But as the issue of compensation to the former City Administrator looms over the council, there is still another elephant in the room. A million-dollar claim by Belize Waste Control is pending and the council is nowhere close to addressing it. Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner sidelined that question, but stuck to the issue that […]
Single and unemployed women of the Mesopotamia Division will be able to take on sewing to generate income for themselves and boost economic activity in the division. Today, a centre was opened in the division creating new opportunities to the women. The P.U.P. Standard Bearer, Doctor Candice Pitts, says the facility is one through which […]
These days City Councillor Doctor Candice Pitts has been on the ground in the Mesopotamia constituency, which is considered a stronghold for the United Democratic Party under senior minister Michael Finnegan. Finnegan is stepping down and is grooming understudy and son of Prime Minister, Shyne Barrow, to take over the reins in the division. Today […]
Candice Pitts came to the political scene in 2018 when she ran and won her seat as councillor in the Belize City Council under the P.U.P. banner. Now, Pitts is aspiring for higher office and first set her eyes on Port Loyola, but that opportunity was shutdown and Gilroy Usher Senior was endorsed by Party […]
The Hand in Hand Ministries handed over its thirty-second house for this year. The new home was built in Ladyville and the keys were presented to the owner this afternoon at a handing over ceremony. This house was funded by the Heritage Bank. Reporter Andrea Polanco shares more in the following story. Andrea Polanco, […]
The Belize Scout Association held a pile driving ceremony today on site of where its new headquarters will be built. The “Sir Colville N. Young Building” will serve as the Scout Association of Belize’s first ever base, which will include a conference room and a scout supplies shop. As we showed you back in February […]
Thirty-six children have been preparing to participate in a Children’s Parliament to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Children next month. The event is to have children demonstrate two key rights, to share their opinions and to take part in matters relating to them. The Children’s Parliament will be […]
This week is being dedicated to raise awareness on the importance of vaccines in preventing diseases and protecting public health. Hand hygiene is an easy and effective way to prevent the spread of infections according to the Ministry of Health. News Five’s Hipolito Novelo reports on an activity held today to mark International Infection Prevention […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams sustained minor injuries in a traffic mishap in Chile, where he is attending the eighty-eighth Interpol General Assembly. Williams suffered from a sprain right knee when the vehicle he was travelling in was involved in a collision with a car that abruptly changed lanes without indicating. In a post, Williams […]
It is confirmed that Doctor Colin Young will be moving to the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre in early January 2020. Young, we reported some time ago, is demitting office at Social Security Board where he has been since January 2017. Previous to that, he served as C.E.O. for the Ministry of Agriculture as well […]
A digital education programme was launched today by the Ministry of Education in partnership with the OAS and two foundations. Eleven rural schools will be equipped with tablets, laptops and projectors as well as digital content in Math, English and Life Skills. The programme will teach the participating students to effectively use the information technology […]
Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas for days in early September causing loss of life and devastating damage to the islands of Obaco and Grand Bahamas. The Belize Electricity Limited is deploying a team to assist the Bahamas Power and Light with restoration efforts on Abaco Island. Team members: Leroy Matura, Brian Gentle, Gregory Kerr, Alfeo […]
Statistics are important in our daily lives; it keeps us accurately informed with what is taking place all over. The Statistical Institute of Belize, which one of the major agencies dedicated go collecting data, hosted an exhibition to show why it is essential to be in the know in the various sectors of national life. […]
A hasty land transaction that appears questionable to many in Belmopan is raising eyebrows and causing outrage. A few weeks ago the Belmopan City Council gave the order to de-reserve a large portion of land along the Phillip Goldson Boulevard. The land was reserved for expansion of the boulevard but the council decided to survey […]
Inspector of Police David McKoy was today called to the bar. It is a significant accomplishment for the young officer who says that he is better equipped to serve the Police Department. McKoy’s journey spanned over eight years from his days at Wesley Junior College to Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica. McKoy says he’ll […]
Belize will soon see the establishment of industrial hemp production. The Attorney General’s Ministry has been working on the legal framework that will help to regulate the industry. But, hemp, like its relative marijuana, is not without controversy. Some quarters believe that hemp, like marijuana, may have negative effects on humans. But supporters of the […]
The IMF’s preliminary report on Belize’s economic says that the recovery is moving at a glacial space. During the first three months of the year, the G.D.P. grew by an unusual five point two percent. The second quarter, however, recorded a zero point eight percent decline. Officials from the International Monetary Fund were in Belize […]
The debate got testy among Senators on Wednesday when Write-off Number Two Motion was introduced. The write-off is for forty thousand dollars owed to the Government of Belize by Joshua Perdomo, son of Cabinet Secretary Carlos Perdomo. Perdomo was approved twenty-seven months of study leave to pursue a Master’s degree in Forensic Genetics at the […]
An important piece of legislation that went before the Senate on Wednesday as passed to get rid of the blacklisting by the European Union that hangs over Belize. The European Union determined in March to blacklist Belize as a tax haven. The E.U. says that Belize has significant shortfalls when it comes to laws that […]
Several agencies, including the Inter-American Bank and Complete Caribbean, have partnered to conduct a new social innovation challenge in Belize known as ‘Chang Dah Story.’ The challenge was launched today and seeks to support the development of solutions to address social and environmental problems that the vulnerable youth population is facing. Participants will be challenged […]
It was a rare occasion in the Senate today. The upper chamber voted against a motion to write-off forty thousand four hundred and seventy-four dollars and eighty-eight cents owed by Joshua Perdomo, the son of Cabinet Secretary Carlos Perdomo. The motion was brought to the Senate after the House of Representatives approved the motion last […]
At the end of the debate, a division was called by Senator Chebat to document the vote of each senator. As we said, seven of the thirteen voted against the write-off. While the Senate did not approve the write-off, Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte says that money motions cannot be defeated by the Senate. As we […]
Also voting against the write-off was Senator for the Private Sector, Mark Lizarraga. According to Lizarraga, while it was expected that the Senate would not be able to block the write-off, the point was to represent the interest of the Belizean people. Mark Lizarraga, Senator for Private Sector “We know that in the past […]
Still on the unpopular Joshua Perdomo write-off, the Leader of the Opposition John Briceño has written to the House Speaker Laura Longsworth taking issue with the conduct of the debate on October fourth. Briceño tells the Speaker that he and other parliamentarians were denied the right to debate or comment on the write-off and that […]
Senators also debated the amendment to the Contractor General Act. The amendment removes the limitation which barred any Contractor General to return to the public service after his or her term concludes. This, according to the government, made it quite difficult to find a replacement for Godwin Arzu, whose contract was not renewed after senators pointed out […]
