After the ceremony, Mayor Bernard Wagner fielded questions from the media and one of the topics was the location of Pier One Bar. The infamous establishment received negative reviews after an all-out brawl broke out weeks before someone was shot and killed there. The primary concern is that the bar is located at B.T.L. Park, […]
Mayor Bernard Wagner was also asked about the state of Holy Emmanuel Street in the Gungulung area. After Mayor Wagner and his team took over management of the city, it was promised that Holy Emmanuel Street will be rehabilitated. Works have yet to commence because, according to the Mayor, it’s a long term project which […]
In an interview with the press today, Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai gave an update on the status of the re-registration. Last year, a three-month mass re-registration exercise ran through the summer and concluded in September. The Elections and Boundaries Department started the continuous registration process in December for which applications are still being accepted. […]
And what about ID cards for those who have registered months ago? Well, the Elections and Boundaries Department says they are a little behind with the distribution since they haven’t been print. Josephine Tamai says that they hope to have most of the identification cards ready in a few weeks and they will be informing […]
From crime to the International Court of Justice….The I.C.J. referendum to be conducted on April tenth is now knocking at the front door. It is only three months away. Belizeans will either vote yes or no to take the Guatemalan claim to The Hague or not vote at all. These are the three options on […]
But how did it get to this point? In the past, we have reported on OCEANA, the Fisheries Department and other conservation groups advocating for alternative fishing methods for fishers. Recently, a group of fishers came forward saying that they want to continue to use gillnets and that a ban would threaten their livelihood. OCEANA’s […]
The Ministry of Health has begun investigating the untimely death of eleven-week-old baby boy, Dion Woodeye Junior. The baby died at the Corozal Community Hospital on December thirty-first, 2018. His mother Leah Miller and father Dion Woodeye Senior took the baby to the hospital after he started suffering from diarrhea and excessive vomiting. They took […]
According to Doctor Manzanero, if the investigation reveals some level of negligence on behalf of the hospital’s staff, the culpable person or persons will be held accountable. On the Phone: Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “If we find that any particular level of responsibility wasn’t adhered to then specific action may be […]
A toddler who was hit by a vehicle driven by a Gang Suppression Unit officer has beaten the odds. While two-year-old Tevin Cacho remains hospitalized, his prognosis is good and he continues to make remarkable recovery. In mid-December, the child was hit by the GSU vehicle patrolling the Iguana Street area; onlookers had to lift […]
There is a shortage of blood supply and some elective surgeries will be put on hold because of low blood banks. Today, when we spoke with Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero, he confirmed that while there has always been a challenge in getting voluntary blood donors, the road traffic accidents and gun violence […]
A couple months ago, we reported on the growing concerns about certain brands of medication not available in country due to measures implemented by the Ministry of Health in 2018. Brodies was one of the importers that was affected because the products did not meet labeling standards. In recent weeks, reports have been made that […]
The Bar Association is offering free legal advice as part of an outreach effort to persons who may not otherwise be able to afford the services of the country’s top lawyers. The complimentary clinic began in November of last year and will continue through the month of January. On Monday, members of the fraternity will […]
According to Secretary Iliana Swift, the Bar Association has held clinics in three of the six districts and plans to do the Belize, Stann Creek and Toledo Districts in the days ahead. Iliana Swift, Secretary, Bar Association of Belize “It’s members of our association, various attorneys that will be out in these districts and […]
Well-known Belizean historian Joseph Sampson, distinguished in academia, as well as in political life, has passed away. The former Mayor of Dangriga who served under the People’s United Party between 1997 and 1998, died on Thursday evening. Originally from Sawai [Sah-Why] Street, the respected lecturer served his community as a youth organizer and as national […]
There is an ongoing dispute in San Pedro as it relates to the use of the terminal on the lagoon side. The Sunset Boardwalk Project, valued at over six million dollars and funded through the Sustainable Tourism Programme, includes the San Pedro Water Terminal with docking facilities for water vessels transporting persons to and from […]
News Five has been reliably informed that the dredging of the lagoon will cost almost two million Belize dollars to be completed and if local water taxis do not use the facility, the project will be deemed a white elephant. Currently, the operators have been docking at their own piers to the front of the […]
Belize National Teachers Union President Elena Smith says that the union is not backing down from its rejection of the school managements docking of teachers salaries for November seventh. The teachers were out of the classrooms that day because they were demonstrating in Belmopan about hardship allowances, among other issues. Well, the hardship matter is […]
A non-profit called Belize Visionary Foundation of Baseball and Softball wants to bring back little league baseball in Belize. According to the foundation, it has been more than twenty-five years since a little league game has been played but they are going to change that. For the past year, a group of young players from […]
Lake Independence Standard Bearer Dianne Finnegan is representing the United Democratic Party in the 2020 general elections and is widely known for her involvement with at-risk youths through her apprenticeship programme. She first met Joseph Babb in 2016, who would later become the leader of the Backalands Crips. During those years, Finnegan would also consider […]
Not only does Finnegan acknowledge meeting with the bosses of both groups prior to her campaign rollout, she says she spoke in the context of helping them to realize their dreams as young men who have been shut out by society. In responding to Shoman’s social media post, Finnegan was steadfast in her belief that […]
In Shoman’s Facebook editorial, she writes, “Both feed off each other. The “don” gets finances, protection, recognition, turf security and favors by the association. The politician gets information, personal security, street enforcement, loyalists and voters and favors.” On the Phone: Lisa Shoman, Social Activist “It’s no secret that in Belize City certain constituencies vote […]
The period for objections to be submitted to the Public Utilities Commission, in respect of an increase in electricity rates which came into effect on January first, expires on Saturday. When the hike was announced, government opposed the increase which was more than what B.E.L. requested. G.O.B. issued a release last Friday asking the P.U.C. […]
While consumers are beginning to feel the pinch post the Christmas shopping spree, another rate increase is expected in June when B.E.L. will attempt to recover an additional eleven million dollars that it would have spent on purchasing power from Mexico. It would mean three increases in one year. Director Tillett explains. Ambrose Tillett, […]
Corozal couple Leah Miller and Dion Woodeye Senior brought in the New Year mourning the loss of their eleven-week old son, Dion Junior. They say they took their son to the Corozal Community Hospital after he began experiencing diarrhea and excessive vomiting. The baby died of dehydration a few hours later. The couple says that […]
While that family is grieving, another is celebrating. On Wednesday, a woman in Trial Farm Village received the news she had been waiting for since November 2017. Raquel Margarita Cocom’s three-year-old daughter was retained by Russian national Andre Timofeev, the child’s biological father. Cocom and Timofeev had been in a relationship for nine years and […]
