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Feb 25, 2021 La Ruta Maya 2021 is Cancelled COVID-19 has claimed another event casualty. Today it was announced that the Belikin La Ruta Maya River Challenge traditionally held on the extended March weekend has been cancelled. The organizing committee says that after twenty-four consecutive years of the sport, the tough decision was taken, much to the disappointment to paddlers, as well as fans and communities along the Belize River Valley. They are, however, asking the public to stay tuned for details of virtual events they will be planning to keep paddlers and fans connected over t...

Feb 23, 2021 Belama Phase One Residents Concerned About Clearing of Mangrove Patch Meanwhile there is another land issue brewing in Belize City. Residents near the Antonio Soberanis Crescent are concerned the cutting of mangroves along the Haulover Creek could spell trouble for them causing future flooding.   Duane Moody, Reporting It is tagged as a private property for sale on the bank of the Haulover Creek in the Belama Phase One area of Belize City.  But what is now clay and landfill, was once a large mangrove patch that has been cleared for development.   Bryton Codd, Resident...

Deputy Manager, Caribbean International Brewing “Caribbean International Brewery started since November 2014, six years from now.  For the past two years, we have on the market our water, the H2O Water and we have three different sizes of the water and the pouches.  These have been on the market for the north, Corozal and Orange Walk, for the past two years.  This past weekend we launched our beer, the Pirate Beer, as you can see, and that is our product that we have right now.”   At two hundred and fifty-one milliliters per bottle and an alcohol content of four point three percent, P...

  Humphreys was one of a handful of Burrell Boom Villagers who got tested today. They needed to meet two basic requirements in order to be tested: show symptoms within the past the seven days such as fever, sore throat, and loss of taste and smell, and have a close contact to a confirmed case.   Dr. Melissa Diaz “And if you do have symptoms, you believe you are a close contact to somebody who is positive please go out and get tested. It is very important to know the status and once you know if you are positive, isolate immediately. Start your symptomatic treatment as soon as possible and ...

Dec 11, 2020 BNCF awards $80K in grant funding! The Belize Nature Conservation Foundation has awarded two more grants in its 2020 projects cycle. Two NGOs that co-manage sites in the Belize National Protected Areas System were awarded funds to strengthen the management of their sites. A brief virtual ceremony was held on Thursday to acknowledge the handing over to the awardees. News Five joined the online session to find out more about how the funds will help to advance conservation work in Belize. Here’s the story:   Andrea Polanco, Reporting The Belize Nature Conservation Founda...