The P.U.P. held a meeting at Independence Hall in Belize City in which it was decided that Fort George Area Representative Said Musa would appear as Leader of the Opposition for today’s House Meeting. But Musa did not receive a majority support from three of the elected parliamentarians and so today there was no Leader […]
The new Leader of the P.U.P. will be Francis Fonseca. Fonseca will be officially installed on October twenty ninth. But the Freetown Area Representative, even though he only had the company of Said Musa and Florencio Marin Junior, rose to give his perspective on the ninth. Unlike the trashing that Barrow eventually gave to Musa, […]
The House meeting could not have concluded without the usual mudslinging. As we said earlier in the newscast, Barrow was kind to Fonseca but saved his trashing for Fort George Area Representative Said Musa and the unaffiliated Marcel Cardona. It was vintage Barrow as he pointed out that the three absent P.U.P. representatives did not […]
The injunction to stop the ninth amendment from becoming law until after a referendum was rejected this morning by the Supreme Court. We’ll tell you more on this later, including a last minute attempt to reverse that ruling. There was also another move to take the bill to a referendum before it is passed and […]
Smith also told News Five that despite the changes made to the wording of the Ninth, there is still the danger that it gives too much power to the House of Representatives to alter the constitution, which in essence give rise to parliamentary supremacy. Godfrey Smith, Attorney “I am aware of the deletions and the […]
At the heart of the ninth amendment is the nationalization of Telemedia. The company was acquired twice by the government, which has now entrenched its ownership in the constitution. Compensation, however, has not been paid to its previous owners. Barrow told the House today that he had acquired an economic consulting firm, NERA, to value […]
While the government conducted the business of the day inside the House, outside, hundreds of supporters were mobilized to show solidarity for the passage of the Ninth Amendment, which Prime Minister Dean Barrow says is the ultimate policy statement of his administration. Opposition this time around was virtually non-existent as the few supporters brought in […]
The government is organizing a massive show of support at Friday’s House sitting when it will pass the Ninth Amendment. We’ve just told you the major changes that after the consultations the government is making. Since its introduction before the House of Representatives on July twenty-second, various organizations, including the Belize Chamber of Commerce & […]
The third cohort of the women in politics project kicked off today at the Whitfield Tower on Coney Drive. Eighteen women from all walks of life will receive training on the rigors of electoral politics. News Five’s Delahnie Bain reports. Delahnie Bain, Reporting More women are stepping up to challenge of taking on the world […]
Paul Perriott has been absent from the senate for a few months and now that absence is permanent. Perriott, who has been in the US with his wife, Christine, in recent months, was sent an email days ago, that he was being replaced as Senator. News Five spoke with President of the N.T.U.C.B., Dylan Reneau, […]
Michael and Diana Mechling of Ohio came to Belize on a one day cruise in February. But their visit to the Jewel ended in tragedy when the couple went snorkeling at Goff’s Caye and Diana was slashed by the propellers of the tour boat. She was severely injured on her lower body and bled to […]
Irene Garcia and Alfred Avilez of St. Matthews Village are the proud parents of three healthy baby girls. The identical triplets were delivered by caesarian section at the Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan. The family and doctors are ecstatic over the bundles of joy. Today News five’s Andrea Polanco visited with the mom and the […]
The U.S Military Liaison Office through the U.S Department of Defense’s Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) is embarking on several projects throughout Belize. Over a million Belize dollars will be spent in renovating and expanding school facilities. The project got underway at the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Center, which will benefit from a new wing. The […]
As we reported on Tuesday night, there is a leadership crisis in the People’s United Party; it continues to spiral out of control. Here is where the party stands right now. On Tuesday after Interim Leader Mark Espat declared he will not seek election as leader, the only candidate was Arthur Saldivar. Saldivar was seen […]
While Henry Usher says there will be a leader of the opposition in the House on Friday, the situation is as follows. Just before Mark Espat announced he would not contest the leadership, John Briceño officially wrote to the Governor General formally demitting office as opposition leader. The procedure is for the Governor General to […]
The House of Representatives is scheduled to meet at ten a.m. on Friday to pass the controversial Ninth Amendment Bill following the prescribed ninety-day consultation period after its introduction in the House. An hour prior to the sitting a ruling will be delivered by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin on that piece of legislation. The proposed […]
Still on the ninth, the government is sending out personal invitations for Friday’s sitting and the position of the opposition has been “no” but that is all before hell broke loose in the P.U.P. There is also opposition from the Bar Association, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Belize National Teachers Union. Nonetheless, […]
The Whylie Report on the investigation into the forty-two weapons that were stolen from the Belize Defence Force reveals a lack of security at the B.D.F. headquarters. The bulk store was not checked for twelve days in breach of established procedure. That is so because of changes in schedule and the person who was responsible […]
The construction at the Marion Jones Stadium continued today as normal; but the news is spreading in both Belize and Mexico that one of the contractors on the multimillion dollar project was brutally murdered on Monday night. Fifty-six year Luis Cano Carillo was shot at least eight times in the parking lot of El Pollo […]
On Tuesday’s newscast, the mother of the alleged four-year-old rape victim said she would seek out Cheryl-Lynn Vidal, the Director of Public Prosecution and anyone else who can help get the case started. She told News Five that she would visit both the D.P.P.’s office and also pay a courtesy call on the Minister of […]
While the mother turns to the authorities for assistance, help is on the way from another source. Belizeans for Justice is taking up the cause for the child. According to founding member, Yolanda Schakron, they are hosting a barbecue this Saturday morning at Red House in Belize City in order to raise funds to assist […]
It’s past mid-October and several teachers are still waiting to be paid for the month of September. Around one hundred and fifty teachers from across the country did not receive their salaries at the end of the past month; that was a major setback because the teachers claim they have commitments to meet. But according […]
According to Leacock, the requirements for proper documents to be provided when hiring new teachers is nothing new, but it is only now being enforced by the Teaching Services Commission. David Leacock “There are requirements under the law, dating back actually to 2000; the revised edition of the then education act and the education rules […]
Most people refer to Belize as the jewel or Mother Nature’s best kept secret because of the natural beaches and exotic Maya sites. But the truth is that Belize is also ranked the sixth most violent place to live in the world. It is a sobering reflection to the staggering levels of crime and violence. […]
There’s a heartwarming story to report tonight. Irene Garcia and her common-law husband, Alfred Avilez are the proud parents of a set of triplets. The girls, who weighed in at four and a half, four and a quarter, and four pounds respectively, were delivered at nine-fifty-one this morning at the Western Regional Hospital. The baby […]
