Separate press releases from the Belize Territorial Volunteers and Belize Progressive Party this evening condemned the Government’s decision to spend a million dollars of taxpayers’ monies as an Easter “reward” to teachers who stayed in the classroom in October of 2016 rather than join the Belize National Teachers’ Union on strike. Both parties called the […]
Two teenagers, a male and a female second form student attending Bishop Martin High School in Orange Walk Town, remain out of school tonight on their own will, following the discovery that the fourteen-year-old girl is several weeks pregnant. According to Principal Luis Pook, the young boy, whom it is believed impregnated his classmate, has […]
The latest pronouncement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington on the definition of Belize’s territory and borders is predictably causing uproar. A few weeks ago he surprised reporters during a press conference with Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, by pointing out that Belize’s borders are not internationally recognized, and […]
Joel Nagel continues tonight as Ambassador of Belize to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and the International Atomic Energy Agency. The U.S. attorney was accredited to Austria and several other European countries, but was cancelled by the Government of Austria, a move that earned Belize a black eye in diplomatic circles. The dismissal has […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs contended that business continues as usual for Nagel, and he has already brought results, including a closer relationship with the I.A.E.A., who has sent teams to Belize to observe the situation with cancer caused by various agents, among other things. While it’s hard to believe that what is essentially ‘gossip’ […]
The San Pedro, Ambergris Caye woman at the center of the brutality that led to police confronting civilians on the island early on Saturday morning has come forward to the press. However, she has asked that her full name not be disclosed. Police Corporals Norman Coye and Darnell Madrill are attached to the Quick Response […]
In the immediate aftermath of the gunfire, the woman says she was forgotten for the moment. But after things cleared up, she was taken home by other cops and did not face any charges. Police wanted to speak to her but on Monday, Assistant Commissioner of Police Keith Lino, the commander of the Professional Standards […]
“Not now…not ever!”….the civil society has come out strong against the Government after the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Patrick Faber announced on Monday that non-striking teachers will be given a ‘bonus’ for last October’s eleven-day industrial action. The Belize National Teachers Union, the Christian Workers Union, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry […]
There can be no dispute that teachers have a thankless job, and under most circumstances, the work that they do is appreciated and lauded. That is perhaps why it rankled some that the Belize National Teachers’ Union was able to get the majority of its members out in October for a strike which they framed […]
Guatemala and the resolution of the unfounded claim to Belizean territory, as well as ascendant issues, have been at the top of the agenda of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While Guatemala has agreed to having a referendum on taking the claim to the International Court of Justice, Prime Minister Dean Barrow has indicated that […]
In early March, News Five aired the disturbing video of a training program involving a Belize Defense Force recruit. The video that went viral may have captured multiple breaches in protocol so much so that it triggered an investigation. The images show the anguish and pain of recruit, now a soldier with the B.D.F., Michael […]
While Elodio Aragon Junior, a former senior cop, is in charge of the day to day aspects of the Police Department headed by Commissioner Allen Whylie, the substantive Minister of Home Affairs, which includes the Police, is Wilfred Elrington. Earlier this week, it was confirmed by Minister Aragon and Commissioner Whylie that a round of […]
A pair of classmates has been expelled from Bishop Martin High School in Orange Walk, following the discovery that the fourteen-year-old female student is several weeks pregnant. It is believed that a male teenager of the same age may have impregnated the second form girl. In the wake of the school’s decision to dismiss both […]
It has been two weeks since a fire tore through four homes in the Majestic Alley and displaced fifty-one persons. The families have been living in temporary housing and have been receiving assistance through NEMO, the Belize Red Cross, Human Development and the business community. Today more assistance arrived for the families as B.T.L. and […]
Last week the U.S. Army South held a meeting with local partners to conclude their final plans for Beyond the Horizon 2017. The project will see investments of over ten million U.S. dollars in different parts of the country. It is part of a bigger initiative where the U.S. offers humanitarian aid to Central American […]
Across the world today, a growing health concern took center stage to drum up action against it. Depression affects a staggering number of persons and while it is an illness that many don’t want to talk about, the World Health Organization is bringing awareness to the condition in its campaign: Let’s talk depression. News Five’s […]
Monday’s announcement by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Patrick Faber that Government is using a million dollars to hand out special bonuses for Easter has sent shockwaves through the country. The bonuses are to be paid to members of the teaching corps who did not participate in either last October’s strike by the […]
Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie has directed a formal investigation by Professional Standards Branch into a video which first surfaced six weeks ago. The footage obtained by News Five shows police officers, assisted by “run-men” from the area, carrying contraband items up from the Rio Hondo, near the Botes-Santa Cruz river crossing, to a police […]
The tax system remains a concern for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, whose members often pay more than their fair share of taxes. They have long complained that the system is biased and unfair to businesses, and today’s news was taken stoically by Chamber President Nikita Usher. He told us that if the Government […]
The Port of Belize Limited has been informed that stevedores are asking for a resumption of negotiations on their Collective Bargaining Agreement in advance of a potential strike at the end of April if their demands are not met. It has responded by calling stevedores to a meeting along with the Christian Workers’ Union on […]
While a full document has not been reached and agreed to, various aspects of what will become a Collective Bargaining Agreement have been agreed to between the Christian Workers’ Union and the Port of Belize Limited. But the Port contends that it remains to negotiate far less than is believed, because it has done much […]
A new president will emerge from within the ranks of the Belize National Teachers Union later this month when a convention will be held to elect a new executive. Outgoing president Luke Palacio is ineligible for candidacy since he has served in that capacity for three consecutive terms. Offering themselves are Senator Elena Smith, Troy […]
The early morning fracas turned shooting incident on San Pedro Town on Saturday continues to make waves. Video surfaced which showed that it started when Police officers working at a nightclub were trying to subdue a woman patron even after they put handcuffs on her and had her on the ground. The matter has caught […]
There has been an upsurge in heinous crimes in the San Ignacio, Santa Elena area. Many are living in fear following the brutal death of a woman, whose dismembered and disemboweled body was found in the river near the Iguana Creek Bridge. And then most recently, the killing of a Baptist Pastor Florencio Guillermo Bardalez […]
Even as the fight against crime is on, the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena are set on keeping the title of “number one inland tourist destination” right at home. The town council has been working towards a tourism project that is set to attract even more visitors to get to know what […]
