At news time tonight, we can confirm that arrangements are in play to deliver two year old Nina Charlotte Barrera-Perez into the care of foster parents in Orange Walk. It’s been one week since the child was removed from the custody of her mother, Analiz Gutierrez by the Human Services Department, acting on a request […]
There are many questions surrounding the death of an elderly American visitor who lost his life on Tuesday afternoon when he drowned off the coast of Caye Caulker. Sixty-one-year-old Karl Edwin Simmons was discovered floating face down in the Caribbean Sea sometime before one o’clock after reportedly attempting to rescue his wife who suddenly began […]
There was a deadly traffic accident on the George Price Highway on Thursday. A forty-seven year old resident of Las Flores community in Belmopan was hit and killed. The vendor was riding his bicycle when he was knocked down by a police vehicle. Meanwhile in Belize City, there was a massive seven-vehicle pileup on the […]
Sixteen days after he allegedly discharged his firearm in public on election night, a close affiliate and supporter of Minister of Police John Saldivar has yet to be charged, or even detained – except for one brief moment when he was in Police custody immediately after the shooting. The incident was caught on video, including […]
Before the Garifuna Settlement Day holiday we caught up with Eastern Division South Commander Chester Williams as he and his officers walked on Oleander Street in the City, meeting and talking with residents. It’s a new initiative which, the statistics are showing, has reaped significant dividends. Williams told us that it’s been a two pronged […]
Williams told News Five that before any community is willing to respond to Police intervention, that department must have legitimacy. The Commander of Eastern Division South claims that slowly, but surely, the Department is earning the respect of the communities they serve, and with that respect comes legitimacy. Supt. Chester Williams, Commander, Eastern Division […]
Garifuna Settlement Day was celebrated on November nineteenth with festivities in various communities across the country. In Belize City, Yurumein, or the traditional re-enactment of the arrival of the Garinagu to the shores of the Jewel, culminated at the foot of the BelCan Bridge. The re-enactment was succeeded by a parade to Saint Martin’s Church […]
While the bust of Garifuna hero Thomas Vincent Ramos has been ready for quite some time, all efforts to compensate sculptor Stephen Okeke have fallen short. That is until Thursday when PM Barrow pledged that government will make a significant contribution to defray the outstanding balance. G.O.B. will not only cover the remainder of that […]
International Children’s day is marked in calendars around to the globe. It doesn’t matter on which day the celebration is held; the mission is to ensure that children around the world are not exploited but rather that they enjoy a better future. In Belize City, the National Committee for Families and Children focused their activities […]
The original, authentic, annual Orange Walk Tacos Festival is back, and organizers say it will be bigger and better than ever. Going on its fifth year, the festival showcases every possible variety and style of the always popular Orange Walk tacos, with vendors competing to see who can wow the crowds from every part of […]
Dangriga is the koltcha capital of Belize and on Thursday it lived up to its name for Garifuna Settlement Day. The activities started early morning with the re-enactment of the arrival of the Garinagu to our shores back in 1832. The official ceremonies took place later in the morning which then gave way to a […]
The southern part of Belize was the most affected over the past weekend when heavy rains came down. Roads and other infrastructure were submerged under water and became passable when the waters receded. Hundreds of residents had to be taken to shelters. That was on Saturday and Sunday in Toledo, but this morning the gushing […]
Two-year-old Nina Charlotte Barrera-Perez was removed from her home in Orange Walk Town and taken into protective custody by the Human Services Department five days ago, last Friday. To date her mother, Analiz Gutierrez, has not seen her, and has not been made privy to the location where she is being kept. Human Services officials […]
The scheduled arrival of the Liberty of the Seas, a Freedom-class family vessel, at the peak of the 2015 tourist season, should see the landing of approximately three thousand, six hundred visitors to Belize. The cruise ship is expected to call on Belize City a week from today and stakeholders in the tourism industry are […]
While figures for this tourist season are on target in respect of cruise arrivals, an increase is expected in the months ahead. With the addition of several European lines, it is expected that Belize will surpass the million tourist mark. As it stands, Royal Caribbean will be upping its calls threefold, going from ten in […]
The launch of the Harvest Caye terminal will see a vacuum being filled in Belize City, as Norwegian will be taking its ships south. According to Andrade, while a new benchmark in arrivals will be set, the focus remains on ensuring that visitor experience and guest satisfaction are at an optimum. On the Phone: […]
Across the globe, today is celebrated as World GIS Day and in Belize, following a symposium at the University of Belize last Friday; Total Business Solutions Limited hosted the fourth annual Geographic Information System Expo. If are not techy, GIS stands for Geographic Information System; which is the go-to technology for making informed decisions about […]
On the eve of Garifuna Settlement Day, final preparations are being made by the branches of the National Garifuna Council for the traditional reenactment of the arrival of the Garinagu to Belize. Two hundred and thirteen years ago, on November nineteenth, 1802, the Garinagu headed by national hero, Thomas Vincent Ramos, sought refuge in Belize, […]
Following the mass, a parade will leave from the St. Martin De Porres Church travel contrary to traffic on Vernon Street turn into Youth for the Future Drive over the BelChina Bridge and on to Douglas Jones Street. The procession continues on to Freetown Road and to an open lot across from Atlantic Bank, where […]
At the end of October, in a landmark ruling, the Caribbean Court of Justice ordered Government to make reparation to the Mayan community for damages suffered. The court ordered the setting up of a fund of three hundred thousand dollars to facilitate the consultation process and dialogue between G.O.B. and the Mayan community. The victory […]
The lack of clarity on the issue, at least where G.O.B. is concerned, has led to some very volatile situations – Rupert Myles and the Santa Cruz Mayans being one of the most distasteful. While Mayans are before the Court after they arrested Myles for damaging a sacred site on their communal land, Myles has […]
A symposium held by Friends of Conservation and Development two years ago exposed the state of affairs in the Chiquibul Forest. Since then, the dynamics of illegal activities in the area have changed, primarily following the murder of Tourism Police Constable Danny Conorquie, who was killed while on duty, allegedly at the hands of Guatemalan […]
As to the decrease in illegal logging, Manzanero says that there is a pattern to since the beginning of 2015. In one hand, logging is down, but harvesting of xaté, poaching of the scarlet macaw are way up. Rafael Manzanero, Executive Director, FCD “Yes, there is even much more of a presence on the […]
Courts Belize stepped up big time to the plate today to assist the Sister Cecilia Home that is just recovering from the floods of last month. Badly needed items such as water coolers and dining room sets were handed over to the Home to make the life of the residents, more comfortable. The donation is […]
After being dormant for eighteen years, Belize has activated the Refugee Eligibility Committee. The committee of nine persons serves as a refugee assessment group and according to the United Nations Refugee Agency; the number of refugees seeking protection in Belize is increasing. In the face of an escalating refugee crisis in the region, UNHCR officials […]
