Still on issues impacting the CARICOM states…the explosion of Sargassum, otherwise known as gulfweed, across the Caribbean, is a phenomenon that is believed to be a direct result of climate change. It turns out however, that the spread of the brown macro algae isn’t limited to the tropical waters of the Caribbean Sea. In fact, […]
The special investigation into the fire which claimed the lives of three minors at the Princess Royal Youth Hostel commenced five weeks ago, on December first. To date, no information has been provided on any findings coming out of that investigation. Via text, C.E.O. in the Ministry of Human Development Judith Alpuche told us only, […]
Pen Cayetano is an icon in the Garifuna community. Pen, the patriarch, is a prolific musician and artist. His wife Ingrid and children have followed his footsteps in promoting and preserving the richness and uniqueness of the Garifuna culture. Today, at the Image Factory in Belize City, the Cayetano’s officially re-launched Ingrid’s “We Are Free” […]
Over the past weeks, there have been multiple road traffic accidents where lives were lost, and alcohol was involved. Alcohol, unfortunately, is almost as much a staple of Belizean life as rice and beans. That translates many times to drinking and driving, and far too often to traffic fatalities. Can the police do more on […]
While there is certainly a need for more vigilance, cooperation and enforcement from Police and related traffic entities…is there a need for stronger legislation, or even new legislation? Here at News Five we’ve covered many accidents in which innocent lives were lost because drivers chose to drink. We’ve never heard of one who was imprisoned […]
The Rural Eastern Division today received a very significant donation from the Princess Hotel and Casino. There are thirty-two communities in that zone, spread over many miles. It’s a challenge to not only physically cover that wide an area, but also to maintain effective, real time communications between officers assigned to police the division. That’s […]
Whether you believe in New Year resolutions or not; making a commitment – at anytime in the year – to get healthy is commendable. So if you’re interested in becoming one of the January babies at the gym in 2016, then this segment of Healthy Living will have some useful information for you. Marleni Cuellar, […]
Canadian film-maker Matthiew Klinck was murdered at his home near Spanish Lookout sometime over the weekend. He was last seen alive on Saturday at around four, and on Monday night his decomposing body was discovered by two friends, accompanied by the property’s caretaker. He had been stabbed fourteen times in the face, neck and upper […]
On December twenty-nine, Police Constable Luke Moreira, assigned to the San Ignacio Police Formation, was arraigned on two counts of rape. He was accused of taking a woman prisoner out of her cell and sexually assaulting her. Even as Police reeled from that scandal, two days after Police Constable Kyle Serrano, attached to the San […]
From allegations of rape and sexual assault by Police Officers to glaring footage of nude Police Officers on social media…the Police Commissioner has his share of headaches. Just around Christmas, one Special Patrol Unit officer decided he wanted to masturbate on camera, and that video promptly ended up on YouTube. A few days after, a […]
More than two months ago on election night, a close affiliate and supporter of Minister of Police John Saldivar allegedly fired his weapon into the air in celebration. The man was immediately detained by police officers on the scene. His detention was short-lived, however, as Saldivar and a crowd of supporters descended on them. As […]
On Tuesday afternoon, businessman Jack Charles hastily applied for and was granted an injunction by the Supreme Court, restraining the Customs and Excise Department from taking possession of his shipment of rice. While the application did not include the necessary paperwork, earlier today that document was officially filed. The grounds for the application includes the […]
According to Courtenay, the proprietor of Xtra House had been given the option previously to seek damages once the cargo is turned over to customs. Why that alternative has not been pursued is anyone’s guess. Here’s what the attorney had to say. Isani Cayetano “Does it appear to be in any way maybe a […]
Ninety-three-year-old Patrick Grant, a Belize City victim of a brutal home invasion that left him comatose over the Christmas weekend, is on the road to recovery after being badly beaten by a trio of thieves. According to the elderly man, who is hearing impaired and may not have heard the intruders breaking into his house […]
Violence against the elderly is cause for deep concern and so is violence against women. A two-day symposium aimed at preparing organizations, as well as other agencies, to deal with women who are victims of domestic violence culminated today in Belize City. The training workshop, part of the BA1 Project which was formally launched in […]
A former bailiff is being accused of continuing with business as usual even though he was released from the government service at the end of last December. Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith sent out notice today saying that Gabriel Casey is not authorized to conduct any business on behalf of the Belize City Magistrate’s Court […]
The 2015-2016 sugar crop season started on schedule back in December 2015, but all is not well in the industry. Inclement weather has been affecting the crop in the sugar belt. According to Vice President of International Relations for ASR, Mac McLachlan, the cane currently being milled contains mud and water, which in turn affects […]
The main stakeholders of the sugar industry in the north; that is representatives from ASR/B.S.I. and the three sugar cane farmers associations met today inside the conference room of the La Inmaculada Credit Unit in Orange Walk Town. The purpose of the meeting is to develop a sugar industry strategic development plan for the industry […]
There has been a constant cry from Police formations countrywide for resources. It’s no closely held secret that the Department is strapped for vehicles and equipment and even financial resources. But the statistics that crime is down released seem to bear out a theory that the police have what they need, even if they may […]
Much attention has been given to the efficacy of community policing – not only today when statistics were released, but through the second half of 2015. Traditionally when crime has spiralled out of control the department has favoured a paramilitary approach, like the GSU for example. But that is a different approach to community policing. […]
On Monday, Supreme Court Justice Sonya Young rejected an application filed on behalf of businessman Jack Charles who was seeking judicial review of BAHA’s decision to confiscate his cargo of Guyanese rice. As we have reported, a shipment of three containers of prepackaged rice is sitting in Big Creek since arriving in Belize on December […]
Businessman Jack Charles’ attempt to bring in the Guyanese rice for retail started months ago; tonight he is seeking to stop the destruction of three containers of the staple. In the following report, News Five’s Isani Cayetano takes a look back at how the issue of introducing cheaper rice into the local market evolved and […]
There are fifty-six types of snakes in Belize, eight of which are poisonous. But before you go killing every snake in sight, there are ways to tell the toxic from the harmless ones. They are distinguished by the shape of the head and locally one man who is known to have mastered that is Gilbert […]
The health of the Belize District population is at risk. Indicators show that far too many residents are severely over-weight and that in the younger population, more newborns died last year than they did in the same period in 2014. That is the information compiled in a biannual health bulletin released by the Central Health […]
The report also looked at the top five communicable and non-communicable diseases. Interestingly, dengue and malaria did not make the list of most prevalent communicable diseases for the first ten months of 2015. Doctor Javier Zuniga explains. Dr. Javier Zuniga, Regional Manager, Central Health Region “The top five communicable which means transmissible from person […]
