We also asked Musa if there will be additional police boots on the ground for Friday’s reading of the budget, in light of the fact that the PSU is against the proposed cut. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs “Officers are always at the National Assembly especially for the House Meeting. At this time, […]
Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa has weighed in on the impasse between government and the unions. That stalemate, however, did not occur overnight. In fact, it was several weeks in the making, beginning with PM Briceño refuting the idea that budget consultations held with the unions back in February were not discussions to introduce a […]
It is not known if Tuesday night’s shooting of Nelson Nunez Junior led to an early morning raid this morning in Roaring Creek Village, but tonight, a family is claiming police brutality on a fourteen-year-old minor from the village. What led to the minor being hit in the face is not known at this time, […]
Roaring Creek Chairman Jervis Banner says he’s concerned about the recent spike in shootings in his village, so he called on the Commissioner of Police to visit the village. On Wednesday, ComPol Williams did a walk-through of the hot spots and implemented a number of measures to curb the crime. Chairman Banner spoke with News […]
The Public Service Union held a series of emergency meetings today to discuss with its membership the position they will take regarding a proposed salary cut and increment freeze. Permission was granted by the Ministry of Public Service earlier today for government employees, those who belong to the labor organization, to get time-off to attend […]
Police constables Shantel Berry and Alleeya Wade have been fined by the police department after being found guilty earlier today by a disciplinary tribunal for appearing on our Open Your Eyes talk show. The pair spoke candidly of the discrimination they faced as law enforcement officers for wearing their hair in braids and dreadlocks. Notwithstanding […]
A teenager was injured in the third shooting that happened over three days in Roaring Creek Village. The victim, fortunately, survived the ordeal and is now recovering. Today, News Five spoke with the teen’s mom about the incident: Andrea Polanco, Reporting Eighteen-year-old Nelson Nunez Junior was riding his bike in the Hattieville area of […]
Police have arrested and charged twenty-six-year-old Hugh Daniel Middleton of Roaring Creek Village for the murder of Clifford Hyde and the attempted murder of Anya Galvez on Saturday April 4. Middleton was arraigned today in the Belmopan Magistrate Court, on charges of murder, attempted murder, dangerous harm and use of deadly means of harm. The […]
On Friday police acting on a tip about drugs at a home of an expat on Placencia found small quantities of cocaine and weed. A.C.P. Joseph Myvett told the press about their findings: ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Placencia police visited the home of Michael Guiles, fifty-nine-year-old Canadian national, to conduct […]
It was an Easter Sunday filled not with joy but grief for the Staines in Gracie Rock Village. News Five’s Paul Lopez reports on an unexpected and shocking loss of Venecia Staine’s life. Paul Lopez, Reporting The family’s farm is situated on the east side of the Sibun River and is accessible only by […]
This morning in Belmopan, Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero reported that police have recovered the weapon used in the Gracie Rock stabbing and confirmed that members of the Staine family and the accused had been constantly involved in disputes. He says an investigation will determine what charges will be drawn up. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, […]
Another member of the Hyde clan was killed on Saturday and tonight a second family member remains hospitalized in an induced coma with a bullet lodged in her head. Over the years we have reported extensively on the tragic murders that have plagued this family. Tonight reporter Andrea Polanco takes us back to the home […]
And police say that a shooting that happened on Monday morning just after seven o’clock in Roaring Creek Village may be connected to the murder of Clifford Hyde. Reports are a shooter approached the Hyde’s Meat Market, a business that belongs to Clifford Hyde’s family, in the village and fired shots at two persons who […]
A man was knocked down and killed off his motorcycle on Monday night. Police say that Wilson Gonzalez of Camalote was hit by a driver who was overtaking on the George Price Highway around six-thirty that evening. He suffered massive head and body injuries and died on the scene. Here’s more from the police: […]
A freak accident of sorts has left a primary school student dead and his mother hospitalized in the north. Police say that a wall collapsed on top of the mom and her eleven-year-old son but the boy didn’t survive the incident. It happened around three-thirty on Saturday afternoon. ACP Joseph Myvett has the details: […]
This afternoon, just as most people were preparing for the long weekend, the Public Service Union of Belize issued a release blasting the “posturing and hypocrisy of the government” only days before the Joint Unions are set to resume negotiations with G.O.B. The union calls out the Minister of Health and Wellness for flagrant political […]
On Wednesday, Belize received a first batch of thirty-three thousand six hundred doses of AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX Facility. It is a crucial development as the country continues on its vaccination programme to achieve herd immunity. Currently, two phases of inoculation are underway; phase one which involves frontline healthcare workers, older persons and those […]
In March, the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations announced the departure of Tourism Director Karen Bevans from the Belize Tourism Board. Bevans had a lucrative one point two million-dollar five-year contract which was otherwise considered ironclad. The B.T.B. has been quiet on the details of the separation, although it was confirmed that an investigation […]
While domestic tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic has helped with the survival of the industry, since October first when the P.G.I.A. opened, there has been an increase in international tourist arrivals to the jewel. While it is nowhere where it was pre-COVID, the numbers continue on an upward trend. Nicole Solano, C.E.O., Ministry of […]
It was recently announced that COPA Airlines is to resume flights to Belize. This is welcome news on both the economic and tourism fronts because it allows for the country to tap into travellers from South America who make their way through COPA’s hub in Panama. C.E.O. Nicole Solano says that on Holy Saturday, the […]
The anticipated resumption of cruise tourism in the region at the end of May early June may not stand true at this point in time. That is because the Centre for Disease Control will not lift its conditional sail order until November first, 2021. So when will cruise tourism start? Nicole Solano, C.E.O., Ministry […]
Belize has nominated Doctor Carla Barnett, former CARICOM Deputy Secretary General, for the post of Secretary General of CARICOM. Dr. Barnett has worked across the CARICOM region during her roles as an economist, later as vice president at the Caribbean Development Bank, and as a consultant to development agencies working in the Caribbean. In Belize, […]
The country is now in phase two of the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. So as people sixty and older as well as those suffering from certain non-communicable diseases, teachers, police and parliamentarians are coming forward to get their jabs, there is an increase demand. Today was a historic day as the country received its first […]
Earlier this month, a routine check by health officials led to the discovery of twenty-five confirmed COVID-19 cases that had not being reported. These were flagged by the Ministry of Health and Wellness during a quality assurance inspection on its data reporting system at a medical facility in the west. Official information suggests that over […]
The acquisition of Scotiabank Belize by Caribbean Investment Holdings Limited, the parent company of Belize Bank, has been completed. This afternoon, a team of workmen took down the iconic Scotiabank sign that hung in front of the building on Albert Street, bringing to an end the commercial operation of the long-established financial institution. The sale […]
