Prime Minister said, “As my chairmanship […]
Premier League of Belize kicks off on Saturday, July 23
Photo Credit: Bandits Sports By Rubén Morales Iglesias: After internal problems landed the Premier League of Belize in court and caused its shutdown, the Football Federation of Belize (FFB) instituted the FFB Top League last season to keep top flight football playing according to Concacaf and FIFA requirements. The PLB resolved its differences and is […]