House Speaker Laura Tucker Longsworth responded to Briceño’s letter today, saying that his statements are misleading and the facts are misrepresented. Longsworth tells Briceño that on October fourth, as the five write-off motions were moved on Friday, August sixteenth and should have been debated forthwith. Longsworth continues to say that she looked on both sides […]
About a week and a half ago, former City Administrator Candice Miller won a case against the City Council for wrongful termination. The current P.U.P. administration believes that Miller was derelict in her duties in three instances back in 2018 when there was a changing of the guard at City Hall. Miller was first suspended […]
But as the issue of compensation to the former City Administrator looms over the council, there is still another elephant in the room. A million-dollar claim by Belize Waste Control is pending and the council is nowhere close to addressing it. Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner sidelined that question, but stuck to the issue that […]
Single and unemployed women of the Mesopotamia Division will be able to take on sewing to generate income for themselves and boost economic activity in the division. Today, a centre was opened in the division creating new opportunities to the women. The P.U.P. Standard Bearer, Doctor Candice Pitts, says the facility is one through which […]
These days City Councillor Doctor Candice Pitts has been on the ground in the Mesopotamia constituency, which is considered a stronghold for the United Democratic Party under senior minister Michael Finnegan. Finnegan is stepping down and is grooming understudy and son of Prime Minister, Shyne Barrow, to take over the reins in the division. Today […]
Candice Pitts came to the political scene in 2018 when she ran and won her seat as councillor in the Belize City Council under the P.U.P. banner. Now, Pitts is aspiring for higher office and first set her eyes on Port Loyola, but that opportunity was shutdown and Gilroy Usher Senior was endorsed by Party […]
The Hand in Hand Ministries handed over its thirty-second house for this year. The new home was built in Ladyville and the keys were presented to the owner this afternoon at a handing over ceremony. This house was funded by the Heritage Bank. Reporter Andrea Polanco shares more in the following story. Andrea Polanco, […]
The Belize Scout Association held a pile driving ceremony today on site of where its new headquarters will be built. The “Sir Colville N. Young Building” will serve as the Scout Association of Belize’s first ever base, which will include a conference room and a scout supplies shop. As we showed you back in February […]
A FIFA sponsored beach soccer course is underway at the Football Federation of Belize Headquarters in Belmopan. About twenty-one coaches from across the country are actively taking part. The train the coaches’ exercise is to providing the basic techniques and strategies of beach soccer, which the F.F.B. will venture into, as part of its official […]
Thirty-six children have been preparing to participate in a Children’s Parliament to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Children next month. The event is to have children demonstrate two key rights, to share their opinions and to take part in matters relating to them. The Children’s Parliament will be […]
This week is being dedicated to raise awareness on the importance of vaccines in preventing diseases and protecting public health. Hand hygiene is an easy and effective way to prevent the spread of infections according to the Ministry of Health. News Five’s Hipolito Novelo reports on an activity held today to mark International Infection Prevention […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams sustained minor injuries in a traffic mishap in Chile, where he is attending the eighty-eighth Interpol General Assembly. Williams suffered from a sprain right knee when the vehicle he was travelling in was involved in a collision with a car that abruptly changed lanes without indicating. In a post, Williams […]
It is confirmed that Doctor Colin Young will be moving to the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre in early January 2020. Young, we reported some time ago, is demitting office at Social Security Board where he has been since January 2017. Previous to that, he served as C.E.O. for the Ministry of Agriculture as well […]
A digital education programme was launched today by the Ministry of Education in partnership with the OAS and two foundations. Eleven rural schools will be equipped with tablets, laptops and projectors as well as digital content in Math, English and Life Skills. The programme will teach the participating students to effectively use the information technology […]
Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas for days in early September causing loss of life and devastating damage to the islands of Obaco and Grand Bahamas. The Belize Electricity Limited is deploying a team to assist the Bahamas Power and Light with restoration efforts on Abaco Island. Team members: Leroy Matura, Brian Gentle, Gregory Kerr, Alfeo […]
Statistics are important in our daily lives; it keeps us accurately informed with what is taking place all over. The Statistical Institute of Belize, which one of the major agencies dedicated go collecting data, hosted an exhibition to show why it is essential to be in the know in the various sectors of national life. […]
A hasty land transaction that appears questionable to many in Belmopan is raising eyebrows and causing outrage. A few weeks ago the Belmopan City Council gave the order to de-reserve a large portion of land along the Phillip Goldson Boulevard. The land was reserved for expansion of the boulevard but the council decided to survey […]
Inspector of Police David McKoy was today called to the bar. It is a significant accomplishment for the young officer who says that he is better equipped to serve the Police Department. McKoy’s journey spanned over eight years from his days at Wesley Junior College to Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica. McKoy says he’ll […]
A top heavy delegation is on a visit to Taiwan signalling the strength of relations with that country that has been shaken by the loss of two allies in recent times. The delegation includes. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Patrick Faber, Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Manuel Heredia and Minister of Transport […]
Belize will soon see the establishment of industrial hemp production. The Attorney General’s Ministry has been working on the legal framework that will help to regulate the industry. But, hemp, like its relative marijuana, is not without controversy. Some quarters believe that hemp, like marijuana, may have negative effects on humans. But supporters of the […]
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales addressed the General Debate at the seventy-fourth, General Assembly of the United Nation earlier this month for the last time before demitting office. The outgoing Guatemala President spoke on the relations between Guatemala and Belize. That issue also formed part of the presentation by Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington. Elrington told the […]
Morales devoted much of his speech and time bashing the United Nations-backed International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). Last year, President Jimmy Morales did not approve the renewal of the mandate and expelled the commissioners of the CICIG which has brought down a Guatemalan president and vice president, as well as other high-ranking officials. […]
Twenty-nine-year-old Tracy Mackinnon says that the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is giving her a hard time to settle a claim against the national referral hospital. In May 2017, Mackinnon was admitted to the Emergency Department of the K.H.M.H. after she was experiencing abdominal pain while seven months pregnant. She was later sent to the maternity […]
The original offer was increased to seventeen thousand dollars but the settlement has not been completed as yet. According to Mackinnon, she was later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and the K.H.M.H.A. has failed to recognize her diagnosis. Tracy Mackinnon, Complainant “I started to go through that depression and all of that. It is […]
The death of Nestor Vasquez Junior in July following a violent attack inside a holding cell at the Queen Street Police Station, has brought into sharp focus the need for additional support when it comes to dealing with mental health patients. Vasquez was placed inside the cell with a mentally ill person who was taken […]
