On Monday night we reported on a particularly violent weekend; three persons were murdered in the City, San Ignacio and Dangriga. At press time tonight, Dangriga police are questioning two persons in connection with the homicide of a US national who was stabbed to death in her house. Her body was discovered at around nine […]
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If you were looking at the skies last night you would have seen the full moon disappear into the shadow of the earth. The bright glow which was emitted marked an occasion which hasn’t been seen in hundreds of years. That’s because it wasn’t just the only lunar eclipse of 2010, it was the first […]
In September Prime Minister Dean Barrow told the nation in his Independence Day speech, that Belize’s thriving livestock industry would begin exporting cattle to neighboring Mexico by the end of this year. That was good and welcomed news for the industry. But where’s the beef? According to cattle farmers, that deadline will not be met; […]
There was a lot of violence over the weekend, including three homicides and we’ll have coverage of that. But we go first to an issue that is of great importance to this independent station. On December seventh, the government announced the suspension of normal relations with Channel Five. Government ministers and public officers are no […]
Turning to crime, there’s been turmoil in the Citrus Industry for months and tonight the industry is beset by a heinous murder. Herman Morris, financial controller for the Citrus Growers Association was found murdered early on Saturday morning. Morris worked in the Pomona Valley for the past nine months but lived San Ignacio. Morris left […]
The other murder was in the city. ‘Break Dance’ as he was known, was killed on Sunday night. There are no motives at this time but the news of the death is still shocking to the family of the victim. Sunday started as the typical day of rest for most Belizeans including the Gabourel and […]
Police are investigating yet another death and the victim is a US national who lived in the Stann Creek District. Police say that the body of fifty-six year old Miriam Shimi was discovered around nine this morning inside her bedroom in Sittee River Village. From what we know, Shimi’s death is being treated as a […]
But prior to Sunday night’s murder another Belize City man was shot. Although Break Dance died from one gunshot, the second victim was shot about five times on Saturday night. Believe it or not, he survived that shooting incident. According to reports, twenty-eight year old Alvin Cumberbatch, a security guard, was standing at the entrance […]
Henry Canton was fired as CEO of CPBL last Friday, but that doesn’t mean that the dust has settled in the industry. The resolution for his termination was passed at an extraordinary meeting of the Citrus Growers Association in the Pomona Valley and followed months of upheaval. A letter was issued to this effect in […]
It has been an extremely chaotic and controversial week for football and this past Saturday Dr. Bertie Chimilio re-emerged triumphant after yet another attempt to oust him from his seat as president of the Football Federation of Belize. Despite strong opposition from Minister of Sports John Saldivar and FFB hopeful Sergio Chuc, Chimilio was installed […]
The European Union is providing twenty-four point nine million Euros, the equivalent of over sixty-two point three million dollars for aid in rural development and for the sugar industry. According to a press release, the funds should also assist with projects geared towards poverty reduction. Three financing agreements were signed today, between Prime Minister of […]
It’s the last sitting of the House of Representatives for the year. Perhaps because it is the Christmas season, both sides of the House were restrained in their rhetoric. But we’ll start with perhaps the big news of the day, which is the that new arrangements are being put in place to allow for US […]
Recently, the sugar industry also faced its own crisis when the Belize Sugar Industries was unable to make third payment to farmers and did not have the funds necessary to start the new crop. After BSI received waivers from both the ING and FirstCaribbean International Banks, it was able to access a ten million dollar […]
Following today’s House meeting, the Prime Minister, was asked about his decision to impose censorship on Channel Five. He provided a lengthy reply which we carry in full. Dean Barrow “Well they’re here, aren’t they?” Patrick Jones “Is that a reconsideration of that ending of normal relations?” Dean Barrow “Well, not at this time, but […]
We’ve told you about what happened outside the House. Inside, government passed two bills and introduced six new ones. But on adjournment, several statements were made. Fort George Area Representative and Former Prime Minister, Said Musa, raised the issue of hurricane relief. Christmas Eve will mark two months since Hurricane Richard pummeled Belize. The storm […]
The sparring was not limited to Said Musa and Anthony “Boots” Martinez; there was also an exchange between the two leaders, Dean Barrow and John Briceño. It came during the presentations on the Bill to amend the Income and Business Tax Act. The bill offers a small tax relief to working persons earning up to […]
On Wednesday night’s newscast we asked viewers “Do you believe that the workers of National Transport who were released due to the foreclosure are being used for political football?” A whopping seventy four percent voted yes and twenty six percent voted no. The poll indicates that there is a strong belief that political maneuverings are […]
Henry Canton is out. Up until this morning, Canton was the CEO of the Citrus Products of Belize Limited, the CPBL. For months he came under constant fire from his parent company, Citrus Growers Association, and by noon today, he was terminated but had not been served his official marching orders. Canton says it’s illegal […]
Belize is concluding its pro-tempore presidency of SICA, the regional integration movement in Central America. President Alvaro Colom who takes over the presidency was the first to arrive this morning at the San Pedro municipal airstrip. Colom has close ties to Belize, his wife Sandra studied at primary and secondary schools here, her mother and […]
We told you earlier that three SICA presidents had arrived in the country for a regional summit. In the afternoon, they discussed a wide range of issues that transcend the borders, including security and human and drug trafficking. News Five’s Marion Ali Reports. Marion Ali, Reporting While Belize and Guatemala have a pending border dispute, […]
An outbreak of tuberculosis amongst an unspecified number of employees at Fruta Bomba Limited, a papaya processing facility in the Corozal District, has been reported. It is believed that upwards of twenty-eight field workers have been afflicted with the disease following the diagnosis of an employee who exhibited symptoms of pulmonary infection. Despite being quarantined […]
The Committee to Protect Journalists has been in existence for almost thirty years. The organization is one of the largest organizations in the world and publishes the most comprehensive references books on the state of press freedom around the world. The CPJ has been working on the frontline of press freedom and defending the rights […]
‘Suspending normal relations’ is destined to be the number one break-up line for 2010. It became popular ever since Cabinet’s December seventh public advisory announcing that the government would not allow public officers and ministers to participate in interviews with Channel Five. Well in addition to the CPJ, there is another respected international organization that […]
In addition to foreign support from The Heritage Foundation and the Committee to Protect Journalists, a local organization has also trumpeted the need for freedom of the press in Belize. The Citizens Organized for Liberty through Action (COLA) issued a press release this afternoon condemning the government’s decision to suspend normal relations with Channel Five. […]
