The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Workers Union is coming down hard on the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital. The union has written a stern letter, scolding C.E.O. Michelle Cox-Hoare for a memorandum, dated June twenty-eighth, in which she told the hospital staff that the K.H.M.H. Authority cannot legally pay pension. Staff members were told […]
Seventeen years ago, a historic building in the heart of the city was consumed by fire. The loss was immeasurable, wiping out part of history that came with the colonial Paslow building. At the time, a clerk was charged with deliberately setting the fire, but the case fell apart. The building was rich with history […]
School children all over the country are finding ways to keep busy during their holidays. There is no shortage of summer programmes and today we headed out to the Department of Youth Services where their camp is teaching a number of relevant and fun activities in a safe environment. There is Mandarin for those who […]
In 2016, Belize signed on the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, UNCAC. Since then, government has been tasked with its implementation through the office of the Attorney General. But the carrying out of this process is not limited to the public sector. In fact, it includes civil society, as well as the business community. On […]
Reports emerging from within the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital say that staff members are up in arms after they were told that the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority cannot legally pay pension. The staff learnt of this situation by way of an international memo dated June twenty-eighth. The memo was issued after the authority engaged […]
Forty-six-year-old American tourist Jemma Paybarrah died while out on tour in southern Belize. Police say the tourist was at sea when she drowned. On Friday afternoon around three o’clock, a tour guide reported to police that he had a group of tourist out at sea when they realized Paybarrah was missing. A boater found her […]
Round three of the village council elections was held on Sunday. Forty-three villages countrywide participated with thousands of persons electing representatives from both major political parties and independent candidates to the village councils. Elections in the villages were not always seen as political but now both political parties are reporting gains in the rural communities. […]
G.O.B. is in the process of establishing a policy that specifically addresses the issue of cyber security. A two-day workshop on cyber security was organized by the Ministry of National Security in collaboration with the Public Utilities Commission, the United Kingdom-based Global Partners Digital and the Organization of American States to further enhance a strategy that would streamline the […]
On Sunday representatives from Belize and Mexico met at the border bridge of Subteniente Lopez to commemorate the 1893 Spencer-Mariscal Treaty. This year is the one hundred and twenty-sixth anniversary of the treaty which established the boundaries of both countries. Beyond that, the event also celebrates the many years of excellent bi-lateral relations and friendliness […]
B.T.L.’s tax dilemma is very much a topic of interest, despite the company’s position that it is up to speed with its monthly G.S.T. payments. Since we broke the story of the purported twenty-nine million-dollar debt owed by the telecoms provider in general sales tax, there has been public outcry, including open criticism by the […]
As for his unforeseen notice of departure, Schreiber was also careful in his response, thanking B.T.L.’s board of directors for the chance to turn the company around and steer it in a new direction. His contract of a cool half a million Belize dollars with salaries and perks was just two and a half years […]
Businessman, Alex Chang, through his attorney Brandon Usher of Williams Law Firm, has commenced legal action against eight families. Those eight families, Chang contends, are illegally occupying his one point six-six acres of land situated in Belama Phase Four. As we have been reporting, in January Chang served some thirty families with a notice of […]
According to Usher, the land in question; Parcel 1999, was privately acquired in 1991 and has remained in private hands. The owner, he says, is Lu Tsu-Tieh. In order to amicably settle the dispute, Usher says a contract was shared with the Area Representative for Freetown, Francis Fonseca, for him to take back to the […]
At the Bliss this afternoon, eight delegates who made the cut to compete to represent Belize at Miss Universe Pageant were introduced and News Five was there. The line-up of beauties includes aspiring young ladies from here in the country as well as Belizeans living in the diaspora. Months of preparation will lead to the […]
Miss Universe Belize 2018, Jenelli Fraser, will be gracing the international stage once again, this time as the Belizean delegate for the La Reina de la Costa Maya pageant set for July twenty-sixth on La Isla Bonita, San Pedro. The twenty-seven-year-old has been selected and gears are in full swing as she prepares to compete […]
The Welcome Resource Center is an N.G.O. that assists the mentally ill, as well as the homeless population in Belize. The center, which is located in Belize City, offers its participants a hot lunch, shower and a change of clothing. It also engages the participants in programmes throughout the day to keep them occupied in […]
We’ve reported before about the shortage of blood at the Blood Bank where earlier this year the shortage has put elective surgeries on hold. Now, there has always been a challenge in getting voluntary blood donors and so often times the bank’s supply dips when there is a surge in violent incidents. And so to […]
On Sunday, June thirtieth, the final day of Pride Month, police officer Ralph Gillett was put in a chokehold while being a victim of homophobic insults. Gillett was arrested after being involved in a scandalous brawl with a couple of women inside a water taxi in Caye Caulker. The fight was over seating space. The […]
After the brawl, several witnesses went to the Caye Caulker Police station to file a statement of what they saw. They, however, were turned away and prohibited to enter the police station. Women Police Officer, Arbunie Claire attempted to file a witnessed statement but according to reports, she was manhandled and thrown in jail. During […]
The Caribbean Festival of Arts is held biennially across member CARICOM states and this year, the event will be held in Trinidad and Tobago. Hundreds of persons in the creative and performing arts will converge to showcase the best of the best in areas of fashion, visual arts, dance, music and the like. The event […]
According to Greg Vernon, with support from the National Institute of Culture and History, they are now trying to source funding for airfares and lodging for the contingent that will represent Belize at CARIFESTA. Greg Vernon, Director, ICA “It will be the government of Belize; we are also looking at the airlines, the private […]
This Sunday at the B.T.L. Park in Belize City, the Belize Olympic Committee is bringing together all its member federations and associations to put off an Olympic Day. Held under the theme, “Move, Learn and Discover,” it’s an opportunity for Belizeans to know more about the various sporting disciplines that are currently practiced in the […]
A first of its kind memorandum of understanding was signed this afternoon between the National Institute of Culture and History and the Belize Audio Visual Industry Association. The M.O.U. paves the way for both organizations to develop and promote the film industry in Belize as a viable, sustainable industry. Since 2008, BAVIA and NICH, through […]
The film and audio visual sector has been recognised by the government for about twenty years and Belize was one of the first countries within the Caribbean and Central American regions to appoint a film commissioner in 1998. According to NICH President, Sapna Budhrani, Belize’s economy has benefitted financially from the film industry through an […]
Opposition Leader John Briceño has written to Prime Minister Dean Barrow, requesting the results of the ongoing audit by the Department of General Sales Tax of B.T.L.’s financials. Briceño is also asking the P.M. for a copy of a letter purportedly sent by B.T.L. Chair Nestor Vasquez to Financial Secretary Joseph Waight seeking G.S.T. waiver […]
