There was a frightening home invasion in the village of Crooked Tree, Belize District at the house of the resident pastor while he was at a prayer meeting in Ladyville. His wife was at home with her elderly mother and her teenage son when her nightmare unfolded. At around seven o’clock, Pastor Maurice Westby got […]
This morning, Denny Grijalva was in court, but it had nothing to do with Noh Mul, that well known and previously pristine Mayan monument which was destroyed by Grijalva’s company. In fact, this time the U.D.P. standard bearer for Orange Walk Central is the claimant, since Grijalva’s company is suing the Orange Walk Town Council […]
Belize City Mayor, Darrell Bradley, says the council’s debts to sanitation companies are perennial, but while he seems content with that explanation, the fact is that the Council is getting services and cannot pay for them. News Five is informed that where Belize Maintenance Limited is concerned, the Council owes close to eighteen weeks, more […]
But while the Mayor is focused on the bottom line, the fact is that the lives of more than one hundred employees will be drastically impacted when BML’s contract is discontinued. Employees of BML are already crying foul, claiming that the Mayor intends to do away with their daily bread. Well, with no apologies…he is […]
A DHL courier was badly injured in a late afternoon accident today right here on Coney Drive. It happened at around four thirty, when the courier was heading back to his office near Young’s Automotive on Coney Drive. The cyclist collided into a pickup which turned onto the busy thoroughfare. An eyewitness told us that […]
Three organizations were awarded grant funding for initiatives across the Belize District including small ruminants, home gardening and nature appreciation. The grants were presented by officials of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture and the Ministry of Rural Development. In the case of the National Kriol Council, the funding will be used for gardening […]
At his marathon press session on Wednesday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow updated the media on infrastructure works across the country. Those works have been lauded at every turn by the PM, but there’s one long-delayed and bedevilling project which definitely evokes no joy in the PM or in residents and commuters. We’re talking about the […]
The ongoing work on Belize City streets is absolutely wonderful, and absolutely frustrating…in equal measures. Take Central American Boulevard, for example. Works on that pothole ridden, rutted stretch started months ago, and it can’t seem to get finished. To the observer, it seems that the contractors do one short stretch, then move down the line […]
A manslaughter trial concluded today in which a step-son was tried for butchering his step-father at their Vernon Street house in March, 2007. Twenty-five year old Justin Emmanuel Orillana was on trial for a second time, but this time for manslaughter and not murder. That’s because, in September 2012, a jury of twelve found Orillana […]
A trial by judge without jury concluded before Justice Denis S. Hanomansigh in the Dangriga Supreme Court session. But the accused, identified as Devon Logan, who is out on bail, will have to wait until the next sitting of the Supreme Court to learn his fate. Logan is accused in the November 2012 attempted murder […]
The Eternal Garden Cemetery is Belize City’s new cemetery, located outside city limits in Hattieville. It replaced the Lord Ridge Cemetery a year ago when that place of rest simply had no more space for the eternally weary. Recently City Hall has been investing heavily in the facility with additional staff, additional works and additional […]
Flowers Bank is a remote village located in the Belize River Valley; while small it is rich with history and culture. Earlier today, we headed to the village for the close of a program that sought to preserve the richness of the village’s cultural heritage. Drum making is an integral part of community life; Duane […]
Countrywide, there are many camps being hosted for children to occupy them during their summer break. It’s a win-win situation for parents and children as parents get to keep the children engaged and children get to catch up on academic, sports and artistic expressions. There is one camp that is being hosted by the Belize […]
The Prime Minister hosted a marathon press briefing today on the heels of a one hour televised interview on Sunday with banker Steve Duncan. PM Dean Barrow spoke on a long list of issues, but we start with his response to a question on Doctor Errol Elrington. Now, Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington may be the Minister […]
And while Doctor Errol Elrington’s fugitive status isn’t the government’s concern, the controversies surrounding nephew of the Deputy Prime Minister, Imer Hernandez, aren’t either. Hernandez is a contractor of choice, awarded millions of dollars for contracts across the country including the Belmopan market and the Orange Walk road and drainage project. Hernandez, the nephew of […]
At his lengthy press conference the Prime Minister was also asked, as he routinely is, about the state of the economy. There have been unprecedented injections of mostly Petrocaribe sourced cash into the country’s infrastructure – roads and buildings across the country. But despite massive spending on infrastructure, the economy continues to record negligible growth, […]
But while Barrow isn’t paying any attention to the IMF, he’s paying plenty to the hotbed of corruption in his own front yard. So much so that Cabinet has approved a proposal for big changes submitted by C.E.O. Sharon Ramclam and Commissioner of Lands Wilbert Vallejos. Those two senior officers have tag-teamed to come up […]
As you heard, accountability will be one of the key premises of the new systems being put in place – making all officers accountable for their actions. A critical component of the cleanup will be cracking down on lands officers who have used their status, connections and knowledge to raid government coffers in every way. […]
On Monday, News Five reported on the appointment of Foreign Affairs C.E.O. Alexis Rosado as new Ambassador to Guatemala. He will be taking over from the late Alfredo Martinez. It’s an important posting, more so because of the critical and ongoing discussions between both countries where the territorial dispute is concerned. As we said, the […]
There is yet another murder to add to the long list of homicides in the month of July. A shooting incident back on July tenth has turned into a murder. Godfrey Jones was shot on Lizarraga Avenue as he socialized with friends. He was rushed to the K.H.M.H. where he remained in stable condition until […]
The impasse between B.S.I./A.S.R. and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers’ Association continues to thrive. At a general meeting of sugar cane farmers in Orange Walk and Corozal recently, it was decided that the intervention of the government would be sought in terms of what they feel would be a fair payment for bagasse. According to […]
The Isidoro Beaton Stadium in the nation’s capital is the home of the Belmopan Bandits, owned by Belmopan area representative John Saldivar. That stadium will soon be getting a major upgrading, complete with bleacher and parking facilities and an upgraded field, thanks to the government of Belize and Belize Infrastructure Limited. It’s not a bad […]
The Prime Minister was also asked for his response to a move by environmental and conservation entities who have expressed concern about the proposed scale of the mega-tourism Puerto Azul project. They say that the Italian developers have already been given a terms of reference for an EIA on the project. Well today, PM Barrow […]
Fishermen and vendors operating along Marine Parade were taken aback this morning when they showed up to their assigned location around ten o’clock only to find it is being dismantled by employees of the Belize City Council. Several months ago, they had been relocated from the seawall adjacent to Happy Tails to an area further […]
Bernadine Lauriano was all smiles today when she officially received a house from Belize Electricity Limited and Hand in Hand Ministries Belize. To qualify Lauriano had to assist in its construction as well as participate in building houses for others and become an active member of her community in the Lake Independence area. The value […]
