Community and Society
NEMO holds Summer Camp
Throughout the course of the camp, the kids received training in shelter management, supplies distribution, data collection for damage assessment, basic first aid, aquatic survival skills and also, curfew during a disaster
Education
SPTGA and CZMAI team up to promote Fly Fishing and Scuba Diving among youth of San Pedro
The San Pedro Tourist Guide Association along with the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute, Professional Association of Diving Instructors PADI and Hol Chan has teamed up this year to simultaneously provide two unique Summer Camps to children of San Pedro
Environment
Oceana’s CEO meets with Belize’s Leader of the Opposition
Oceana’s Chief Executive Officer, Andy Sharpless was in Belize for a brief courtesy meeting to meet with key officials of the new government and members of the private sector community
Environment
Severely malnourished black jaguar to be rescued from Ballum Na Lodge
A severely malnourished black jaguar named Bosch needs help to be rescued by the Belize Wildlife Conservation Network from Ballum Na Lodge in Punta Gorda
Accidents & Disasters
MV “PARANGA” runs aground off the coast of Belize
On Monday July 16th, 2012 between 0846hrs and 0915hrs, the Jamaican registered cargo vessel MV Paranga ran aground off the coast of Belize at approximate position Lat: 17° 19.1377 N and Long: 088° 02.5547 W
Environment
Belize’s Hidden Treasure
Hardwood logs lying submerged on a riverbed for 200 years could prove invaluable to preserving Belize's rainforests.
Environment
Outpouring support rescues rare Orange-breasted Falcon chicks from infestation of bot flies
Two rare falcons from Central America have recovered from a near-fatal attack of bot flies and are safe in a Peregrine Fund facility
Environment
Belize and Australia to Host the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
In an historic partnership, Australia and Belize, the two countries with the longest Coral Reefs in the world have joined together as co-hosts of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) for 2012 -2013