There is a common condition, mostly among women, that can go undetected. It is treatable with minor surgery, but when it is undiagnosed, it can lead to serious complications. Stones in the gall bladder can be caused by the use of contraceptives by women, but there are healthy practices to minimize the risks of developing […]
The deplorable and filthy conditions of the holding cells at the Queen Street Police Station have shocked many. The images show the deteriorating detention cells and the unsanitary restroom conditions, which have moved the Human Rights Commission to speak out. On Tuesday, Vice President of the Human Rights Commission of Belize Kevin Arthurs said that […]
Several families in Belama Phase Four were ordered, via letters on Monday, to vacate their houses. Earlier in the month, the residents of this area were told that they were illegally occupying the piece of land which is owned by Asian businessman, Alex Chang of Fen Lan Development. The letter tells the residents that they […]
Mexico’s former President, Vicente Fox, was on a brief visit today. Fox’s visit was unannounced, but the government offered him courtesies. A very short release says the fifty-fifth president met with Prime Minister Barrow. That meeting was at the Laing building and Fox was accompanied by friends who are businessmen and potential investors. The photos […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says he wants to rebuild the trust with the public. He is going about that by opening up his doors to members of the public, providing a listening ear to their concerns as it relates to safety and security and the work of the police department. ComPol Williams reopened an […]
There’s a new grassroots organization in town. The members call themselves “Belize Economical Freedom Fighters.” It is being led by a name that you may recognize – Raymond Rivers. He says that this group will tackle economic disparities and corruption in Belize. Today, when we ran into Rivers and his colleague, they say that one […]
Tonight it is with heavy hearts that we report the passing of Jaylen Young. We reported last week on the ten-year-old who was battling a cancerous tumor which was growing fast on his brain stem. Many visited with him after our story was aired to lift his spirits, but his health deteriorated quickly and we […]
This morning, the Social Security Board handed over a cheque for thirty-thousand dollars to the Kidney Association of Belize. The monies have been earmarked to boost the association’s education awareness campaign in the prevention of chronic kidney disease. Vice President, Genevieve Baptist, told News Five that the monies will also be used for screening and […]
Speak Up! It’s the first-of-its-kind public forum to openly address the prevalent issue of domestic violence. Organized by the Belize City Council, the conference provides a platform to break the silence by acknowledging how domestic violence negatively impacts society. At four o’clock this evening, dozens of attendees converged on Swift Hall where Mayor Bernard Wagner […]
Over ninety thousand dollars in eyewear will be distributed to high school students at twelve high schools across the country. The donation is courtesy of Courts Optical Centre, which tested the eyes of about a thousand students and selected over two hundred to benefit from the programme. Students at two high schools in Belize City […]
There is an ongoing investigation into what caused the building at B.A.L. to go up in flames. The Belize Aquaculture Limited processing plant caught fire on Monday evening. Employees reported seeing smoke penetrating the roof. Fire officials were called but the blaze had taken a life of its own, consuming the entire structure. The inferno […]
Fortunately for the residents, the danger posed by the fire and smoke at B.A.L. was not significant enough to require evacuation. That, however, did not stop the National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO, from getting into motion in that area. According to NEMO’s Southern Regional Coordinator, Keith Emmanuel, committees in three villages were activated to assist […]
For weeks, a developer in Belize City and the Department of Environment, have been entangled in a dispute. Businessman, Dion Zabaneh, according to the Department of the Environment has not been complying with an order to stop reclaiming sea front in the Caribbean Shores area where he intends to construct. It all came to a […]
The United Democratic Party has taken the official position to support taking Guatemala’s claim on Belize to the International Court of Justice for final resolution. A release from the party says that a National Party Council met on Saturday in Belize City where, among other party business, the matter of submitting the Guatemalan claim to […]
Months ago, the hilltop property and home of the Public Service Union in Belmopan was sold to Simplex Designs in Corozal, owned by a Chinese businessman. The property was retailed at four hundred thousand dollars, even though the union has been headquartered at that location for almost two decades and has invested over two hundred […]
Former Cabinet Secretary Anthony Sylvester Senior passed away this morning after ailing for some time. Sylvester Senior slipped into a coma and at the time of his death, was at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Sylvester Senior was the consummate career public officer who rose through the ranks; he was named permanent secretary and ultimately […]
And to a case of sudden death. Police say that the man who was found dead inside a hotel room in Belize City died of natural causes. Forty-seven-year-old American National Jernal Rommel Cannon was found lifeless inside a hotel room at the Ramada Belize City Princess Hotel on Sunday night. The authorities were notified at […]
Former Boundary Commissioner Lindsay Belisle is adding to the I.C.J. debate through a different perspective. Belisle, who is also an international surveyor, is supporting a NO vote and is warning the government that, “The 1859 Treaty does not give title to Belize’s eight-eight-sixty-seven.” In fact, Belisle explains that taking the claim to the I.C.J. is […]
Belisle went further to state that the one of the discrepancies he identified in the 1859 Treaty is that the location of the Aguas Turbias does not correspond to the coordinates in the treaty. He says that if the 1859 Treaty is Belize’s trump card in our case against Guatemala’s claim then the government and […]
The situation continues to deteriorate in Venezuela where Opposition Leader Juan Guaido claims he is the interim president and has the support of the U.S., Canada and other countries. On January tenth, when Nicolas Maduro started a new term as president, Belize abstained from voting on a resolution by the Organization of American States to […]
We are one hundred and four days away from the April tenth I.C.J. Referendum. The Belize Referendum Commission is the official body in charge in carrying out a proper and well-resourced referendum campaign. The People’s United Party is demanding that the education campaign be re-designed, managed and implemented by a well-resourced, independent commission. The government […]
Guatemala’s claim over Belize has lingered over the country and its people for more than two centuries. The territorial dispute has divided the country especially when it comes to deciding whether we should submit the claim to the International Court of Justice for final resolution. Belizeans will make that decision on April tenth and according […]
Today, the Customs and Excise Department joined the rest of the world to observe World Customs Day. The World Customs Organization is dedicating 2019 to the swift and smooth cross-border movement of goods, people and means of transport, with the slogan “SMART borders for seamless Trade, Travel and Transport.” Belize Customs, as a member of […]
If you’ve ever travelled through the borders or pass through the P.G.I.A., you would’ve come in contact with the Customs and Excise Department. Their role is to check for uncustomed goods, as well as to collect excise and duties for the government. And if you’ve never been taxed when coming into the country, then you […]
There is a raging social media debate over B.F.L.A.’s decision to hold a fellatio workshop. The Belize Family Life Association is an N.G.O. that focuses exclusively on sexual and reproductive health and rights. According to its website, sexual and reproductive health care is not simply a matter of imparting information about sexually transmitted infections or […]
