Turning to the City Council, after Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers was elected for a second term, Prime Minister Dean Barrow assigned Patrick Tillett as Financial Director to look after the councils finances. Since then, Moya Flowers has made it publicly clear that Tillett’s place is inside “his little office” and that he is not the […]
A house in the Lake Independence area of Belize City toppled over early this morning. Luckily none of the occupants were at home. Simeon Thompson had only just left his home and his girlfriend was visiting family down south. Shortly after reaching his work site, Thompson got a message that something was wrong at his […]
The handsome salary and benefits that the former C.E.O. of Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association received per year was revealed Wednesday as one of the reasons why Carlos Magana’s contract with the association was not renewed. The other reasons were unaccountability and poor management. Documents made available to News Five by the government newspaper implicate […]
In others news in the sugar industry, the breakaway group in the sugar industry is no longer considered to be rogue. United Cane Farmers desired to be recognized as an independent group of farmers, separate from what they saw as an inefficient Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association. But the Sugar Act did not allow for […]
His employment came to an abrupt end on Tuesday when he was handed a letter to that effect. The embattled Carlos Magana, the once powerful C.E.O. of the Cane Farmers Association cried wolf and hinted that politics was behind the decision. Magana says that while his contract had expired at the end of June, he […]
But that never happened and News Five went looking for answers today and found out that there’s more than meets the eye, including a hundred thousand dollar package and allegations of unaccountability. Eric Ek, Chairman, Mgmt Committee, Belize Cane Farmers Assn. “What happened with Mr. Magana is that his contract came to an end this […]
The Transport Department put an abrupt end to a premier bus run that National Transport implemented on June twenty-fourth. The following day transport officers removed passengers from the seven o’clock express bus. Candelaria Saldivar, the Transport Commissioner, said that the company’s permit was for regular runs, and if the company wanted an express run it […]
As we reported on June ninth, Hopkins residents are up in arms that they have to seek permission access to their public graveyard. That’s because the road leading to a portion of the cemetery is fitted with a security booth and security officer by a privately owned company named Hopkins Harbour Development Limited. The company […]
We reported on Tuesday night that the Belize City Council is relocating vendors from the Queen’s Square market and moving them to the Pound Yard Bridge area. The Pound Yard compound is not far away but it is a congested area. The move is to facilitate renovations on the present market facility on West Collet […]
When we last heard from the Liberty Foundation, their financial situation was not looking too healthy. Well, there is some positive development for the children’s home as their plea for help has been answered. Following our story, Liberty received a re-imbursement from the Ministry of Human Development and today the Radisson Fort George stepped up […]
For almost six years, Triple A Imports has been the local distributor for Nectares Naturas from neighboring Guatemala. But all that has changed and the company is being denied the permit to import the juice. Duane Moody traveled to Orange Walk Town to find out why. Duane Moody, Reporting Triple A Imports is owned by […]
News Five got a reaction from the Chamber of Commerce and according to C.E.O. Celene Cleland-Gomez, their focus is not only on Carrillo’s case, but on issues with the licensing system on a whole. Celene Cleland-Gomez, C.E.O., Bz Chamber of Commerce & Industry “From our perspective we are very much concerned with the administrative procedures […]
But back on the domestic front, Land is an important but scare commodity in the Jewel. The growth of Belize City has left few areas available for housing, development or for sale. And a couple acres of land behind a school in Boots Crescent has the Catholic Church, Hand in Hand Ministries, St. John Vianney […]
Last week we reported on a new dispute brewing between the Transport Department and National Transport Limited over the interruption in one of National’s new runs. National Transports claims it introduced the run last Wednesday from Belize City to Benque Viejo within their time schedule and that it had so informed the Transport Department by […]
In October of last year the Department of Transport introduced new regulations which they claimed would better manage the entire bus transport industry. Well, more than six months later there is still conflict within the industry. The latest storm brewing is between the Transport Board and National Transport Limited—the restructured bus company owned by the […]
Jones says he wrote the Transport Commissioner, Candelaria Saldivar, informing her of the run, but it was not well-received. And when we called Saldivar, she told us via telephone that even though the run is within National Transport’s scheduled time block they would have to apply for another permit for that specific run. But when […]
The public officers provided some relief today, but there is a startling reality facing Liberty Home. It is under financial crisis due to the worldwide economic downturn and the support from local and international donors, is dwindling. News Five confirmed today that it is almost a month since employees have been paid because there is […]
While doctors continue locked in negotiations with the management of the K.H.M.H., there is one man who has a lot to answer. News Five has obtained a copy of a Memorandum dated May thirteenth, signed by the Acting C.E.O. of the K.H.M.H. Laurel Grant and addressed to the Director of Finance. The document states that […]
The government intends to introduce several controversial amendments to the constitution this coming Friday in the House of Representatives. One of the changes intends to replace the highest court, the Privy Council in London, with the Caribbean Court of Justice. While that particular amendment will have long reaching effects over the future of the judicial […]
While the problems in the health system have escalated to crisis proportions and there are concerns over proposed constitutional amendments, there are other hot button issues on the current state of affairs. This afternoon, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize took a position on a number of issues. The N.T.U.C.B. calls the increase in […]
A few weeks ago News Five reported that a parcel of land between a defunct swimming pool and the compound of St. Michael’s College had gone to private hands. Minister of Housing, Michael Finnegan has since confirmed that the house being built on the land is for one of his constituents and longtime supporter. Tonight […]
Cenaida Reymundo, the eighteen year old mother whose newborn died tragically on May nineteenth, a week after she gave birth at the Punta Gorda Hospital, is taking a tough decision on the death of her child. Reymundo found courage and strength and spoke publically to the media about the pain she experienced when her pleas […]
Last week we reported that a graveyard in Hopkins Village is partially blocked by a resort project that is underway in that community. We heard from the past Chairman of the Hopkins Village Council, Mario Augustine, who said that the villagers do not have access to part of the cemetery without permission from the private […]
Former Hopkins Chairman, Mario Augustine also charged that dredging to create manmade canals is causing erosion and is detrimental to the fish population in the area. But Theo Jansen disagrees and went on to say that it was the Area Representative, Melvin Hulse, who instructed the company to dredge the lagoon. Theo Jansen, General Manager, […]
The outcry against violent crime is heard daily and for the remaining part of this week it’s the resounding message worldwide as countries observe the Global Week of Action against Gun Violence. Activities are being coordinated by the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA), which includes approximately eight hundred organizations in a hundred and […]
