Prime Minister Dean Barrow has called a press conference for Wednesday morning. It is known that the purpose is to reveal a declaration signed by former foreign ministers, including from the P.U.P., who support taking the territorial dispute to the I.C.J. Now, the ex-ministers known to support going to the I.C.J. are Lisa Shoman, Godfrey Smith, […]
The Elections and Boundaries Department says they are getting ready for the April tenth referendum. Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai says that the registration cut-off date for persons who want to vote in the I.C.J. Referendum is March tenth. Tamai says that they are buying the equipment needed and are also ironing out the logistics […]
The Belize City Council today displayed twenty-four new motor vehicles which were purchased as part of the council’s plan to address congested traffic flows, citizen security in the city and enhance the council’s productivity in several departments. The council entered into a payment agreement with Caribbean Motors for twelve motorcycles at an estimated cost of […]
After the ceremony, Mayor Bernard Wagner fielded questions from the media and one of the topics was the location of Pier One Bar. The infamous establishment received negative reviews after an all-out brawl broke out weeks before someone was shot and killed there. The primary concern is that the bar is located at B.T.L. Park, […]
Mayor Bernard Wagner was also asked about the state of Holy Emmanuel Street in the Gungulung area. After Mayor Wagner and his team took over management of the city, it was promised that Holy Emmanuel Street will be rehabilitated. Works have yet to commence because, according to the Mayor, it’s a long term project which […]
In an interview with the press today, Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai gave an update on the status of the re-registration. Last year, a three-month mass re-registration exercise ran through the summer and concluded in September. The Elections and Boundaries Department started the continuous registration process in December for which applications are still being accepted. […]
And what about ID cards for those who have registered months ago? Well, the Elections and Boundaries Department says they are a little behind with the distribution since they haven’t been print. Josephine Tamai says that they hope to have most of the identification cards ready in a few weeks and they will be informing […]
From crime to the International Court of Justice….The I.C.J. referendum to be conducted on April tenth is now knocking at the front door. It is only three months away. Belizeans will either vote yes or no to take the Guatemalan claim to The Hague or not vote at all. These are the three options on […]
The start of 2019 was a bloody one, with a shocking five homicides. Uncle Sam has taken note and on Friday, the U.S. Department of State issued a level two travel advisory for Americans who are considering visiting Belize. The travel advisory is due to the increase in crime and it recommends its citizens to […]
Deputy Mayor Franklin Polonio and Councilor Kevin Choc are back in the fold after being reinstated to the Punta Gorda Town Council. This follows their short-lived resignation on Friday when they tendered a joint letter of resignation to Mayor Ashton McKenzie. Both men ran successfully on the United Democratic Party slate in March 2018 under […]
But how did it get to this point? In the past, we have reported on OCEANA, the Fisheries Department and other conservation groups advocating for alternative fishing methods for fishers. Recently, a group of fishers came forward saying that they want to continue to use gillnets and that a ban would threaten their livelihood. OCEANA’s […]
Guatemala is pulling out of the U.N. International Commission Against Impunity, known as CICIG. The announcement was made today by Guatemala’s Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel Polanco after meeting with UN’s Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Jovel accused the group and its members of politicizing its work, violating Guatemala’s sovereignty, failing to respect the presumption of innocence and […]
The Ministry of Health has begun investigating the untimely death of eleven-week-old baby boy, Dion Woodeye Junior. The baby died at the Corozal Community Hospital on December thirty-first, 2018. His mother Leah Miller and father Dion Woodeye Senior took the baby to the hospital after he started suffering from diarrhea and excessive vomiting. They took […]
According to Doctor Manzanero, if the investigation reveals some level of negligence on behalf of the hospital’s staff, the culpable person or persons will be held accountable. On the Phone: Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “If we find that any particular level of responsibility wasn’t adhered to then specific action may be […]
A toddler who was hit by a vehicle driven by a Gang Suppression Unit officer has beaten the odds. While two-year-old Tevin Cacho remains hospitalized, his prognosis is good and he continues to make remarkable recovery. In mid-December, the child was hit by the GSU vehicle patrolling the Iguana Street area; onlookers had to lift […]
There is a report tonight from Punta Gorda that two persons resigned from their post at the City Council. It involves the Deputy Mayor, Franklin Polonio and councillor Kevin Choc. Both are said to have serious differences with the mayor in the aftermath of the U.D.P. convention in which the candidate they supported lost. At […]
Every year there is some level of public outcry by cane farmers in respect to the deplorable state of sugar roads in the Corozal and Orange Walk Districts. And in recent years, the government has been allocating three hundred thousand dollars for each district to be used for the upgrading of the roads. But annually, […]
There is a shortage of blood supply and some elective surgeries will be put on hold because of low blood banks. Today, when we spoke with Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero, he confirmed that while there has always been a challenge in getting voluntary blood donors, the road traffic accidents and gun violence […]
A couple months ago, we reported on the growing concerns about certain brands of medication not available in country due to measures implemented by the Ministry of Health in 2018. Brodies was one of the importers that was affected because the products did not meet labeling standards. In recent weeks, reports have been made that […]
The Bar Association is offering free legal advice as part of an outreach effort to persons who may not otherwise be able to afford the services of the country’s top lawyers. The complimentary clinic began in November of last year and will continue through the month of January. On Monday, members of the fraternity will […]
According to Secretary Iliana Swift, the Bar Association has held clinics in three of the six districts and plans to do the Belize, Stann Creek and Toledo Districts in the days ahead. Iliana Swift, Secretary, Bar Association of Belize “It’s members of our association, various attorneys that will be out in these districts and […]
Well-known Belizean historian Joseph Sampson, distinguished in academia, as well as in political life, has passed away. The former Mayor of Dangriga who served under the People’s United Party between 1997 and 1998, died on Thursday evening. Originally from Sawai [Sah-Why] Street, the respected lecturer served his community as a youth organizer and as national […]
There is an ongoing dispute in San Pedro as it relates to the use of the terminal on the lagoon side. The Sunset Boardwalk Project, valued at over six million dollars and funded through the Sustainable Tourism Programme, includes the San Pedro Water Terminal with docking facilities for water vessels transporting persons to and from […]
News Five has been reliably informed that the dredging of the lagoon will cost almost two million Belize dollars to be completed and if local water taxis do not use the facility, the project will be deemed a white elephant. Currently, the operators have been docking at their own piers to the front of the […]
Belize National Teachers Union President Elena Smith says that the union is not backing down from its rejection of the school managements docking of teachers salaries for November seventh. The teachers were out of the classrooms that day because they were demonstrating in Belmopan about hardship allowances, among other issues. Well, the hardship matter is […]
