There are still many unanswered questions and NICH President Diane Haylock will have some explaining to do about the controversial concession she signed with businessman David Gegg when she returns from holiday next week. But in her absence, NICH board members and the Minister of Culture, Marcel Cardona held a six-hour long meeting last night […]
One of his companies was named in our headline story last night when we reported that the Ministry of Culture was up in arms over an undisclosed contract with the President of the National Institute of Culture and History, Diane Haylock unknown to her Board of Directors, the Ministry and Minister Marcel Cardona. Tonight, it […]
And on the unraveling controversy involving NICH President Diane Haylock and Minister Marcel Cardona, a copy of a letter by outgoing administrator Victor Espat, has been made available to the media. In the letter bearing today’s date, Espat tells Board members of the power struggle between Haylock and Cardona which according to him began on […]
But while NICH Board members were kept in the dark about the contract, David Gegg, says the document which he signed with Haylock was a Concession Agreement which the entire NICH technical team knew about for months. Gegg says the project is one he feels is in the interest of everyone, including NICH for better […]
Senior Superintendent of Police Chester Williams has been reinstated to post following a very public demotion earlier this year. Williams’ lawyer, Edwin Flowers confirmed to News Five today that he received a letter from the Belize Advisory Council stating that a decision had been reached to reverse the demotion made by the Security Services Commission […]
And while the heat is on for NICH President Dianne Haylock, Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya is facing her own ongoing dilemma with overdue payments for garbage collection. A release at the close of the workday from Belize Waste Control says that the company has not received payments for garbage collection for the past five […]
A major controversy has exploded and fireworks are erupting between the President of NICH, Diane Haylock and her immediate boss, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Marcel Cardona. Since last week News Five has had in possession a copy of a contract signed between Haylock and businessman David Gegg, giving him exclusive rights to […]
There have been many theories to his death this past Sunday morning and as recent as yesterday a police pathologist said it is a case of suicide. But not so quickly says the family of Chayben Bou-Nahra, the businessman who died from single shot to the left side of his head in a hotel room […]
A number of children in Belmopan will get their Christmas gifts closer to New Year’s Day courtesy of a high school student from Dallas. Earlier this year when fifteen year old Carrie Rich visited the nation’s capital with her father she saw children playing football with rolled up paper. When she got back home, Rich, […]
It is not officially designated as a dump site, but Belize City residents have turned this street side in the Saint Martin de Porres area into one and on Monday, it was the venue where a fetus was found. Police say the discovery was made during the lunch hour about a hundred yards on this […]
Shopping is in full swing as Belizeans stock up on last minute groceries for the Christmas meal. That is why the Bureau of Standards is also making stops at those stores, checking scales and pre-packaged items to make sure the shopkeepers are giving customers what they pay for. We caught up with the inspection team […]
A mother in Benque Viejo Town fears the worse for her son after he mysteriously disappeared while on a shopping trip to neighbouring Melchor de Mencos. Twenty year old Nelson Chulin reportedly left his home around nine on Wednesday morning to purchase a vehicle part. But when Chulin did not return home by eleven that […]
Kicking a bad habit is no easy task… but today over a hundred inmates at the Hattieville Prison are saying they have done just that thanks to an on-site addiction program. News Five’s Marion Ali was in Hattieville for the graduation celebrations. Marion Ali, Reporting These prison inmates have reason to celebrate having completed a […]
With at least five fires in the last month, the National Fire Service has been on high alert. As a means of preventing future blazes, the department has created a pamphlet of safety tips for residents. They recommend not using decorations made of cloth or paper; checking indoor and outdoor lights for frayed wire, loose […]
There was enough activity in downtown Belize City this morning to raise the hopes of city residents that they would not only breathe easier, but ride smoother come Christmas Day. After months of works, the much anticipated hot mix paving of the main arteries of the city was supposed to begin… we say supposed to […]
Though the delay in the paving of Albert and Regent Streets was disappointing, the Ministry of Works was able to begin works on a portion of the Northern Highway which was washed away during the floods. Cadet Henderson, C.E.O. in the ministry, says that the damaged section of the road will be completed before this […]
The guest on this morning’s Open Your Eyes was Lord Michael Ashcroft. The businessman was pointed in his replies to a vast array of questions from his early childhood and his connections to Belize to his recent troubles with the government. First on the troubles list was the Venezuela millions. Michael Ashcroft, Businessman “The bank […]
The Carnival Cruise Terminal project was heralded as a mega project in the tourism industry that would have spurred economic activity in the south side of the city with a modern facility for the cruise industry. But from its early days the project ran into plenty problems. The latest issue involves and order to stop […]
Last night we reported that Deputy Officer in Charge of Eastern Division, Senior Superintendent Robert Mariano is on suspension after he was fingered for a case of contraband Jamaican Appleton rum last month. According to Commissioner of Police, Gerald Westby, Mariano’s suspension came after an internal investigation. Gerald Westby, Commissioner of Police “The investigation was […]
Incursions in Belizean territory by Guatemalan nationals happen from time to time. There is the well know case of Guatemalan settlers that were eventually removed from Santa Rosa within Belizean territory and continuous reports of Guatemalan Xateros that cross into Belize to illegally harvest the prized xate. There is a report now about a bodega […]
Gender equality in the workplace and home is something that women have been struggling for since the dawn of time. Over the years some strides have been made but there is yet plenty more to accomplish by the National Women’s Commission which is geared at ending all forms of discrimination against women. The N.W.C. hopes […]
Still on the layoffs, on Friday, National Transport Limited dropped a bombshell when they disclosed that they were going to lay off a hundred and sixty workers. Today Operations Manager Phillip Jones and Human Resources Manager Larissa Madril report that they have already laid off some employees, but would not specify how many. They say […]
And to add to the economic woes, within days of Christmas, there is news of massive layoffs in the transport industry. According to the management team of National Transportation Services Limited, it is expected that one hundred and sixty workers will have no reason to celebrate come December twenty-fifth. The bus company says that the […]
Since its establishment, the Community Policing Unit in Yarborough has been actively engaging youths in the area in an effort to prevent crime and violence. But this week, the unit was trying to prevent another social issue of equal importance to life, HIV/AIDS. Douglas Hyde, program Coordinator for the Community Policing Unit, says that having […]
Government is tightening legislation on the municipal bodies but the work of the council in the city is coming up short. We’ve been promised that the paving of Albert and Regent Streets should be ready by December sixteenth. While that seems to be a slim possibility, there’s no question that when the entire rehabilitation is […]
