On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health and Wellness announced that it supports the use of SD Biosensor Rapid Test to test for COVID-19 in Belize. But what prompted the release? Well, the ministry says misinformation about the test’s accuracy currently being circulated is undermining efforts to fight the virus. News Five’s Paul Lopez decided to […]
Our Forest, Our Future – it’s the basis of the work of REDD+ in Belize. REDD+ aims to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation while fostering conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancing of forest carbon stocks. It was established under the National Climate Change Office, with support from the World Bank. Data currently […]
The gun violence in Belize City continues unabated and tonight, we report on two murders that occurred within hours of each other. Just after seven o’clock on Wednesday night, another Belize City youth was executed. Malique Medwood had just left his home was heading to his sister’s house when he was shot multiple times to […]
A couple hours before the Medwood shooting on Ebony Street, a promising high school student succumbed to gunshot injuries he sustained six weeks ago. Kassman Gill died at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after five p.m. The death of our youth continues to send shockwaves across the country and today, News Five spoke with his […]
Kassman Gill is the second third form student from Saint John’s College to have been killed as a result of recent gun violence. Dwayne Gabourel, who was also fifteen years old, was gunned down inside a shop near his home. Both minors were innocently murdered in the wave of violence that has been plaguing the […]
The United Democratic Party is calling for the Minister of Health, Michel Chebat, to be removed and is criticizing the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic overall. At a press conference this morning at party headquarters the party made a list of demands, including the resignation –or removal– of the Minister of Health and Wellness. […]
The Opposition also called for transparency in procuring pharmaceutical supplies, particularly for testing and treatment of COVID-19, as well as free and accessible COVID-19 testing for everyone. Dr Alain Gonzalez, a doctor at KHMH, spoke on this demand from the Opposition. Leader of the Opposition, Patrick Faber criticized the Government’s decision to privatize testing, asserting […]
Former CEO of the Ministry of Health Dr. George Gough spoke about the need to get quality treatment for all in COVID case in the public health care system. He said under the former administration certain anti-viral were available in country, but leading up to the November 2020 elections the Ministry did not make any […]
Leader of the Opposition Patrick Faber spoke about his recent personal experience and having to spend those tens of thousands at a private hospital when his mother fell ill with COVID. Patrick Faber, Leader of the Opposition. “Anti Viral and Monoclonal treatment is very important. Some people will say Faber, you shouldn’t get into […]
On Wednesday, the Christian Workers Union (CWU) and the Port of Belize Limited (PBL) signed a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for the staff at PBL. This CBA immediately replaces the last agreement signed in 2002. A release from the Government of Belize says it sets the stage for a mutually beneficial relationship under the […]
Tonight, the wife of well-known taxi operator, Leo Skeen is speaking out about the senseless killing of her husband right in front of her as he was fixing her car inside their yard in the Japan area of Ladyville. It is still unknown at this time what triggered the act of violence on Tuesday, but […]
Violence against older people is a global issue and today, a joint release from the Council of Ageing and the Ministry of Human Development condemned the neglect, abandonment and abuse of older people. Leo Skeen is the second active older man to have been killed in less than two weeks. Just last Thursday, Geoffrey Crawford […]
While the country continues to grapple with a rise in crime, these recent murders highlight that crime and violence impacts every person. Executive Director of the Council of Ageing, Ix-chel Poot told News Five today that there has to a collective responsibility to keep our older population safe. Ix-chel Poot, Executive Director, Council of […]
Authorities have confirmed that fifteen year old third form student, Kassman Gill, died inside the KHMH this afternoon. Gill was hospitalized for over six weeks, after he was targeted by a gunman while he walked on Magazine Road, Belize City. The incident happened just about five minutes away from his house. Another youth riding a […]
Today News Five received a video of a woman, apparently dead, carried to the back of a police mobile in San Ignacio. Reports on social media were that she died in front of a private clinic on Hudson St. We reached out to the doctor, Dr. Jorge Garcia, seen in the blue shirt in the […]
Scientific data shows that after getting vaccinated, protection against the virus may decrease over time. For an increased immune response, the Center for Disease Control and Preventions is saying that a certain demographic of the vaccinated population should take a booster shot. This includes those considered to be high risk, like those sixty five years […]
Whether or not the two recent No Movement Sundays had an impact on COVID-19 numbers will not be known for a few more days. According to Dr. Hidalgo, this is due to the incubation period. Dr. Jorge Hidalgo, Internist, BHPL “Most of the things we are seeing with COVID, and especially the strategies, is […]
A well-known taxi operator stationed at the P.G.I.A. was this evening murdered at his home in the Japan area of Ladyville. News Five has confirmed that Leo Skeen was fixing his vehicle when he was fatally shot. Reports are that the gunman came up from behind and fired several shots in Skeen’s direction. Police officers […]
The man who was stabbed to death in Lord’s Bank Village on Friday night has been identified by family members. A relative contacted news five to say that the deceased is thirty-eight year old Jason Andrewin. He was stabbed multiple times and nearby residents who heard his cries for help attempted to render assistance and […]
There was no drama today at the San Pedro Magistrate Court when Jasmine Hartin’s legal case continued. News Five was there early this morning as Hartin waited in the lobby on the second floor of the San Pedro Police Station before she was called into the court for disclosure. No attorney accompanied her. Around 10:30 […]
Three men were arraigned in the San Pedro Magistrate’s Court this afternoon in connection with this weekend’s shooting incident at sea that ended in the death of Jerry Espat. Twenty-two-year-old Pedro Tun, thirty-six-year-old Sergio Tun and thirty-four-year-old Gabriel Villafranco were remanded to prison until January fifth after they appeared before Magistrate Cristina Perera this afternoon. […]
The Belize Financial Intelligence Unit has responded to the Pandora Papers report. The release says the FIU is aware of the publication and the reported links to Belize registered entities. FIU says while no law breaking is alleged, extremely poor due diligence and oversight in conducting business is suggested, which they say is of serious […]
The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has had to install an interim oxygen distribution system due to the high demand for oxygen by intensive care patients in the COVID 19 Unit. The hospital’s main delivery system has been in existence for the past decade. It is a storage and delivery system that supplies oxygen to over […]
Acting CEO Seguro also spoke about the cost attached to the modification at the KHMH. Needless to say, maintaining a consistent supply of oxygen to a facility like KHMH is expensive. Timothy Seguro, Acting CEO, KHMHA “The temporary distribution system, well let me not say temporary. The interim system is going to cost us […]
The Espat family from San Pedro is asking for justice after one of their own was gunned down while fishing at sea on Saturday. Jerry Espat and three of his siblings were diving and fishing near Cangrejo Caye, about five miles south of Ambergris Caye when they were attacked by gunmen in two boats. Several […]
