For months now, the political future of Darrell Bradley has been up in the air, and he’s certainly done nothing to change that. Tonight, there is every indication that Bradley has decided to seek another term as Mayor. But that’s still unconfirmed at this point. We do know that Prime Minister Dean Barrow met with […]
On Tuesday, Minister of State Mark King, in a candid interview with the media, made it abundantly clear that the needs of his political party and those of its supporters come before the wants of the Belizean people and, undoubtedly, way, way ahead of the opposition. While the comment was in reference to U.D.P. stalwarts […]
Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Health, Peter Allen, isn’t making many friends in the health sector these days. That much is crystal clear in a release sent out by the Nurses Association of Belize, dated May sixth 2014. The letter is addressed to Public Services Commission Chairman, Patrick Bernard, copied to Allen, Director […]
Tensions are running high tonight between the government and the Belize Grassroots Youth Empowerment Association. That’s because government has taken out an injunction to prevent the organization from planting corn on some twenty-nine acres of buffer land in the Harmonyville Community. The Lands Department and BGYEA have been at odds since its founding members managed […]
According to BGYEA, the private investor, Samuel Patton, has since backed out of doing business with them, but the issue remains that they have already purchased the corn seeds that were to be planted and there are still no access roads to plots of land in Harmonyville. So the next step, according to the grassroots […]
Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo has been sentenced to roughly six years in a United States prison after being convicted of conspiring with several others to launder millions of dollars through U.S. bank accounts. Portillo, who was extradited in May 2013, following a failed attempt to stave off being deported pleaded guilty in March in […]
As we told you on Tuesday, the death of Santana resident Maurice Young highlighted a critical need in the rural communities on the old Northern Road. Crime in those areas is not exactly rampant, but residents say it is escalating. There is a police station in Maskall, but no police officer. That’s because the interior […]
On August twenty-sixth 2013 the Auditor-General of Belize was notified that there were credible reports of misuse of public funds at the Central Health Region. Four days later an audit team commenced an investigation which concluded on October first, 2013. News Five has received a copy of the detailed audit report with recommendations. It is […]
The Harvest Caye Tourism Development Project off the coast of Placencia, a multimillion dollar initiative by Norwegian Cruise Line, is mired in controversy although it already has the full support of Cabinet. Environmentalists, as well as other tourism stakeholders including the Belize Tourism Industry Association, have raised major concerns about its overall feasibility because it […]
King is already lobbying for the spoils. As the proprietor of Brinks Security, he has submitted a proposal to Norwegian for a security contract. When asked if his position as a Minister of State poses a conflict of interest, King says that it’s his entitlement as a Belizean businessman to tender a bid for the […]
On Tuesday, Professor Brendan Bain was sacked from the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, following a call by various advocacy groups to have him removed from his post after providing expert testimony in the UNIBAM challenge. The Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches has issued a release expressing its dismay with the manner in […]
Meanwhile, Belize Action has organized a peaceful demonstration for Friday at midday in protest of Professor Bain’s removal. According to Pastor Scott Stirm, despite Bain’s stellar career as a renowned expert in the study of HIV/AIDS, offering expert testimony has made him a target of the LGBT community. Pastor Scott Stirm, Belize Action “This […]
An eighty-three year old woman who lived alone died in an inferno when her house was set on fire. She lived alone and could not get out of harm’s way. Her demise highlights the situation faced by many elderly persons who also live in extreme poverty. Today, the National Council on Ageing launched a moving […]
The twenty-ninth annual cashew festival was held over the weekend in Crooked Tree under the theme, “Highlight our Magical Fruit, the Cashew.” The village has been pushing to partner with the agricultural department, the B.T.B. and other public and private sector agencies to promote the economic viability of the cashew fruit and the industry. Duane […]
Retired California Supreme Court Justice, Carlos Moreno, has finally received senatorial approval to proceed on diplomatic mission to Belize as US Ambassador. The Ambassador is expected to arrive in Belize sooner rather than later because the Embassy has been without an Ambassador for some time. When he arrived it would be his first trip because […]
While there hasn’t been a murder in Santana for decades, the death of Maurice Young has highlighted what residents call rising crime in other rural communities on the old northern road. There is a police station in Maskall, about five miles from Santana, but there is no police officer stationed there. The building appears adequate, […]
Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie will not hand over any evidence in the private action brought by COLA against Elvin Penner. He said so by letter to COLa President Giovannie Brackett dated May twentieth, 2014. News Five has managed to get a copy of that letter in which the Commissioner Whylie states, “the Law by […]
The issue of oil exploration in the south is boiling over, but there is another hot-button matter which is the communities in the south are facing. As we reported on Tuesday, the District Association of Village Councils convened a meeting in Big Falls over the weekend which saw the participation of chairpersons from across Toledo. […]
In February 2014 the People’s United Party wrote to the Government of Belize, submitting draft amendments to the Firearms Act and the Crime Control and Criminal Justice Act. There has been no response from G.O.B., and the P.U.P. says that this is just plain lazy considering the Opposition has done all the work for them. […]
The University of the West Indies on Tuesday terminated Professor Brendan Bain as Director of Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training Programme. Bain offered witness testimony in the case of Caleb Orozco and UNIBAM versus the Attorney of Belize and a group of churches on the constitutionality of section fifty-three of the criminal code. That case was […]
But religious activist, Pastor Scott Stirm is strongly opposed to Bain’s termination. Stirm claims that Orozco started the campaign to get rid of the professor from CHART. FOR VIDEO CLICK HERE. Via Phone: Scott Stirm, Religious Activist “He has every right to take this into a lawsuit for discrimination. I don’t know if he will […]
During a press conference held on Tuesday in the Toledo District, the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management, as well as the claimant communities who have been party to the ongoing litigation against the Government and U.S. Capital Energy, a call was made once again for the G.O.B. to comply with the order of the […]
Crooked Tree Fisherman, Kenneth Bruce, was charged on Tuesday for being armed with an offensive weapon. He was offered police bail and today when he appeared before the courts to be arraigned, Magistrate Hettie Mae Stewart dismissed the charge because it was not brought properly before the court. The former musician was accused of assaulting […]
A private company is proposing the establishment of a logistical terminal near the Port of Belize. The idea was pitched to both public and private sector agencies during a two-day closed-door session at the Radisson that ended this afternoon. The concept is that various businesses within the agro-sector primarily, should invest in a multimillion dollar […]
Once the project comes into fruition, it will be divided into two basic components. According to Vasquez, there will be an ownership aspect, as well as an operational one in which investors can participate in the running of the operation. Arturo Vasquez, Receiver/C.E.O., Port of Belize Ltd. “This is just a proposal. We are […]
