Regionally, the CARICOM Energy Week was launched on Sunday with a walk-a-thon across member states except for Belize. Since Monday, however, a team from the Ministry of Energy has been traveling across the country, visiting with several educational institution making presentations on the local energy sector. For some time now, CARICOM Energy Week has been […]
Another decision that was taken at the Executive meeting of the People’s United Party is that as it relates to the senate, the status quo remains. The three senators who have made their mark representing the opposition are Lisa Shoman, Anthony Sylvestre and Patrick Andrews. The thinking at Independence Hall is that whoever emerges as […]
Earlier we told you about the low sugar prices that farmers will be paid for the new sugar crop. There is another issue that is bubbling. It involves the results of a survey held to determine an approximate tonnage of sugar cane left in fields across the Orange Walk and Corozal districts at the end of […]
A market expo showcasing the ingenuity and creativity of students from the University of Belize was held today in Belize City. A large array of products made by the students was on display and after eight years of expo, UB plans to step up a notch. There are plans underway to provide start up funds […]
A fleet of badly needed vehicles has been acquired for the Ministry of Health and another by the Ministry of National Security. The Ministry of Health says that it has bought six new ambulances which will be deployed to various health posts. Hospitals and clinics in Punta Gorda, San Antonio, Independence, Dangriga, Orange Walk and […]
A rather hefty donation of marching band equipment, including drums and cymbals, was also handed over today to the Cadet Corps of the Eastern Police Division South. The donation was received by officers attached to the Community Policing Unit of the Department courtesy of the Petrocaribe Office in the city. Valued at approximately eight thousand […]
The recent appointment of attorney Francine Burns as a senator for the United Democratic Party was welcomed news on Monday, as it was generally accepted that the Barrow administration was attempting to put women in top positions. The young lawyer, however, is under fire tonight, following the widespread distribution of an image on social media […]
The online photo has been traced to the nbzlive blog and according to Reynolds; the unwanted attention arising from such indecent exposure is the very reason why women have traditionally chosen to stay away from politics. The issue is one that was recently discussed during a series of workshops organized by WINBelize. Isani Cayetano […]
News Five has been able to confirm that Chair of the K.H.M.H. Board of Governors, Chandra Nisbet-Cansino, was approached on Monday and asked to resign. Nisbet-Cansino has been Chair for the past three years, and sources close to her tell us that just this June she had signed a contract for an additional three years. […]
The fight against corruption is an issue that has on the agenda of the former Vision Inspired by the People, which has now become the Belize Progressive Party. The B.P.P. is today demanding that the government sign on to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The convention was created back on December ninth, 2003 and […]
The B.P.P. is also calling on the public to lobby their area representatives to ensure that Belize signs the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. Paco Smith, Chairman, B.P.P. “Certainly the B.P.P. shall endeavor to continue to remind the powers that be that the convention is there. It should be signed; we see absolutely no […]
The general elections held last Wednesday was contested by three political parties—the People’s United Party, the United Democratic Party and the Belize Progressive Party. Considering itself a third option, the B.P.P. were able to muster just over two thousand votes cumulatively; Orange Walk Central candidate for the B.P.P., a former U.D.P. mayor, Phillip De La […]
If you’re on the lookout for an opportunity to further your studies abroad, and a scholarship would be just your thing, you may want to pay attention. The Australian government, and universities in Australia, are offering prime educational opportunities to qualifying candidates in the Caribbean. Today a representative from the Australian High Commission’s office in […]
Harvest for Kids is a fundraising program for Belize Camping Experience. Every year the program transports youths from Belize City to farms in Blue Creek for a firsthand experience on harvesting a variety of crops. The program has expanded to Orange Walk and Cayo and this year, two new produce have been added to the […]
It’s almost a year since the bust of Garifuna hero and national icon, Thomas Vincent Ramos, was acquired by Dangriga. It was officially unveiled in that municipality on the celebration of Garifuna Settlement Day, on nineteenth of November of 2014. But the sculpture has still not been paid for and in July of this year, […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow has done the unprecedented – led the United Democratic Party to a third consecutive term in office. He was sworn in by Governor-General Sir Colville Young at Belize House this afternoon in the company of family and close friends. Final results after a just completed recount in Stann Creek West show […]
While the PM was taking the oath in Belmopan, in the city, there was stunning news coming from the Opposition and it is the end of an era for Francis Fonseca. He announced today that he is demitting office as leader of the People’s United Party, in the wake of Wednesday’s significant loss at the […]
According to Fonseca, his departure will create a vacuum in the leadership of the party that is expected to be filled via a national convention at a time that is yet to be set. A post mortem of the general elections is also anticipated and factors, including the party’s performances at the polls prior to […]
Fonseca’s decision to step down, according to him, was contingent upon the outcome of the general elections and that choice was made prior to November fourth. When asked if he would endorse another colleague for the leadership of the party, Fonseca told the media that he will not participate in the selection of his successor. […]
When he held his press conference this morning, U.D.P. leader Dean Barrow could not have known that just hours after, leader of the Opposition Francis Fonseca would announce his resignation, effective immediately. Barrow was magnanimous in victory, taking time out to congratulate Fonseca and the P.U.P. candidates who he says put up a tremendous fight. […]
Any analysis of the election results where the U.D.P.’s success is concerned will be for the political pundits, but certainly perception is that the results were assisted generously by the inflows of Petrocaribe monies. The Prime Minister doesn’t shy away from that perception, but claims that all the spending by G.O.B. was nothing out of […]
While Prime Minister can boast an unprecedented and historic third term for the United Democratic Party, he also has bragging rights in Queen Square where he has enjoyed tremendous success. When the last ballot was counted on Wednesday night, Barrow had beat out his opponent by one thousand seven hundred and forty-eight votes, the largest […]
Barrow says that all U.D.P. candidates who were not successful at the polls have messaged him claiming that they are not disheartened and will remain as caretakers in their respective division. Election results are still pending for Stann Creek West where the U.D.P. candidate, Walter Garbutt has requested a recount after losing by only eight […]
At news time, a recount is ongoing in Stann Creek West. As the U.D.P. was being swept in office for a third term on Wednesday night, Walter Garbutt prematurely declared he had won and celebrated that purported victory with supporters. But as we said, it was premature because the voting had not yet concluded and […]
In Belize City, where the disparity in the size of constituencies range from three thousand and eighty-four in Fort George to six thousand three hundred and five registered voters in Lake Independence, the battle for every vote was fierce. Going into the November fourth elections, of the ten constituencies, the U.D.P. controlled eight, while the […]
