It’s been just over a month since two minors, severely burnt in an act of arson, were airlifted to Shriner’s Hospital for Children in Texas, U.S.A. On October seventh, four days after a tragic fire in the Saint Martin’s area, four-year old Ian Sambula and eight-year old Empress Hamilton were transferred from the K.H.M.H. to […]
But while the children continue the fight for their lives, it is very much emotional time for their mother, Melisa, and family members in Belize. To add salt to the wounds, no one has been detained for the murder and arson. Christopher Hamilton, Uncle of Burn Victims “It’s really crazy due to the fact […]
A special general meeting has been requested by a group of forty-six farmers, including former Citrus Growers Association Chairman Bryon Bowman, to address the current financial state of affairs of CGA. That date is set for Saturday, November twenty-sixth, ahead of a scheduled annual general meeting in December. The farmers are demanding that CGA releases […]
According to Chief Executive Officer Henry Anderson, during the time when there was an issue with Banks Holdings, an agreement was made for new auditors to be assigned to the Citrus Products of Belize Limited. The process of reviewing the company’s financials has been extensive and is expected to be completed in time for an […]
Regional institution UWI and Belize’s national university UB signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen partnerships to improve tertiary level education in Belize. The MOU seeks to foster the relationship through collaborative efforts in a number of areas including research and programme and course development. The goal is to intensify efforts to develop Belize’s human […]
Another MOU was signed today, this time between the UWI Open Campus and the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This MOU is a continuation of another MOU signed in 2014 to develop the private sector. It will see the continuation of annual trainings, seminars and sessions in several areas. News Five was at today’s […]
The European Union and the government kicked off an important program on early childhood education over the weekend. The program covers the Corozal and Orange District where preschool teachers are found to be anemic in imparting childhood education. In fact, only a handful of teachers are qualified; the program will assist with establishing a curriculum […]
Thirteen people have been displaced by two separate fires that happened between Friday night and Sunday morning in Belize City. We start with the most recent fire that happened very early on Sunday morning. At least ten people were left without a home after a fire destroyed three buildings on Castle Street, including a Salvation […]
The other fire happened on Friday night around eleven-thirty on First Street, also in Belize City. Sixty-eight year old Maria Ayuso was at home with her grandson when she was awoken by the fire. The elderly woman says that she believes it was arson. While they would normally get electricity from a neighbor, she claimed […]
Minister of Education Patrick Faber has responded openly to criticisms made by the Belize National Teachers Union last Thursday. The Deputy Prime Minister was chided for purportedly being dishonest in addressing the pending matter of teachers’ salaries, following the October eleven-day industrial action. The Minister and the B.N.T.U. have not met to settle makeup time […]
Among the charges made against the ministry is the deliberate bumping up of the submission of pay sheets from the ninth of every month. According to Faber, the collection date has always been on the second, particularly in November when the Ministry of Finance has to prepare additional payroll for teachers towards the end of […]
The academic calendar is made up of at least one hundred and eighty contact days, of which teachers and students are required to be in session. The eleven-day strike in October puts the actual classroom time below that benchmark, prompting Chief Education Officer Doctor Carol Babb to ensure that balance is maintained in fulfilling the […]
We have been reporting on firebrand activist Raymond Rivers’ various run-ins in recent weeks. He has been consistently crying out against the Government through the realm of Facebook. His language has been sharp, unsparing and occasionally threatening, prompting Police to call him in almost two weeks ago for intervention. But one of his alleged targets, […]
There is word tonight that there is financial trouble in one of the major industries in the south. Reports from within the citrus industry say that the Citrus Growers Association is seeking a forty-million-dollar line of credit from the Social Security Board. But the CGA is unable to present audited financials to its membership in […]
According to Chanona, growers have lost fifty-eight percent of ownership in CPBL. Shareholdings have since plummeted from ninety-nine to forty-one percent over the years and farmers are urging the committee of management to come clean about CGA’s assets. Isani Cayetano “You’ve mentioned that there hasn’t been any audit of the association’s financials for quite […]
Tonight there is a report of damage to fisheries and the marine environment in southern Belizean waters. The Southern Environmental Association reports that it has come across the construction of a tourism related development currently occurring in southern Belize on Gladden Caye. According to SEA, last Wednesday, its personnel spotted workers of Lowen Construction Limited […]
The Roman Catholic community, thousands of past students as well as Garifuna communities are tonight mourning the passing of a beloved pastor and educator who dedicated his entire life in service to Christ and to Belize. Ninety-two year old John Stochl, senior member of the Society of Jesus or the Jesuits, died Sunday night at […]
If you are looking for a job, there is a internet service that can make it happen because a new online job search engine is being launched. Employ Me Belize is a website that links employers or companies to potential candidates. By simply logging on to the website, persons looking for employees will be connected […]
A five-day training course in Public Procurement commenced today at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City. Officials from across the region are taking part to acquire knowledge on the process of procurement as it relates to the economic partnership agreement between European Union and CARIFORUM, the economic arm of CARICOM. The participants will be looking […]
Convicted tour operator Bradley Paumen finds himself in another bind tonight with his Dark Night Tours, after rival businessman Michael Modiri cut off access to his property near Frank’s Eddy Village, Cayo District. The feuding neighbors have gone to great lengths, including court action, to settle an ongoing land dispute. In spite of a Supreme […]
According to Modiri, he has tried to strike an agreement with Paumen for the use of his land as an access point; however, Paumen has refused to accede to Modiri’s demand. He recounts the botched hit earlier this year. Michael Modiri, Businessman, Frank’s Eddy “The attempt on my life and my attorney and three […]
“The Chicago Cubs are World Series champions.” Before Wednesday night, that phrase had never been uttered or written anywhere since 1908, the team’s last victory. But after a heart-stopping ten-inning thriller at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, over a century of hurt and pain was released in an all-encompassing celebration, not only in the north […]
Manuela Lue, one of three directors of the Energy for Life Program, a non-profit company run in conjunction with Belize Natural Energy Limited, has been shortlisted as regional finalist for the Caribbean and the Americas in the 2016 Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards. Lue will be travelling to London, England, on November fifth to participate in […]
On Monday, Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia Junior, while confirming that Government is committed to maintaining its moratorium on offshore petroleum exploration activity, remained insistent that Belize needed to at least move toward exploring its opportunities with petroleum under the sea bed. His comments come in the wake of Government suspending operations by an international […]
Over four thousand girls are expected to receive the HPV vaccine to help prevent cervical cancer. While Belize has one of the highest cervical cancer mortality rates in Central America, it is one of the last to introduce this vaccine as part of its national vaccine schedule. Today, the Ministry of Health and its partners […]
