Bus operators held a press conference this afternoon in Belize City to share their concerns regarding the public transportation sector and what they feel are unreasonable conditions being placed on them as the Ministry of Transport seeks to upgrade the industry. The bus operators presented letters written by some of their members about some of […]
Aside from the issue that the bus operators have with Floralia, they are also making additional requests, including duty exemption on their imported buses, more funds than the National Bank is willing to lend, and buses from Mexico and Guatemala to stop running through Belize. Ewart Metzgen, Secretary, Belize Bus Association “The National Bank […]
News Five contacted the Minister of Transport, Rodwell Ferguson following the bus operators’ press conference to get his reaction to the concerns about Floralia and the permits they want to extend for ten years. Here’s what he had to say. Rodwell Ferguson, Minister of Transport “In terms of Floralia, when they first came on […]
Minister Ferguson also told us that while he would have to take the request for duty exemption back to Cabinet, his fellow ministers would have to approve the granting of this request. Rodwell Ferguson, Minister of Transport “Since the pandemic, no buses from Guatemala, no buses from Mexico is coming into Belize. They want […]
Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is posing a serious threat to the hundred and fifteen million dollar poultry industry. As we reported on Tuesday, the Belize Animal Health Authority confirmed that samples from one farm in Blue Creek, Orange Walk District, returned positive results for Avian Influenza Subtype H5. As a result, BAHA […]
While avian influenza can spread rapidly within the bird and poultry populations, bird flu viruses do not normally infect humans. But sporadic human infections of avian influenza, also known as bird flu virus, have occurred. Since the recent detection of the presence of avian influenza at one farm in the Orange Walk District, personnel from the […]
Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa also said that since the reopening of schools over the past two weeks, there has been only one observation of a marginal upsurge of COVID-19 cases, but it is not of concern to health officials because the number of new infections was not sustained in the ensuing days. Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa, […]
This year, COVID has allowed us to return to a sense of normalcy and, even with no mandated public health measures in place; new infections during the September Celebrations are on the decline. But Director of Health and Wellness, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa told News Five today that exercising the safety measures cannot hurt, since COVID […]
An unexpected day off for government and private sector employees next Monday; News Five has confirmed that the day of the state funeral for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second will be recognized as a public and bank holiday in Belize. The Queen will be laid to rest on Monday, September nineteenth. Several Commonwealth countries, […]
The House of Culture, formerly the Government House, is draped on the outside with Belize’s patriotic red, white and blue colors, but at closer inspection, at its flagstaff, one would observe that it represents a country in mourning with the Belizean flag hoisted at half-mast. And the colors black and white adorn the interior where […]
Last night, we told you about the gruesome discovery of the lifeless body of thirty-five-year-old Belize City resident, Allen Martinez. A post mortem examination was conducted on the body this afternoon to determine the cause of death. There were no visible signs of injuries on the badly decomposed body upon discovery. As of news time, […]
The John Smith Road, in recent times, has been an area of concern to the Belize Police Department because it has been used for the disposal of the bodies of murder victims. ComPol Chester Williams told the media today that while the department is under-resourced to place patrols in the area, they are considering the […]
A post-mortem examination is scheduled to be conducted on the body of Marcelina Makin, a resident of southern Belize, whose decomposing body was discovered on a tomb inside the Independence Cemetery. There are reports that Makin may have been sexually assaulted before her life was taken. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams gave an update saying […]
Two murders were recorded in the south in less than forty-eight hours. The first involved the chopping death of a man in Bella Vista Village, but it was a most gruesome discovery of the body of a woman in Independence Village that is gripping the crime news from the south tonight. The resident from Santa […]
In the wee small hours of the Tenth of September, a murder was recorded in Bella Vista Village, Toledo District. Forty-six-year-old Ernest Ellis Blanco was chopped to death by the jealous ex-common-law husband of a woman he was speaking with. Now, police are looking for Elias Pacheco, who is wanted for the crime. News Five’s […]
Last week, we told you about a shooting incident involving a police officer and a Belize City resident. As we reported, twenty-two-year-old Rondane Swaso, a call center employee, was shot once to the chest by a police officer. The incident took place on Euphrates Avenue last Thursday night. Swaso’s girlfriend claimed that he was on […]
A father and his son are both in police custody tonight after an altercation that led the father to fire a warning shot at his son with a license firearm in Sarawee Village. The incident took place on Sunday morning, after a family gathering. A.S.P. Fitzroy Yearwood, the Communications Director at the Belize Police Department, […]
An elderly man died on Sunday morning in a road traffic accident along the Placencia Road. Seventy- six-year-old Amado Galindo was riding his motorcycle when he collided into an SUV. Unfortunately, Galindo lost his life after being flung off his bike. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “Police responded to an accident […]
The lifeless body of thirty-five-year-old Allen Martinez was discovered about one mile into the John Smith Airport Link road this morning. Martinez was reported missing by his relatives on Saturday, September third. Since then, family members have been searching for him. Last week, a team of Belize Defense Force Officers and his relatives, spent four […]
On Thursday, news of Queen Elizabeth the Second’s death shocked the world. In Belize, Prime Minister John Briceño declared that the nation has entered a period of mourning. In paying our respect, Governor General Froyla Tzalam requested that all flags be flown at half-mast across the country during this period. But, what does the death […]
Reporters asked also asked the Prime Minister about the future of Belize’s governance system. How long will King Charles the Third remain Belize’s Head of State? He says this and other matters related to the Constitution of Belize will be determined through the ongoing constitutional reform process. Prime Minister John Briceño “Probably the best […]
Belizeans were quick to envisage new faces on our currency, in the wake of the queen’s passing on Thursday. While the memes flew wildly on social media, the central theme revolved around a change in the look of the dollar. Who will replace Queen Elizabeth on Belize’s legal tender? To understand that process and how […]
Tonight, flags are being flown at half-mast in Britain and all countries that make up the Commonwealth of Nations, including Belize, as arrangements are being made to lay the Queen of England to rest. Queen Elizabeth the Second was Britain’s longest reigning monarch, ruling the United Kingdom and fourteen other sovereign nations since she was […]
On the occasion of the Queen’s death, there are certain protocols that will be followed in respect of the fallen sovereign who was the Queen of Belize. Late this evening, News Five spoke with Cabinet Secretary, Stuart Leslie, who shared plans for flags to be flown at half-mast and the tolling of church bells across […]
This afternoon, Minister of Human Development Dolores Balderamos-Garcia shared her recollections of the Queen of England and her legacy as head of the Commonwealth. She began by extending condolences to the Royal Family. On the phone: Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, Minister of Human Development “Condolences to her family, her immediate family, the British people and all […]
