Belize lost its List One status with the European Union a few days ago for not submitting its required annual residue plan which monitors for chemicals. The fate of two containers of shrimp heading for the EU is not known. The delisting translates to huge financial losses to the aquaculture industry, which has been on […]
Businessman Rhett Fuller was back in court today where Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay made a final submission on his behalf to avoid extradition to the United States. The forty-two year old appears to be at the end of the rope as he has ran through all legal options to maintain his freedom in Belize. Fuller, […]
The brutal murder of sixty eight year old Dr. Larry Johnson in Ontario has left western communities reeling in shock. On Wednesday night, the house of the Iguana Creek Resort owner was invaded by six masked men who attacked the well known doctor and an employee, Julio Funes. The assailants later tied up the two […]
On Wednesday, News Five went north to San Juan in the Orange Walk District and into the cane fields of over two hundred caneros, whose crops are being destroyed. A plot of land reported to be about two hundred acres was bought by Government from a company, Belize Distills, for residential lots. Now, this parcel […]
The People’s United Party on Thursday presented its slate and mayoral candidate for the March City Council elections. Karen Bodden will be leading that team. But there is one independent candidate who stepped down today from the 2012 mayoral race. Activist Stephen Okeke, who has been campaigning on the airwaves for the last few months […]
Two NGOs have teamed up to fight illegal logging within days of a report by Friends for Conservation Development which disclosed that Guatemalan loggers have moved significantly into Belizean territory and that the exploitation of the forests continue unabated in the south. According to the FCD report called Chiquibul Forest and Development- A Case for […]
There is a confirmed report out of Belmopan that the European Union has removed Belize from what is referred to as a List One Status for exports of fish and shrimps to the E.U. Belize was the only country in this region with that privileged status, but now the E.U. is identifying Belize as a […]
Turning to crime, in a home invasion on Wednesday night shortly after seven-thirty, well-known US businessman, Dr. Larry Johnson, was brutally beaten and killed in Ontario Village. According to employees on his farm, merely five weeks ago, Johnson returned to the country and was planning to leave in a couple of days. Johnson, who is […]
Francis Fonseca assumed the leadership of the People’s United Party two weeks ago and was sworn in as the leader of the opposition in the House last week. Since then, a series of moves have been taking place to consolidate his leadership now that he is safe at home. This Tuesday, Fonseca met at Independence […]
This morning at Independence Hall, the Opposition Party introduced its City Council slate. The party leader, Francis Fonseca admitted that the party is cash strapped, but that money does not get in the way of its optimism for victory at the March elections. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting The campaign for City […]
The recent revelation of seismic drilling in the south is stirring up resentment among environmentalists. The Association of Protected Areas Management Organization, APAMO, also a member of the umbrella group Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage, has issued a press release on oil exploration in the Sarstoon Temash National Park. In Wednesday’s newscast Executive Director […]
The field in Caribbean Shores got overcrowded today, which is the deadline for aspirants to submit their names as candidates for the United Democratic Party. The names so far are Chandra Nisbet Cansino, Ann Marie Williams and Santino Castillo. Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya briefly put her name in the mix as a possible candidate […]
There’s a volatile situation brewing in the north where hundreds of acres of cane fields are under threat. Since Monday, surveyors have been in the San Juan area where cane fields, up to four feet high and ready for harvesting, are being slashed to the ground. Government, it is claimed, will be building a road […]
In the south, there’s also trouble brewing. SATIIM, the Sarstoon/Temash Institute of Indigenous Management, one of the more established NGOs, is coming out strong against seismic testing taking place in a national park. The oil company, U.S. Capital Energy, has been spotted since October twenty-fifth in the area and is reportedly resuming testing within the […]
Late this afternoon, the Belize Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage, of which SATIIM and Oceana are both members, today issued a press release affirming its support in SATIIM’s call for transparency in government’s approval of permits to oil companies for exploration within protected areas. According to the release, secrecy in contracts and operations of […]
There is an update tonight on the Prime Minister’s Wife, Kim Simplis Barrow, who was diagnosed with cancer last week and it is not good news. As we told you in our previous newscast, Simplis Barrow has been undergoing testing at the Baptist Hospital of Miami, where it was confirmed that she has stage three […]
At the top of the newscast, you heard about the demolition of hundreds of acres of cane fields ready for harvesting and about drilling in the Sarstoon Temash National Park. Well, there is one more irritant; this time in the west where illegal loggers from Guatemala continue to extract precious woods well within Belizean territory. […]
But there’s some positive news that is putting one high school ahead. Over the years Excelsior High School has not received its fair share of financial support. The school has experienced many struggles to keep its doors open but with a very supportive staff, Excelsior continues to provide education to the youths from the surrounding […]
On Monday, it became public that the Prime Minister’s wife, Kim Simplis Barrow, had been diagnosed with breast cancer, this is a health condition for which she has been an advocate along with the Belize Cancer Society. Tests had determined her condition days earlier. On Sunday, Simpliss Barrow, accompanied by the Prime Minister, was flown […]
Belize has been clearly linked by many international organizations as a transshipment point for drugs heading from South America to the United States. The latest article written about this major problem appeared in the New York Times on Monday. The article called “D.E.A. Squads Extends Reach of Drug War” refers to a drug plane incident […]
The threat to the Chiquibul Forest has intensified; it is well documented that Guatemalan loggers trespass Belizean soil to carry out illegal logging. The B.D.F. has often surprised Guatemalans extracting our precious resources well within our borders, but that illegal activity has continued over the years. There is an alarming report tonight from Friends of […]
Businessman Mike Singh will not run in the U.D.P. Caribbean Shores convention. We had so reported since last Friday, but Singh made it official this afternoon at the U.D.P.’s constituency office in King’s Park. A week ago, Singh got the blessing from current Area Representative Carlos Perdomo when the incumbent minister announced his retirement from […]
So Chandra Nisbet Cansino, with the backing of Perdomo’s divisional office and perhaps Singh’s capital will prove a challenge to the savvy Santino Castillo. Cansino’s name is not as known as Castillo but she does carry strong support and endorsement from Kim Simpliss Barrow. But today, it was Perdomo who introduced Cansino as the perfect […]
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She is at the forefront of numerous projects to improve the lives of women and children in Belize and now Kim Simpliss Barrow has been diagnosed with a condition that affects many women. The office of the Special Envoy for Women and Children announced today that Simpliss Barrow left the country on Sunday for urgent […]
