Belize has so far accumulated one loss and three wins on the road to World Cup 2014 in Brazil. But before you can say Obrigado to the national team, there are hurdles and distractions in the football world that must be overcome. As you are well aware the Football Federation of Belize and the Ministry […]
And though there is a cordial relationship among the F.F.B., the Ministry of Sports and FIFA, there is still the issue of an investigation into the affairs of the F.F.B. That investigation is complete and has been compiled into a report by Commissioners Gerald Henry, Oswald Twist and Chairman Joseph McGann. The commission reports that […]
At about this time, a constitution expert from the Caribbean, Dr. Hamid Ghany from the UWI, is making a presentation on the Ninth amendment. For all intents and purposes it is the first public independent discussion on the proposed amendment. The proceedings held countrywide have become the breeding ground for political operatives. But in the […]
In the Cayo District, the Ninth Amendment got unequivocal thumbs up. The Novelo’s Convention Centre was overflowing with party supporters on Wednesday evening. The line snaked through the building and across the back even before the proceedings began. The official poll put the vote at two hundred and sixty-eight to forty-four. News Five’s Isani Cayetano […]
On September twenty-ninth, 1950 the late Right Honorable George Price, along with other nationalists, formed the People’s United Party, the oldest political organization in Belize’s history. The P.U.P. would go on to win numerous elections and was defeated for the first time in 1984. It was pivotal in shaping the country’s political landscape. Sixty-one years […]
This Saturday would have been the deadline for the Belize Sugar Industries Limited to pay thirty million dollars in debts to ING and FirstCaribbean International Banks. But B.S.I. got a lifeline since that deadline was extended by one year. The B.S.I. Group is knee deep in debt and last year the industry was on the […]
According to Ortega, now that B.S.I. has a one year extension, there is less pressure to accept the Banco Atlantida proposal, which means that the B.S.C.F.A. and the other interested investors have more time to put financing together. But Ortega maintains that the association still has not been provided with the documents from B.S.I. that […]
A big hurdle in creating a business is putting together the start up funds. Karon Crawford was able to win the confidence of the Youth Business Trust to obtain the capital for a new enterprise. After doing his due diligence, he found a niche in the food industry. Crawford believes that fresh quality pasta is […]
On Wednesday night a housewife hit the one hundred and thirteen thousand and fifteen dollars Mega Bingo Progressive Jackpot. Today she headed to the Mega Bingo office to collect the winnings that she will use to complete construction of her house. News Five spoke with an excited and surprised twenty-nine year old Sylvia Luna. Sylvia […]
It went under the radar due to the passing and state funeral of the Right Honorable George Price. But the consultations on the Ninth amendment resume this evening in San Ignacio at the Novelo’s Convention Centre. San Ignacio is considered a political hotbed so it is expected that the forum will be drawn along sharp […]
The recent rape of a four year old pre-school girl has left the community numb. The sexual abuse was reported since last Friday when the mother of the child went to the police and up until tonight, no charges have been brought. The child herself has given a statement in which she has reportedly named […]
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Police announced that the mandatory registration of cell phones begins on October eleventh. The announcement caught many by surprise because it was not contemplated in the Telecommunication Act which became law last December. Government is saying that the cell registration is a tool to fight crime, but many fear that […]
The interception of communications and the retention of information by telephone companies is an interference with constitutional rights of citizens. Such breaches can only be done if justified and authorized by law. The implementing legislation, however, has not been passed by Government. But the violation of constitutional rights also applies to property. The attorneys explained […]
In respect of phone registration, the attorneys concluded that it won’t be a deterrent to crime because criminals will find ingenious ways to beat the system. Dean Molina, Attorney “To me the prepaid registration system is a waste of time. That is not for me to argue, I think the phone companies are to argue […]
As you are aware, the government is regulating ownership of cellular phones. That means that everyone in your family who owns a cell phone will need to register it, whether or not that person is a minor or adult. The consequence of not registering will be disconnection. The rule applies to both Belize Telemedia Limited’s […]
Belize is one of thirty-seven countries that have a Crimestoppers hotline to receive tips on criminal activity. The program started in 2004 and there have always been lingering concerns about who answers the calls and whether the promise of confidentiality can be trusted. To address that, Crimestoppers Belize has invited the detectives who take the […]
The detectives Aida Fina-Milian and Barbara Chavez gave further details on how the tipsters remain anonymous while Alex MacDonald, the Global Vice President of Crimestoppers International told us that the Miami team is responsible for calls from Belize and eight other countries. Aida Fina-Milian, Detective, Miami Dade Crimestoppers “When that tip line is called from […]
In June the Belize Social Security Board staged its eighth annual Ride Across Belize. Every year the S.S.B. makes a notable monetary donation to a charitable organization while it promotes healthy living and awareness of a common illness in the Jewel. S.S.B. says that this year’s race has been the most successful, and while they […]
The Right Honorable George Cadle Price was laid to rest on Monday after a week of national mourning. Thousands paid their last respects to the first prime minister, whose casket carried with full military honor for the state funeral. The epitaph on his casket read simply “George Cadle Price, the Father of the Nation”. We […]
The official ceremony at Independence Hill on Monday was equally moving. Price received the highest accolades from the Belize and other governments across the hemisphere. News Five’s Andrea Polanco reports on the somber occasion. Andrea Polanco, Reporting On Monday, the city of Belmopan became alive as thousands of Belizean mourners gathered at Independence Hill under […]
The casket draped with the Belizean flag took hours to arrive at the Lord Ridge Cemetery where Price had chosen as his final resting place. Family and friends were stoic as the first prime minister was interned. News Five’s Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting George Cadle Price was buried on Monday. Students from Belize […]
It is estimated that in the range of eleven thousand persons visited the flag draped casket of first Prime Minister George Price in a period of sixteen hours at the Bliss and at the Price Centre for Peace and Development in Belmopan. From as early as six in the morning on Saturday the crowd began […]
There’s a new law that will kick in on October eleventh, which is bound to stir public debate over privacy issues. It is the mandatory registration of prepaid cellular numbers. According to a release by the Ministry of Police, both Belize Telemedia and SpeedNet will begin the registration under the Telecommunications Act and at the […]
We will have more in Caribbean Newsline coming up after our local newscast, but in Jamaica, Prime Minister Bruce Golding has stunned that country with an announcement that he is formally stepping down. A new party leader will be chosen in an internal election of the Jamaica Labor Party in November when Golding is to […]
On Wednesday, in his Independence Day speech, the Prime Minister spoke of a six point seven percent increase in the second quarter of this year in overnight visitors. You would think that with such growth, the Director of Tourism would be resting on her laurels. Well, not so; this afternoon, Seleni Matus resigned from the […]
