Floaters are common after you turn forty, and they are a normal part of the aging process. They are lines of lights in which patients say they see blurry visions. Most often the condition is benign, but can also lead to further complications that may cause loss of vision and require major surgery. Veteran Ophthalmologist, […]
Thirteen babies died in less than a month at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in May. Seven of the deaths were caused by a bacteria called Enterobacter Cloacae. But why did so many have to die before the K.H.M.H. closed down the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit? And would anyone be fired for the tragedy? The […]
Five weeks after thirteen babies died at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, a report on the deaths was discussed with the media by the K.H.M.H. officials even though it has been ready for about a week. The investigations were conducted by a team from PAHO which comprised of international consultants including Ricardo Bustamante, an Epidemiologist […]
The K.H.M.H. is not the only hospital facing criticism. The Western Regional Hospital was also criticized following a body switching error. A twenty-three year old mother lost her newborn at the Western Regional Hospital over weekend. Following her surgery, the grieving mother found out that the body of new newborn was given to another family […]
In early May, the wrath of international and local media, the Institute of Archaeology, the Ministry of Culture and local organizations was brought down on the persons who willfully destroyed an ancient Mayan monument in the Orange Walk district. The site of Noh Mul was pillaged by the Demar’s Stone Company, owned by U.D.P. politician […]
Every year, the best and brightest students who excel in the Primary School Examinations are recognized for their intellectual achievement. And this morning, these young stars gathered at the Institute of Creative Arts where a celebration of their academic distinction took place. The top scorer along with twenty-five others received awards and scholarships to various […]
At Monday’s press conference held by the Belize National Teachers Union (B.N.T.U.), corporal punishment was one of the various contentious issues raised by the union. Minister of Education Patrick Faber has asserted that teachers are still practicing corporal punishment within the classroom and has demanded that they comply with the rules. The union agrees that […]
Firing back at Minister Faber for his very derogatory comments about teachers and about the unions, the B.N.T.U. has levied accusations that he is out of touch with their concerns since he has had little or no contact with them. Today, Faber strongly refuted those assertions by the union, and told News Five that the […]
The European Union and the Canadian government today made a donation to the Belize and Guatemalan forces that will assist them in enhancing accuracy of border patrols. The ceremony took place at the O.A.S. offices located at the Adjacency Zone. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Traversing the expanse of the Belize/Guatemala […]
A family from the Orange Walk district is lucky to be alive after they were stung by killer bees on Wednesday evening. Ofelia Cocom has lived near the Palmar/Boundary Road for over forty-six years, but an experience has left her fearing for her life and the safety of her family. Her common-law husband, eighty nine […]
A Guatemalan man must either pay one thousand dollars or serve a year as a guest at the Belize Central Prison. And even after doing one or the other, thirty-four year old Danilo Lunes Reyes will still be ordered out of Belize. Reyes, who has been here for three years, arrived in Belize in April […]
Thirty-seven year old Ralph Wellington Middleton, accused of attacking a security guard in mid-May, says his constitutional rights are being violated because he is being victimized behind bars. On Tuesday, May twenty-first, Middleton appeared before Magistrate Hettie Mae Stewart, where he was read a single charge of Harm against forty-seven year old Jesus Angel Cruz. […]
While we await the decision of the Belize Supreme Court in the case of Caleb Orozco versus the Attorney General challenging the criminalization of homosexuality, the United States Supreme Court today delivered a landmark decision on gay rights. In the case of United States versus Windsor, the United States Supreme Court in a five to four […]
Season two of Be the Next Superstar premiered as scheduled on Tuesday night at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. The lineup included ten hopefuls from Group A and next week Tuesday another ten in Group B will bring their A game to the stage. But on Tuesday night, drama, singing, dancing and comedy […]
This morning, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) delivered a bombshell decision against the Government of Belize (G.O.B.). The CCJ discharged the injunction preventing the British Caribbean Bank from pursuing international arbitration against the G.O.B. under the UK-Belize Bilateral Investment Treaty. The Bank has been prevented from continuing its arbitration against G.O.B. since 2010. To […]
Incidentally, the Prime Minister of Belize Dean Barrow is also in the United Kingdom. Earlier today, PM Barrow today met with the Chairman of the City of London Policy and Resources Committee, Mark Boleat, ahead of the Guildhall lunch where the PM was honored by addressing an audience of international financiers and businessmen. The Prime […]
In May, the PM was seated at the head table of the press conference room inside the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital addressing the deaths of thirteen newborns that were assigned to the Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit. In addition to launching an investigation with the assistance of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the PM […]
On Monday we showed you the villagers farthest south of the country that have been affected by the deposit left in the wake of Tropical Depression Two. Flood waters that washed over Jordan Village and for the first few days, people were asking where was the National Emergency Management Organization. While residents say that finding […]
Motorists driving within the downtown area in front of Market Square would have noticed that since the weekend, the street in front of the Belize Bank, adjacent to Mule Park, has been closed off to vehicular traffic. It is one of three, relatively short pathways connecting Albert Street to Regent Street that has been blocked. […]
While the current infrastructural projects forces motorists to take more time along the city streets, on Monday, the Belize National Teachers Union was driven to speak about the comments made by Minister of Education Patrick Faber. Deceitful and “Bafu” were only some of the words used to describe the Minister’s unfortunate comments made during an […]
Corporal Punishment was also discussed by the union. Teachers are no longer allowed to use the rod to discipline children. Minister Faber also lashed out at teachers who continue to use corporal punishment in the classroom. The B.N.T.U. agrees that teachers should comply with the rules but the educators need to be trained in alternative […]
Corporal punishment is also not allowed in our justice system, but either a fine or prison time would suffice for minor infractions. A woman in Belize City narrowly escaped getting on the prison bus for a small amount of marijuana she had stashed in her underwear. Police say that on Sunday twenty year old Shanine […]
A Belize City man who terrorized a taxi-man after taking his cab was found guilty of kidnapping in the court of Justice Adolph Lucas. The sensational case stems from an incident which occurred in July, 2011. Thirty-nine year old Rodrick Williams told the court that he was driving his taxi in the area of the […]
The lesson learned is that it doesn’t pay to take an unsanctioned ride in someone else’s property. But the same can be said for the Guatemalan nationals who illegally kill wildlife, harvest xate plants and cut down wood inside Belize’s Chiquibul forests. Illegal incursions and national pride are only two of the reasons why the […]
The academic calendar for 2012 concludes at the end of the month for primary schools across the country. While most students will be on summer vacation, social activist Moses Sulph has wasted no time in planning ahead. Realizing that there is an overwhelming number of needy children enrolled at the primary and secondary levels, Sulph […]
