Now, the bone marrow transplant to save Cleyon’s life costs one hundred thousand dollars – money that the family does not have. So next week Saturday, May fourteenth, the Matura family will be having an event to help raise the much needed funds for his life-saving surgery. Lavern Matura, Aunt of Cleyon Marage “The […]
The Kareem Clarke Memorial Fund will be holding its second scheduled food drive on Saturday in Belize City. The group was formed to celebrate the life of slain journalist Kareem Clarke, and the cause is one which was close to his heart. The proceeds are handed over to two very critical feeding programs in Belize […]
National Tapir Day is the biggest event of the Belize Zoo’s calendar year; it is recognized every year on April twenty-seventh. But the day was commemorated this past Thursday with the celebration of Fuego’s third birthday; he is the tapir ambassador that took up the mantle after April passed back in 2014. Some two hundred […]
Thirteen-year-old Shinique Perez has been reported missing by her mother for the past nine days. The teenager has reportedly run away from home and was last seen in the Saint Martin’s area. This afternoon, her mother made a plea for her safe return. Merlene Clark, Mother of Missing Teen “The last place I know […]
The Prime Minister of Belize called a press conference this evening, ostensibly for the Minister of Foreign Affairs to report on meetings held with Guatemala and the O.A.S. in Washington. We’ll have all that for you tonight, though we warn that it isn’t really all that, strictly speaking. We start tonight’s coverage with a statement […]
There is a major change at the Immigration Department which has been persistently rocked by scandals involving the issuance of illegal visas and passports including the very public case of the former Minister of State Elvin Penner in the Kim Wong Hong debacle. Acting Director Maria Marin, who was the head of the department during […]
On Tuesday, we brought you the highlights of the Prime Minister’s press conference on the very volatile state of events between Belize and Guatemala. But there was much more of interest coming out of that short briefing during which the PM fielded questions – including this pointed query. How did we get from the point […]
The People’s United Party announced on Tuesday that it plans to proceed with a scheduled trip to the Sarstoon River, despite an existing Statutory Instrument forbidding travel to the river now controlled by Guatemalans. The last trek to the river by a delegation of Belizeans was met with resistance by police and coast guard. So, […]
So the P.U.P.’s National Executive and delegates of the Party Council may head to the Sarstoon sooner, rather than later. But as the BTV found out on Saturday, heading to that controversial river is not the same thing as actually reaching that controversial river. It’s going to be an interesting proposition for the constitutional Opposition, […]
And speaking about fishing, since the Coast Guard and Police are so diligently enforcing the laws in the Sarstoon and surrounds where Belizeans are concerned, will they do the same for Guatemalans who are breaking the law by not only fishing illegally, but also trespassing illegally on the Belizean side of the Sarstoon? You probably […]
Since the shooting death of reputed George Street boss Gerald ‘Shiny’ Tillett several weeks ago in Dangriga, there has been a spate of gun violence in Belize City. The series of shootings, believed to be acts of retaliation by various gangs, have prompted Assistant ComPol Chester Williams to once again reach out to the feuding […]
Officers from Eastern Division continued their weekly meet and great sessions in Belize City this afternoon. Assistant ComPol Chester Williams led a team of policemen and women into Taylor’s Alley where they met with residents in the neighborhood. Now, Pregnant Alley, as it is otherwise known, is a hotspot for gang activity and police have […]
Over the past few days, a number of residents have come forward to complain about police brutality. Martha Phillips and her sons claim that they were manhandled by police officers at their home on Armadillo Street over the holiday weekend. Similarly, Noel Maheia’s apartment on George Street was reportedly stormed and ransacked by GSU officers […]
There has been a sustained clampdown of businesses selling liquor after nine p.m. that are not restaurants or nightclubs. For the past few weeks, the police department has been actively enforcing the shutting down of shops and other establishments that are operating outside of the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Act. Officers have been briefed by Assistant […]
With the Sarstoon under lock to Belizeans by both Guatemalan and Belizean law enforcement, all eyes are on the diplomatic channels being maneuvered. That hasn’t worked out so well to this point, but at least where government is concerned, hope springs eternal. But today, PM Barrow explained that it’s not really eternal at all – […]
In one of his recent interviews condemning Belize, Guatemala’s Foreign Minister Carlos Raul Morales claims that he has an agreement with his counterpart, Wilfred Elrington, in which no Belizean would go to Sarstoon Island. That’s an extraordinary agreement to which we’ve certainly not been made privy. Prime Minister Barrow today told us that that’s because […]
Hours prior to the Prime Minister’s press conference in the capital, the People’s United Party briefed the media in Belize City. The National Executive approved five measures that the party will be undertaking in light of the developments in the Sarstoon. Essentially, the party wants the Sarstoon Law to be rescinded and will file a […]
You have heard the Prime Minister say there was no time to invite the representative of People’s United Party to the discussions to be held by Minister Elrington in Washington. The P.U.P. says there have been other recent instances where the opposition has been left out which signals that the long established bipartisan approach to […]
The passage of an unprecedented law on Friday restricting Belizeans from traveling to the Sarstoon has been met with opposition. But the Belize Territorial Volunteers were undeterred to trek to the river on Saturday. But the expedition was stopped on its tracks even before it got underway since elements of the Police Department and the […]
And tonight’s question is: Do you believe G.O.B. should rescind the new Sarstoon Law? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com
The unveiling of a bust in honor of Right Honorable George Price, Father of Belize’s independence, was held this morning in Belize City. The idea of placing a sculpture at the entrance of the Old Capital near his namesake highway was the brainchild of the Belize City Council. Mayor Darrell Bradley then approached the Holy […]
The National Agriculture and Trade Show took place over the weekend at the show grounds in Belmopan. The annual event drew thousands looking for deals in goods and services. This year, the traditional was offered complemented by a mix of new products in a wide range of items such as chocolates, jams, sauces, beauty products […]
There was a double murder today in the west and we will come to that shortly, but events of national importance in the Sarstoon continue to dominate the news. Tonight, we bring you exclusive and explosive footage of an aggression against local law enforcement by the Guatemalan military. The incident happened back on March twelfth, […]
Following that dangerous encounter, nine Belize Defense Force soldiers, including Sergeant Kib and Lance Corporal Zuniga, who were assigned to the construction site where the Sarstoon Forward Operating Base was being erected, are tonight facing disciplinary charges. While the men bravely stood their ground in the face of military aggression by the Guatemalan Armed Forces, […]
This afternoon, Ministry of Foreign Affairs C.E.O. Lawrence Sylvestre, with military leaders General David Jones and Admiral John Borland attempted to dissuade representatives of the Belize Territorial Volunteers from going to the Sarstoon on Saturday. The meeting took place in Punta Gorda, hometown of the BTV, and first indications are that the G.O.B. and military […]
