As for the proposed amendments to the Fisheries Bill, Wade says that it will be tabled in the House of Representatives in the next couple of months. The bill contains stiffer penalties against violation of fisheries regulations. Beverly Wade, Fisheries Administrator “I know that there is a process for a bill to go to […]
In 2018, fifteen persons were granted refugee status in Belize. Applications are reviewed by the Refugee Eligibility Committee which was activated after several years of dormancy. Dozens of applications have yet to be reviewed and according to Immigration Minister Godwin Hulse, the granting of refugee status to migrants is a sensitive issue in today’s climate. […]
The National Fishermen Cooperative and the Nature Conservancy, along with support from the government, today presented the Tally, an electronic seafood traceability system. Stakeholders of the industry believe that through the Tally System, Belize can build resilience to threats caused by climate change and illegal fishing and promote food security in our region. News Five’s […]
A scheduled blackout for ten long hours affected City residents beginning at Mile two and a half on the George Price Highway. Now, almost everything runs on electricity so the effect led to the closure of businesses as well as at least one government department. The utility company says it was necessary to carry out […]
The case of Dion Zabaneh continues to play out in the news. He is the businessman, who along with his mother, Primrose Gabourel, was taken to court for offenses relating to a property of one point three acres in the Caribbean Shores area, specifically parcel number 4670. Zabaneh and Gabourel were taken to court by […]
Tonight political and economic tensions continue to grow in Venezuela. According to online reports, Venezuelan soldiers have blocked a crossing with trucks and shipping tankers ahead of an aid delivery arranged by opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who has declared himself interim president. President Nicolás Maduro, who has the support of the army, is not allowing […]
Opposition Leader John Briceño also joined the Public Service Union in condemning a request for advice for a recommendation made on behalf of Paulette Elrington, the daughter of Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington. As we have been reporting, a leaked memo has raised eyebrows because Paulette, who is a contract officer in the Ministry of Foreign […]
The Orange Walk Town Council is getting a new garbage compactor truck courtesy of the Japanese Government. The cost for the truck is more than one hundred and sixty thousand dollars and the funds were made available through the Grassroots and Human Security Programme of the Embassy of Japan. News Five’s Hipolito Novelo was in […]
Bishop Martin High School was also a recipient of a financial grant from the Japan Embassy through the Grassroots and Human Security Programme. In 2017, the Japanese Embassy and the school signed a contract valued more than two hundred thousand dollars. The monies were used for the construction of a news concrete school building. An […]
A package of allowances and salary to the tune of one hundred and ninety-one thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars annually was requested for approval from public funds on behalf of Paulette Elrington, the daughter of the Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington. Paulette, who has been making that sum while at the United Nations for eight […]
On January twenty-sixth, the United Democratic Party’s National Party Council decided that its leadership convention will be held in February 2020. Up to date, there are only two known candidates who have made their political aspirations public. There is Deputy Party Leader Patrick Faber as well as John Saldivar, the area representative for Belmopan and […]
While we had the minister, we asked him about another statement from cabinet colleague Elrington in an interview with this station. When asked to respond to the P.U.P.’s umpteenth call for his removal, Elrington said that the demand was futile. According to Elrington, people very close to the Prime Minister and in the U.D.P. camp […]
In the next few days, a group of attorneys are set to file a constitutional challenge in the Supreme Court. The group will be challenging the validity of the Compromis, signed between Belize and Guatemala to end negotiations and take the territorial dispute between both countries to the International Court of Justice for final resolution. […]
The challenge comes less than two months before the April tenth referendum when voters are to decide on whether or not to take the claim to the I.C.J. It’s been eleven years since the agreement was signed, the document went through an amendment and the referendum delinked with Guatemala. Despite a low turnout, Guatemala held […]
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox was in the country last week. He was not on official business for the Mexican government, but held a brief meeting with Prime Minister Dean Barrow and was joined by Mexican businessmen and potential investors. Now, in 2018, Fox was appointed to the Board of Directors of Khiron Life Sciences […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams is still settling into his seat as the new top cop in law enforcement and part of his familiarization entails revisiting the sometimes difficult relationship between the media and the Belize Police Department. Today, a cordial meeting was held with representatives of all major media houses in Belize City to […]
Hyde explains from the police’s point of view why the relationship with the media has been strained in the past. Douglas Hyde, Director, Media & Public Relations, BPD “The police, as you mentioned, is a disciplined body. The media is seen not as a disciplined body, to an extent, and so, by us sharing […]
News Five has confirmed that the parents of eleven-week old Dion Woodeye Junior have commenced legal action against the Ministry of Health. The parents have consulted a lawyer and are waiting for reports from the Corozal Community Hospital to proceed with their claim of negligence. Baby Dion died at the Corozal Community Hospital on December […]
In January Former Boundary Commissioner Lindsay Belisle made his media rounds voicing his complete opposition in taking the Guatemalan claim to the International Court of Justice. According to Belisle taking the dispute for the I.C.J. to rule on is too risky because the 1859 Treaty does not give a title to Belize’s eight-eight-sixty-seven square miles. […]
“I am; I will” is this year’s theme for World Cancer Day. Every year, across the globe, there is an observance to bring awareness about the importance of prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer. This year, the theme encourages everyone to take responsibility and know their status. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, […]
Back in 2018, Infotel International was rebranded as Voyse International. On Monday, the community service arm of the organization, Voyse Cares donated four thousand dollars to the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Centre in Belize City. The donation is to assist with repairs and infrastructural upgrades at the centre. The handing over took place at Voyse […]
The People’s United Party on Saturday cranked up its ‘vote no to the I.C.J.’ campaign after its National Party Council unanimously supported the People’s Declaration. After completing his nationwide consultations, P.U.P. Leader John Briceño is convinced that the government has mismanaged the education campaign, leaving voter without enough information to make an informed decision. After […]
Mobilizing tens of thousands of voters on April tenth is a task which will require resources such as human capital and most importantly, money. Prior to the P.U.P.’s National Party Council meeting on Saturday, reports surfaced that Party Leader John Briceño had communicated to the party’s hierarchy that they will need to fund their ‘no […]
Many have called on the immediate removal of Wilfred Elrington as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The People’s United Party has been a strong advocate for this. In January, when the P.U.P. launched its People’s Declaration, the demand for the immediate removal of Elrington was renewed. Elrington, however; has described the demands as futile, saying […]
Complaints against the Vital Statistics Unit on Hyde’s Lane have been raging for years. We’ve heard horror stories of frustrated individuals who have waited for hours in long lines to have their birth certificate or other documents corrected or free from errors—errors often committed by the staff at the unit. It’s a hellish experience for […]
