The Government side was hard-put to defend the bill, with Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte accusing the opposition of playing politics with the issue. Dr. Carla Barnett pointed out that Government has issued no guarantee for the project and is not otherwise involved beyond the legislation. It had already done the kind of inspection necessary to […]
It is the sole province of the senate to accede to the ratification of international treaties and conventions signed by Belize in order for them to be ratified. At this morning’s meeting the senate considered three such treaties: the Protocol Amending the CARICOM Agreement on Social Security; the Amendment to Annex Three of the Agreement […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow was dismissive of statements made by the Senator for Non-Governmental Organizations, Osmany Salas, concerning the importance of re-registration to our national political system. While not engaging directly with the P.M., Salas re-emphasized that with the Guatemala I.C.J. referendum coming; Belize must get its house in order and clean up the voters’ […]
Is the Taiwanese Embassy meddling in the affairs of government? It’s a suspicion that many in the Belize Chinese Association are grappling with tonight, reportedly following a decision by the Barrow administration not to waive a sum of sixty-six thousand dollars in visa fees for a visiting group of thirty-three visually impaired Chinese performers. The […]
Reports have been circulating that the chairman of the Belize Airports Authority resigned. According to Prime Minister Dean Barrow, it may have been based on concerns raised by an ex-employee, though it is not clear if these concerns have to do with misappropriation of funds. But the Minister in charge of Civil Aviation, Manuel Heredia […]
Speaking about the BAA, there have been concerns about the travel tax that was implemented, particularly so for Tropic Air, which had some regional flights that they had to suspend. The Belize Tourism Industry Association has also issued a statement because the tax does not foster development of the domestic airline. It stressed for intervention […]
Four students from across the country were awarded scholarships today courtesy of the Belize Tourism Board. They are all pursuing degrees in various areas of tourism and the overall value of the awards provided to the 2017-2018 cohort is approximately thirty-one thousand dollars. News Five’s Duane Moody was at a brief ceremony at the B.T.B. […]
Businessman John Zabaneh is a well-known entrepreneur in South Stann Creek whose ventures, including Mayan King Limited, Mid-south Investments Limited, Belize Chemicals Limited and Crown Paradise Enterprises were all flagged by the U.S. Treasury back in 2012. Those companies were designated as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers and were sanctioned based on U.S. foreign policy and […]
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Lisa Shoman appears to have stepped on a few toes last week after writing an open letter to Prime Minister Dean Barrow, appealing to him to distance himself from comments made by Wilfred Elrington. Foreign Minister Elrington repeated in a news interview on August sixteenth, as he has said several times […]
Maheia also spoke to News Five about the re-registration campaign as it relates to the referendum to attend the International Court of Justice to resolve the Guatemalan claim. The Belize Progressive Party of which the BTV’s Maheia is deputy leader, recently met the United Nations Advisory mission visiting Belize to discuss the Guatemalan referendum expected […]
A post mortem on the body of thirty-year-old Dwayne Almendarez was conducted this afternoon in Belize City and certified that the Yo Creek resident died as a result of complications related to gunshot injuries. Almendarez was mortally wounded during a shooting incident in the Orange Walk District last week which involved a customs officer on […]
Belize City will host the United Democratic Party’s next convention to select a municipal slate for the 2018 elections due in March this coming Sunday. The headline is the mayoral race, the first since 2011, as incumbent councilors Dion Leslie and Philip Willoughby go head-to-head for votes. But whoever wins will be counting on the […]
There was a fatal traffic accident today on the Stann Creek Valley Road in southern Belize that claimed the life of a seven-year-old Dangriga student. Around eleven-thirty this morning, Janey Bailey and her grandmother, forty-seven-year-old Jacklyn Jacobs, alighted a passenger bus between miles three and four on the Hummingbird Highway. When Janey tried to cross […]
There was a shooting on Monday night in Belize City in which an eighteen-year-old man was shot once to the right thigh. But that is all we can report tonight because, according to police, the victim is not cooperating with investigators.
On Monday, the Government of Belize, through the Ministry of Works and Transport, signed a multimillion-dollar road rehabilitation project for Santa Elena Town. Valued at fewer than seven million dollars, the construction contract was successfully won by Belize Roadway Construction Limited to carry out drainage and pavement works on the George Price Highway between Three […]
The Ministry of Health has confirmed two further cases of suspected ciguatera poisoning, reported by persons who ate barracuda fish from the Turneffe Islands. A release states that this fish has been the sole carrier of the ciguatoxin or poison, but warns that the contaminated fish does not have any odor or taste and the […]
A new ticket purchasing procedure comes into effect on August twenty-eighth, for visitors wanting to experience the Nohoch Che’en and Altun Ha archaeological reserves. As of Monday, all tour groups, those consisting of eight or more guests, as well as groups of fifteen, visiting Nohoch Che’en and Altun Ha, respectively, will have to pay for […]
It’s wait and see for the Belize Network of Non-Governmental Organizations regarding government’s announced intention to place in law an indefinite moratorium on activities leading up to offshore oil exploration in Belizean territorial waters and the exclusive economic zone. The BNN points to its own resolution which additionally calls for the matter to be taken […]
September ninth’s Carnival Road March will be returning to the Marion Jones Sporting Complex for the first time in many years, but it will take a new route to get there. The Belize City Council and the Carnival Association hosted the press at City Hall this afternoon to provide an update on their plans along […]
And what will Carnival itself look like? We took the opportunity to ask the Association’s president, Patrick Thompson, about the run-up to the event and he says it will be bigger, brighter and more colorful than ever. We also spoke to the appointed grand marshal of this year’s event, Stanley Lizama. Patrick Thompson, Vice […]
The National Song Competition takes place this Saturday in Dangriga and preparations are underway for Belizean artists to showcase their musical talents ahead of the annual September Celebrations. The event, says Neil Hall, will see the participation of singers from across the country. Neil Hall, Communications Director, NICH “That’s going to be in Dangriga. […]
Last week, it was singer’s choice, but tonight, the final five contestants in the quarterfinal round of KTV the Remix will be taking on classic tunes from one of the most respected music empires in U.S. history – Motown Records in the 1960’s and ‘70s. Tonight, the audience at the Bliss and viewers at home […]
They were first mentioned to Prime Minister Dean Barrow a few weeks ago, at which time he claimed not to have seen them. But one hundred and eighteen leaked documents from the Lands Department reveal another land grab by members of the family of former minister Gaspar Vega on Ramsey Caye and the Spanish Creek […]
And perhaps in acknowledgement of the continued problems in the Ministry of Natural Resources, Prime Minister Dean Barrow brought three bills to the House on Friday for first reading. The Land Utilization Amendment Bill strengthens the membership of the Land Subdivision and Utilization Authority; a second amendment to the Registered Land Act establishes the Land […]
The Belize Airports Authority was featured in a patronage scandal in 2014, when then-Minister in charge Edmond Castro was discovered to have used its funds for work in his Belize Rural North constituency. While in that instance the entire board resigned and control was transferred to Manuel Heredia Junior’s Tourism Ministry, the authority is back […]
