With one charging station at the Best Western Biltmore Plaza and plans to establish charging stations elsewhere in downtown Belize City, the electric bus transit system is moving ahead. The plan at this time is for the bus route to begin at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex. But, how big of a deal will it […]
The Belize City Council is also taking its responsibility for on-street-parking up a notch. Soon, people will have to pay to park along the City Streets, especially in the busiest business areas like downtown Belize City. CitCo is launching a parking meter pilot project. For the first year, ten parking meters will be installed on […]
The Governor General, Froyla Tzalam, received the credentials of four new ambassadors to Belize at a virtual ceremony today. They are the non-resident ambassador of the Republic of Armenia, Armella Shakaryan, non-resident ambassador of Colombia, Carlos Rodríguez Bocanegra, non-resident ambassador of France, Odile Roussel, and the non-resident ambassador of Argentina, Carlos Tomada. The Governor General […]
In Bella Vista Village in the Toledo East constituency, there is serious confusion over who has entitlement to parcels of land in the village. Some of the plots of land have been under development and occupied for years. Some have documents suggesting they have been accommodated to go ahead and take up occupancy. But, now […]
News Five reached out to the Minister of Natural Resources, Cordel Hyde, for comment on the issues in Bella Vista that we witnessed on Sunday. In response, Paul Thompson, the Chief of Staff for Minister Hyde, told us today that a group of villagers from Bella Vista went to the Ministry’s office on Monday to […]
In a follow up to a story we brought to you last week, twenty-five year old Lejean Rhamdas has died. He was shot in downtown Belize City mid-morning on Friday. Coincidentally, his father came to the scene to assist, not knowing it was his own son who had been hit. News Five’s Paul Lopez reports. […]
A seventy year old Honduran man is dead following the theft of weed whackers at his place of employment. Police say Transito Villalobos was on duty as a watchman at a farm in Bladden Village when there was a break- in. The thieves apparently took the watchman’s life. Here are the details from police. […]
A Belize City man drowned while swimming at a sand pit in the Fresh Pond community over the weekend. Twenty-one year old Jalee Mitchell and his brother had gone for a Saturday afternoon swim, and it was when Mitchell was in the deeper portion that he began struggling to stay afloat. A resident in the […]
Police are investigating an incident in Southern Belize that left one woman dead. Iris Miranda was reportedly inside a Ford Escape with a male driver when she jumped out of the moving vehicle. She sustained several head and body injuries which led to her death. Police have since detained the driver as they investigate. […]
Two Lemonal cousins got in a dispute over a turtle shell, and it turned violent. William Bull alleges that he caught Ryan Sutherland attempting to steal the shell from his yard. When he confronted Sutherland, a physical altercation with a machete reportedly ensued, leaving Sutherland injured. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department […]
The Belize Co-generation Limited, Belcogen, has brought a claim against the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and four of its members. Belcogen is seeking relief for special damages to the tune of five hundred thousand dollars. They allege the association instructed and encouraged the other four defendants to trespass over B.S.I.’s land and unlawfully block […]
As the next fiscal year for G.O.B. is quickly approaching, the presentation of the budget is already underway. For the last two years, a high percentage has been pumped into the COVID response for the country. While we were with PM John Briceño this afternoon, News Five asked what is the 2022-2023 Budget looking like. […]
Belize currently holds the pro-tem chairmanship of CARICOM; and, next week, heads of state from member countries will converge in San Pedro for a summit. Chief among their discussions will be issues affecting the region, including the COVID-19 pandemic and regional trade. Prime Minister John Briceño says that the final details are being ironed out. […]
The two-day meeting with CARICOM leaders will then transition into a CARICOM/SICA Meeting. According to PM Briceño, it has been almost a decade since a meeting has been held between both regional organizations. Belize, as a member to both, plays a crucial role as the bridge between Central America and the Caribbean. It is his […]
On Tuesday, Minister of Health and Wellness Kevin Bernard will be presenting a paper to Cabinet that ask to have the curfew removed and other restrictions eased. He confirmed to News Five today that the official announcement will be made to the public on the changes later this week. But even if curfew goes, the […]
Prime Minister John Briceño says he will support the removal of curfew. He confirms that there won’t be a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, but that a retreat will be held later this week when the proposal by Health Minister Kevin Bernard will be presented. PM Briceño says that he has been a proponent for its […]
In speaking about the relaxing of COVID restrictions, Minister Kevin Bernard also spoke about the Ministry of Health and Wellness now focusing on getting paediatric vaccines in country. As it currently stands, forty-nine percent of the population aged twelve and older are fully vaccinated. Among those unvaccinated are predominantly primary school children between five and […]
Wear masks or no expo – that’s the message being sent to the Mennonite community of Spanish Lookout, who will be hosting an expo from March third to the fifth. Thousands of persons usually attend this event to take advantage of the great deals, but there is concern that area residents are not adhering to […]
Today, the Cleopatra White Poly Clinic in Belize City got a new designation as a “Smart” Healthcare facility. The changes are the result of a project supported by the U.K. Government and PAHO. The three million U.S. dollars invested was for improvements to infrastructure and equipment, and in building the capacity of those employed at […]
The upgrade to five health care facilities in Belize brings into sharp focus the need for infrastructure improvements across the country. Minister of Health and Wellness, Kevin Bernard says that he is going to seek funding to retrofit and upgrade the Southern Regional Hospital, the Northern Regional Hospital as well as the Karl Heusner Memorial […]
Some quarters of the tourism industry had criticized the Belize Tourism Board for introducing mandatory travel insurance. For eighteen dollars U.S., it covers hotel stays and medical treatment of tourists who fall sick with COVID once they enter Belize. But less than two weeks after the implementation of the scheme, B.T.B. Director, Evan Tillett, says […]
There have been photos circulating of long lines of tourists waiting to be processed at the Philip Goldson International Airport on Saturday. Some blamed the Belize Tourism Board’s recent mandate of mandatory travel insurance as the cause for the bottleneck. But B.T.B. Director, Evan Tillett, told News Five today that the long lines, particularly on […]
“They were led like sheep to the slaughter”. That is what the Minister of Youth, Sports and Transportation, Rodwell Ferguson, had to say about the Senior Women’s National Football Team in their match against Panama over the weekend. The game ended in a painful eight-nil defeat against team Belize. After the match, Minister Ferguson made […]
During the interview, Minister Ferguson pitched the idea of paying athletes to train so that they can spend more time in training. This has always been a complaint of athletes in Belize. Internationally, they go up against teams whose players spend the majority of the year in training. Minister Ferguson says he is prepared to […]
This morning members of the media were at the National Assembly, but not to cover a House Meeting. This time, they were participating in a consultation on an amendment to the Defamation Act that governs libel and slander. It is an important issue for both traditional media houses, or mainstream media, and newer online-only entities. […]
