Relations between the government and BGYEA have not always been cozy. In fact, the two have been mostly at odds over a development at the Harmonyville community on the George Price Highway. BGYEA President, Nigel Petillo is the outspoken head of the grassroots organization; this morning, emotions were running high because Cabinet has decided that […]
Following our visit to Harmonyville to get a firsthand understanding of the lay of the land, News Five caught up with Commissioner of Lands and Surveys Wilbert Vallejos. He explained government’s position on the development of the buffer zone, near the mile forty-one community. On Friday, a release was issued announcing Cabinet’s rejection of a […]
A judgment has not been delivered in the case of Caleb Orosco and the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) versus the Attorney General of Belize, supported by various church groups. That case was heard in the Supreme Court on May twenty-thirty. But while that ruling is pending, in Jamaica, a University of the West Indies […]
A claim against Minister of State Edmond Castro was struck out by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin this morning. The matter had been before the court since February 2014, when Belize Rural North resident Trevor Vernon accused Castro of breaching the code of conduct under the Constitution. This is in respect of a series of cheques […]
A rescue team is scouring the Belize River Valley looking for the body of a resident of Isabella Bank. On Sunday, what should have been a memorable occasion ended in the drowning of Keron Jeffords. He was celebrating his twenty-fourth birthday with friends when he drowned in the river in the same area where seven […]
Three persons, including two women, were injured in two separate shootings over the weekend in San Pedro where crime is spiking. The first incident occurred after three on Saturday morning in the San Pablo Area of the prime tourism island. Seventeen year old Irma Mejia was shot multiple times: to the abdomen, jaw and thumb […]
A prison officer was today convicted of drug trafficking inside his work place which is the Belize Central Prison. Ajani Smith Senior was caught with fifty-four grams of marijuana strapped to his body on August twenty-fifth, 2013. Smith initially pleaded not guilty to possession of a control drugs with intent to supply but today, he […]
Two men, one believed to be the mastermind behind a home burglary in the West Landivar area of Belize City, were before the court today to answer to separate charges. They are Jamil Meighan, of Ivor Street in Belize City and Wilfred Javier Stanley. Meighan was the first to be arraigned for burglary in the […]
Earlier you heard about the ongoing land disputes in Harmonyville. That’s one of the most recent because there have been countless cases. Last week, News Five broke the story of a brewing land dispute in the small community of Unitedville in the Cayo District. The Ministry of Lands gave title for a five acre plot […]
While this dispute has the appearance of being resolved, it points to gross negligence in the Lands Department. Those are the words of Commissioner of Lands Wilbert Vallejos, who went further to state that corruption is a plague in the department. Wilbert Vallejos, Commissioner of Lands “It’s a plague that has been damaging the […]
A mid-afternoon fire at the corners of Lawrence Avenue and Jones Street has left a Belize City couple homeless. Sometime after one o’clock, the attention of residents was drawn to the crackling of glass and other breakables. Upon checking, it was discovered that the bungalow was engulfed in flames. Michael Belisle, an employee of B.T.L., […]
Belmopan police continue their search for one of two men believed to be involved in a stabbing on Friday morning in the village of Cotton Tree. Twenty-nine year old Kurt Hyde, a Belizean construction worker of Cotton Tree Village, was stabbed six times to the back, face and arm allegedly by Orlando and Eugene Castillo […]
The destruction of a sprawling acreage of farmland in Valley of Peace by crop-dusting in mid-March has resulted in a significant loss for growers in that community. While it was initially suspected that scores of vegetables, including cabbage, tomato and pepper were destroyed by what is believed to have been a chemical compound known as […]
Today, hundreds of cane-farmers and sugar industry stakeholders joined dignitaries and government officials to officially open SIRDI’s news headquarters. The Sugar Industry Research and Development Institute was created in 2009, and since then has had tremendous impact on the industry. The building was financed by the European Union, and will enhance SIRDI’s ability to reach […]
The challenges to the industry have been many, natural and man-made. But Osorio says that in just five years SIRDI has made giant strides in the industry. Perhaps the greatest challenge has been persuading farmers to adapt new, innovative best practices. That remains an obstacle, but Osorio says that even that is much less of […]
One of the country’s most generous partners is the government of Taiwan. This morning in Belmopan, Ambassador David Wu presented a cheque in the sum of five million U.S. dollars to the Prime Minister Dean Barrow. The cheque is a grant from the Republic of China for the Bilateral Cooperation Program between the two countries. […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Week 14 in the NEBL brought regular season play to a close with 3 teams vying for the remaining 2 spots in the 4 team post-season. So we head to Birds Isle where Friday night Belize City Smart No Limit and the Dangriga Culture […]
