The Caribbean Court of Justice during its inaugural sitting in Belize’s jurisdiction will preside over an upcoming land rights claim involving the Maya communities and the Government of Belize. The matter is an application brought forward by government challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal on the issue of communal land rights. On Saturday, […]
A Belizean delegation participated in a simulation summit for the O.A.S. at the end of last month in the Caribbean. They joined over a hundred delegates for sessions to role-play as diplomats and political officials of the Member States of the Organization of the American States and followed parliamentary proceedings to debate and approve resolutions dealing […]
Keyren Tzib is to return to Court on Wednesday, April fifteenth at two-thirty in the afternoon. At that time, a determination on her bail will be granted, based at least in part on the results of a psychiatric evaluation which must be conducted on her. Much has been said in the media about Tzib’s state […]
On Thursday night, we reported that thirteen families were facing eviction from their homes in the Lake Independence Boulevard area. They have been removed twice before for squatting, but now, the parcel of land has been acquired from government by a Chinese businessman. The area is undergoing a multimillion dollar transformation and while the businessman […]
Senator Ray Davis, union representative, has come under sustained fire for abstaining to vote on the Petrocaribe Loans Bill. On April first, the N.T.U.C.B. met to discuss the controversial bill which was actually passed two days before that. Davis, who was a part of that meeting, was called up to explain his abstention which had […]
As we told you, the Petrocaribe Bill was discussed by the N.T.U.C.B. after it was actually passed, and not before. So we wondered if perhaps the abstention by Senator Ray Davis could have been the result of his not being clear on the position of or mandate from the unions. Audrey Matura-Shepherd, Second Vice-President, […]
American Businessman and owner of the Palapa Bar in San Pedro, Scott Harnish, was busted with over one hundred thousand U.S dollars in his home. On Tuesday, April seventh, it is reported that authorities visited Harnish’s home on the north end of San Pedro when they made the discovery. Harnish was detained and released that […]
The Belize Police Department will be carrying out its national recruitment examination on Saturday at seven a.m. across the country. Today, Public Relations Officer of the department, Douglas Hyde took the opportunity to invite interested Belizeans to come forward and join the department. Hyde also spoke of the requirements. Douglas Hyde, PR Officer, Belize […]
The US naval Hospital ship, named the USNS Comfort sailed into Belizean waters earlier this week. It’s the first stop of a tour in the Caribbean and Central and South America. The USNS COMFORT has partnered with the Ministry of Health, B.D.F. and Belize Coast Guard to provide services and build capacity in a number […]
Earlier this week, we aired part one of a series produced by ITV News of the UK on the experience of British soldiers in Belize. Tonight, we have the remaining segments of the shoot that featured elite troops from other parts of the world training in Belizean territory undergoing combat preparation and more. Deep within […]
While battle readiness is equal parts physical and mental preparation, accuracy in identifying and eliminating hostile targets is a skill that is acquired with practice. Penetrating and negotiating thick foliage and surprising enemy troops with lethal force is an experience that cannot be lived in England. The British troops also detail the impact of jungle […]
And finally in our newscast, we turn to the Caribbean where a tragic event has occurred in Haiti. A total of twenty-one Haitians died and nineteen others are missing after the boat they were traveling in capsized off the northern coast of Haiti. The bodies began to wash ashore on Thursday morning in the coastal […]
On Wednesday’s newscast we brought you the story of nine year old Katerin Michel Perez, a student in San Pedro who was badly burned in an accident in her home on Good Friday. A network of Good Samaritans, here and abroad, worked a miracle to get Katerin and her father, Jose Roberto Perez, flown out […]
A senior employee of the Belmopan City Council, in fact the head of the Engineering Section, is out of a job with absolutely no warning. Javier Novelo was a head of section, responsible for inspecting and signing off on payment for Council contracts. All indications are that he was an exemplary worker. So why was […]
The Belize City House of Culture and Downtown Rejuvenation Project – it’s been dubbed revolutionary by its creators, the Government of Belize and the National Institute of Culture and History. The plan is to take downtown Belize back to the days of old when the area was a small colonial settlement on the Haulover Creek. […]
According to Musa, any search for identity or preservation of identity will not come from renovations to structures or a museum embracing colonial days. Instead, he says the fifteen million could be much better spend on our people, equipping them with the tools to move forward, and not backward. Yasser Musa, Former President, NICH […]
At this time, thirteen families are facing eviction from a privately owned property adjacent to landfill on the Lake Independence Boulevard. These families had been evicted twice before and the property was sold to a Chinese businessman three years ago. The businessman has requested them to get off the property by April fifteenth or face […]
The Institute of Social and Cultural Research through NICH is in the process of gathering data on historical events. The Belize History Association was formed to engage persons from all walks of life from across the country to add to the collective data about the country. But the association needed a trademark, a logo that […]
But with the official logo finally completed, what’s next for the Belize History Association? Giovanni Pinelo, Research and Education Officer, ISCR “The input from artists, the input from oral historians, community historians, academics and all persons is crucial to the success of the association and in particular to the benefit of understanding our history. […]
The Salud Mesoamerica Project is a partnership between both public and private sectors including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Carlos Slim Health Institute, Spain’s Cooperation Agency for International Development, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Ministries of Health in eight Mesoamerican countries including Belize. The initiative focuses on improving maternal and child […]
Whether you’re an active or not so active person, anyone can fall victim to exercise related injuries. Spraining an ankle, pulling a muscle or knee and shoulder injuries are the more common workout injuries. Luckily, there are ways to avoid them. Tonight in Healthy Living, veteran fitness instructor Ed Williams tells us how. Marleni […]
On Tuesday, we reported on seven fires, three which were arsons. But there is a more tragic case in which a young student from San Pedro was severely burnt. Tonight, nine year old Katerin Michelle Perez is fighting for her life after she was badly burned on Good Friday in what can only be classified […]
In political news….Prime Minister Dean Barrow has two years to call general elections, but very few, if any, political observers are betting that he’ll wait that long. In fact, political wisdom is suggesting that elections could likely be held by the end of the year. News Five caught up with senior minister, Manuel Heredia Junior, […]
One convention which everyone will be watching in a couple months is the fight for the Caribbean Shores seat, currently held by Santiago “Santino” Castillo. Castillo has the Prime Minister in his corner, but he’s going against Mayor Darrell Bradley who is riding a high after municipal victory recently. News Five today asked Heredia who […]
And since Mayor Darrell Bradley conveniently attended the same event, we asked him for an update on his run to convention. He admitted that it’s hectic balancing City Hall and Caribbean Shores, but is still confident that when the votes are counted he’ll be sitting in a different seat. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor […]
