Minister of Education, Patrick Faber, gave an unceremonious portrayal of the Belize National Teachers Union (B.N.T.U.) and its members when the Ministry explained the results of the 2013 Primary School Examination on June thirteenth. He said he would get in trouble for his comments…and he did. The B.N.T.U. did not mince words today with the […]
The 2013 Revised Gender Policy is the handiwork of the Women’s Commission and it is certainly one revision that has attracted the attention of the nation. The policy’s inclusion of sexual orientation and updated definition of gender has reached the desk of the Belize National Teachers Union. The B.N.T.U. has been doing its homework on […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow has left the country over the weekend, to attend a fundraising event in London. Barrow was accompanying his wife, Mrs. Kim Simplis at a fundraising gala dinner to benefit the Belize Children’s Trust. The Prime Minister will return to the country on Wednesday, July third. In his absence, Deputy Prime Minister, […]
In our series of Road to the Gold Cup, Channel Five follows the players who have been selected to join the national team, the Belize Jaguars. Tonight you get to meet Luis Torres, who hopes to achieve gold in Gold Cup. {Feature on Luis Torres…}
Belize Electricity Limited held its annual general meeting on Thursday night at the Biltmore Plaza. About two-thirds of shareholders attended the event. B.E.L.’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of five cent per share for the 2012 financial year. In January 2013, the PUC approved a sixteen point eight per cent increase in electricity rates, […]
What is of interest to most customers is that B.E.L. hopes to reduce cost of power from CFE by ten percent by the end of July. The electricity company is seeking to get more reliable and reasonably cost power. B.E.L. is working along with the Public Utilities Commission to issue an R.F.P. over the next few […]
Public consultation on the proposed Stake Bank and North Drowned Caye development projects, multi-million dollar tourism endeavors to be undertaken by the Feinstein Group, was held on Wednesday in Belize City. Since the meeting a number of private citizens and environmental organizations have raised concerns about the physical impact such an initiative would have on […]
While they pour over the paperwork, a group of enterprising Belizeans are happy to take home the paper that deemed them to be qualified. Belizean tour guides Deland Gongora and Leticia Magana, both employed by Calypso Train Tours, are the first to be internationally recognized for the knowledge, experience and standard of professionalism they displayed […]
Dangriga Town, as well as Hope Creek and Sarawee, experienced some effects of TD2. The waters have receded, allowing the Emergency Operations Center to conduct an evaluation of the damage caused. Today News Five spoke to retired Major Gilbert Swaso, Mayor of Dangriga Town and Chairman of NEMO Dangriga. He told us that a preliminary […]
North of the border, the meeting of Foreign Ministers from Central America, Colombia, Domincan Republic and Mexico was held today in city of San Cristobal de las Casas in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The meeting is being held under the theme, “Mexico and Central America, a renewed relationship.” Mexican Foreign Minister, Jose Antonio Meade […]
There is an astonishing turn of events to report tonight following the charges that were dropped against Minister of State with Responsibility for Gangs, Mark King. The charges of Aggravated Assault, Threatening Words and Disorderly Conduct which were levied against King after a brawl outside a casino in Corozal were dismissed by Magistrate Clive Lino […]
Whylie promised an investigation and swift action…and he has delivered. Tonight, police officer Nelson Ramos is on interdiction and is facing disciplinary action by a tribunal of his peers. The matter has been adjourned until Wednesday, June twenty sixth and northern regional commander, Senior Superintendent Joseph Myvette has been assigned to adjudicate the case. The […]
As mentioned earlier, all eyes were on the case against Minister King and it came as no shock that he would be politically unscathed from the incident. Another attorney felt compelled to weigh his thoughts on the case. Arthur Saldivar told News Five that the whole ordeal stinks of collusion. He says that it is […]
The incident involving King occurred at a casino at Belize’s border with Mexico. While casinos in the Commercial Free Zone have little environmental impact, proposals for large scale development in the country has been emphasized by ambitious hotels, marinas, casinos and airports. Recently, there was a unified no and successful rejection of Norwegian Cruise Line’s […]
Stake Bank is not the only island in Belize surrounded by controversy. Viewers will recall that when we last heard from Government about the plan by Norwegian Cruise Line, cabinet had rejected their proposed cruise port for Crawl Caye, but then suggested that they find another location more suitable. So said, so done…and within days, […]
The U.S. Embassy and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have teamed up to provide “Law Enforcement Training for Safety and Survival (LETSS) to Belize’s law enforcement officers. The LETSS training is designed to give officers the skills and mindset required to identify and handle critical situations in high-risk environments. Basic survival techniques taught include hallway […]
Today at the Conference Room of the Central Health Region in Belize City some fifteen retired public servants were honored at the second annual recognition ceremony. Retired from different departments within the public sector, the honorees were acknowledged for their years of service and wealth of knowledge. The event is held within the list of […]
Tonight, the Belize Electricity Limited will hold its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for the year ended December thirty-first, 2012 at the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza. At the meeting, the Company will declare dividends after booking a thirty-seven point eight million dollar increase in shareholder equity over the two-year period January 2011 to December […]
On the Road to the Gold Cup: The National Football team will be playing the United States, Cuba and Costa Rica in the upcoming Gold Cup games in July. Tonight in our series featuring team members of the Jaguars, we go one-on-one with Shane Orio. {Feature on Shane Orio…}
Minister of State with responsibility for gangs Mark King may be a free man since the charges of aggravated assault, threatening words and disorderly conduct were dropped after the police officer involved in the matter decided not to press charges. One other officer could not identify the Minister of State either. The charges stemmed from […]
Recently, the environmental community as well as the Belize Tourism Industry Association and the Association of Protected Areas Management Organization have been united in their objection to a proposed cruise terminal and development near the Placencia Peninsula. While the Norwegian Cruise Line’s hundred million dollar project is looking for another home, there is yet another […]
The Federation of Cruise Tourism Associations of Belize (FECTAB) is once again up in arms over what it claims is unremitting preferential treatment being afforded to Chukka Tours. The Florida Caribbean Cruise Association and the Belize Tourism Board are currently hosting a five-day cruise conference organized by the Platinum Association Membership Advisory Council (PAMAC) in […]
According to Director of Tourism Laura Esquivel-Frampton, the tours being offered by Chukka are all free of charge since a select committee, which includes B.T.B., requested assistance from local members of the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association. Esquivel-Frampton says that FECTAB knew about the conference because its president made an inquiry with them. Laura Esquivel-Frampton, […]
It’s no secret that our country began as an settlement for buccaneers. There was little planning but eventually the colony of British Honduras rose to become Belize. And if you look at the twists and turns of Belize City and the drainage problems that have exacerbated over the years, you would know that planned environments […]
No city, virtual or otherwise would be incomplete without a proper diet for its inhabitants. Caribbean Nutrition Day is recognized every year on June first. And today, at the Biltmore Plaza, the Ministry of Health celebrated that day with a nutrition seminar to educate stakeholders within the food service providers industry on nutritional practices to […]
