The Tuna Transparency Pledge is an initiative led by the Nature Conservancy that is seeking to achieve one hundred percent on-the-water monitoring by 2027. Belize joined the Federated States of Micronesia, Walmart, Albertson companies, and Thai Union as one of the first signatories of the
The launch of this initiative coincides with Belize’s mission to implement an electronic monitoring program that its distant water industrial fishing fleet by 2026. This program is intended to enhance Belize’s monitoring, control, and surveillance framework and improve the effectiveness of its human observation program.
Belize’s fisheries stocks, particularly the lobster population, could be in a critical state within a few years, says an advisor with the Belize Federation of Fishers. The spokesman told News that there is data that suggests that if steps are not taken from now to
Sam Schramski is a Special Projects Editor with Earth Journalism Network, which engages journalists around the world to engage in environmental and climate journalism. The organization held a workshop for journalists this week to discuss data journalism as it pertains to fisheries data and related
Climate Tracker is offering journalists from across the Caribbean region including Belize an opportunity to be a part of a journalism fellowship. The fellowship revolves around climate justice and aims to empower and assist committed climate journalists across the Caribbean in effectively covering climate justice
According to Billy, the Caribbean region needs more reporters who focus on climate change. She says that the fellowships also aim to do just that. Dizzanne Billy, Regional Coordinator, Climate Tracker “It's a fellowship that started two years ago, and it was the brainchild of Climate
A member of the Belize Coast Guard was murdered last night near his home on Consuelo Street in Belize City. Twenty-six-year-old Charles James was shot around eight p.m. in Saint Martin’s area which falls under the state of emergency that was issued last month. When
At the top of the news we told you about the shootout between police and the suspect in the Charles James murder. That suspect is a minor who was shot by police officers and taken to Racoon Street Police Station. His family rushed to the
With these recent incidents in southside Belize City, Police Commissioner Chester Williams says that the state of emergency needs to be extended for a longer period and expanded to the PIV gang area. He says that officers have been arresting men in that area believed
Police have charged forty-one-year-old Maynor Rene Ancona with the death of his wife, American national Jennifer Lynn Griffith. Ancona was charged with manslaughter by negligence. Police Commissioner Chester Williams confirmed to reporters today that Griffith died after being hit by a conch shell in the
