The National Drug Abuse Control Council (NDACC) along with the Ministry of Health started the first day of an annual regional gathering. Twenty directors of member states of Caricom gathered to discuss the Caribbean’s strategies to reduce the demand and supply of illicit drugs through numerous countries plan. Esner Vellos, the Director of NDACC, breaks […]
Restore Belize is one of the key agencies involved in the gang truce coordination committee. While the police patrol the streets, it is tasked to be a mediator of rivaling gangs. Its many facets were constructed by Prime Minister’s Office in 2010. Restore Belize’s efforts have mostly gone under the radar since it involves the […]
“We want to Live”—four powerful and heartfelt words used by a group of almost twenty persons in a March against Violence today in the Old Capital. Along with others messages such as “Better Education less Murders”, the group is calling on all concerned Belizeans to take action and to take a stand against the recent […]
A regional security meeting was held over the weekend in Guatemala. It was billed as a summit but only two heads of government attended. Panama’s president Ricardo Martinelli and Costa Rica’s President Laura Chinchilla were in Antigua for the meeting. Belize was represented by Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington and Minister of National Security […]
Nationwide Belize media poll: 57.9% of Belizeans prefer Channel 5 News, 32.4% Channel 7. Survey of 1,000 respondents covered TV, radio (Love FM 66%) and print (Amandala 47.7%).
Security is one of the biggest headaches for the government and work has been ongoing between the Organization of American States and the Ministry of Police. At the helm of the project is OAS Secretary for Multi-Dimensional Security, Adam Blackwell, who is currently in Belize. Ambassador Blackwell has been busy in meetings with the Minister […]
But it’s not all about the Police Department, according to Blackwell and Belize’s Ambassador to the US, Nestor Mendez. They explained that the initiative takes a holistic approach and also addresses the social ills at the root of criminal activity. Nestor Mendez “One of the areas that we have looked at is that you cannot […]
Thousands of files of what appear to be irregularities at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital have come into our possession. It contains from mundane administrative information to questionable financial charges. There are copies of credit card charges and orders and payments placed to a US based company, Skilled Solutions, for purchases of hospital supplies and […]
Herrera claims that it went downhill for him following a dispute with Fabro. He was subsequently dismissed. Delroy Herrera, Former KHMH Employee “I was terminated based on a quote that stated that I was in a fight. Fight is defined in the Webster Dictionary as “to use physical force with fists or to overcome an […]
If there was any intention to suppress information, then that could be counterproductive because Herrera’s attorney says the documents are being thoroughly reviewed. Arthur Saldivar, Attorney “Presently we have a team going through the documents quantifying the values in terms of monies spent that went through the purchasing department of the KHMH in particular under […]
There are approximately a thousand manatees in Belize. Manatees are an endangered species and for the past year we have regularly reported on accidental deaths caused by careless mariners on the coast. A few weeks ago, local conservationists received a call from a Fisheries Department employee who lives in Sandhill, that there was a family […]
It’s the worst news any mother could get, especially at this time of the year. But twenty-one year old, Dangriga resident, Sheronda Samuels has to cope with the loss of her newborn son. Samuels went in to the Southern Regional Hospital on December eighth for Caesarian section; but when she woke up from the surgery, […]
There is outrage over the successful bail application of a thirty-six year old accused of Carnal Knowledge upon a fourteen year old girl from the Stann Creek. Since we reported the story on Wednesday night, our blogs have been overflowing with angry comments from viewers that we have had to filter. Earlier today, the United […]
The Church’s holy war against UNIBAM is yet to begin in the Supreme Court but in addition to a strong ally in the government, the moral battle is getting support from a third independent party. The Vision Inspired by the People is against the UNIBAM agenda and the party members became outraged when they found […]
Turning to a story that has been persistently in the headlines; that’s the case of Caleb Orosco and UNIBAM versus the Attorney General. UNIBAM is challenging section fifty-three of the criminal code that states that sexual intercourse against the order of nature is punishable by up to ten years imprisonment. Two days before the start […]
Sixteen Days of Activism, celebrated countrywide by the Women’s Department, is winding down. It’s started at the end of November and a number of activities including an awareness parade and a men’s forum on gender based violence have been held. This Wednesday, another key activity is planned which involves a daylong session during which interested […]
Emotions are running high on both sides of the fence locally as Caleb Orozco on behalf of UNIBAM is challenging Section 53 of the Criminal Code, but the Churches are opposed to that and have been organizing country wide. On Saturday, in down town Belize City, a rally was held, the numbers were not as […]
The People’s United Party, under the guidance of its recently appointed leader Francis Fonseca, has formally shared its views on a number of highly publicized national issues including the controversial transfer of public utilities to state ownership, the much debated case brought against the Attorney General’s Office by UNIBAM President Caleb Orozco and offshore oil […]
Commemorating the annual Sixteen Days of Activism, the Women’s Department along with their partners, held their official opening ceremonies. It is anticipated that the activities which are geared at sensitizing the public on this common issue will stimulate much needed action. News Five attended the opening and Andrea Polanco reports from the very lively parade […]
You need not look further than the House of Representatives to realize that there is not one female representative at a national level in the government. And while the history of gender inequality is still being locally written, Mexico has a broader vision and experience that it wants to share with Belize. The Embassy of […]
The debate is heating up on a legal challenge on homosexuality. In two weeks litigation in a novel case brought against the Attorney General’s Office by Caleb Orozco and the United Belize Advocacy Movement, UNIBAM, to decriminalize homosexuality is set to begin in the Supreme Court. Represented by a team of prominent lawyers, including senior […]
Most people refer to Belize as the jewel or Mother Nature’s best kept secret because of the natural beaches and exotic Maya sites. But the truth is that Belize is also ranked the sixth most violent place to live in the world. It is a sobering reflection to the staggering levels of crime and violence. […]
A two-day forum on AIDS/HIV concluded today at the Radisson Hotel. The participants were from the public sector as well as numerous NGOs. While the number of new infections decreased during the past year, the forum highlighted numerous areas where work is required. According to one presenter, there is no protection in the laws of […]
The rate of murder in the Caribbean and Central America is near crisis point. And with today’s murders, the count for 2011 is now at one hundred and six. And while this number is alarming for Belizeans, a recent study entitled “Global Study on Homicide” ranks Belize as having the sixth highest homicide rate globally. […]
Eight organizations received grants from the US Embassy to support the fight against AIDS through the Ambassadors’ HIV Prevention Program. Ambassador Vinai Thummalapally made the presentation in Belmopan totaling over one hundred and twenty-three thousand dollars which is a part of a multi-million dollar package to support HIV community programs in education, prevention and treatment. […]
