Slash-and-burn farming is an age-old practice that has proven to be more environmentally harmful than it has served any real purpose in agriculture. The wildfires that are being experienced in Toledo District are said to be fires that were being used to clear land for
Today is internationally recognized as World Environment Day. A day that encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment. In alignment with this occasion, the Department of the Environment, the University of Belize, and the United Nations Environment Program have jointly launched the
Last week, we reported on an incident at the northern border involving several persons who were caught transporting plantation white sugar into Mexico. The individuals allegedly told officials at the border that they were operating under an export license issued by the Belize Agricultural Health
The National Celebrations Commission has unveiled the theme for Belize’s forty-third anniversary celebrations. Although September is several months aways, the commission said that they wanted to get an early start on preparations. At a ceremony held at the Belize House of Culture this afternoon, the
Bread has been a staple food for humans since time immemorial. On Monday, the price of a sixteen-ounce loaf of bread increased by twenty percent for Belizeans. How is this price increase affecting consumers that are already grappling with the increased cost of goods at
On many occasions when athletes travel abroad to represent Belize at sporting events, the Ministry of Sports is heavily criticized for not providing adequate funding for the teams to be better prepared. The Minister of Sports has explained that there is simply not a big
The AmeriCup Basketball Tournament taking place in Argentina has taken the Belize National Under-18 Basketball Team on a whirlwind of experiences on their first two days of play. In their first match, Belize beat Brazil but in their second game, they took a trouncing from
Belize’s National Under-Eighteen team is currently playing against host team Argentina in FIBA’s Americup 2024. At halftime, Argentina is in the lead with fifty-seven points, while team Belize has forty-two points. Josiah Moseley has made nineteen of those points. He made seventeen in the first
The Belize Carnival Association is considering conducting a test-run of its upcoming carnival performances, implementing the newly proposed route suggested by National Celebration Commission. It begins the parade at Memorial Park and concludes at the Marion Jones Stadium. At the proposal of this new route,
The preparations for Belize’s forty third anniversary celebrations have commenced, and the National Celebrations Commission is ready to begin work in every municipality. Currently, all but one of Belize’s nine municipalities are P.U.P-governed, with the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena as the
