It has been six days since former Prime Minister, Manuel Esquivel, was flown to Miami, Florida for medical attention following a traffic accident on the Western Highway. And shortly before nine this morning, the sixty-nine year old senior financial advisor to the government, begun seven hours of surgery for facial reconstruction at the Jackson Memorial […]
And we turn to immigration matters. There are ongoing investigations in two cases involving nationals who use Belize as a spring board to the United States. The first case involves eight Chinese nationals—seven men and one woman—who arrived on a direct chartered flight on the Cuban airline, Aero Caribbean on March twenty-sixth. The initial reports […]
He was known to everyone as ‘Popula Fat Bwai’, and as his alias indicates, he is well known around town both for his joviality and his weight. Up until today, he was a permanent fixture at his West Canal shop. His real name is Glenford Spain and just around mid-day today in sweltering temperatures, the […]
Lola Delgado’s Art and Idiocy exhibition opened Wednesday night at the House of Culture, and tonight there is another exhibit that art connoisseurs can’t miss. It is entitled “Roots Life’’ which is opening at the Bliss by Pen Cayetano who resides in Germany and takes periodic trips home. His latest artwork is inspired by Belizean […]
At Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, a new transport system was approved to deal with a temporary ban on buses from Mexico and Guatemala that traverse the jewel. The problem had been brewing for some time but it recently came to a head when stakeholders complained that the foreign tourism buses were being allowed to make stops […]
There are two exhibitions by well-known artists who are shaking up the art scene in the old Capital. The first event for the week is taking place at the House of Culture entitled “Art and Idiocy” by Lola Delgado of Seine Bight. It is the first solo exhibit by the fifty-six year old artist and […]
Former Prime Minister, Manuel Esquivel is said to be resting and is in stable condition at the Belize Medical Associates. The former P.M. was scheduled to fly via air-ambulance to Miami today for reconstructive facial surgery but there have been delays in his departure which, according to information to News Five, has to do with […]
In news from G.O.B., it was announced today that Prime Minister Dean Barrow will be traveling to Costa Rica this Sunday where he will be joining Central American presidents for a meeting with the U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. The meeting with Biden has to do with the upcoming Summit of the Americas to be […]
By now you know that the global financial crisis has been chipping away at the core of business markets and the region is not exempted. In the Caribbean we have reported that the Grace Kennedy International’s hardware store chain did not survive. In the Bahamas, Guyana and Turks and Caicos, CLICO has been ordered to […]
But if you’re heading east, the new CARICOM passports have just been released and should make traveling hassle free in the Caribbean region. As we’ve reported, they come with a new look and have a number of built in features that made the document stand out. The passport, which is now forty-eight pages thick and […]
CLICO branches throughout the Caribbean have been folding and in Belize the local branch is now reportedly also facing liquidation. From what we have ascertained, there are three local agencies in Corozal, Orange Walk and in Belize City, with about fifteen agents and close to twenty employees whose fate with the company will be determined […]
The Barbados Coalition of Services Industries has partnered with the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industries and Beltraide to host a services trade mission to strengthen intra regional trade. The representatives from Barbados are in the jewel and today begin a series of meetings and other networking opportunities. At a business forum held at the […]
We reported recently that various branches of the Colonial Life Insurance Company throughout the Caribbean have been hit by the global recession and because of the gravity of the situation, the matter was discussed at the recent summit of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Belize. Just recently in the Turks and Caicos Islands, CLICO […]
He is known for capturing breathtaking photos in the Belikin Calendars and for his most recent collaboration with the Lifeline Foundation in Project Poverty. And today, noted photographer, Richard Holder, spoke with News Five of a new exhibit entitled Decadence. The exhibit is a repertoire of local and international photographs of people, events and life […]
In 2005 CARICOM countries began converting their passports to a regional document. Suriname was the first country to do so and today Belize became the last. It was that reason why Belizeans have been having trouble renewing or obtaining new passports as the Ministry of Immigration and National Security awaited the arrival of a shipment […]
Today marked the final day of the twentieth Inter-sessional Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM. To clear their packed agenda, the remaining leaders expect to be in session until sometime tonight. This afternoon, however, CARICOM Chair, Prime Minister Dean Barrow, Trinidad and Tobago P.M., Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Denzil […]
Another major issue was crime and security in the region and its effect on youths. Today the ministers were given a presentation on the intelligence situation in the Caribbean and discussed crime prevention and mitigating measures such as the advanced passenger systems. Patrick Manning “What that does, it tracks in the region anybody who is […]
In 2006, CARICOM countries signed on to the implementation of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy for the free movement of goods, services, capital and skilled labour in the region. This has been top of the agenda for CARICOM and while some countries have not moved along in implementation at the pace of others, visiting […]
For Prime Minister Barrow, greater effectiveness does not necessarily translate into less grander dreams for the region or the implementation of the C.S.M.E. Today Barrow says that he believes the current heads of government can get the job done. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “My Short experience with Caribbean heads convinces me that they always aim […]
CARICOM leaders of the fifteen member regional group meeting in Belize are on a mission to discuss and develop measures to mitigate the global financial and economic crisis, deliberate the status of trade agreements with the European Union and Canada, and continue the implementation of the Single Market and Economy. Those heavy topics will be […]
The heads of government spent the morning huddled in a caucus meeting, discussing the upcoming Summit of the Americas in April and the global crisis. This afternoon Assistant Secretary General of CARICOM, Edward Green, updated the press on the overall objectives of the conference and outcome of the meetings. Edward Green, Assistant Secretary Gen. “What […]
And the regional Caribbean Court of Justice has been ratified by twelve of the fifteen countries that make up CARICOM and with the CARICOM Summit scheduled for tomorrow; the issue of whether the government of Belize will accede to the C.C.J. as the final appellate court comes up for reflection. The University of the West […]
In other news, at least ten Heads of CARICOM, including Jamaica, Barbados, Guyana, and Trinidad have arrived in Belize for the twentieth Inter-sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government. The summit opens tomorrow and top on the agenda is the economic and financial crisis that is impacting the economies of the region. Earlier […]
The plight of the Cubans who were stranded about fourteen miles north of Middle Caye near the North Light House on the reef on February fourteenth has not been resolved. Two perished at sea due to exposure to the elements, and the remaining fourteen were charged with Illegal Entry. They have been remanded to the […]
Former Acting Chief Meteorologist Ramon Frutos has been more active than all the hurricane seasons combined. After decades of experience forecasting the weather, his career in public office is coming to an end as he reaches retirement age. The meteorologist sat down with News Five’s Jose Sanchez recently to chat about his experiences with the […]
