The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center cares for one hundred and sixty animals, representing forty-three native species. The thirty-acre wildlife rescue and rehabilitation facility sees approximately forty-three thousand visitors on an annual basis. And, as of Sunday, those thousands of yearly visitors will be
Chief Executive Officer, Doctor Kenrick Williams is in Nairobi, Kenya where he is attending the Sixth United Nations Environment Assembly. For Belize, the assembly provides a space to update the global community on its national efforts to address environmental and climate issues. Similarly, it serves
With the dry season in full effect, Belizeans are already starting to feel the heat. And with heat, comes the threat of potential wildfires. Earlier this week, a wild fire destroyed the home of Hattieville resident Wallace Rubio, who claimed that the incident was avoidable.
An early morning fire gutted a house on Jane Usher Boulevard today. The incident occurred around four thirty a.m. and while no one was injured, the small wooden structure was completely lost to the flames. Residents in the area claim that, while the house belongs
A Belmopan resident is left in a state of despair after a fire broke out in her home around four-thirty a.m., today. She is single mother of four, Alisha Latchman who awoke to the smell of smoke surrounding her house. Fortunately, Latchman and her four
In January, we heard the Chief Engineer Evondale Moody describe how much infrastructural work the court building that once housed the Treasury Department underwent. Moody also spoke of the level of intervention that the other court building that faces the Battlefield Park also needs to
Trying to salvage a dying culture or language can sometimes be easier said than done, particularly because youths are often adapting to other more modernized ways of communicating and interacting. So when we heard that the introduction of Garifuna language in government schools in the
A lawsuit involving the Government of Belize was filed by the principals of Stake Bank last August in which they are seeking one hundred and seventy-eight million dollars in special damages. The claim was brought against G.O.B. after developer Michael Feinstein said he lost significant
Today, the Senate Special Select Committee resumed its inquiry into the Portico Definitive Agreement. Hugo Patt, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources, was the first witness to testify before the committee. Patt was much more cooperative than his former lands commissioner, even
Today, one man is dead and several other persons were injured after a search and rescue operation between Turneffe and English Caye was carried out. This afternoon around 2 pm, the Belize Coast Guard received several alerts of a boating incident in the area. In
