On the occasion of Human Rights Day 2010, the Human Rights Commission of Belize says that it notes that there is now better understanding of the issue among Belizeans. The Commission says that more people are protecting their rights and the rights of others who are too vulnerable to speak out. The Human Rights Commission […]
The 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference has been taking place in Cancun, Mexico since November twenty ninth. About two hundred national delegates and thousands of staff, scientists as well as Nongovernmental organizations have congregated to work on a solution that would limit the output of greenhouse gases. Belize plays an important role in the […]
An accident occurred on the Western Highway this afternoon between twelve-thirty and one p.m. Two vehicles were coming from the direction of Belmopan to Belize City when the incident occurred. According to persons at the scene, a dark SUV driven by one Mister Gillett was approaching to turn into Faber’s Road. The owner of the […]
We reported on Wednesday night about a shooting Faber’s Road that left two men with injuries to the leg. That occurred just before six o’clock and within an hour, gunshots rang out yet again at ten minutes to seven. This time a man on bicycle rode up and fired six shots at Mark Middleton, who […]
There are many forms of abuse against women; domestic, sexual or physical. A study conducted by a relatively new organization has found that as many as twenty-three percent of women they surveyed have been abused by their partners. And while victims may not be rushing to make reports, a higher number of persons know of […]
The relief efforts following the category one hurricane that hit Belize on October twenty-fourth are still ongoing and donations are still coming in. This week the Ministries of Education and Health were each presented with cheques for two hundred thousand dollars from the United Nations Children’s Fund. The new Country Representative, Christine Norton handed over […]
It’s the Christmas season, so there is bound to be an abundance of cakes, chocolates and other sweets. It’s also a good time to exercise extra care in your oral hygiene. Cavities are not reserved for children; adults are also prone to them. Constant brushing of the teeth is a safe measure to keep you […]
It was Day One of the new zoning project at the Fort Street Tourism Village. But instead of having the desired effect of bringing a semblance of order to the otherwise chaotic tourism village, there was more confusion than usual. Tour guides, vendors and other industry players were unable to access visitors from four cruise […]
Edmund “Clear the Land” Castro was stripped of his ministerial portfolio as Minister of State for Works on November twenty-fourth, but his woes are from over. A Belizean living abroad, Althea Grant, recently provided documentation to the Prime Minister Dean Barrow that she was scammed out of forty-eight thousand dollars in a land deal. She […]
But aside from the land scandal, the residents have their own grievances against Castro. At today’s press conference, several allegations were raised that the fired area rep has also been deceiving other constituents in similar fashion. As we said they are allegations, and numerous were made including one for a million dollars for road repairs. […]
And according to Pollard, their plight doesn’t end with today’s press conference. He says they will protest and are willing to go as far as the National Assembly. Oscar Pollard Sr. “In respect to the recall, as far as my knowledge goes the recall will take place after the next general election. It is not […]
The volume of support for this station has been overwhelming in the past twenty-four hours. As you know, Government on Tuesday announced what it says was a “suspension of normal relations with this station.” Since then the reaction has been fast and furious by our viewers at home and beyond our borders, including those international […]
While the UDP administration institutes an embargo against Channel Five, the other two political parties have come up with statements condemning the actions of the government. Belmopan’s Vision Inspired by the People states that the government of Belize is not at liberty to discriminate as to which citizen gets public information in a specified manner […]
Tonight’s question is: Do you support the government’s boycott of Channel 5? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com.
Gunmen held their fire for a few days, but late this evening, two Belize City men were injured in a shooting incident near the Wilton Cumberbatch Field on Caesar Ridge Road. Mark Vernon along with several other young men were playing basketball on a court nearby when an unknown assailant ran through the adjacent football […]
The lifeless body of thirty six year old Suyapa Hernandez Alvarado was discovered in an apartment complex on the beachside near the San Pedro airstrip. Hernandez, a Honduran national, was lying on her back on a sofa and covered by a white sheet. A medical officer certified that she died sometime around five on Tuesday […]
He’s no ordinary visitor; OCEANA reeled in the big fish today and brought Ted Danson from HBO’s television series Curb your Enthusiasm along with the former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria. They are here to support marine conservation. OCEANA, government and the Northern Fishermen Cooperative signed off to ban trawling, a huge accomplishment for conservationists. The […]
As we told you, there was confusion today in the Belize City Fort Street Tourism Village. In the south, since the Placencia Tourism Board introduced the idea for cruise tourism on the peninsula, residents of the area have expressly rejected any project to accommodate that kind of tourism there. That is being followed up with […]
Twice in recent days, thousands of dollars kept as evidence at the Belize Police Department have gone missing. A report has been made by the Exhibit Keeper, Noel Muschamp. According to Muschamp, six thousand dollars impounded from a Chinese businessman as forged dollars have disappeared. The other case involves three thousand US dollars from six […]
It’s cop versus cop. A police officer was charged criminally this morning in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court after a Special Constable claimed that he beat her up and left her unconscious at her home. Briceño Shal, who is attached to the Patrol Branch, is facing a single count for wounding his ex-common-law-wife, Nakisha Usher, […]
Ten Special Olympics athletes returned to Belize on Tuesday from Panama where they competed in the third CODICADER Games for Students with Disabilities. They did not come home empty handed and we’re not referring to their luggage. The athletes, both male and female, scored a total of five medals in shot-put and different races. Head […]
Some two hundred children were treated today to Christmas goodies. The party was thrown by the Belize Tourism Board and the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association. The children partied for two hours; they danced, ate and had a special presentation by Ozzy the Clown. But that’s not all, the crew from the Norwegian Pearl Cruise Ship […]
Following today’s Cabinet meeting, the government issued what it calls a press advisory to say that it is suspending normal relations with Channel Five/Great Belize Productions. It cited four reasons for doing so including what it claimed was a failure to air Belmopan Weekly. For the record, that program was in fact aired by this […]
A new judge took the oath this morning in the chamber of Acting Chief Justice Samuel Awich. Judge Denis S. Hanomansingh, turned sixty-seven on Monday and has been appointed for a six month period. There was no fanfare and present during the proceedings were the Registrar, Velda Flowers and judges of the Supreme Court, Oswell […]
We have reported that businesses in the Commercial Free Zone have been unable to make deposits in US dollars. The freeze has been going on for about a week. The problem goes back to October when a global bank note services contract with Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) was discontinued for Belize and the […]
