It has been almost a month since a little over thirty-five acres of vegetables were destroyed in the Valley of Peace community. The destruction, it is strongly believed, is the result of crop dusting conducted by Green Tropics Limited, a foreign concern which manages a vast swath of farmland nearby. In the wake of the […]
At the P.U.P. press conference held at Independence Hall on Thursday, there was much about governance matters and social concerns. But there were also some plain political talk. The P.U.P. has been dealing with conventions for standard bearers, and wants to be done with that by June. And one seat they are very comfortable with […]
The recent killing of a Guatemalan national by Belize Defense Force personnel inside the Chiquibul forest has sparked renewed concerns by the international community about the existing border issues between Belize and Guatemala. Since the incident a week ago, Guatemalan officials have been meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to look closely at what […]
Organizations donating to other less advantaged entities – it happens maybe less than one would hope, but it does happen. Still, our attention was caught on Thursday as students from the second form at the Belize High School made a very important contribution to youths enrolled at the National Youth Cadet Corps. It happened at […]
Last Wednesday, the Social Investment Fund handed over the contract for the completion of the Dangriga Marketplace to CB Constructions out of San Ignacio. The new contract valued at a total of one point two million dollars is expected to be completed in six months. The project was taken away from the previous contractor, Kenard […]
Two notable personalities have passed away. Ambassador for Foreign Trade Adalbert Tucker lost his battle with cancer on Thursday night in Jamaica where he was receiving treatment. Tucker had been ailing for some years now and on Thursday he took for the worst and passed away. The former graduate of Harvard University and the University […]
Easter is fast approaching, but today, it came early for students of Bethel Primary School who were treated to an Easter Egg Hunt. Diamonds International located within the Fort Street Tourism Village partnered with the Belize City Council for the event and this afternoon, some seventy-five plus students gathered at the Fort Street Memorial Park […]
There was another event not far from our studios. The Kidney Association in Belize held its annual health fair at the Lion’s Club Parking Lot on Princess Margaret Drive. The fair creates awareness of the various symptoms and causes of kidney related diseases…many which are similar to that of other chronic diseases. Several health providers […]
A News Five team is just back from the headquarters of the Belize Coast Guard where three men have been detained following a shootout at sea. We’ll have that coming up, but first…there is some closure for the family of Carlos Michael Diaz tonight. There is also relief for residents of the Lord’s Bank area […]
This story just in…a high speed chase in Belizean waters involving the Belize Coast Guard took place this evening. Our News Five team is just back and reports that three pirates were detained following a shootout at sea. According to Operations Officer, Lieutenant Greg Soberanis, the trio attempted to rob a boat about twenty miles […]
While the political gods continue to throw a shroud of protection around former Minister of State Elvin Penner, the fates seem to be conspiring against him. Today, leave for judicial review was granted by Justice Courtney Abel in the recall petition of Penner. It’s only the first step, but it is a significant one. The […]
Justice delayed is justice denied… This afternoon, the B.T.L. Employees Trust issued a statement in respect of a long pending judgment on the constitutionality of the second nationalization of Telemedia which was argued back in October 2012. The first nationalization case was heard in 2011 when the court declared the nationalization to be unconstitutional, but […]
The People’s United Party held a press conference at Independence Hall this afternoon. The topics up for discussion ranged from Elvin Penner to very internal politics. We’ll have all that for you, starting with a demand by P.U.P. Leader Francis Fonseca for Anwar Barrow’s appointment to be rescinded. Anwar Barrow, son of Prime Minister Dean […]
Another topic on the political table this afternoon was the now very well known Mytheon Solutions. That company was first registered by John Saldivar and Khalid Belisle in 2009. John Saldivar became sole owner in 2010, and promptly put the company in his wife’s name. It wasn’t exactly impressive sleight of hand, because the paper […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice today issued a decision in the case of Doctor Raju Meenavalli versus Janae Matute and her mother, Georgia. The decision was delivered from Port of Spain via teleconference. The CCJ upheld a decision by the Court of Appeal that Doctor Meenavalli failed to act in accordance with professional standards causing […]
While the P.U.P. is calling Anwar Barrow’s appointment at B.T.L. an act of nepotism, the Belize Communications Workers Union is throwing bouquets at Barrow. The union said in a release today that it has reached a collective bargaining agreement with the utility company and that Barrow was instrumental in the negotiations. The agreement is for […]
It’s mostly gone under the radar, but March thirty-first was the deadline for all members of the National Assembly to file their declarations with the Integrity Commission. It’s actually something that should be done each year…a very detailed accounting of personal assets, including assets held by spouses – bonds, stocks, shares, properties…that sort of thing. […]
The Holy Emmanuel squatters, as they’ve been dubbed, have been prominent in the news for the past week. Their homes are being threatened by the massive infrastructural work which will see a bridge built over the Haulover Creek. The contractor has been patient, and has tried to fill around the homes until everything is sorted […]
Today, the People’s United Party won a significant victory in Supreme Court, a victory which injected at least a spark of life into a dead recall petition. But that’s only one flank of a full on assault against disgraced politician Elvin Penner. In March, the P.U.P. was also successful in getting Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin […]
On Wednesday, Vice President of Destination Development for Norwegian Cruise Line, Colin Murphy, told the media that the company is moving full steam ahead with plans to construct a multimillion dollar tourism port of call on Harvest Caye. Despite a recent letter written to the chair of the National Environmental Appraisal Committee demanding that the […]
On Wednesday night, twenty-two-year-old Leon Gomez was found not guilty of murder for the January 2010 stabbing death of Salvador Martinez. He was however, found guilty of manslaughter. The verdict was announced shortly before nine o’clock, after a jury of twelve deliberated for over four hours before emerging with a not guilty verdict for murder. […]
Four schools in the Belize District will be getting spanking new classrooms as part of a project by New Horizons Belize. The U.S. Southern Command is teaming up with three government agencies to build the classrooms and provide free medical services across the country. The U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, Margaret Hawthorne says that the annual initiative […]
Traffic accidents have been on increase since the beginning of year and invariably it involves drunk drivers. This morning, a simultaneous launch of a Don’t Drink and Drive Campaign took place in municipalities across the country as part of a road safety project. Through a loan from the World Bank, the project will see the […]
The campaign was also launched in Belmopan this morning. Representatives of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, as well as the Social Investment Fund, through the Belize Municipal Development Project, gathered at the Sir George Brown Field for the event. Also present were a number of primary and secondary schools. The issue of road […]
Complimentary & Alternative Medicine, or CAM, is a term used to describe non-mainstream health approaches. Some of these approaches are used together with conventional medicine – complementary and some are used in place of conventional medicine – alternative. In Belize the most common example is herbal medicine. We know many persons who swear by their […]
