For as far back as many can remember, the Belize Red Cross has been the “go-to” organization for victims of disasters. We saw them recently providing generous assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Richard. So who would want to bring down the humanitarian organization and why? Those are the questions that everyone is asking following […]
The baking of your ham, turkey and black cake will add to the pinch in your pockets this Christmas. That’s because the price per hundred pound cylinder of butane will be jacked up by a whopping eight dollars across the board. So brace yourselves for the new prices: as of Friday, Belize City and Corozal […]
Telemedia’s Annual General Meeting is taking place tonight. But are there errors in the Auditor’s report that will be presented at that AGM? Reports to News Five say that attorneys for the BTL Employees Trust wrote to Telemedia’s Auditors, PKF Belize, challenging what they term as “significant errors” in the report and financials. The letter […]
Belizeans for Justice, the organization formed by relatives of murder victims, has been at the forefront of social causes while pointing to corruption in the police department. The organization was invited to a Central American Integration System meeting in San Salvador earlier in the week. Founding members of the group Joan Sutherland and Yolanda Schakron […]
This afternoon, James Donald Baker, sixty- seven year old US national, was escorted to the PGIA and was boarded on an American airline flight bound for Miami. Baker was accompanied on his flight by Detectives Marlon Galvez and Arcadio Chun. It is believed Baker entered Belize through the northern border about a month from Boca […]
Edmund “Clear the Land” Castro was fired from his post as Minister of State in the Ministry of Works, since last Wednesday but he has been unable to escape the spotlight. New details are surfacing as to one of the reasons why the Prime Minister felt it necessary to clear Castro as a Minister of […]
There is no end to the immigration scandal. Our investigations have taken us to far away countries whose nationals are willing to spend mightily and take risks to get to the United States. Along the way, they are facilitated by a well organized ring of human smugglers who earn mega bucks to get the human […]
HIV/AIDS will be the primary focus of activities taking place on Wednesday, as Belize observes World AIDS Day. But the churches got a head start on the discussions with a three day summit that ended on Saturday. Over one hundred and thirty pastors, church leaders and volunteers participated in the workshop, where they were sensitized […]
Major changes were announced today in the tourism industry with the formal announcement that the Chief Executive Officer of the Belize Tourism Board is moving on to the investment arm of government. Michael Singh’s departure comes on the heels of a recent firestorm of criticism from residents of the Placencia peninsula for his role in […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has initiated a voluntary recall of all product lots of Children’s BENADRYL, and Allergy FASTMELT Tablets, in cherry and grape flavors, that were distributed in Belize, the United States, Barbados, St. Martin, and St. Thomas and all product lots of Junior Strength MOTRIN Caplets, twenty-four count, that were distributed […]
We have reported that the Lord Ridge Cemetery is running out of burial plots to bury the City’s dead. At last count, there were only seven spaces left. The City Council plans to open a new graveyard, miles away. That met the quick rejection of the residents of Hattieville who are not at all pleased […]
Probably the most influential international organization has come out against oil drilling in the barrier reef. The Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage has found a powerful ally in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCO had placed Belize on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger in June 2009, following commercial […]
A bailout loan for the sugar industry crossed one more hurdle today. The ten million dollar loan passed through the House of Representatives on Thursday. Although the vote was unanimous, tensions still flared among the parliamentarians. Today, the bill went before the Senate. As it did in the House, the loan got full approval of […]
In other news, a forty-nine year old Guatemalan National, who was living in Dangriga is dead tonight. According to police, on Thursday morning Henry Enriquez Petillo, was drinking and got into an argument with a woman on St. Vincent Street, near a fruit shop. The woman’s son, Edilberto Martinez, intervened and pushed Petillo away from […]
As we have reported, the Belize Sugar Industry is getting a bailout loan of ten million dollars plus an additional million dollar grant from the government. In the south, the government is also providing a grant to small citrus farmers. That was revealed after Thursday’s special sitting of the House in Belmopan. Dean Barrow “We […]
A local product is breaking into the Canadian market and chances are, most adults may have had a shot at it. Traveller’s Liquors exported its first container of an assortment of its rums to Canada. The local rums had to undergo strict compliance regulations to be able to penetrate the competitive Canadian market and now […]
The dream of one beauty will be fulfilled on Saturday night. Ten vivacious and gorgeous young women are competing to win the title of the first Queen of the Jewel, the new Miss Belize, but only one will walk away with the honor. All week, they have been perfecting their moves for Saturday night’s glamorous […]
We have been following the trail of human trafficking across the globe and have found gaping holes in the issuance of visas by the Ministry of Immigration. There are incidences where Sri Lankans have been arrested at the Airport in Ecuador with visas already stamped directly from Belmopan. Similarly, we’ve discovered that nationals of war […]
Friday marks the beginning of sixteen days of activism against gender-based violence. In our Belizean society both men and women are victims of physical and sexual abuse. The statistics however, reflect a significant difference in the number of women who are preyed upon by men. A series of activities have been organized by various entities […]
Meet Marie Godoy, she is the coordinator of a special feeding program in the City. She provides for almost forty children that drop in to secure at least one good meal for the day and are taught basic life skills. The program has been running for eleven years and many who have benefited from it, […]
Emotions were running high on Tuesday when Belize Waste Control’s employees protested at City Hall. The demonstration was called off today and both parties are still at the negotiating table. But for now, there is a temporary agreement between the BWC and City Hall. It means that garbage collection services will resume even though the […]
The old Dona Summer song says she works hard for the money so you better treat her right. And although, they aren’t singing the song, that’s exactly how some construction workers in Ladyville want to be treated. They told News Five that they work all hours of the day, night, weekends and on public and […]
Belizean American novelist, Ian Vasquez, published Lonesome Point in 2009 and In the Heat in 2008, and both novels received rave reviews. He won the Shamus Award for In the Heat, and he intends to bring more attention to Belize through his next novel Mr. Hooligan which is scheduled to be released on December seventh. […]
A bail-out for the ailing sugar industry was announced today. Following a meeting between Government and the Belize Sugar Industries, the Belize Cane farmers Association, and the Sugar Control Board, a memorandum was signed committing the government to provide a temporary solution to avert a major crisis in the sugar belt that would displace thousands […]
The Treasury notes for ten million dollars will keep the industry afloat for some time. The government has also decided to provide to BSI, an additional million dollars, initially set aside to improve sugar roads. The PM said that while the fund is unconditional, hopefully BSI will use some of it on road repairs. Eleven […]
