It is the only town council they control nationally, and have in whole or in part since 2012. The People’s United Party hopes to retain Orange Walk Town painting it as a model of propriety and independence in a sea of United Democratic Party control. Mayor Kevin Bernard and his team of councilors have crossed […]
The People’s United Party held a massive national convention on Sunday in Belize City, drawing a record number of supporters from the far reaches of the country and all points between. While the gathering saw representation from all thirty-one constituencies, Cayo South Area Rep Julius Espat was noticeably absent from the main stage. The deputy […]
The budget for the 2018 fiscal year is expected to be presented before the House of Representatives in early March, weeks before the start of a new financial calendar. The introduction of the General Revenue and Appropriation Bill, as the budget is formally known, is followed by a heated debate where parliamentarians weigh in on […]
The government of Taiwan has made a significant contribution to assist in the fight against one of the worst problems facing the nation. A million dollars was handed over to the Minister of Home Affairs to be used to acquire both equipment and crime fighting enforcement technologies for the Police Department. These include items such […]
We’ll start this next story with a quiz: where is the resting place of labour leader and early nationalist Antonio Soberanis Gomez? If you didn’t Google it, you may have guessed Lord’s Ridge Cemetery or somewhere else. And you would be wrong. It’s in fact in the tiny village of Santana, thirty-five miles north of […]
The Belize City Council dissolves at the end of the month, exactly one week after nominations from political parties take place in a bid to succeed the present administration. February twenty-eighth is also the last day for Mayor Darrell Bradley to remain in office, before municipal elections on March seventh. Those two weeks will be […]
In respect of controversial renewal of Miller’s four-year contract, Mayor Bradley says that despite not agreeing on whether city administrators and directors fall under the category of C.E.O.s or permanent secretaries, all nine municipalities have agreed to place these officers on contract. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “That is something that all nine municipalities […]
Most of the current councilors have been serving since Zenaida Moya’s administration at City Hall. So with the transition process underway, in what state will Mayor Bradley’s successor inherit 109 North Front Street come March seventh? Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “This council is, I don‘t want to say debt-free because no government is […]
In January, the government withdrew the motion for the re-appointment of Contractor General Godwin Arzu in the Senate after objections were raised by the Opposition. It is from the Office of the Prime Minister that motions emanate for the appointment of substantive legislative posts. No word has been given about the fate of the Contractor General.
The third annual Math Olympiad was held today in Belize City to test the ability of participating students in formulating answers to rigorous mathematical questions. Taking off from the defunct national math Olympiad once organized by the Social Security Board, the Anglican Cathedral College is attempting to encourage enthusiasm and love for math. To make […]
The use of drones and lidar technology for mapping were not previously available for farming practices, but it is now here and replacing old methods of surveying in the sugar industry. With already an unusual amount of rainfall this year, the research arm of ASR/B.S.I. carried out the first aerial survey using the cutting-edge technology […]
Julio, an American crocodile, was relocated today from San Pedro to ACES Sanctuary in Ladyville. He’s a huge croc that was creating a lot of disturbance in a community in San Pedro and ACES says they have no choice but to put him in the sanctuary. News Five’s Andrea Polanco went out to meet Julio […]
The Rotary Clubs of Edmonton, Canada and Belize gifted the Saint John’s Anglican School with a playground. The outdoor recreational space is fitted with swings, slides and ladders for the children to play. The playground was salvaged from a community in Canada and installed in schools grounds. Today, it was officially inaugurated and News Five […]
Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day, but also, though only coincidentally, today is Ash Wednesday. It marks the official start of the season of Lent, which runs to Easter time which this year falls at the end of March. It is a day of penitence and confession, marked, literally, by Christians attending church and receiving a cross […]
Just shy of two years ago, residents of Maskall in the Belize District welcomed the start of an upgrade to their water system that was more than thirty years in the making. Within a year, the old system lost electric power because residents were not paying their bills on time, but there were also complaints […]
On the other side of the Philip Goldson Highway, the Crooked Tree Road and Causeway is expected to receive significant upgrades, improving the lives of residents who have faced challenges with the current causeway and main road into the village which runs for four miles. But area representative Edmond Castro says the feasibility study and […]
A soldier of the Belize Defence Force lost his life in unexpected circumstances while attending to household chores on Saturday evening. Twenty-seven-year-old Rodolfo Martinez was operating a lawnmower and had fuel container on him. Around five-forty-five p.m., he entered his home in Big Falls, Toledo for a glass of water, but while near the stove, […]
A couple from Corozal is claiming that they were victims of a housing scam, but this incident is revealing a bigger issue of alleged corruption at the Housing Department. News Five has been told that between 2016 and 2017 at least six wooden houses were issued to persons who provided two thousand five hundred dollars […]
A Belize City family is enduring another sleepless night after a horrific episode this past weekend. Their three female watchdogs were mauled and stung to death when set upon by Africanized bees who came seemingly out of nowhere from behind their residence on Mex Avenue. And the dogs were not the only casualty as at […]
Tanya Santos is an independent consultant in Natural Resources Management. She’s been a resident of Belmopan all her life; but these days, she is on the campaign trail for the People’s United Party. Were she to turn things around, Santos would become the first female mayor of the Capital. On March seventh, the residents of […]
Last week, there were complaints by the Maya Leaders Alliance and Toledo Alcaldes Association that government or its agents tried to coerce and intimidate Maya leaders and residents of Toledo to support their taking the Guatemalan claim to the International Court of Justice. The Belize Progressive Party today issued a statement objecting to these tactics. […]
It’s that time of the year again. The Kidney Association of Belize is officially announcing its upcoming annual kidney walk and health fair, set for the third and ninth of March, respectively. High blood pressure and diabetes are the main causes of chronic kidney disease and with a population that is generally overweight; there are […]
According to Itch, over the years, Belizeans have failed to recognize that there is an increased number of persons being diagnosed with renal failure; majority, when the disease is already at an advanced stage. As a result, the Kidney Association of Belize, through its empowerment campaign, will also put off its annual health fair with […]
Residents in the Bradley’s Bank area of Santa Elena say that one of their public streets is being converted into a double lot and it will cut them off from much needed access. The residents allege that a government minister is behind the move and they go as far as to say that one of […]
Just twenty-three days from a municipal election, supporters of the People’s United Party descended in the city seven years after its last national convention. The Opposition, on Sunday, took full advantage of the opportunity to galvanize its base and give the Old Capital a show. They came by the thousands, men, women and youths from […]
