Back inside the National Assembly, the Leader of the Opposition tackled the government and its supporters in English and Creole. But when it came to the portion of his speech that was in Spanish, it was unwelcomed by the other side. The Speaker of the House allowed Briceño to continue his oral Spanish excerpt, but […]
The publication in the government’s party newspaper, the Guardian, of a female executive from the People’s United Party, is drawing condemnation from many sectors. A mini protest was staged on Wednesday by the women of the People’s United Party and today the Women’s Issues Network (WIN) Belize issued a release, expressing its displeasure over the […]
While the Coroner’s Inquest is handling the case of the cop killed by one of his own, police are investigating a sibling rivalry that got out of hand in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Two brothers, Fedencio and Jeremiah Pott got into an argument while they were drinking together at the home of Elston […]
Representatives of the Belize Grassroots Youth Empowerment Association and squatters from Harmonyville descended on the capital today. The discord between them has been brewing for some time over who gets to own property at the new community at Mile forty one on the western highway. Today, it went up a few notches when they went […]
The Women in Politics Project by the National Women’s Commission has attracted women from all walks of life, encouraging them to join the political process. It’s a new project but many agree that it has had some degree of success. But when women went knocking at the doors of the Commission today, they were not […]
Three Cuban nationals have been missing since the cargo vessel, Helga, encountered bad weather and rough waters, which caused it to capsize on Saturday night. Eight others were found floating in life rafts on Sunday morning and the Coast Guard continues its search for Captain Arturo Edrei Garcia and crew members, Nelson Perez Ardao and […]
Vendors along West Canal, situated adjacent to the newly opened Michael Finnegan Market, were up in arms recently over relocation from their usual place of business. That created a heap of controversy because the vendors did not want to shell out more money to conduct business inside the market. The transfer should be completed by […]
A Taxi driver who earns his living in front of Save-U Plaza is fuming mad tonight. In these hard times, the cab driver was working far from his regular spot and was coming from Double Head Cabbage to Belize City when he received the news that his son, a sixteen year old minor, was in […]
Over a year ago, Teddy Murillo was gunned down as he headed home on Waight Street. The allegation was that a cop had pulled the trigger, but no one was ever charged for the murder of the student. His mother, Danalyn Murillo, became one of the voices against crime and violence and is a member […]
The media camped out at the entrance of the Raccoon Police Station where family members of Danalyn Murillo and Belizeans For Justice waited for answers. It was an emotional time for the women, all of whom have lost a family member to gun violence, to see one of their own, a fellow grieving mother, being […]
Police Constable David Griffith, who has been named in the crime, maintains his innocence and also says that it is the Murillo family who is falsely accusing him not only of murder but also of harassment at the PUP Port Loyola convention last Sunday. The Police Department has said that Griffith doesn’t have a personal […]
While Danalyn Murillo ran into trouble with police in Belize City, in the nation’s capital another community activist had his own woes, also with the cops. Nigel Petillo became a household name when he emerged as the leader of the NGO, Belize Grass Roots Youth Empowerment Association (BGYEA) that has been championing the cause of […]
All day today the Belize Coast guard scoured the waters near Caye Caulker in search of three Cuban salt traders. Eight were rescued but Captain Arturo Edrei Garcia, Nelson Perez Ardao and Alexis Gonzalez Cune have not been located since their vessel sunk near the reef just before midnight on Saturday. The vessel, Helga, is […]
Most Belizeans have at some time tasted the juicy HL’s burgers. The local burgers have been around for more than three decades and became a staple of Belizean fast-food. But all that’s coming to an end because the famous burger franchise is closing down; a victim of the economic hard times. Many are being left […]
At the start of the weekend Belizean women in both the visual and performing arts will get an opportunity to discuss their achievements over the past thirty years. While music has seen the rise of Leila Vernon, Tanya Carter and Melonie Gillett and dance has seen the ascension of Althea Sealy women are being continuously […]
While families of murder victims are grieving the weekend’s violence, eight of eleven Cuban nationals are safe and dry tonight. The Belize Coast Guard rescued the eight men on Sunday morning near the reef where their vessel had submerged. The men were in rafts when they were spotted and pulled out of the deep sea. […]
While the search continues for three missing Cubans, a US National was safely pulled out of Belizean waters, also near Caye Caulker. Four men set out on a snorkeling expedition on Saturday. Fifty-five year old American, Jack Burnette, who now resides in San Pedro, took his friends Kenneth Cox, Gary Paumgargmar and Eric Resse, to […]
When the story made the news last November, it had all the indicators that the child who died, four year-old Hidalia Maldonado, had suffered various forms of cruelty. Five months later, the Director of Public Prosecutions has instructed the police to press charges of Manslaughter against the child’s mother, nineteen year old Yeysi Maldonado and […]
We have been reporting since last week that a consulting firm has concluded that government should not proceed with cruise tourism in the south. And tonight, another round of public consultations are being held with residents of the Placencia Peninsula to discuss the results of the assessment, conducted by Seatone Consultants. In the executive summary […]
News Five also spoke with Rich Wilson, the consultant who led the discussions with both public and private stakeholders prior to formalizing his final report. Wilson used a two prong approach: confidential interviews as well as the public consultations, to make his recommendations. Residents of Placencia shared concerns that the destination, as a port of […]
Belize formally adopted the Caribbean Court of Justice as its final appellate court in June of last year. Barbados and Guyana are the other Caribbean countries that have joined the CCJ. Belize has elevated several cases to the CCJ most notably that of former ministers Florencio Marin Sr. and Jose Coye over the sale of […]
While the police look for the suspects in the Plastic Packing Supplies robbery, a female constable was arraigned for Theft following a report from a Belize City woman that her personal belongings were stolen. Theft is a common crime but this crime allegedly happened while her jewelry was in the possession of officers at the […]
The Maya land rights case was initially won in June 2010 by thirty-eight southern villages. The Supreme Court legally allowed communal land rights which has been the traditional way of life practiced by the Mayas. But the government resisted and took the case to the Appeals Court. The Mayas are united in their right to […]
On Tuesday we broke the story that pandemonium erupted at a Progresso school under construction. A family who is squatting on a piece of land where the Seventh Day School is being built got into a brawl with the workers over an access road. The badly needed building is being funded by US missionaries; who […]
The annual San Jose Succotz Fair is an anticipated event in the calendar of activities in the west. It is a culturally enriching experience that attracts visitors from all over the country and across the border, who make the trip to the village situated across from the Xunantunich Maya site. The event takes place this […]
