Belizeans for Justice is not only about appealing for good governance, the group has been busy since the hurricane with its own relief effort. The founders of the group have been appealing to private businesses to provide food, portable stoves and clothing for victims. Yolanda Schakron told News Five about the devastated areas that they […]
As we told you on Wednesday, Glenn Tillett, a contributor to the Social Security fund, is asking the court to make a declaration that the decision by the S.S.B. to invest in Telemedia shares is illegal. The basis for the claim is that there is a clear conflict of interest and is contrary to the […]
There has been no official word on government’s decision to soon introduce an amnesty programme. Twenty thousand illegal immigrants are on their way to achieving permanent residency status in Belize. According to Cabinet Paper number one hundred and nineteen of 2010, the plan got the green light from Cabinet back in August but government has […]
There will be a Meeting of the House of Representatives in the Capital, Belmopan the Friday. The House agenda includes five bills that will go through their first reading: The Finance & Audit (Reform) Act; the Income & Business Tax Act, and the Blair Athol Power Project. It may not be surprising, however, if government […]
The Belize City Center, after years of wear and tear, will be receiving a much needed facelift courtesy of the Mexican government. The multipurpose facility was decommissioned in early September after an assessment conducted by the Ministry of Works found it to be structurally unsafe. News of the refurbishing project follows an official visit by […]
After the revelation that human- traffickers managed to land three planes at the Philip Goldson International Airport in September and October and their human cargo headed across the border, public outcry began for an investigation. When that scam was busted, we launched an investigation that has shown that a steady flow of Chinese Nationals bypassed […]
An online report circulated to media houses today contains rather shocking revelations about a former minister of government as well as a former prime minister. The content of the document is the result of an appeal of a convicted drug trafficker, who was extradited to the United States and convicted in 2007 in a U.S. […]
The Visa and Immigration scandal has revealed a human trafficking ring that spans across the globe. The official investigation of the three flights with thirty-three Chinese Nationals that were trafficked through the international airport in September and October is lagging. The People’s United Party had already called for a Commission of Inquiry and now another […]
Human trafficking and corruption are common issues confronting the jewel. Earlier today the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, known as (ABA ROLI), launched an initiative to combat transnational crime. The organization is grounded in the belief that rule of law promotion is the most effective long term antidote to the most pressing problems […]
We have featured the plight of many hurricane victims who have desperately sought assistance to rebuild their lives. Hattieville resident, Therese Livingston, was one of the persons who lost everything. In an emotional interview, she told News Five that her mobile home was flipped and totaled by hurricane Richard’s winds. Livingston also told us that […]
Our investigations on the immigration scandal started weeks ago when chartered flights from Haiti carrying Chinese nationals landed at the Philip Goldson International Airport. It exposed a human smuggling ring which we have said is international and complex. So far we have focused on the Chinese nationals who invariably obtain visas at the Embassy of […]
The culture of herbal medicine and midwifery is still practiced primarily at rural communities. There is one traditional healer who made her mark in Belize and beyond our borders in her sixty-nine years of practicing traditional medicine. Tonight her family and all those she helped along the way, are grieving her death. Hortense Robinson was […]
There are many stories of how people were affected by Hurricane Richard. The next interview shows how the hurricane also impacted those that have passed away. Nora Slusher’s father died in 1995 and her mother passed away in 2008. Their caskets were placed in the same tomb but a tree crushed the tomb during Hurricane […]
Up north, there are more signs that the sugar industry is in trouble. Sugar production dropped significantly this year by twenty percent and it is not known when the next grinding season will start. On the financial side, the Social Security Board has just approved a loan of ten million dollars to the Belize Sugar […]
A number of hurricane victims are struggling to get back on their feet. Many have so far benefited from individuals and private organizations who stepped up to the place to help those in need. Today one more company, SMART, joined in the relief efforts. The telephone company provided, Belizeans for Justice with schoolbags which they […]
During the course of the week, we have shown that the Minister of Defence and Immigration issued directives to the Director of Immigration to grant visas to Chinese Nationals coming through Cuba. As most people are well aware, for years that is the preferred route for human smuggling of Chinese Nationals who are trying to […]
The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will determine whether or not there is a case to answer in the death of four year old Hidalia Maldonado. The child was rushed to the Western Regional Hospital last Friday and declared dead. A post mortem later concluded that physical abuse caused her death. The mother, […]
Back in September, events at the City Center were relocated because it was declared unsafe for large crowds. The recent hurricane caused further damage, but when we visited today, we found out that the sporting facility was still being used for high school events. So are the students at risk? That’s what News Five’s Isani […]
Seven men set out to sea exactly three years ago. Six were never seen again and the body of the other washed up on the reef days later. Magistrate Richard Swift died from a punctured liver. Their vessel was also found near Gallows Point. It is not known what transpired on that fishing trip and […]
On Tuesday night we broke the news that at the top of the Ministry of National Security, directives were issued to the Immigration Department to grant visas to Chinese nationals via the Belize Embassy in Cuba. The Chinese and other nationals stopover in Belize on chartered flights and then make their way to the promised […]
The ink had not even dried on the decision by the Social Security Board to invest in Telemedia when a first salvo was launched on the illegality of Tuesday’s decision and the previous recommendation of the Investment Committee. Earlier today, Glenn Tillett, a talk show host, wrote to Lois Young, the Chairperson of the S.S.B. […]
As we told you, the Belize Social Security Board’s decision is already under fire. The vote was taken on Tuesday night because on Friday of last week trade union representatives Dylan Reneau and Elena Smith absented themselves from a scheduled meeting which would have considered the vote. When it didn’t happen, the S.S.B. chairman, Lois […]
Still on the S.S.B. fiasco, Dylan Reneau also says that the unions need clarity on what they consider a veiled threat on the issue of the quorum at board meetings. Dylan Reneau, President, N.T.U.C.B. “I think we need to have some clarity on what transpired last Friday. [Uhm] certainly we notified the board that we […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow left Belize immediately after Hurricane Richard. We were told he was going to a CDB meeting in Barbados and would stay on for the funeral of Former Prime Minster David Thompson. Well, he did go to the CDB meeting, we still don’t know if he brought back money but he didn’t […]
On Tuesday the US Government was bearing gifts. Close to a million dollars were delivered to numerous NGO’s. Today the top brass of the US Southern Command delivered his own goodies; this time the recipient was NEMO, who got equipment that will come in handy in emergencies. News Five’s Jose Sanchez was present for the […]
