In August several workers of the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) were fired. The Public Service Union responded quickly, claiming that some open-vote workers and others were dismissed because their posts have become redundant. The Union’s position was that these posts could not have been redundant if new employees were waiting to replace those who […]
Balancing development and the environment is no easy feat as conservationists and developers have often bucked heads over projects. That is the issue tonight as a mega venture spurs major controversy on Belize’s most popular tourist destination. Kendra Griffith reports from San Pedro. Kendra Griffith, Reporting If San Pedro developer Jeff Pierce has his way, […]
Remember the “Adopt a School Programme”? It started last year and today to mark its second year, Telemedia and Bethel Primary School held a special ceremony and launched a Breakfast Feeding Programme. Thirty kids will be receiving warm breakfasts which hopefully will increase productivity among the youngsters. Telemedia is also donating needed appliances for the […]
There is no denying that the relationship between the P.U.C. and B.E.L. has been hitting some sour notes for months as the two continue to buck heads over rates. On Thursday another chapter was added to the back and forth when the Public Utilities Commission began running a TV ad in which it said that […]
And it’s no secret that the Belize judiciary is under constraints with a shortage of magistrates and justices and a voluminous and growing number of cases. With more than thirty judgments and decisions pending before the Supreme Court in a period spanning more than ten years, the Bar Association is convening a special meeting to […]
Reports of rape, child abuse and exploitation have prompted the formation of an advocacy group with men leading the charge. Fathers Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children started with a membership of seven persons earlier this year with a mandate to bring awareness to the community and actively engage the public in the fight […]
We start tonight’s newscast with a tragic report just in to our newsroom. And that is that five persons have fallen victims to the rising waters of the Mopan River in the Cayo District. Full details of the incident are yet to be ascertained, but it appears that the five persons are from the village […]
Just when it looked like the silver lining in the flooding was that there were no casualties, Dangriga police report that two Nigerians drowned Wednesday night in the treacherous waters of the Sittee River in Southern Belize. As far as has been ascertained, the two persons hired canoe owner, thirty-seven year old Carlos Balona, to […]
It was day two for a mother and daughter who picketed the Lands Department in Belize City for eviction from the land they occupy. And today the daughter’s husband, Ricardo Sanchez conceded to News Five that they never held proper documents for the property. And to add to their woes, the Lands Department says another […]
Meanwhile, the National Met Service is predicting that the floodwaters making its way from the west will end up in Belize City in the next day or two. In anticipation of that, today the Belize City Emergency Committee issued a press release saying it stands ready to assist in evacuating resident from areas such as […]
In news just reaching our desk, News Five has confirmed with the Head of the San Ignacio NEMO office, Pablo Chan, that rescue teams have gone out to locate two brothers trapped inside their home in the Santa Rosa area near Calla Creek. Chan told our newsroom late this evening that a villager of Cristo […]
Residents in the Cayo and Belize districts affected by the flooding have help on the way. There are reports that many communities are in need of basic provisions including food and water. With this in mind, a group of students from the University of Belize is working in collaboration with NEMO and Red Cross to […]
But while it was raining in Belize City this morning it did not stop a single mother from picketing the Lands Department. Erlene Sanchez and her three children who have been living at 9136 Williams Street in the Rootsville area of Lake Independence for the past ten years must now vacate the property. Sanchez told […]
The U.S. and other countries are going in recession. In Belize the tourism industry is being affected, and to add to our woes, this week there was a scarcity of onions, one of our daily staples in the food we consume everyday. As a result, the price skyrocketed at the markets and grocery stores over […]
Not only did the Prime Minister have to answer questions about the Mayor’s salary, today he also had to respond to charges by Tony and David Novelo that the government is ruining their business as well as public transport services. Barrow told the press this morning that the reformation of the transport industry in the […]
In collaboration with the Belize Red Cross’ “Together We Can” project, the Belize Police Department’s Community Policing Unit is conducting a three-day training session with thirty-six police officers. The training is being held at the Yabra Youth Friendly and Community Drop-in Centre and addresses various issues including values and attitudes, sexuality, communication with young people […]
The body of a man found in his rented apartment in Placencia is creating a stir because the body is decomposed and authorities say it can’t be moved until tomorrow. The man is a retired Vietnam veteran, who has been dead presumably since Tuesday night. He lived in a rented apartment behind Everyday Shopping Centre […]
The National AIDS Programme reports that four hundred and fifty new HIV infections were recorded in 2007. With tourism being touted as Belize’s largest employer, it is therefore not far fetched that some of those HIV positive persons are working in that sector. Recognizing that fact, today four resorts took a significant step towards aiding […]
And because of escalating crime and violence, the fight against it is everyone’s business and there is one group that has been active but intends to do more. They previously existed under a different name and their mandate was to advise the Belize Police Department on ways to improve their fight against the scourge. Now […]
If all goes according to plan, by next April the picturesque village of Crooked Tree along the Northern Highway, which is recorded as the oldest settlement, will at last be catching up and will benefit from a new water system. Construction was launched today after funding of more than one point four million dollars was […]
Crooked Tree will shortly have a new water system, and while that is clearly a necessity for the community, there is another urgent need that is yet to be delivered. It has to do with infrastructure. When it rains, like it has been doing this week, access to the village is difficult because of the […]
Truancy officers in charge of monitoring school attendance and school wardens responsible for the safety of school children are engaged in a two-day training programme. The Truancy Unit and Quality Assurance Development Services of the Ministry of Education are hosting the programme in which more than eighty officers are participating. The venue is the campus […]
Many families in the southside of Belize City live in dire conditions and it doesn’t take a hurricane to flood their homes. Residents of Antelope Street extension suffer whenever it rains, they live in a swampy area, their lots are not filled and the area has grown haphazardly. This evening, News Five spoke to Delphina […]
The Orange Walk Cane Farmers Association held its Annual General Meeting as scheduled on Sunday. A large number, some seven hundred and fifty cane farmers, turned out for the event. According to C.E.O. of the Association, Carlos Magana, later this week the association will have full accounting of how monies have been spent in respect […]
There has been an ongoing bus war in the transportation industry for some time. It is a fight between big operators, small operators and one that has turned political and ugly. It escalated this week when it became known that there was an intention to zone bus routes. This afternoon, the Ministry of Transport introduced […]
