Fourteen newly trained EMT technicians received certificates after successfully completing the three-month course today. The training was offered by the Belize Emergency Response Team, BERT, whose Executive Director, Susan Ferguson told News Five that the training covered topics that first-responders would find and must deal
The Belize Peace Movement is asking the High Court to enforce the 2022 Redistricting Consent Order. Since the order was issued, the Redistricting Task Force has made one proposal that has been rejected by the House of Representatives. According to attorney Arthur Saldivar, there has
A new piece of law regarding solar energy is raising serious concerns among stakeholders in that sector, including the Belize Solar Industry Alliance. Today, the BSIA brought forward several issues that it has with the solar legislation and argues that it flies in the face
We also spoke with Minister of Energy Michel Chebat, who weighed in on the advantages of the new solar legislation. Michel Chebat, Minister of Energy “The new legislation is actually geared at opening up the energy market and the energy sector and it is exactly intended for
On Thursday, the Caribbean Court of Justice presided over a compliance hearing in respect of the 2015 consent order as it relates to Maya land rights. Represented during the virtual session was the Government of Belize and the Maya Leaders Alliance. Earlier today, the minister
The LGBT+ community in Belize continues to suffer discrimination and today being celebrated universally as a day to support the plight of this minority group, Minister of Human Development Dolores Balderamos-Garcia discussed a recent study that was conducted in the country. Minister Balderamos-Garcia spoke in
In honor of International Day for Women in Maritime, a ceremony was held this morning to mark the launch of the Belize chapter of the Women in Maritime Association, Caribbean. WiMAC is a regional organization under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization that is
Today, sixteen, young, promising, Belizean athletes are making the trip to Costa Rica to participate in the annual Central American and Caribbean Athletic Championships. This prestigious event allows athletes across the region to showcase their talents and dedication in various sporting disciplines. In 2023, Belize
Saturday night is fight night inside the Belize City Civic Center as Belizean boxer Eduardo ‘Mecanico” Esquivel is set to take on Mexican Albino “Cobra” Meza. The championship match is being sanctioned by the World Boxing Council. Several fights are scheduled for the night, leading
March twenty-second was celebrated globally as World Water Day, but the conversation about protecting one of our most essential resources should extend beyond a single day. This year, the Public Utilities Commission invited schools across the country to participate in a poetry competition with the
