UDP Picketing called off
News Five has confirmed with organizer of the picket called by the United Democratic Party, Alfonso Noble, that it has been called off. The Prime Minister meets with the Union as scheduled on Thursday afternoon at two.
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Chamber Holds Special General Meeting
At this time the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry is holding a special general meeting to determine the extent of its participation on the Senate Special Select Committee. The Chamber has registered several concerns with the composition of the government appointed taskforce and members will vote on whether Senator Mark Lizarraga will take part […]
Written on October 12, 2016 | Posted in People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on Chamber Holds Special General Meeting
B.N.T.U. strike action continues into seventh day on Wednesday
The strike by teachers continue in the headlines tonight and we can confirm that the B.N.T.U. remains unmoved. This Wednesday, there will be a seventh day of strike action by the Belize National Teachers’ Union. While the Union continues to maintain its demands for good governance, there is a window since the union is open […]
Prime Minister calls B.N.T.U. to meeting
As we said there may be a resolution to the industrial action because just before six o’clock this evening, the Prime Minister responded to the Belize National Teachers Union in respect to a letter sent to the Prime Minister earlier today. In a more conciliatory tone, the Prime Minister clarifies that the basis for inviting […]
Written on October 11, 2016 | Posted in Featured,People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on Prime Minister calls B.N.T.U. to meeting
Caleb Orozco Celebrates Gay Partners Taking Cases to Court
Domestic violence, unfortunately, is not unusual; many cases are reported at the Family Court and Magistrate’s Courts on a daily basis. But since August tenth, when Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin made the historic Section Fifty-three decision, two such cases, both involving male partners, were lodged with the courts and reported in the news. Now, two […]
Written on October 7, 2016 | Posted in Miscellaneous,People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on Caleb Orozco Celebrates Gay Partners Taking Cases to Court
Regional Youth Conference Concludes in Belize
Today, the Caribbean Youth Leaders Summit officially came to a close. The theme for the summit was From Rhetoric to Action Agenda 2030. Were the dynamic youths able to achieve their goal? News Five’s Andrea Polanco was at the Radisson today for the closing of the Summit and files this report. Andrea Polanco, Reporting […]
Written on September 30, 2016 | Posted in Miscellaneous,People & Places,Regional / International,Social Issues | Comments Off on Regional Youth Conference Concludes in Belize
Caribbean Youth Leaders Meet in Belize
Approximately one hundred delegates, all youths from twenty countries across the region, including Costa Rica and Namibia, have converged in Belize for the fourth annual Caribbean Youth Leaders Summit. The three-day conference, celebrated under the theme: Agenda 2030 – from Rhetoric to Action, is being hosted at the Radisson in Belize City. The summit is […]
Written on September 28, 2016 | Posted in People & Places,Regional / International,Social Issues | Comments Off on Caribbean Youth Leaders Meet in Belize
Summit Chairman Calls on Governments to Address Youth Employment
Belize since 2011 has had a national youth policy in place, but many countries are yet to ratify a strategy to empower the youth. However, Christian says that one of the biggest challenges facing Belize and the region is employment for youths. And that’s where the government comes in. Tijani Christian, Chair, 4th […]
Written on September 28, 2016 | Posted in People & Places,Regional / International,Social Issues | Comments Off on Summit Chairman Calls on Governments to Address Youth Employment
What of the Investigation into the Tragic Fire at the Youth Hostel?
It is coming up on ten months since the tragic blaze at the mile twenty-one, George Price Highway compound of the Princess Royal Youth Hostel. A three-room wooden structure that was used to house the female resident minors went up in flames. Fatally trapped inside the burning building were three girls—sixteen year olds Ana Melinda […]
Written on September 27, 2016 | Posted in Miscellaneous,People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on What of the Investigation into the Tragic Fire at the Youth Hostel?
Youth Hostel Expands its Programs
But beyond the ultimate fate of workers at the Youth Hostel, the primary concern is the health, well-being and safety of the institution’s residents. Many of them come from troubled homes and untenable family situations and the Hostel is the last resort before the far less welcoming Wagner’s Youth Facility on the grounds of the […]
Written on September 27, 2016 | Posted in Miscellaneous,People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on Youth Hostel Expands its Programs
C.E.O. Judith Alpuche on Runaway Children from Dorothy Menzies
Recently four young residents of the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Center on Saint Thomas Street, Belize City, disappeared after attending the Buttonwood Bay Primary School. The centre’s driver dropped them of at school but when he went to pick them up, they were missing. The children ranged in age from six to fourteen years. They […]
Written on September 27, 2016 | Posted in Miscellaneous,People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on C.E.O. Judith Alpuche on Runaway Children from Dorothy Menzies
A Mental Health Facility for Children
Belize’s long-established mental health facility, originally known as “Seaview” when it was located along the Newtown Barracks in Belize City, and later “Rockview” after it moved to the George Price Highway, is now located in a quiet section of Belmopan and is now known as “Palmview.” But there has never been established a separate facility […]
Written on September 27, 2016 | Posted in Miscellaneous,People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on A Mental Health Facility for Children
“Dignity Kits” For Girls and Women Affected by Hurricane Earl
This morning, at a brief ceremony on Coney Drive, the United Nations Population Fund handed over one hundred dignity kits to the Ministry of Human Development to aid with ongoing efforts to provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Earl. Hundreds of families were displaced by the category one storm that made landfall back on […]
Written on September 23, 2016 | Posted in Disasters,Miscellaneous,People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on “Dignity Kits” For Girls and Women Affected by Hurricane Earl
Department of Human Services to Oversee Distribution
The Ministry of Human Development is the chair of the relief and supplies committee for NEMO and act as the first responders in the communities affected by Hurricane Earl. Director Liannie Arthurs told News Five today that the Human Development Department has already identified key groups to benefit from the donation. Liannie Arthurs, Director, […]
Written on September 23, 2016 | Posted in Disasters,Miscellaneous,People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on Department of Human Services to Oversee Distribution
Caleb Orozco Addresses United Nations event in New York
And while on the subject of the General Assembly, UNIBAM’s Caleb Orozco also addressed a side event of the assembly organized by the UN LGBT Core group in New York. That presentation took place on Wednesday and Orozco met with personalities such as Vice President Joe Biden as seen in the photographs.
