Lobster fest – it’s a seasonal event at this time of year when the lobster is prepared in different ways for your palate’s enjoyment, and that you’d be able to eat the delectable shellfish for as long as you stay at the event. That was the order of the day – or the weekend, whether […]
The Belize Police Department and the Belize Coast Guard, in partnership with the Princess Hotel, are providing swimming classes for children. A group of fifty kids from ten different communities across Belize City were chosen to participate in the Swim Stars Program. The swimming classes will run for two weeks. Participants will learn basic swimming […]
Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. “I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all.” That’s a quote from American Gymnast Simone Biles. True to the expression, Belize’s Under-Nineteen National Female Volleyball Team is putting it all on the line inside […]
Thirty-four-year-old Lolman Logan, a Belizean/American who was on vacation in Belize in 2018, has been acquitted of the murder of Christopher Meighan. Earlier today, Logan appeared before Justice Ricardo O’Neil Sandcroft in a trial by judge without jury. It is alleged that on September twenty-seventh, 2018, Logan inflicted multiple stab wounds on Christopher Meighan. The […]
Earlier this month, Cabinet announced that it had considered and approved the establishment of a Firearms and Ammunition Control Board. The board, according to a Cabinet release, will be established to receive, consider and process firearm application, as well as to provide regulations and criteria for the approval of firearms licensing. That approval came after […]
The family of Gabrel Tillett, whose mutilated body was discovered in the Lord’s Ridge Cemetery on July fourth, is upset over the bureaucracy within the judicial system. They say that on the day they learned of Gabrel’s death, his brother, Daniel Tillett was detained by police and later charged with being a member of a […]
Back in May, nineteen-year-old Imari Galvez was choked to death and her lifeless body was dumped off the Hummingbird Highway. The news of her murder rattled the Belmopan community. As we reported, two individuals were detained in connection with her murder, including her ex-boyfriend Woodrow West. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has since revealed that […]
On Thursday, the Belize Peace Movement issued a statement, followed by an interview, on the conclusion of the redistricting exercise, as well as the recommendations made by the Re-division Task Force in its report. Those recommendations have all been met with serious concerns from both major political parties. But it’s the B.P.M. that initially filed […]
As we’ve reported, the Briceño administration has expressed serious concerns on the redistricting report which will be tabled at the next sitting of the House of Representatives. It was a lengthy process carried out by the Elections and Boundaries Commission, and according to the commission, the media was restricted from analyzing and reporting on the […]
Government officials, including Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde, met with the Joint Unions Negotiating Team on Thursday; the first since they met back in January. The purpose of the meeting which was held at the Biltmore Plaza Hotel was to discuss a number of issues, including pension reform. According to the President of the Public […]
The Belize Electricity Limited has been hit by a cyber-attack and their attackers have leaked confidential, transactional company information online. This morning, the utility company issued a release informing its customers that in May it stepped up its cyber security measures in response to a cyber-attack on its IT network. The release went on to […]
On Thursday, during an interview with the media, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing Julius Espat spoke of the critical condition of the major bridges in Belize City. There is need for rehabilitation and in some cases, replacement. The government has been looking for financing of these projects, but the process has not been an […]
The Old Capital is said to rest upon a large mangrove landscape that is actually below sea level. Hence, drainage has always been an issue, particularly when the drains and canals are clogged up or when a storm passes through, leaving debris in its wake. In light of the fact that we are in the hurricane […]
And Wagner says he would like to run a third time as mayor for the Belize City Council in next year’s municipals, but that might come with a condition that he does not want to face. Wagner has maintained that he will only run a third time for the post of mayor if he does […]
The Belize City Council has had a long history of financial challenges. City Hall relies heavily on tax collection and monies derived from traffic tickets, as well as subventions from the government to pay its staff and to keep public spaces clean. This time of year is normally off season for tax collection. Nonetheless, CitCo’s […]
The University of Belize’s Health Science Faculty is launching an Associates Program in Premedical Science in August. The program has been established to prepare students for the rigors of a medical program outside of Belize. Doctor Lisa Johnson, the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Belize, spoke with us about […]
Belize is hosting the Twenty-First Annual Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Scientific Conference. It is a first for the country. Over one hundred and twenty surgeons from across the Caribbean are in Belize for the three-day conference. The meeting was established as a networking platform for the region’s surgeons to share their knowledge and skills. Earlier […]
We’ve shown you the Belize Red Cross Society’s newly-acquired headquarters on Handyside Street. The building, according to the society’s Director-General, Lily Bowman, will not only save them money from having to rent space, but it will now earn them money in providing space that they can now rent out. The Red Cross has been carrying […]
SMART Stars Football Camp concluded its twelfth annual summer camp held this week at the newly inaugurated Berger Field in Belize City. About fifty kids from across the city participated and learned the fundamentals of the sport. Often times, these young players are also engaged in the mundialito football tournament. News Five’s Duane Moody attended […]
Patchakan is home to a non-profit rehabilitation center that has been serving persons struggling with addiction. Jacob’s Rehabilitation Farm Center has been running for over fifteen years. It has seen many people fighting different forms of addiction from alcohol, to hard drugs like crack, cocaine and more. But their approach to healing is a holistic […]
The redistricting exercise has brought with it a fresh round of controversy and politicians from both major political parties, as well as the Belize Peace Movement, are sounding off on the recommendations of the Elections and Boundaries Commission. Today’s cabinet brief spoke about a number of developments, including approval for the Central Bank of Belize […]
The Belize Peace Movement has also voiced its rejection of the Elections and Boundaries Commission’s re-division report. As claimants of the 2019 High Court Redistricting Case, the commission was mandated by a consent order to submit the report to the Belize Peace Movement. The claimants received the report on Wednesday and met with their attorney […]
According to Robert Lopez, the consent order preserves their right to return to the High Court for further adjudication as deemed necessary. He says their attorneys are drafting a letter that will be issued to the Elections and Boundaries Commission early next week in hopes that the commission agrees to rectify the concerns they raise. […]
The redistricting exercise is being described as a painful one. But according to Lake I area representative Cordel Hyde, the proposal does not recommend any changes to his division. Hyde recounts when he lost a third of his division almost fifteen years ago during a previous redistricting exercise. Cordel Hyde, Area Representative, Lake I […]
Information shared with News Five is that the proposed redistricting seeks to restructure Belmopan and Cayo South to three divisions. While he champions the equitable distribution and is not in support of the proposal, Cayo South area representative Julius Espat says that he has been working in his division and that is what matters. […]
