In May, thirty-two-year-old Erin Linarez left his family home on the island of Ambergris Caye to voluntarily check himself into the REMAR rehabilitation center in Bullet Tree Village. Linarez, battling alcoholism, checked himself out in the early hours of the following morning. He left behind his cell and hasn’t been seen or heard from since. […]
If you’re a parent, you have definitely heard the advice that children enjoy routines. There are only a few weeks left before the start of the school year. And, that’s enough time to establish a healthy routine for your child. In tonight’s Healthy Living, we have some tips for moms and dads on getting their […]
An audit conducted for the period 2012-2013 by the Auditor General is exposing blatant disregard for the appropriation law and other government regulations. On Tuesday night, we reported on sweetheart deals within the Ministry of Works where Special Effects and Special Effects Performance became the majority provider of supplies to the ministry at prices that […]
From Works to Education…The Ministry of Education also came under significant scrutiny for its handling of tertiary financial assistance grants during the period April 2004 to March 2012. Examining various files and records, the report finds that the ministry’s authority for awarding funds for purposes other than tuition and scholarship fees was not clearly defined, […]
An amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Act is to be tabled this Friday at a special meeting of the House of Representatives in Belmopan. For years, a committee headed by S.S.B. Chairman Doug Singh has been looking at decriminalizing the possession of small quantities of marijuana. Debate around the pros and cons of amending […]
The Guatemalan press reported that Taiwan is to grant that country six hundred fifty million U.S. dollars in assistance to construct the CA-Nine Highway to Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. But the Taiwanese Ambassador to Belize has responded that his country is not in a position to accommodate the multi-million dollar request. According to Foreign Minister Elrington, […]
Minister Elrington was also asked about an embarrassing case that has gone as far as the Caribbean Court of Justice, brought against him by Progresso Heights Limited. The court had given Elrington thirty days to hand over land documents to the company and that deadline is soon approaching, on the twenty-first of August. Elrington was […]
Doctor Lorna McKay, principal of Gwen Lizarraga High School, was sent on administrative leave on August seventh during the Tropical Storm Franklin scare, when she was visited with a letter from chairman of the Board of Directors of the school, Roosevelt Blades. Blades is the community representative and the right-hand man of Minister of Education […]
Wednesday night saw the launch of lighting fixtures for what is expected to be the crown jewel of Belize’s sporting facilities, the Marion Jones Sporting Complex. The Mexican Agency for International Development and Cooperation, AMEXCID, has become a key partner in advancing the development of the stadium to represent more sporting disciplines, with the building […]
Incumbent Belmopan area representative John Saldivar’s slate came in together in the August thirteenth U.D.P. convention for the City Council, freezing out Anna Banner-Guy, who is left to serve out a second term. Banner-Guy supported Saldivar’s rival for deputy party leader, Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber, who was willing to return the favor. Today, Faber […]
With municipal elections coming up in March 2018, the speculation has been that the U.D.P. will be pulling a fast one and calling general elections at the same time so that the Prime Minister can proceed to retire early with no losses under his belt. Senior Minister Wilfred Elrington dispelled that rumor, saying that general […]
The new school year starts in a couple of weeks for primary school children across the country. Today, the Rural Eastern Division of the Police Department had a back to school initiative where almost two hundred children from all thirty-two villages in its jurisdiction received school bags and supplies. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. […]
Today, we also found politicians tying down loose ends in assisting residents with expenses for the new school year. This morning, Albert Area Representative Tracy Panton received a donation from Taiwanese Ambassador Charles Liu. A cheque for five thousand dollars, earmarked for the people of Albert, was handed over to Panton as the first of […]
This weekend, there was political activity in two major western municipalities. The incumbent United Democratic Party sought to fill six councilor seats from seven participants in Belmopan, joining an incumbent mayor, while in San Ignacio and Santa Elena it was the other way around for the People’s United Party – three candidates for mayor to […]
In San Ignacio/Santa Elena, the People’s United Party gathered at Sacred Heart College. Former mayor Marconi Matus defeated rivals Javier “Colonel” Castellanos and Arthur Smith to head up the team. He received three hundred and forty-five votes compared to two hundred and sixty-one for Smith and two hundred and forty for the former Belize Defence […]
Last week we told you that Mayor Hilberto Campos of Corozal Town will not be seeking reelection in the upcoming Municipal Elections 2018 and already two U.D.P. hopefuls have put in their bid to replace Campos. Richard Quan and Rafael Castillo are going head to head at the convention scheduled for this Saturday in Corozal. […]
The Belize Network of Non-Governmental Organizations has joined the call for re-registration even though it has been put off to next year. In a press release, the organization says the Election and Boundaries Commission ought to reconsider, considering the importance of free and fair elections and defending the right to vote. The first and last […]
An official mediation between members of the Council of Management of the Public Service Union and its president, Eldred Neal, took place on Saturday in Belmopan. An official statement from the Union issued today confirms that Neal has been reinstated as president of the P.S.U. up to and in time for the ninety-fifth annual general […]
On Friday, we showed documents detailing the transfer of just over an acre of land in the Las Flores area to a resident by the Belmopan City Council. Amy Anabella Chen of a Hummingbird Highway address sought transfer of Block twenty, parcel number eight-seven-one-three in February and the transaction was completed a week ago for […]
A teenage girl from the west is missing and police and the family needs help in locating Helen Adolphus. The fifteen-year-old ran away last Tuesday from the area of the government building plaza in Belmopan. According to her foster care parent, Helen was to be handed over to Human Service when she ran away. There […]
The government of Taiwan stepped up to the plate today with a generous donation of cash and equipment. This gift will be used to assist the Ministry of Health in collecting data as well as in the prevention of renal failure; a condition that is prevalent among Belizeans. News Five’s Duane Moody was up north […]
Residents of Las Flores, a subdivision of Belmopan, are demanding answers about a recent transfer of land to a resident of Belmopan by the Belmopan City Council. One Amy Anabella Chen of a Hummingbird Highway address sought transfer of Block twenty, parcel number 8713 in February and the transaction was completed a week ago for […]
Earlier this week, we joined youths from Belmopan on a tour of the Hattieville prison. The initiative was intended to discourage and deter young people from engaging in criminal activity. The statistics show that the prison population is made up mostly by Hispanics incarcerated for immigration offenses; in second place are crimes of dishonesty while […]
Inspector Fitzroy Yearwood was summarily transferred from his post as a Media Relations Officer on Wednesday and is now preparing himself for legal action against the Belize Police Department. His abrupt removal from that unit has led many to believe that it is the result of him releasing a police report in which brothers Wasani […]
Bus lines sparring over passengers? According to one video that has gone viral on Facebook that is what happened between two bus drivers from different companies. It appears that bystanders or passengers captured the heated armed exchange between the two men. As this cell-phone footage shows, the men are armed with machetes and are squabbling […]
