When Hurricane Earl passed through Belize on August third the B.D.F. suffered substantial damage to their structures including the main store that houses the military equipment and also several roof and houses were damaged on the compound. The infrastructural damage was estimated to be over a million dollars. Well, three months later the B.D.F. are […]
A training center was launched today as a welcome addition to the police station on Queen Street in Belize City. The facility was previously abandoned, but has now been converted into a space to be used by the Eastern Division North to hone the skills of officers in areas other than law enforcement. News Five’s […]
Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was noticeably absent from this afternoon’s inauguration. In fact, the Officer Commanding Eastern Division South has been a no-show at several events hosted by his cross-town counterparts. Today, the media asked ACP Dezerie Phillips what’s up with the top cop’s absence. Reporter “We repeatedly see events at North […]
The late Zebedee “Sonny” Pitterson felt the call to minister to members of his community. In addition to his popular bakery, Sunnyside on Racecourse Street, in 1994 he opened the “Feed My Sheep Kitchen” on East Collet Canal. He fed hundreds of children and lesser-privileged persons for over twenty years until his passing in 2014. […]
November second is observed as “Dia de Los Muertos” or the “Day of the dead” across Mexico, primarily in the central and southern parts. This celebration coincides with the Catholic holiday called All Souls and All Saints Day, but the indigenous people have combined this with their own traditional beliefs of honoring the dead. Here […]
The newest airline to begin flights to be Belize is WestJet. The flights will be originating from a new destination; that being Toronto, Canada twice for the week. WestJet’s first flight arrived on Saturday and aside from tourism, it is expected to boost the economy. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting For […]
A Nightmare on Fort Street. It’s the name of a Halloween weekend event that took place at the popular nightclub Sit and Sip. An incident which occurred outside of the establishment following the dance could have easily resulted in a real-life frightening experience. That’s because well-known U.D.P. supporter Douglas Grant Junior was seen brandishing a […]
Grant has since issued a release refuting the claims made by Ferguson. In the statement issued by Grant this afternoon, he says, “luckily, a police patrol arrived on the scene at which point Chicken Dread was restrained and an officer requested my licensed firearm which I immediately gave to him. He asked if I had […]
The Belize National Teacher’s Union held another protest on Saturday, several days after its members resumed classes and ending an eleven-day strike. The demonstration this time around did not enjoy a massive turnout in terms of participation. But why? Still yet, the leadership of the union says that the message is loud and clear – […]
But shortly that case, Peyrefitte was back in court for a case brought against him by Cayo South area representative, Julius Espat. In late August, Espat was removed by force from the House of Representatives at the behest of Speaker Peyrefitte. The media was also roughed up and instructed to vacate the gallery as pandemonium […]
Since the incident, Espat confirmed that his four-thousand-dollar monthly salary has been withdrawn. There has not been any House meeting since August, but Espat believes the ugly incident constitutes an illegal act and as such he is not only fighting to return to the House but he also wants his constituents to be heard. After […]
Last Tuesday, cabinet officially suspended seismic testing that was being conducted offshore by an international company, TGS. Reeling from scandal to scandal and following a remarkable manifestation of people’s power, government bowed to pressure from environmentalists as well as residents on San Pedro and Caye Caulker who were vocal about the potential risks to the […]
The Minister of Tourism also provided an update on Harvest Caye in southern Belize. After hiccups along the way, the Norwegian Cruise Line cruise tourism Project is about to come on stream complete with a docking facility. Heredia says the investment by NCL has transformed the island. Manuel Heredia Jr., Minister of Tourism “That […]
A criminal and an internal investigation are ongoing at the Eastern Division South of the Police Department after officers shot a minor on Saturday. Around six p.m., police observed a fourteen year old in the area of Curassow Street; he had escaped from youth hostel and was being sought by police. The minor was pursued […]
The eleventh edition of the Belize International Film Festival will be held from November tenth to the thirteenth. The international festival brings in international judges to select the winners of music videos, feature narrative films, feature length and short documentaries, as well as short films. While the other categories see participants from around the world, […]
Across the country today, teachers formed long lines in various banks and credit unions and collected a full month’s wage, despite an eleven-day strike a few weeks ago. That’s because government has chosen to pay their total salaries for October, while respective school managements put together a list of names for whose income will be […]
So, why can’t the union give in to Faber’s request and reduce its attendance to five executives? According to B.N.T.U. President Luke Palacio, government does not have a bearing on who can or cannot participate in the meeting when the council of management is the representative body for the various branches of the union. The […]
In speaking with Minister of Education Patrick Faber over the past week, he has expressed a concern for fairness to teachers who were present in their classrooms during the strike. Should they be subjected to makeup time when they reported to work every day for the duration of the industrial action? Another consideration is the […]
Contextualizing the argument on behalf of the teachers who took part in the strike was Nadia Caliz. She’s a member of the council of management representing the Stann Creek District. According to Caliz, there are teachers who abstained from the walkout who will also benefit from a five percent interest on the deferral of the […]
The Belize Police Department’s quarterly crime statistics covering the six major crimes – murder, robbery, burglary, theft, rape and unlawful sexual intercourse or carnal knowledge – were publicly announced at this morning’s conference of senior officers of the Belize Police Department; we will have a report on that conference later on. As you might expect, […]
The Commissioner of Police offered something of a theory for why murders went up countrywide. However, in Belize City the pace has fallen off, if only a little. Minister of State Elodio Aragon also weighed in, stating that in general crime has been trending down in recent years and that eradicating crime entirely will never […]
Earlier this week, we brought you the statements of the new Minister of State for Home Affairs, Elodio Aragon Junior. He served as a police officer for seventeen years, bowing out as Deputy Commissioner in 2013 to pursue politics. He was duly elected in the Orange Walk East constituency and up until last week Tuesday, […]
Twenty-five-year-old Juan Carlos Martinez was killed, allegedly at the hands of Police, on the island of Ambergris Caye on Tuesday night. A fugitive from justice since December of 2015, Martinez was considered armed and dangerous, and police say he engaged in a shootout with them before succumbing. But there are other accounts which suggest that […]
On Thursday night we told you about the tragic fire in Conch Shell Bay area that claimed the life of two year old Kaylee Alvarez. Around midday yesterday, Alvarez and two other young children were inside the wooden home near the Conch Shell Bay market when fire started. The two children were rescued; however, Alvarez […]
While the new Minister of State for Home Affairs is pleased to once again be involved with the Police Department, he had to leave his old portfolio of Youth, Sports and Culture behind rather quickly, in the midst of sweeping changes. Today, he discussed how old boss Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber will be handling […]
