Bus operators from the North of the country attended a meeting in the old capital at ten this morning. The meeting was necessary because operators were not happy with the schedules proposed by the Ministry of Transport for the northern and western zones. Some of the operators lost a number a number of runs, which […]
The Orange Walk Technical High School is getting a new name; we caught up with this piece of news on Facebook, were we found that emotions were running high among those not enthused with the change. The Chairlady of the Board of Management circulated a letter to that effect today saying the instructions had come […]
COLA’s President Moses Sulph recently found himself in hot water after his advocacy group staged a sleep out in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in the Capital against oil exploration. Soon after, it became known that he was under investigation and was subsequently fired from his post at the General Registry after alleged irregularities […]
The boom in cruise tourism has opened up plenty of Belize’s natural resources for income generation. But the droves of buses that take tourists to the sites also have an impact on the roads. Taxes are being taken per head of tourist that enter sites such as Caves Branch for cave tubing. But the infrastructure […]
Vivian Castillo, a police sergeant attached to the Dangriga Formation, is the latest Lotto winner. Castillo, who has been taking a chance on tickets since the inception of the game, struck gold on Wednesday when the slip she purchased prior to the draw contained the winning numbers. At the time she bought the ticket the […]
There are numerous theories as to when judgment day will be upon us, but one religious group is of the belief that it’s closer than you think. Robin Harp, of familyradio.com came to News Five six months ago with a message of repentance and a claim that the world would end on May twenty-first, 2011. […]
You’ve heard about road rage, well there is a conflict on the highways today that has bus operators blistering for fair play and accountability. It seems that the rules of engagement have changed once again for bus operators of the north who feel that they are being hustled out of their routes, which means less […]
While bus operators are upset about the zoning that will affect them in the west and north, at the eye of the storm is Sergio Chuc, a Cayo businessman. Chuc was given the road permit under his company West Line Bus Company Limited which will be operating the morning runs from Belize City to Benque […]
On Tuesday the Council of Churches filed an application in the Supreme Court to join the Attorney General’s Office in a case brought by the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) and its executive president, Caleb Orosco. It’s a case that is attracting local and international attention and high profile lawyers are sitting on both sides […]
Earlier we told you that the churches view the claim on gay rights brought against the attorney general by UNIBAM as an attack on the moral fiber of the nation. According to the UNIBAM executive president, however, the lawsuit is simply a means by which homosexuals are standing up for their basic human rights through […]
On the other hand, Canon Flowers believes the issue extends beyond gay rights. He says the powers vested in marriage officers, specifically priests, are to administer wedding vows only to a man and a woman. Canon Leroy Flowers “There is no denying the fact that it is much more than gay rights per se. I […]
A state of emergency has been declared, travel advisories have been issued and regional beach volleyball championships have been postponed since the massacre in La Libertad, Petén over the weekend. We have been following the story because of the close proximity of Petén to western Belize and possible risks to locals travelling across the border […]
The new Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic regulations on tinted windows will come into effect on June first, but there are still drivers who aren’t sure if their vehicles meet the approved standards. But according to a release issued this afternoon, the Department of Transport has received the first shipment of tint meters. If you […]
News Five has learn that on May fourteenth, an OAS employee working at the adjacency zone was the victim of an armed holdup by criminals posing as Mexicans. According to the report, the OAS driver was returning from Flores, Petén when he was held up by a band of armed men. Petén is situated northwest […]
A case filed against the Attorney General’s Office by the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) and its Executive President, Caleb Orosco, has grown into a major cultural battle, involving international lawyers and now, a group of local churches. On Tuesday an application was filed by the Catholic, Anglican and Evangelical Churches, to join the case […]
The imposition of a new tax is normally met with opposition, especially at a time when most people are finding it hard to make ends meet. So when news spread that the City Council was about to slap a tax on taxi operators, that was met with rejection. Most wondered if the price of public […]
There is credible information that two Chinese nationals are being held in connection with a stash of passports that have been confiscated. The two men, one allegedly from Caye Caulker and the other from Belize City, were found with the documents on Tuesday and were being processed in Belmopan this afternoon. Charges of Human Trafficking […]
What started out as ‘woman fumfum’ ended up with arrests and allegations of police brutality. That’s right; a small quarrel between the daughters of two families on Sunday evening ended in the detention and charges of four women from the Beeks family. On Tuesday, Consita Beeks told us that her daughters were threatened and they […]
Since March of this year, a community of squatters has been setting up houses in an area where the government is building a bridge that will span the Lake Independence area to Belama Phase Two. The police soon moved in and evicted the squatters but the south side of the Chetumal Bridge is now swelling […]
The HIV/AIDS programme of the Ministry of Health has evolved as treatment and education about the disease also refocuses. The statistical data shows that Belize has documented a decrease in new HIV infections. The dip has held steady since a plateau in new infections was reached in 2008. The stats show a fourteen percent decrease […]
Today over thirty members of the Business Youth Trust from around the Caribbean gathered at the Radisson Fort George Hotel for the opening Ceremony of the Caribbean Regional Conference. The event, which brought together mentors and young entrepreneurs, is geared at highlighting the work of the organization and future plans. As a part of the […]
In news from the Cabinet, we note that the Prime Minister is heading on Thursday to a Heads of CARICOM summit in Guyana. The Minister of Education, Patrick Faber and the Deputy Prime Minister, Gaspar Vega, will fill until the prime minister returns on May twenty-fourth. Cabinet today also endorsed a recommendation by Minister of […]
Now for the good news, a family from Dangriga is taking Chicago by storm with their Belizean cuisine. Rhodel and Yolanda Castillo opened a restaurant called Garifuna Flava in June 2008 and it has gotten rave reviews from patrons, in newspapers and television networks. But it gets better; the Belizean dishes will be introduced to […]
We’ve reported so far in this newscast on numerous crime-related incidents, but there’s one positive story tonight involving the state of food and nutrition in Belize. A Western School walked away today with ADM Belize Mills Secondary School Nutrition Quiz. Eight schools took part and today’s first, second and third place schools will now form […]
As we reported last week, though produced locally, sugar has become a scarce commodity on grocery store shelves across the country. However, the two weeks shortage cannot be attributed to a lack of production by Belize Sugar Industries Limited. Instead, the Tower Hill factory has stepped up production considerably, churning out an additional thousand tons […]
