A four-day training on oil spill response began today at the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel in Belize City. The workshop is for all key responders to an oil spill in Belize, including government and non-government agencies. One of the major players in the
The Belize Port Authority is another key player and an important responder to oil spills, particularly when those spills occur in or near our waterways because oil spills are pollution. And because an oil spill is a real possibility on any ship in Belizean waters,
Some weeks ago, News Five brought you the story of the illegal jetty that an investor in Corozal had begun to construct in the Corozal Bay. The jetty, still not completed, was at least three hundred feet into the sea and work was still underway.
Today, the Government of Belize signed off on the biggest grant the Statistical Institute of Belize has ever received. The three point four million dollar grant was established through the United Nations Development Programme and the Korea International Cooperation Agency, which are seeking to strengthen
Haitian President, Ariel Henry, has resigned amid mounting chaos in the nation. Over the last few weeks, gangs have been attacking government structures, leaving the country on the brink of collapse. President Henry took over as acting-president in 2021, following the assassination of President Jovenel
Prime Minister John Briceño was also asked for his views on the security crisis in Haiti and Henry’s resignation, during his appearance on Open Your Eyes. PM Briceño says that since 2021, CARICOM leaders predicted that the situation would reach a tipping point. He added
Drought-breakers and history-makers, those are the titles being given to the women who were able to break the trend of years of non-placement at the seventy-fourth Miss World Pageant. Among those women was Belizean representative Elisa-Gayonne Vernon, who placed among the top forty of the
The 2024 Belikin La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge has come to an end and the reigning champs Slim and Trim Like Guava Limb have once again come out on top. The three-man team, competing in the male category, dominated the competition, securing the fastest
Police Commissioner Chester Williams has confirmed that two people were murdered earlier this afternoon in a shocking shooting in Belmopan City. The incident happened at the Belmopan Market Day Plaza at around three o'clock. ComPol Williams confirmed that an adult and a child were fatally shot. The
Reports coming out of Belmopan are that two children were shot earlier this afternoon. The incident happened at the Market Day Plaza. Police remain on the scene. Witnesses say that a gunman pulled out his firearm and began shooting at a family. Belmopan-based PLUS TV is
