Domestic violence against women has ended tragically in numerous cases across the country. But women continue to suffer in silence. Over the weekend, an initiative by a nonprofit organization that assist battered women and children, held a first of its kind event. Through the five-K walk, Haven House hopes to raise awareness as well as […]
Corporal punishment was outlawed in Belizean schools in 2013, despite much complaint from the teaching corps. Previously, it was only the province of the principal or designated teacher to spank or corporally discipline an errant youngster. Teachers have since been trained to spare the rod, though not to spoil the child. But News Five has […]
Hamy Reyes is tonight safe at the San Ignacio Police Station. The seven-year-old student of Ambergris Elementary School in San Pedro was abducted by her grandmother from the babysitter’s house in the San Mateo area on the island and taken to Guatemala over the weekend. According to the mother, Hade Chacon, Maria Quischan, who is […]
The Belize Barrier Reef System will remain on the UNESCO world heritage site ‘in danger list.’ It has been on this list for eight years and in March of this year, Belize submitted its status report to the UNESCO World Heritage Site committee for review. The Committee has since given a draft decision that Belize […]
The key for a new health center was delivered today by the U.S. Government to the Ministry of Health. The project was undertaken by the Beyond the Horizon 2017 humanitarian exercise. The new facility in Ladyville will provide comfort to patients in the growing community as well from neighbouring areas. It has a waiting room, […]
This week, the Church-State Commission suffered a fracture with the withdrawal of Reverend Roosevelt Papouloute, president of the Belize Council of Churches, and Bishop Philip Wright of the Anglican Diocese, citing inability to reach consensus with fellow representatives from the Catholic and Evangelical communities. In a statement, the National Evangelical Association of Belize, one of […]
While the rate has slowed down of late, especially in Belize City, crime and especially murder remains an issue at the forefront of the national consciousness. Valiant efforts are being made by members of the gang element, especially on Southside, to reduce friction leading to deadly disputes and taking advantage of means of mediation and […]
Over two weeks ago, a Scarlet Macaw named ‘Big Red’ was taken from the Belize Bird Rescue and transferred to its new home on Harvest Caye. About a year ago, the macaw was rescued by the Belize Bird Rescue and had rehabilitated for subsequent release. But, personnel from the Forest Department and Harvest Caye showed […]
Norwegian Cruise Line’s Harvest Caye destination in the South has drummed up big business for the company and to a lesser extent for Belizean vendors. But the increased traffic in the Placencia Lagoon, says the Southern Environmental Association, is to blame for four manatee deaths in 2017, the latest reported on Tuesday evening. S.E.A. reports […]
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Health issued a notice through the office of the Director of Health Services, informing that the processing of all customs entries for pharmaceutical products will now be done through the ministry’s headquarters in Belmopan. According to C.E.O., Doctor Ramon Figueroa, the purpose is to carefully regulate the pharmaceutical sector. […]
The Belize Bureau of Standards joined the rest of the world today to observe world accreditation day. This year, the focus is on delivering confidence in construction and build environment. This global initiative was established to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation – communicating the value of accreditation to those working in the sector, […]
The Haven House is a non-profit shelter for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. It was established in 1993 to provide support and intervention services including emergency shelter, counseling, court advocacy, referrals and transitional living opportunities for victims. In order to better serve the women and children who use the services, Haven […]
On Sunday, the annual Olympic Day Run takes place in downtown Belize City; the event is organized by National Olympic Committee and executed by the Belize Athletics Association. It started back in 1948 and Belize is one of nine countries that decided to adapt the event to keep the Olympic spirit. The idea is to […]
There is another round of costly litigation coming our way, and once again it has to do with Belize Telemedia Limited. The Government of Belize paid half of the settlement figure last year, although it was delayed due to miscalculation over the value of the currency in which it was paid – U.S. dollars versus […]
Without a doubt the matter will be going to the CCJ, which FinSec Joseph Waight says is provided for under the settlement agreement signed in Miami, Florida in 2015 between Lord Michael Ashcroft and Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Ninety-five million U.S. dollar is about one-third of Belize’s current foreign reserves, but there is no justification, […]
According to a U.S. court decision, the eighteen-point-five million U.S.-dollar arbitral award for the Belize Bank Limited against the Government will not be reconsidered. It leaves only an injunction granted in Belize in February on which a decision is expected in a few weeks’ time. The Court of Appeals for the Washington, D.C. Circuit on […]
A rift in the membership of the Church-State Commission will result in separate reports being presented to the Government of Belize. The Commission was formed in the wake of the August, 2016 ruling by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin which allows for consenting adults to engage in certain sexual acts previously deemed unnatural in privacy. Leaders […]
Reverend Papouloute expects that the report of the Council of Churches will be produced once all its executive members are together in a few weeks’ time. But despite the separate reports being made, the relationship between the members of the Council, he expects, will survive this temporary rift. Like his colleague Anglican Bishop Philip Wright, […]
A partial appeal of Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin’s historic decision on Section Fifty-three of the Criminal Code of Belize is set for hearing at the Belize Court of Appeal. However, only the Roman Catholic Diocese and the Attorney General in part will be appealing. The Belize Council of Churches; Belize Association of Evangelical Churches; and […]
Within twenty-four hours after she was charged with the murder of her husband, Deshawm Ramirez was set free of the charge. The Seine Bight couple had a tumultuous marriage known for domestic violence and on May twenty-six, a public argument ended violently and fatally for Glenn Ramirez Junior. Tonight, there are fresh details of how […]
On the heels of damages done to a Mayan mound in San Pedro, tonight there is another disturbing report from the Institute of Archaeology that another Maya monument, this time up north, is under threat. The Institute says it is monitoring the situation in Louisville, Corozal, where a site which is also named Louisville is […]
Last month a fire was set that wiped out the Belize Audubon Society’s Education Center in Crooked Tree. Someone deliberately set the structure on fire just hours before the village celebrated its annual cashew fest. Audubon lost everything in the blaze. The organization hasn’t always had a friendly relationship with some members of the village. […]
As we told you on Wednesday, Paul Ku got a Belizean passport with the approval of then-Immigration Director Ruth Meighan and then-Minister Carlos Perdomo, despite issues with his application flagged by retired Immigration Officer, Therese Chavarria. Ku was sponsored by naturalized Belizean, Rina Chiu Hsiang Lo, who has been described in the Senate hearings as […]
The hearing concluded with some fireworks, as Business Senator Mark Lizarraga pressed the former Minister on a particular application for one Mohamed Mohamed Khalil Owemer, a Saudi/Palestinian national who applied for nationality through marriage but was not qualified. Perdomo said he looked for the specific approvals of the Officer in Charge of the Section and […]
Senator for the Churches, Ashley Rocke, has told News Five that he believes he has seen enough of the public testimony for the Senate Special Select Committee. He also opined that public officers are as much to blame as ministers of government for the breakdown in services at the Immigration Department. We spoke to two […]
