Earlier generations knew and respected her for her passion in the discipline of boxing. She was a force to be reckoned with. The name Henrietta Gill was known for turning boys to men through the discipline of a sport and Sabreena Daly found out how in her latest look on the right side. William […]
Tonight, flags are being flown at half-mast in Britain and all countries that make up the Commonwealth of Nations, including Belize, as arrangements are being made to lay the Queen of England to rest. Queen Elizabeth the Second was Britain’s longest reigning monarch, ruling the United Kingdom and fourteen other sovereign nations since she was […]
On the occasion of the Queen’s death, there are certain protocols that will be followed in respect of the fallen sovereign who was the Queen of Belize. Late this evening, News Five spoke with Cabinet Secretary, Stuart Leslie, who shared plans for flags to be flown at half-mast and the tolling of church bells across […]
This afternoon, Minister of Human Development Dolores Balderamos-Garcia shared her recollections of the Queen of England and her legacy as head of the Commonwealth. She began by extending condolences to the Royal Family. On the phone: Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, Minister of Human Development “Condolences to her family, her immediate family, the British people and all […]
While a series of royal visits have been made to the Jewel; the most recent call on Belize was in March of this year when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Katherine, arrived to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee during a tour of the Caribbean. There were also visits by other members […]
Queen Elizabeth the Second’s death comes two days after Britain ushered in Liz Truss as its new Prime Minister. It also comes two days before Belize observes the two hundredth and twenty-fourth anniversary of the Battle of Saint George’s Caye, an event led by the British and natives in 1798; and thirteen days before we […]
On Tuesday, Prime Minister John Briceño chaired a Cabinet meeting in Belmopan during which several issues were discussed, including government’s position on mining activity in the vicinity of Gales Point Manatee. Senior officials within the Briceño administration have taken a collective policy decision that no surface mining, including strip, open put or mountain top, shall […]
One of the sticking points in the ongoing negotiation process has to do with the formula being used to calculate the prices farmers receive for the sugar cane they deliver to the mill. With the current formula, farmers receive sixty-five percent of net value after the mill sells its sugar and molasses. A.S.R./B.S.I. receives thirty-five […]
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has decided that it will only be reporting newly detected positive COVID-19 cases twice a week to the general public. That decision comes after weeks of detecting a low number of daily positive cases. On Monday, twenty-five cases were detected in the Belize District, the highest number of cases […]
The National Women’s Commission is now a statutory body, following Cabinet’s approval to empower the working group to legally address gender issues and to coordinate all national efforts relating to gender equality, equity and women’s empowerment. According to Minister of Human Development Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, the move to give authority to the National Women’s Commission was […]
The Government of Rwanda has advised the Government of Belize that the planned visit of its President Paul Kagame has been postponed. President Kagame’s visit to Belize was scheduled for the fourteenth and fifteenth of September. The Government of Belize was preparing to confer the Order of Belize on President Kagame. The President of Rwanda […]
Today, the U.S. Embassy and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology signed an agreement to introduce the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment, known as the GLOBE program, for short. This is a worldwide hands-on, science and education program that focuses on the environment, and that has been active in over a […]
Teacher at the Belize High School, Jamie Lee Usher and two of her students, Erin Grace Sosa and Zayid Assaad feel very positive that the level of science they will now have access to will be more advanced. Jamie Lee Usher, Principal, Belize High School “I think this app really speaks to the latest […]
On the occasion of International Literacy Day, Saint John Vianney R.C. Primary School is re-opening its library’s door with additional features, including more reading materials for students at all levels. The theme for this year’s International Literacy Day is Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces. That is exactly what has taken place at the primary school where […]
On Tuesday, we showed you how St Mary’s Hall and Primary School buildings are falling apart. The buildings have stood there for almost a hundred years and have undergone a series of rehabilitative work. But over the past months, they were deemed unsafe for occupancy. That has left parents of the roughly three hundred schoolchildren […]
The Minister of Education says he supports the removal of school rules that prevent children from entering the classroom because of the length of their hair or hairstyle. Minister Francis Fonseca referred to the rules as a reflection of our colonial past, saying “these things are shackles of colonialism”. Here is what he told reporters […]
The Ministry of Education’s new primary school curriculum will require that teachers spend more time at school, up to three hours more per week. There are reports that some teachers are not taking too kindly to this revision of work hours within the new curriculum. But, Minister Fonseca says it will take some time before […]
In recognition of Belize’s forty-first celebration of its independence, a mural was unveiled at the Roger’s Stadium in Belize City today. The painting, which seeks to depict the effects of climate change on the environment, and the hope of future transformation, was created by renowned visual artist Alex Sanker. News Five’s Paul Lopez was at […]
A pair of immigrants from the Dominican Republic was busted by Ladyville police at a checkpoint on Tuesday with fake immigration stamps in their passports. Forty-one-year-old Lewis Sanchez Arias and twenty-nine-year-old Gary Pimentel Arias have been jointly charged with one count each of using and uttering upon a permit that they are not entitled to […]
The University of Belize hosted its Belize at forty-one lecture this afternoon at the Jaguar Auditorium in Belmopan. The event was held under the theme, “Belize Finally Breaking the Chains of Colonial Thought at 41”. One speaker, Doctor Christopher DeShield, an assistant professor at the University of Belize, asked the question, have Belizeans broken free […]
From colonial thoughts to embracing our native tongue, Erica Aguilar, a lecturer at the University of Belize, asked the audience for their reaction to rules that prevent students from speaking their native language in a classroom setting. Here is a short excerpt from Aguilar’s lecture. Ms. Erica Aguilar, Lecturer, U.B. “Only forty percent of […]
There are reports of a video circulating with a senior officer sharing sensitive information that shouldn’t be leaked. The officer, who is the commander at one of the precincts in Eastern Division of the Belize Police Department, was allegedly caught snitching on criminals. While Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa says that he is not […]
In another incident, this time in the village of Patchakan in the Corozal District, police found themselves in the middle of an altercation involving political opponents who were in a scuffle over the use of a public space. While there are allegations of preferential treatment for a particular political party, Minister Musa says that it […]
Exactly one week after winning season four of KTV the Remix, Lisa Hemmans Robateau is in braces and will not be able to do much for the next three months after she was knocked down off of her motorcycle on Coney Drive in Belize City. Hemmans Robateau was struck from behind by a car, driven […]
The National Forensic Science Services was the recipient of equipment that will improve the capacity of the organization to carry out its duties. Both pieces of equipment will assist with the almost instant detection of illegal substances and can be used at the lab or on the ground at crime scenes by police officers and […]
