The story of human trafficking victim Jamelia has been in the news since we reported it on Monday of this week. Jamelia was reportedly sold off to a U.S. national and ended up as a forced laborer in Fresno, California. She lived in Belize up to the age of eleven years and is twenty-three. Her […]
The latest contract to surface for oil exploration in Belize was given to Kimano Barrow, the nephew of the Prime Minister Dean Barrow along with Alfredo Acosta as owners of the Paradise Energy Limited. The contract came to light recently and triggered uproar because of the huge area involved, which includes the Maya Mountains and […]
The contract aside, Matura Shepherd says that contrary to government claims, offshore drilling cannot potentially bail the country out of the super bond debt. Audrey Matura Shepherd, VP, Oceana Belize “Our people are being told that if we do offshore, we’ll get big money. And I am saying to the people, even if we find […]
In late December 2010 B.C.B. Holdings, through the Belize Bank, scored a legal victory when Justice John Muria ruled in favor of enforcement of a forty-three million dollar award from the Government of Belize to the bank. Government appealed the decision by Justice Muria and today in the Chief Justice Chambers, a hearing was held […]
A resident of Lord’s Bank Village is recovering from a surgery tonight after he suffered multiple stab wounds to his chest and abdomen on Thursday night. The victim, thirty year-old Michael Usher, was found near the junction of the Lord’s Bank Road and the Northern Highway sometime after eight on Thursday night and dropped off […]
As we reported in Thursday’s newscast, Errol Haynes and Anthony Barrow, both Belizeans on the run from the law, were nabbed by authorities in northern Mexico for possession of an arsenal of assault weapons. The duo, along with Mexican national Juan Miguel Alvarez, was busted inside an apartment in Calle, a city in the state […]
Two Belizeans are being held tonight in northern Mexico for possession of firearms used exclusively by the army. The two are Errol Cuthbert Haynes and Anthony Wilfred Barrow. Haynes, viewers will recall was at a house in Ladyville where a silencer and equipment to manufacture the weapon accessory were found last February. He was charged […]
There are two major vesicular diseases that can affect cattle; the deadly foot and mouth disease and the vesicular stomatitis. The two viruses display similar symptoms among cattle, horses and pigs. And tonight at farms in the Lower Barton Creek area of Cayo, there are worrisome signs that the animals may be affected by what […]
We have been following the story of a young woman named Jamelia, a victim of human trafficking. She was born in Belize City but was sold off to an American national and ended up as forced labor in Fresno, California. Her father, who viewed the story on Monday, stepped forward on Wednesday. Earlier today there […]
A twelve year old school girl was shot last night in Belize City. The incident happened when a policeman shot at a pitbull that he claimed attacked him. But the bullet missed the dog, ricocheted and hit the girl in her left palm. The detective constable, twenty-nine year old Obed Arzu, claims that he was […]
Late last week, Paul Perriott, threw in the towel from his job at Telemedia. Perriott, who is a ranking member of the Belize Communications Workers Union and a union senator, says he was forced to resign because he was being frustrated by the telephone company. He is now taking his fight with the management of […]
Among other issues plaguing the Communications Workers Union is dissension within the ranks of its executive. Since Perriott’s resignation last Friday, Mark Gladden has stepped up as the union’s president. Following last night’s meeting, a date has been set when an annual general meeting will be held to elect a new leader. Until then, Perriott […]
At the end of last month Denzil Jenkins, a board member of the Citrus Growers Association, threw his hat into the ring for electoral politics. And that’s causing unrest in the citrus belt where citrus growers are petitioning his resignation from the C.G.A., his post as chairman of Investment Company Limited, and board member of […]
Break-ins at schools are becoming common practice and for Queen’s Square Anglican School, they have become all too frequent. On Tuesday night, the school was targeted for the third time since the beginning of this year. It’s a crying shame because the school is already facing financial challenges. The thieves gained entry by breaking locks […]
On Monday we reported on the sad story of a Belizean woman living in the United States who is a victim of human trafficking. The report from ABC News showed a twenty-three year old woman by the name of Jamelia, who said she was sold by her mother to an American national. She has been […]
As we reported in Tuesday’s newscast Senator Paul Perriott of the Belize Communications Workers Union, has resigned from his post as senior technician at Telemedia. He calls it a forced resignation, which he tendered on February eighteenth because the company’s management was thwarting the union’s attempt to own twenty-three percent of Telemedia shares. Perriott’s advance […]
Earlier today the National Environmental Appraisal Committee (NEAC) met to discuss an Environmental Impact Assessment plan that could result in the development of a resort on an island within the protected area of the Belize Barrier Reef. The Yum Balisi resort would house at least one hundred and ten persons and create up to eight […]
Two teachers were fired last week from Sadie Vernon High School; it caused uproar at the school between the teachers, administration and board of management. Things have simmered down but the issue remains unresolved. We asked last night if the board of management should pack up. Eighty-three percent of those polling thought so while seventeen […]
Senator Paul Perriott, who was appointed to represent trade unions in the National Assembly, is tonight without a job after tendering his resignation to the management of B.T.L. last Friday. It is big news because Paul is a member of the Belize Communications Workers Union and is considered a strong supporter of the U.D.P. government […]
Paul says that his relations with B.T.L. went downhill following the meeting he attended with the former Telemedia management. Isani Cayetano “As president of B.C.W.U. you were of the impression that government was in an ideal situation where it could facilitate the process of Telemedia employees owning shares in the company through Sunshine Holdings. What […]
The Belize Barrier Reef’s status as a World Heritage Site continues to be in peril tonight as developers are forging ahead with plans for the construction of a resort on an island within the site. It is bad news for the environmental community and they are not holding back. The Yum Balisi project is expected […]
According to Melanie McField after the previous permits were scrutinized, dredging was illegal and no charges were issued against the first developer who made over a million dollars in selling his stake on the island. Jose Sanchez “A lot of what was done in regards to dredging and removal of mangroves was illegal. Were there […]
Tonight’s question is: Should the Board of Management of Sadie Vernon High School resign? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com.
The situation at Sadie Vernon High School appears calm today. That’s because the vocal teaching staff has agreed to be quiet while they hope to meet with the board of management to trash out the numerous issues that they believe have been hampering education and development of students and staff. Last Thursday, two teachers were […]
The community of San Martin in the Belmopan area is grieving the tragic death of five year old Sonia Diaz. The school girl was crushed by a Bowen and Bowen truck as she headed back to school; she died instantly. Her classmates and teachers are stunned by the fatality. News Five’s Marion Ali has details […]
