Senator Courtenay then went on to discuss the many shipping woes faced by the private sector where exports and imports of commodities, as well as other goods are concerned. In light of several lawsuits that have emanated from tension between the management of the Port of Belize Limited and their employees, Courtenay says that the […]
Chiming in during the debate were senators Luke Martinez and Kevin Herrera, representing the National Trade Union Congress of Belize and the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, respectively. On behalf of the NTUCB, Senator Martinez spoke about the strained and often contentious relationship between the management of the Port of Belize and its employees, […]
This afternoon, the Christian Workers Union held a press conference in the wake of last week’s decision by the Briceño administration that it is taking back the Port of Belize from private control. The labor organization welcomes the decision by government to nationalize the port once again, however, there are a number of concerns that […]
The Christian Workers Union has made it abundantly clear that while the four hundred thousand dollar payment pending for stevedores that was frozen by the High Court is welcomed, it is more focused on the collecting monies that were lost when sugar operations were moved from P.B.L. to Big Creek in 2020. Whitfield Dennison, […]
The House of Representatives met in the final session for 2023 on Thursday. During the sitting, a number of bills were tabled and passed, including the Port Acquisition and Settlement Deeds Bill. We led our newscast with this story yesterday and today we’ll take a closer look at government’s intention to purchase the Port of […]
Earlier today, the Christian Workers Union issued a release, following government’s announcement on Thursday that it will be nationalizing the Port of Belize Limited. The statement goes on to say, “while the Christian Workers Union welcomes yesterday’s passage in the House of Representatives of the Port Acquisition and Settlement Deeds Bill 2023, C.W.U. remains focused […]
There is sad news tonight about the nine-year-old child who was on life support with meningitis. News Five learned that he passed away earlier today, just as family and friends were planning to hold a prayer vigil for him on Saturday in Belmopan. Jayce Brown, a student at United Evergreen Primary School, fell ill last […]
The death of four-year-old Ayanna Bennett last month, while in the custody of a Mennonite couple, as temporary foster parents, raised the ire of many. Questions were asked about the kinds of checks and supervision that were being done why the abuse of the child could not have been detected beforehand. On Thursday, News Five […]
On Wednesday, we reported on a stabbing incident in San Pedro that left two policemen wounded. The initial story was that the policemen, Edwin Reid and Kieran Mena were walking shortly after midnight near the corner of Laguna Drive and Spider Lily Street in the vicinity of the San Pedro High School when the incident […]
The House of Representatives met today in Belmopan where a raft of bills was tabled in parliament. Among them is a written proposal for a new piece of law that would clear up all monies owed from previous lawsuits to businesses related to Lord Michael Ashcroft. In essence, the Government of Belize is seeking parliamentary […]
Included in the settlement, Belize Hotels Limited, the parent company of the Radisson Fort George Hotel, will build a new conference facility as part of an ongoing fifty-seven million dollar reconstruction project. As such, the company’s fiscal incentive which was placed on hold since 2022, will be approved by the Ministry of Investment. According to […]
Leader of the Opposition, Moses Shyne Barrow told reporters that while he and his colleagues on the opposition support the re-acquisition of the Port of Belize, he believes that the government is doing it for the wrong reasons. He also feels that the government was not completely transparent with the details of the acquisition. […]
Aside from the reason for acquiring the port, Barrow also questioned the timeliness of the transaction, at a time when there are other pressing issues that the government ought to give urgent attention to, such as teachers and crown counsels who have been shedding light on their working conditions. Moses Shyne Barrow, Leader of […]
Belmopan Mayor Sheran “Sharon” Palacio is one her way back from Dubai where she participated in panel discussions at COP28. Before Palacio left, she appointed Hope Amadi as acting mayor. That decision caused turmoil at the Belmopan City Council because, according to the Department of Local Government, Councilor Sanie Cal should have assumed the role. […]
Two policemen were attacked and stabbed while walking in San Pedro early this morning. Police say that, shortly after midnight, the two officers were walking near the corner of Laguna Drive and Spider Lily Street in the vicinity of the San Pedro High School, heading towards the police barracks when they were attacked. The assailant, […]
This morning, in the courtroom Justice Nigel Pilgrim a decision was rendered in respect of a voir dire in the ongoing trial of attorney Oscar Selgado. The well-known criminal lawyer is before the High Court to answer charges related to a plot to have Marilyn Barnes killed in July 2019. Selgado has been charged with […]
Life in prison, that’s the sentence that was handed down by Justice Antoinette Moore earlier this week in the murder trial of fifty-two-year-old Enrique DePaz. The Silk Grass resident was found guilty of the stabbing death of fifty-two-year-old Harrison Bowers back in February 2016. Bowers was viciously attacked inside his home and stabbed multiple times, […]
The House of Representatives will meet on Thursday, and it is likely that it will be the final session for 2023. On Monday, Prime Minister John Briceño alluded to a major announcement that will be made in parliament tomorrow. While we are not certain what that announcement will be, News Five has been made to […]
A nine-year old child is critically ill in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, diagnosed with meningitis, a life-threatening illness that affects the spinal cord and the tissues around the brain, and can be infectious and deadly. And today, a second child, aged five, who shares the same day-care facility with the nine-year-old, also fell ill […]
Diaz-Musa says that the Ministry of Health is in the process of dispatching teams to each family that had interaction with the children and will monitor their cases for the next two weeks. The canvassing will not only include the schools, and the daycare facilities, but also the neighbourhoods where the children live. Dr. […]
A daring escape from the High Court earlier today has stunned many in the judiciary, exposing the vulnerabilities of the existing justice system. This morning, three persons were taken over to the Courtroom Number Three, including accused murderer Hildebrandt Codd and Jesse Mejia. Inside the adjoining jury room, the men were relieved of their handcuffs […]
For months, prosecutors and other officers of the court have been complaining of a severe lack of adequate security at the courts. What took place this morning, shines a spotlight on an issue that has been raised before, one that previously resulted in a sickout by Crown Counsels attached to the Office of the Director […]
The family of eighty-two-year-old William Watts is having a hard time tonight, processing two tragedies. The upper flat of his house burned down early this morning and he was found dead inside. Fire officials were called before four this morning to the location at corner Zericote and Banak streets and managed to prevent the fire […]
A man was stabbed multiple times this evening in Belize City. The victim, said to be a resident of the Kelly Street area, was reportedly attacked in the vicinity of Majestic Alley. The trail of blood through the alley shows how he ran after he was stabbed. He has since been taken to the K.H.M.H […]
A senate inquiry into the controversial definitive agreement that was granted to Portico Enterprises Limited, the parent company of Port of Magical Belize, commenced this morning at the National Assembly Building in Belmopan. The investigation is looking at how the agreement between the Barrow administration and businessman David Gegg came into being. At the start […]
