Two weeks ago Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley dodged contempt charges when the Belize City Council and Belize Waste Control managed to reach a compromise. The issue on the legal table was a longtime debt owed to B.W.C. which, with interest accrued, amounted to almost two point four million dollars. In the end both parties […]
Mayor Bradley also confirmed that no part of negotiations with Belize Waste Control involved an extension or amendment of that company’s contract with the Belize City Council. So with garbage matters out the way, the issue is city infrastructure – specifically the seemingly unending street works which have resulted in the loss of revenue to […]
The second annual City Council’s Summer Camps are ongoing in Belize City. Students from ages four to twelve are enjoying arts and craft, computer skills, sporting events and outdoor activities that are teaching them to be responsible for the environment. Those who are not at the Skills Training Center are at the Youth Hostel where […]
News Five has covered many stories alleging police abuse over the years. Some of them have been so heinous that it is hard to say today’s complaint is one of the worst, but it is right up there. Tonight, fifty-five year old Cherry Anderson is detained after she was dragged out of her North Creek […]
On Thursday, the Court of Appeal issued a split decision ruling in the case of Mayan land rights in Southern Belize. On one hand, the Court re-affirmed the rights of the Mayas to their ancestral lands in thirty-eight communities in southern Belize. On the other hand, the Court held that government has no obligation to […]
Litigation, litigation everywhere, and no doubt the attorneys involved in what seems like endless litigation are smiling all the way to the bank. In the case of any litigation against G.O.B., if you’re not their attorney of choice there’s nothing to smile about since the millions paid out to G.O.B.’s attorneys come out of the […]
The Belize Jaguars did not advance to the other round of the Gold Cup, but they made a positive impact on the CONCACAF games. Team members, Woodrow West blocked many goal attempts in the three games played with the United States, Costa Rica and Cuba while Ian Gaynair scored the only game for Belize. The […]
Have you heard of Lord Neil Benjamin Gibson? News Five has never heard of him either until today. But according to his website lordneilbgibson.com, he is one of the largest investors of projects in Belize. He’s taking part in housing schemes, building renewable energy facilities, in fact he’s practically taking over all our energy needs. […]
Fantasy Five has a new winner. A housewife and a mother of one child who lives in Cayo has just won the second highest jackpot for the game. It’s so big, the government’s share is sixty eight thousand four hundred dollars. Sue-Ellen Usher won a total of four hundred and fifty six thousand dollars. How […]
News Five’s Duane Moody became a tourist in his own country as a guest of the Belize Tourism Board. The fam trip covered the Placencia area showcasing prime destinations and adventure tours. Tonight we bring you part two of the intrepid journalist’s odyssey across Belize. Duane Moody “The first day of our media tour […]
The Court of Appeal this afternoon reaffirmed rights to communal lands by Maya Communities. But this morning, Minister Lisel Alamilla had a press conference to talk about co-management agreement with N.G.O.s in protected areas. The minister is caught right in the middle, like she so often is, and N.G.O.s including SATIIM and APAMO are looking […]
But for SATIIM and APAMO, this is very serious business. They feel that government is trying to bully N.G.O.s into signing co-management agreements by using the carrot and the stick approach. And while they and some other N.G.O.s are determined to stand firm, there are some N.G.O.s who have signed on. Mike Rudon has more […]
Today Minister Lisel Alamilla also aimed some very pointed comments at SATIIM for its refusal to sign on to the co-management agreement handed down by government. While SATIIM has stated that it has very serious concerns with the contents of the new Cabinet approved co-management agreement, and especially with the clause allowing third parties within […]
Government has given its green light to a massive cruise tourism port project at Harvest Caye and is about to sign a memorandum of understanding with Norwegian Cruise Lines. The project has been met with stiff opposition from stakeholders because it goes contrary to recommendations in the Sustainable Tourism Master Plan for pocket tourism. And […]
The membership of the Belize Tourism Industry Association is one of the strongest in the country. But despite the strong opposition from the B.T.I.A. and from environmental groups to the NCL project, there is a strong possibility that the updated M.O.U. may be signed very soon. But what scale of investment would be acceptable by […]
A report called “Dangerous Liaisons: The American Religious Right and the Criminalization of Homosexuality in Belize” was released today via teleconference to the local media. According to the report, “religious-right groups that have spent years demonizing LGBT people are focusing their attention – and propaganda – on a legal battle over the criminalization of LGBT […]
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a civil rights organization. Founded in 1971, is dedicated to fighting hate groups and extremism and teaching tolerance and trying to identify and track the activities of several anti-LGBT groups. According to Beirich, the LGBT community suffers the most violence in the U.S. and reports from the U.N. and […]
Summer camps and with different themes are taking place all over the country. This afternoon, we caught up with a sports camp that is ongoing at the ITVET Compound. Having shown love for the jaguars at Gold Cup 2013, we found a group of kids today learning the skills and techniques of football. News Five’s […]
Another hot-button issue involves court action by SATIIM and Maya Alcaldes against U.S. Capital Energy and the Government of Belize. This issue is the oil exploration which is already underway within the boundaries of the Sarstoon Temash National Park, as well as an access road to the drill site more than four miles long and […]
It is a bitter sweet moment for the national team. As it celebrates Woodrow West and Ian Gaynair, it is mourning the death of team member Luis Mendez. Mendez played defense in UNCAF games against Costa Rica that sealed a spot in the Gold Cup for the Jaguars. Mendez died tragically in Guatemala on Tuesday […]
Michelle Perdomo taught for about four decades at Saint John’s high school and junior college. She taught or influenced much of the artists that have produced memorable work in Belize. Perdomo came to Belize after falling in love with a teacher named Carlos, who eventually became the Minister of National Security and is the current […]
The Norwegian Cruise Line proposed development of a mega port at Crawl Caye was rejected by the ministerial committee headed by Godwin Hulse. The island was part of the Belize Barrier Reef, a protected World Heritage Site. Norwegian then placed its hopes in Harvest Caye. The cruise line’s investment company, Belize Island Holdings Limited, has […]
The Inspiration Center, also the brainchild of Kim Simplis-Barrow, founder of the Lifeline Foundation, is scheduled to open its doors to children with disabilities in January 2014. Construction, according to the Special Envoy for Women & Children, should be completed by November. The second annual Inspiration Telethon was held in Belize City a few weeks […]
Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin is yet to rule on the UNIBAM challenge to amend the Criminal Code, but there is another case that the government will answer to. A gay Jamaican activist, Maurice Tomlinson, is challenging Belize’s Immigration Act. Section Five of the Act states that prohibited immigrants include, (Quote) “Any prostitute or homosexual who […]
Tonight there is not much new to report on the disappearance of siblings Fanny and Jairo Romero from the village of Cowpen in southern Belize. Last week Wednesday they were abducted from the village by a woman who allegedly handed them over to their maternal grandfather, Juan Jovel. At least, that’s what a preliminary investigation […]
