Professionals address climate change in urban areas
Posted: March 2, 2016. 7:21 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: A group of professional associations have partnered with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center (CCCCC) to agree on and present solutions...
View ArticleFishermen caught with endangered species out of season
Posted: March 2, 2016. 7:29 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: Three fishermen, two Honduran nationals and one Belizean, were charged with fisheries offences when they appeared today before Magistrate Carlon...
View ArticleChild Stimulation Month emphasizes talking to your child
Posted: March 2, 2016. 7:39 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: Since 1984, Belize has been celebrating Child Stimulation Month, a chance for the Jewel’s youngest citizens to experience more of the world around...
View ArticleMinistry of Human Development hands over equipment to Family Violence Unit
Posted: March 2, 2016. 7:42 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: The law enforcement agency responsible for dealing with domestic situations, the Family Violence Unit of the Belize Police Department’s Eastern...
View ArticleFirearms charges for alleged robber and cop shooter
Posted: March 2, 2016. 7:52 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: 31 year old Jamal Jackson of Supal Street faces charges of keeping a firearm and ammunition without a gun license. Jackson, police say, led them to...
View ArticleRight Honorable Dean Barrow now a member of the Privy Council
Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2016. 12:58 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: The Prime Minister (PM) of Belize can now be referred to as Right Honorable Dean Barrow after Queen Elizabeth the second appointed him a...
View ArticleBelize Barrier Reef gets visionary integrated management plan
Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2016. 4:40 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has lauded the adaptation of the first Integrated Coastal...
View ArticleEx- O.W. Mayor loses appeal on traffic case
Posted: March 3, 2016. 5:46 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: Ravell Gonzalez, the former Mayor of Orange Walk Town, lost the appeal of his conviction by a jury of two counts of causing death by careless...
View ArticleBradley Roe beats drugs charge
Posted: March 3, 2016. 6:00 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: Police say they found .02 grams of alleged cocaine on the person of 25 year old Bradley Roe, son and heir to the Roe Group of Companies in...
View ArticleBelizeans detained in Mexico for contraband
Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2016. 6:34 p.m. CST By Dalila Ical: Mexican authorities have detained two Belizeans who are being accused of contraband. Linea de Fuego Chetumal, a news outlet based in that...
View ArticleBusinessman denies trafficking weed stash in groceries
Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2016. 6:55 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: Was a Cayo businessman taken in by a friend who wanted him to transport groceries to his female partner, among which marijuana was hidden?...
View ArticleCPBL delays payment to growers pending approval of loan facility
Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2016. 7:07 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: Today citrus producer company Citrus Products of Belize Limited (CPBL) announced it will not be able to pay this week’s payroll to...
View ArticlePeople’s United Party reshuffles Senate members
Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2016. 7:52 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: Senators Lisa Shoman, Patrick Andrews and Anthony Sylvestre are stepping aside after several years representing the People’s United Party...
View ArticleShooting reported in Belize City
Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2016. 8:03 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: Around five o’clock Wednesday afternoon, there was a shooting on Central American Boulevard. Two gunmen attempted to rob a salesman from...
View ArticleBAHA advises cattle producers to vaccine animals in wake of disease crisis
Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2016. 8:14 p.m. CST By Dalila Ical: An advisory issued by the Belize Agriculture and Health Authority (BAHA) “strongly recommends” cattle producers to vaccinate their animals...
View ArticleKidney Association of Belize plans activities for World Kidney Month
Posted: March 4, 2016. 10:59 a.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: March is World Kidney Month and the Kidney Association of Belize will kick off activities on Saturday with its third Annual Kidney Walk and...
View ArticleMurder reported in Belmopan
Posted: March 4, 2016. 11:06 a.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: A woman was murdered this morning in Belmopan. Our reports say it took place around 5:30 in a rented apartment on Panama Street, and the...
View ArticleBelizeans travel to Japan as part of exchange program
Posted: March 4, 2016. 12:56 p.m. CST. By Dalila Ical: This month four Belizeans will travel to Japan as part of the exchange program “Juntos”, a Japanese Friendship Ties Program with Latin America...
View ArticleBasketball and Football Weekend Excitement
Posted: March 4, 2016. 1:43 p.m. CST. By Beverly Vernon: Cayo’s Western Ballaz will start off the exciting long weekend hosting the Belize Hurricanes tonight at 9 inside the Sacred Heart Auditorium....
View ArticleSouthern Secondary School Sports Association (SSSSA) regional softball...
Posted: March 4, 2016. 2:06 p.m. CST. By Beverly Vernon: On Saturday March 5th at the Michael Ashcroft Stadium in Independence Village, high-schools from down South will challenge each other to make...
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