Latest statistics show a mixed bag in the cost of living. Prices for goods and services went up slightly in May of this year when compared to the same period last year. Consumers also felt a pinch in their pockets due to transportation costs which resulted from a rise in prices for fuels and lubricants. But […]
Preliminary findings from the April 2018 labour force survey carried out by S.I.B. shows that the country’s unemployment rate increased by a marginal zero point four percent, so when compared to last April’s nine percent, the unemployment rate now stands at nine point four percent. According to the S.I.B., this resulted from an increase in […]
The University of Belize recently launched a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics. The degree programme consists of a modern curriculum and includes instruction in use of software to manage, visualize and interpret data of all kinds. According to the university, the programme is a response to technical and professional needs that have been […]
The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System is finally off the List of World Heritage in Danger. The precious ecosystem was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1996, but in 2009, it was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the destruction of mangroves and marine ecosystems, offshore oil exploration and […]
Taking in the announcement, Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber reminded the international community that Belize’s ecosystems are under attack due to continued incursions, including illegal fishing and the pillaging of the forests by Guatemalans. As soon as the DPM concluded his statement, the Guatemalan head of delegation raised his flag to counter the statement by […]
Artists converged in Belmopan today for a protest against the state of Israel. It was prompted by the decision of the government to allow for the Israeli police to offer training to the local police department. First a letter was delivered to the office of the Prime Minister explaining why the training ought not to […]
Just before the protest got underway, the National Evangelical Association of Belize offered its support. NEAB went on the offensive to say that Palestinians, funded and backed by terrorists, recently attempted a massive attack on Israel but met firm resistance. According to a NEAB release, Israel warns civilians before making military strikes and its security […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice today heard arguments concerning a judge in the Belize judiciary. In 2012, Dean Boyce and the British Caribbean Bank Limited, as well as Lord Michael Ashcroft, challenged the lawfulness of a decision made by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission. That autonomous, body which recommends the hiring of judges and […]
Given the evidence that is presently before the court, as well as the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, Courtenay says that an investigation should be undertaken to determine whether Justice Awich can remain on the Court of Appeal’s bench. Eamon Courtenay, Attorney for Belize Bank Ltd. “The point we make in relation to the […]
Attorney Leona Duncan, who appeared on behalf of the Solicitor General’s Office, submitted that the decision by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission not to forward the complaint against Justice Awich was the right decision. The basis for her argument is that there are separate provisions under the constitution through which a Justice of the […]
A Salvadoran national was murdered in Frank’s Eddy Village, Cayo District in the early hours of Sunday morning. Santos Guerra Dominguez was reportedly in Belize visiting his son for the past month and was considering relocating from El Salvador. But he met a cruel death, chopped to the face and head with a machete, after […]
A two-year-old boy is in critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital tonight, after being mauled by a pit bull inside his yard over the weekend. Baby Kyle Carter had just returned home from the store with his mother on Saturday night when she set him down inside their yard on Raccoon Street Extension. […]
During this morning’s press brief, Assistant Superintendent Alejandro Cowo revisited details of the incident that was shared by the toddler’s family in a police report. ASP Alejandro Cowo, O.C., C.I.B., Belize City “On Saturday, June 23rd, 2018, sometime just after seven, a female had just entered her residence at Raccoon Street Extension, number 168, […]
Another business has been hit by robbers. Since the beginning of the month, we have been reporting on a considerable spike in the number of armed robberies which have seemingly moved from Belize City to its surrounding communities. This morning in Ladyville, an armed robber targeted the Moneygram office at Ramon’s Plaza and relieved the […]
From crime to the questionable land deals at the Ministry of Natural Resources. Following the airing of a story last Friday, a full-fledged internal war within the U.D.P. has broken out on social media. Leila Peyrefitte and Rommel Berges are two Freetown constituents whose land documents were leaked after they were granted prime real estate […]
On the eve of a protest in Belmopan, the artistic community, headed by Yasser Musa, is making a call to all Belizeans to join in and be heard on Tuesday. The group is taking a firm stand against a visit and training of the police department to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the state of […]
At a press briefing this afternoon, the organizers were asked to comment about naysayers who have taken to social media expressing disapproval about the protest against the Israelis? Artists Gilvano Swasey and Katie Usher say that Belizeans need to react to the constant bad decisions being taken by government that are not in the best […]
A trove of documents has been made available to News Five that show that it was business as usual at the Ministry of Natural Resources, famously known as the ‘hot bed of corruption.’ Since her abrupt removal—whether at her request or not—there have been more questions than answers as to why Senator Carla Barnett was […]
The body of a visitor to the village of Hopkins was found on the beach this morning. There is no identification nor was she a guest at any hotel in the village, so police are working to determine who Jane Doe is. A diver found her remains just after six a.m. and by this evening, […]
Another deadly collision, this time in the Spanish Lookout community, has claimed the lives of one more pair of motorists. It is the second fatal pileup within forty-eight hours, involving persons on motorcycles. Shortly before midday, twenty-year-old Roland Dyck slammed head-on into seventeen-year-old Franz Marten, a welder of Spanish Lookout. The impact of the collision […]
On Tuesday afternoon, a brazen robber was caught while attempting to flee from the scene of a jacking at DK Supermarket. The culprit made off with a bottle of top-shelf liquor, abandoning his bicycle near the entrance of the store. But he didn’t get quite far before being captured by Belama police and members of […]
Police say they are still investigating the death of Rene Godoy in Silk Grass Village. So far no one has been detained for the beating that ended Godoy’s life. Godoy, as we told you on Thursday, went on a crazy chopping spree around the village and injured three persons. He also chopped up at least […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow has written a terse letter to the Chamber of Commerce in response to their concerns on the crippling fuel prices. He tells them that there is no chance that fuel taxes will go down. On June twelfth, the Chamber made the point that government’s take on the prices of fuel is […]
The ongoing land dispute in Lemonal Village, between the Banner and Anthony families, brings into sharp focus the issue of squatting, as well as a need for owners to possess titles for their respective properties. Sharon Mae Whylie, wife of Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie, has presented documents giving her the right to possess the […]
Did vigilante justice end the life of a Silk Grass resident? Or did authorities go overboard restraining a seemingly high and angry man? Tonight the family of Rene Godoy says that residents beat him up and police may have had a hand it. According to the family, Godoy frequently consumes alcohol and at times he […]
