Ella’s Cool Spot Reduced to Rubbles
An overnight blaze in Hopkins village completely destroyed Ella’s Cool Spot, an iconic location in the community considered to be a prime tourist destination for food and drinks. The restaurant [...]
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Resident says Hopkins Village Needs Its Own Fire Department
It is time for Hopkins Village to have its own fire station, according to Donovan Maximo, one of the first residents on the scene of this morning’s fire at Ella’s [...]
NEMO Remains on Standby for More Flooding Across the Country
The weather today has been considerably better than the inclement conditions that were experienced across the country over the weekend. While we enjoyed several hours of sunlight in Belize City, [...]
Battling Sargassum on Caye Caulker
Coastal communities continue to be affected by sargassum that has been littered across beaches, particularly in prime tourist destinations. We’ve documented this issue in San Pedro and the mitigation efforts [...]
Meet the Caye Caulker Visionaries
On Monday night, we introduced you to Generation Caye Caulker, an independent slate competing in the island’s village council elections on Sunday, June twenty-sixth. But as we found out today, [...]
Mask Recommendation as COVID Numbers Continue to Rise
The number of active COVID-19 cases has surpassed the two thousand mark. And while the symptoms may be milder, the disease is still highly transmissible. During an interview with Director [...]
Caye Caulker – the Wonders & Activities of La Isla Cariñosa
If you are trying to get away from the hustle and bustle of the urban setting, an escape to Caye Caulker might be exactly what you need. It is an [...]
Belmopan Mayor Finally Breaks Silence on Allegations of Irregularities
Late last year, five councilors from the Belmopan City Council made serious allegations against Mayor Sheran Palacio. They claimed that Palacio was mishandling funds, and was not operating with transparency [...]
Belmopan FO Defends Mayor
While Mayor Palacio distances herself from the allegations, she has solid defense in the person of Melvyn Edenojie, the council’s finance officer. He told News Five that not only has [...]
Finances at Belmopan City Hall Improve Since Elections
And while we spoke with the financial heads of the Belmopan City Council, we also took the opportunity to ask about the current financial situation of the council. Viewers will [...]
Belize in Kigali, Rwanda for Commonwealth
Today marked the opening of the Commonwealth Business and People’s Forums in Kigali, Rwanda. The Commonwealth Business Forum brought together over fifteen hundred delegates from Commonwealth member states, for the [...]
Japan Strengthening Ties with Belize
The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan is in Belize meeting with government officials. On Monday, he was a keynote speaker at a closing ceremony where over eight hundred [...]
BAHA Trains on Banana Disease Prevention in Belize
The Belize Agricultural Health Authority, BAHA, along with OIRSA and Taiwan I.C.D.F., is hosting a four-day workshop in Central Farm as part of a pilot project that Taiwan is funding [...]
Ghanaian Woman Says Becoming Successful Was Difficult
In Ghana, women are said to have equal rights, yet there are disparities in education, employment, and health for women. Women also have much less access to resources than men [...]
