There are roughly a hundred registered and unregistered women fishers in Belize. A progressively challenging industry, coupled with climate change factors, have compounded their chances of making their livelihood profitable. Now, through the formation of the Women in Fisheries Association, these ladies hope to be
One of the major events of the two-day Women in Fisheries Forum in Hopkins was the endorsement of Paula Jacobs-Williams of Punta Negra as President for the next two years. She told News Five that she intends to lobby on behalf of all the women
In the Maya village of Pueblo Viejo, women and girls are taking steps to empower themselves, despite their financial situations. The Taiwan Technical Mission and the Ministry of Rural Transformation are working together to offer the women of the Tumul U.J. Pueblo Mopan Women’s Group
The 77th annual Tony Awards took place on Sunday at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theatre in New York City. Belizean American Broadway actress Kara Young won for best Featured Actress in a Play for her compelling portrayal of Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins in the Broadway
Latvia's State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andris Pelšs, was paid a visit by Belizean Ambassador Therese Rath. Rath is the first ambassador of Belize to Latvia. Secretary Pelšs welcomed the Belizean government’s decision to appoint a non-resident ambassador to Latvia for the first time.
In response to the current wildfires affecting Belize since May, the EU is providing one hundred and seventy thousand Belize dollars in humanitarian assistance to families most affected by the disaster. By supporting the Belize Red Cross Society, the EU aims to support two families
Keyren Tzib has been sentenced to four years and ten months in prison after she was found guilty of attempted murder by High Court Judge Candace Nanton in March. Justice Nanton found Tzib guilty of an attempt on the life of a colleague, Kurt Hyde,
The Belize Wildlife and Referral Clinic is reporting that a second tapir was knocked down and killed in three days. In a Facebook post, the clinic said that the incident occurred on the Hummingbird Highway on Sunday morning. On Friday, June 14, News Five reported that
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in North Korea to meet with its leader, Kim Jong Un, signaling the deepening alignment between the two countries. This visit marks Putin's first to North Korea since 2000 and is notable as he has made few overseas trips
A Belizean man finds himself on the wrong side of the law in the U.S. After serving about half of his thirty-year sentence in prison for a home invasion in Lake County, Illinois, forty-five-year-old Alejandro Requena Junior was released earlier this year. However, that was not
