William Neal, this morning, pressed Foreign Minister Elrington if the Guatemalan navy acted in provocation since it was well within Belizean waters. William Neal, Host “So, when ordinary Belizean citizens do it, it is seen as an act of provocation that could lead to something else, but when the Guatemalan military come over and […]
The Belize national team leaves for Dominican Republic on June ninth for a world cup qualifying game. That game will be held on the eleventh at two p.m., Belize time. The team returns on the twelfth of June for the return, home match at the F.F.B. Stadium on Sunday, June fourteenth. That game will be […]
Recently, a friendly international match was held between the Dominican Republic and Cayman national teams. That outing saw DR score six goals on Cayman. Now, it is known that team Belize went up against Cayman and narrowly came out on top. So is the outcome of the international match between DR and Cayman indicator of […]
Star striker Deon McCauley, however, is confident and says that he can guarantee at least one goal against the team from Dominican Republic. McCauley spoke about the chemistry with the players and his expectations. Deon McCauley, Striker, Belize Jaguars “It’s an away game so we have to take it with utmost importance because away […]
In more football news, Belize will be participating in the CONCACAF Champion’s League 2015 where Verdes F.C. has been drafted to Group C of the annual competition. On Monday, twenty-four qualified teams, including the Premier League winners, were listed into eight groups. The teams will play in a home and away series provided that our […]
Newly re-elected FIFA President Sepp Blatter shocked the football world on Tuesday when he announced his resignation amid massive corruption scandals within the international governing body. Blatter’s departure will not come into effect until early 2016, at which time a successor should have been named to lead the embattled organization. One executive who voted for […]
This morning, when we spoke to the Foreign Minister, we also raised the issue of a statement he made some time ago that angered various sectors of the population. It has to do with the term “artificial borders,” which the minister had used to describe our borders, which are under dispute by Guatemala. Elrington explains […]
A report on fixed Internet broadband speeds and pricing across the Caribbean shows that Belize has consistently remained as head of the class as it relates to pricing but in respect of speed, it is the second slowest. Nineteen countries were surveyed for the 2015 findings by the ICT Pulse – International issues from a […]
It’s that time of the year again, when Social Security take the lead and ride across Belize. It is all for a good cause and this year they are looking to raise sixty thousand dollars. The two organizations being supported are The Palm Centre and St Mary’s Feeding Program. The first leg of the ride […]
And one more issue on the F.F.B.’s press conference… Its president, Ruperto Vicente, wasn’t present because he had not yet arrived from Miami where he headed a delegation to the 2015-2016 Scotia Bank CONCACAF Champions League draw. At the head table were other executives from the federation including Marlon Kuylen, Michael Blease and National Team […]
The American Business Technology and Education Center (ABTEC) is preparing students for work by developing their proficiency in specific trades. It’s all in an effort to help the trainees to find jobs and provide for their families and fight poverty and crime. Well, in just under two years, a couple hundred students have passed through […]
A Tropic Air craft plunged into the Caribbean Sea today. On board were the pilot and two passengers, who are tonight lucky to be alive after the aircraft went down near Half Moon Caye shortly before five o’clock this evening. Captain Denfield Borland, along with Honduran national Eddie Bodden and American national Arthur Rogers, was […]
Just after twelve noon today, four helicopters heard and seen flying relatively low in Belizean airspace. We have since learnt that the aircrafts are from North Carolina, U.S.A. and had stopped in Belize to refuel before continuing on its journey to Honduras. Commandant of the B.D.F., Brigadier General David Jones, told News Five that they […]
The Petrocaribe Fund and now the Petrocaribe Loans Act have been in the headlines for the controversy it is generating. The recent revelation that the funds were used for salaries in 2014 and 2015 and debt service commitments when the monies are slated for infrastructure and social programs has stirred an ant’s nest. There is […]
When we checked with the Financial Secretary Joseph Waight on Monday, he pinpointed that the monies would be made available to CPBL as a temporary loan. And that arrear, as we mentioned, has since been cleared. On the Phone: Joseph Waight, Financial Secretary “Remember that was a short term loan for working capital to […]
At a conference on April twenty-ninth, the Prime Minister identified an issue within the citrus industry involving a lack of working capital for farmers who are yet to receive the balance of their first payment for deliveries made to CPBL. The need for operational funds, according to PM Barrow, was for farmers to prepare for […]
From proud Rio Hondo to Old Sarstoon…sounds familiar? Well it should, but right about now the Sarstoon is patrolled twenty-four hours by personnel at a Guatemalan outpost on the banks of that river. In fact, last Thursday those Guatemalans tried to chase the Coast Guard out of the Sarstoon and off the Sarstoon Island which, […]
A News Five team is just back from the Sarstoon Island in southern Belize where a confrontation took place just last week between Guatemalan navy officers and the Belize National Coastguard. There are two versions of what really went down and we will have that story coming up soon. But on Sunday, the recently elevated […]
There has been a serious spike in murders this year, even as there continues to be a decrease in other crimes. It’s a serious problem for the Ministry of National Security which has struggled to effectively deal with the situation and the criticism. According to C.E.O., George Lovell, they’ve taken a multi-pronged approach and will […]
One of the major thrusts is strengthening the forensic capabilities of the Police Department. Just a few weeks ago, twenty-seven police personnel were certified as international scenes of crime officers. Which of course begs the question – where’s the forensics lab and DNA testing facility which has been a campaign promise every election since 2008? […]
Santander is keeping the peace with Valley of Peace, well the farmers, at least. You may remember that over a year ago, Santander, then known as Green Tropics, destroyed close to half a million dollars worth of crops belonging to the Valley of Peace Farmer’s Association. It was after months of back and forth of […]
F.F.B. President Ruperto Vicente is quoted in sections of the media saying that he voted for Joseph Sepp Blatter, the incumbent FIFA President. According to Vicente, who was in Zurich, Switzerland, at the sixty fifth congress, the vote was a vote for Belize because he believed Blatter was pro-development and that the country would benefit. […]
The mango season is one that is highly anticipated; and at last it is finally here. There are a number of succulent and juicy mango varieties in Belize and most, if not all, are loved and enjoyed. The season is abundant and the fruit can be had from even the corner stall. Over the weekend, […]
Were Petrocaribe monies used to fund salaries for government employees, and in secret? Well that’s the assertion which rang out on the airwaves this morning. According to documents leaked from the Central Bank – a statement for an account entitled GOB Proceeds Petrocaribe Financing – that’s exactly what happened. A line item on the statement […]
On the opposition side, P.U.P. Deputy Leader and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Julius Espat, is suing the government over the Petrocaribe Loans Act; this afternoon he chimed in on the latest development involving the use of the funds which are purportedly being used to pay salaries. He sat down with the media to […]