Written on September 22, 2016 | Posted in Miscellaneous,People & Places,Regional / International,Social Issues | Comments Off on Caleb Orozco Addresses United Nations event in New York
FinSec discusses Government’s Salary Adjustment Deferral Proposal
The Government continues to deal with the third and final tranche of salary adjustments, which it has asked to be deferred until next year as a result of damages caused by Hurricane Earl. The figure government has provided is a fifteen-million-Belize-dollar increase on recurrent revenue. Financial Secretary Joseph Waight explains the reason for the proposed […]
Written on September 20, 2016 | Posted in Miscellaneous,People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on FinSec discusses Government’s Salary Adjustment Deferral Proposal
Utilities Unions Meet with P.M. on Wide Range of Issues
Prime Minister of Belize Dean Barrow was kept busy with a back to back schedule of meetings with the three unions representing workers from the utility companies this morning and meeting with representatives of the Joint Negotiating Team of the Belize National Teachers’ Union, Public Service Union and Association of Public Service Senior Managers this […]
Written on September 16, 2016 | Posted in Miscellaneous,People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on Utilities Unions Meet with P.M. on Wide Range of Issues
Barrow Says Meeting was Extensive & Productive
The Prime Minister was a bit more expansive than Mora, explaining that this meetings arose primarily out of the social issues raised at the time of the Supreme Court’s Section Fifty-three decision and how Government is operating in that regard. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “This was a meeting that was arranged before the resolution […]
Written on September 16, 2016 | Posted in Miscellaneous,People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on Barrow Says Meeting was Extensive & Productive
Former U.D.P. Minister, Melvin Hulse, weighs in on national affairs
At an event held earlier today, we got the opportunity to speak with former U.D.P. Minister Melvin Hulse. The Stann Creek resident says that the district is least involved in political issues, but residents are concerned about the immigration scandal and have taken part in demonstrations—both with the churches and other groups. According to Hulse, […]
Written on September 15, 2016 | Posted in Crime,People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on Former U.D.P. Minister, Melvin Hulse, weighs in on national affairs
Call for Godwin’s removal is to ensure transparency in investigation
The unions as well as the P.U.P. have been asking for the removal of Senator Godwin Hulse as Minister of Police. We also got Melvin Hulse to give his take on the matter. Melvin Hulse, Former U.D.P. Minister “I heard the explanation from Luke. I guess most of us in a position like that […]
Will constitutional challenge pave the way to “legalize” marijuana?
Is a constitutional challenge in the making to decriminalize marijuana? The government had set up a committee to consider the decriminalization of a small quantity of cannabis, but the recommendations of that committee have been before Cabinet and there has been no response, likely because of the negative reaction from the church community. In an […]
Written on September 15, 2016 | Posted in People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on Will constitutional challenge pave the way to “legalize” marijuana?
Attorneys plan move against “elite” Bar Association
The Government moved legislation in September of 2014 to amend the Legal Profession Act. It removed mandatory membership in the Bar Association, paving the way for attorneys to form or join a new association. It stemmed from former Attorney General Wilfred Elrington taking his complaints about the Association public, but it had appeared, at least […]
Written on September 15, 2016 | Posted in People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on Attorneys plan move against “elite” Bar Association
“Morality Commission” to continue dialogue between Church and State
The Prime Minister announced last Friday that the Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber is the chair of what was loosely referred to as a morality commission. That name became the butt of the joke. Minister Faber told the media today that it is in fact the Church/State Commission. The group will look at ways to […]
Written on September 14, 2016 | Posted in People & Places,Social Issues | Comments Off on “Morality Commission” to continue dialogue between Church and State
Will UNIBAM have a place on Morality Commission?
Outspoken gay rights activist Caleb Orozco has met with Church/State Commission Chairman Patrick Faber to discuss a place for minority groups, including UNIBAM, to be represented on the task force. Will government afford him that opportunity? Here’s what Faber had to say about his constituent. Patrick Faber, Deputy Prime Minister “He made a point […]
G.O.B. to launch partial appeal on Section 53 decision
There is a major development in respect of the ruling on Section Fifty Three. Government and the religious community, including the Belize Council of Churches, have arrived at a mutual agreement in respect of the ruling by the Supreme Court. That controversial decision handed down by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin decriminalizes sodomy and other unnatural […]
