This week, we showed you the story of Graham Creek Government School, where the commitment of two dedicated teachers to the teaching profession has inspired many across the country. The hardships the teachers face and the rough journey of a seven mile hike into the village is only a fraction of the dire conditions experienced […]
The arduous journey that teachers of Graham Creek Government School embark upon in order to carry out their responsibility of teaching children in one of Belize’s most southern villages continues to take center stage. The trek highlights the hardships that some teachers have to go through at a time when the Belize National Teachers Union […]
Some sixty-five students at Saint Peter Claver College Extension in Punta Gorda are demanding that the nine teachers who were terminated by the school’s board be reinstated. The students staged a peaceful protest earlier in the week and it seems that they will not change their position until the teachers are brought back to the […]
Thirteen inmates of the Belize Central prison today proudly received their certificate of recognition for successfully sitting the Primary School Examinations. Another fifty-six inmates also received recognition for completing training in andragogy or adult education. The ceremony served as a reminder by the Kolbe Foundation to the inmates that there is life outside of prison […]
The state of emergency on two south side neighbourhoods has expired and as you heard on Thursday night, several persons caught in the dragnet complained of being unlawfully detained. But today, the folks over at FECTAB claimed that the declaration hurt them in the tourism industry also because tourists were afraid to purchase tours and […]
This week, we bring you another story about the Global Climate Action Summit held two weeks ago. At that summit, a number of cities, businesses and organizations made commitments in an aim to reach their climate change targets. One of the attendees at the event was the Costa Rican Minister of Environment and Energy, Carlos […]
Situated in San Ignacio Town, Ajaw Chocolate and Crafts attracts thousands of visitors every year, but the family owned and operated company is struggling to get its name out there. As part of this year’s B.T.B. familiarization trip, the media was taken to Ajaw and shown the Mayan art of transforming cacao beans into chocolate […]
The Help Age Belize District Branch held its annual Tea Party for over one hundred and fifty seniors today in Belize City. This week the organization is observing older persons week and culminated with the tea party. The elderly ladies and gentlemen were fitted in their Sunday best and sipping tea when we stopped by. […]
Despite an intervention by Labor Minister Dr. Carla Barnett, a notice of strike by stevedores at Port of Belize is still in effect. That’s the message from the president of the Christian Workers Union tonight, after several meetings with the government representative. Since the impasse between the Port and the CWU, several meetings have been […]
According to the CWU president, there are several other issues on the table, outside of the hours of work proposal, that need to be negotiated. Hyde says that among those issues are the outstanding benefits to stevedores; six years worth of increments that has not materialized. Evan ‘Mose’ Hyde, President, Christian Workers Union “We […]
The Vital Statistics Unit is a ‘mess’ according to Church Senator Ashley Rocke and U.D.P. Senator Macario Coy. The issue of the unit’s inefficiency was debated on Wednesday during the Senate Sitting after an amendment to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act was brought for second reading. In August, News Five visited the Vital […]
Another piece of legislation relating to registration that was debated by the Senator was an amendment to the General Registry Act which seeks to alleviate the administrative burden of the Registrar General. P.U.P. Senator Valerie Woods pointed out that the Act was first passed in 1954 and the only amendment was made in 1977 which […]
A team of experts from Tuvalu and Haiti came to conduct an assessment of the country in July as part of Belize’s implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. Since then we have not heard much about UNCAC and the progress if any, that the Attorney General’s office has made. During Wednesday’s Sitting of […]
Speaking on the adjournment during Wednesday’s Senate meeting, Senator Doctor Carla Barnett touched on the much talked about topic of gender-based violence. In her address, Senator Barnett remembered the tragic murder of Hermelinda Pinks who was reportedly killed by her ex-boyfriend in February in an apparent murder/suicide. Four months later, Ervin Wade was found guilty […]
Tourism Minister Manuel Heredia Junior is in the Bahamas for this year’s State of the Tourism Industry Conference. It commenced on Wednesday under the theme “Rejuvenate. Recreate. Reconnect. New Directions for Caribbean Tourism.” In his address to representatives of Caribbean countries, Minister Heredia discussed several advancements Belize has made in the tourism sector. Manuel […]
The Secretary General of Commonwealth, Right Honorable Patricia Scotland was in country on an official two day visit. Officially she visited to promote the Commonwealth and its work. However, during her visit she has taken the opportunity to reiterate the Commonwealths support for Belize’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. For Belize, the membership of commonwealth has […]
Baroness Scotland is recognized as an esteemed international public leader and a former Attorney General of the United Kingdom. In her interview she was also asked to share her perspective on the role of the international community in the Belize Guatemala territorial dispute. Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland, Secretary General of Commonwealth “I don’t want […]
Fifteen million people between the ages of thirty and seventy worldwide die as a result of non-communicable diseases such as cancers and diabetes which are the largest preventable causes of death in the world. In Belize non- communicable diseases cause forty-five percent of the total deaths. With this in mind, the Ministry of Health has […]
A workshop hosted by the CARIFORUM-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement on business to business strategic networking was held today at the Biltmore. The seminar brought together local producers, as well as service providers to learn about the importance of international market standards for goods and services. Dr. Leroy Almendarez, Executive Director, BELTRAIDE “The major […]
Zamani Moodie, advisor for market intelligence with the Caribbean Export Development Agency discusses the role of the agency in the workshop, as well as the technical assistance provided by the European Union. Zamani Moodie, Advisor, Market Intelligence, CEDA “Caribbean Export is co-hosting this event with BELTRAIDE and the European Union. It‘s part of our […]
As part of this year’s B.T.B. Familiarization Tour, the media was taken to Chaa Creek: Belize Luxury Resort in the Cayo District. The resorts boast top notch accommodations with great customer services and its award winning relationship with its surrounding communities. Chaa Creek offers an unforgettable experience which News Five’s Hipolito Novelo got over the […]
Tonight we share this story about a young man from Punta Gorda who recently returned from studying across the globe far away in India. He completed his studies through a scholarship from the Government of that Commonwealth country. What lessons took him so far across the globe? It may seem like a stretch when you […]
As many as fifty-one inmates from the George Street and Banak Street gangs are being released from the Belize Central Prison tonight, after being held in detention for the past thirty days. The men were all picked up during a predawn raid on their homes on the morning of September fourth. Since then, they were […]
With the State of Emergency now being suspended, earlier today the Senate debated an amendment to the Crime Control and Criminal Justice Act. The amendment is in relation to bail restrictions to gang memberships and other offenses. The amendment was debated in the House of Representatives last Friday when Lake Independence Area Representative, Cordel Hyde, […]
The Port of Belize and its attendant stevedores are at an impasse over working hours that that should be covered per ship. The management of the company which remains in receivership maintains that any shift exceeding fifteen hours is outside of the labor laws. On the other hand, the Christian Workers Union which represents waterfront […]
