In light of Wednesday’s meeting between the prime minister and the unions, we asked Espat if he has reached out to the social partners for their position on the proposed amendments. While the P.U.P. is yet to do so formally, a special meeting will be held on Friday where all interested parties have been invited […]
On February first, 2010, a barrage of bullets was sprayed at one man, but many others were hit in the shooting. The violent shooting took the life of Darrell Williams Junior, a former student of Gwen Lizarraga High School, but a bystander was left crippled, several others were injured and the intended target escaped unharmed. […]
Shortly before noon today, thirty four year old Jose Gomez, who is a Honduran national was taken to court in handcuffs and arraigned for Burglary for entering the home of a woman of the Burrell Boom area with the intent to rape her eleven year old girl. Gomez is also facing a charge of Sexual […]
As you know by now, for the first time the Opposition party is not taking part in the process toward finding a definitive solution to the territorial dispute with Guatemala. At Monday’s signing of an amendment to the Special Agreement in Guatemala City, the P.U.P. representative was conspicuously absent on an issue that is of […]
On Wednesday, the Government of Belize withdrew its appeal against a legal ruling that oil concessions are null and void. The move is a surprising one, considering that Government had challenged an April 2013 decision issued by Justice Oswell Legall in favor of OCEANA, COLA and the Coalition in their lawsuit challenging six Production Sharing […]
A youth forum will be held on Friday in Belize City, and the organizers want you to attend. The event, which is free, will see the participation of community leaders as well as government representatives. At the helm is non-profit Guidelight Productions and they say that the event will be more than just talk. […]
If you are looking for something to do this weekend, Reggae Royalty Tanya Stephens and Tarrus Riley from Jamaica invite you to the fourth annual Smart Reggae Fest on Saturday night. Today, the telecommunications company and its partners provided details of the upcoming concert and News Five stopped in to check out what the hype […]
The cancer Society will be holding its annual cancer walk on Saturday. The other activity to look out for this weekend is the Olympic Run. The Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association will be hosting the 2015 run this Sunday in Belize City. The event will start at six-thirty a.m. in front of James Brodie […]
If you haven’t made up your mind as yet as to whether you’ll be waking up early Saturday morning to join the thousands of participants of the Annual Cancer Walk then maybe the next segment will urge you to set that alarm clock and lace up those sneakers. Tonight on Healthy Living, we catch up […]
There is a third murder in the Roaring Creek area tonight. The dismembered body of fifty-one year old Roaring Creek resident Steven “Deeds” Hyde was found in a shallow grave at a farm belonging to Russell Hyde in Camalote sometime this afternoon. Police are not responding to requests for information, but News Five has been […]
As we said, Steven Hyde, the cousin of Russell Hyde, is the third victim in a recent string of murders that started with the fatal shooting of thirty-three year old, mother of three Roselia Galvez. Galvez was travelling in a Toyota truck on May seventeenth when she was shot to the head. She was sitting […]
Representatives of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize met in extended session this afternoon with Prime Minister Dean Barrow to discuss proposed amendments to the Petrocaribe Loans Act. The atmosphere, according to President Marvin Mora, was conducive to a meaningful discussion on suggested changes that will be brought before the House of Representatives on […]
Among the key questions coming out of this afternoon’s meeting is the scope of the Petrocaribe Loans Act which, according to Mora, also prevents a successive government from abusing or misusing the funds. Despite the prime minister’s willingness to listen to the unions, there is a specific timeline to be followed. The amendments will be […]
When the prime minister requested an audience with the N.T.U.C.B. on the issue of the controversial Petrocaribe Loans Act, the invitation was rather specific: all were welcomed to attend except firebrand union rep Audrey Matura-Shepherd. That offer came on the heels of Matura’s frankness on Senator Ray Davis’ abstention from voting on the passage of […]
In a most unusual case involving an attorney, Audrey Matura-Shepherd is being cited for contempt of court which is considered a serious offense that can result in imprisonment for any anyone found guilty of the charge. The matter came up this morning and was adjourned for early July. Matura-Shepherd did not offer comments after the […]
News Five was the only media house in Guatemala City where an amendment was formalized to the 2008 Special Agreement this past Monday. It is all part of a process which could land the territorial dispute before the International Court of Justice. Belize’s Foreign Minister Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington signed on the dotted line for Belize […]
But even though the amendment was signed on Monday, the document will need to get approval from the Guatemalan Congress, unlike Belize. So what is the possibility of it getting the congressional nod anytime soon? Carlos Raul Morales, Foreign Minister, Guatemala “You know it is difficult. With Congress it is difficult to say that […]
For about two years now, the referendum unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been holding an education campaign in schools and civil society on the pros and cons of taking the territorial dispute to the International Court of Justice. That has not been the case in Guatemala where the Foreign Minister says the […]
Tonight, fifty-two year old Judith Rocke, a nurse from the K.H.M.H. and her three sons are free from two criminal offenses of Kept Firearm and Ammunition without being Granted a Gun License. They were acquitted of the charge late on Tuesday by Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser after the case of the prosecution crumpled. At start […]
Professor Neville Duncan, a former lecturer at the University of the West Indies and author of several publications, is in Belize. The retired Professor in Caribbean Policy Studies is here on the invitation of the Anglican Church to hold forth during its upcoming synod. The objective of the lecture is to educate the flock on […]
F.F.B. President Ruperto Vicente is in Zurich, Switzerland ahead of a congress later this week which will see FIFA President Sepp Blatter facing re-election. The news tonight however, is that international football’s governing body is the subject of two unrelated investigations into alleged corruption. In an early morning raid today, fourteen FIFA officials were arrested […]
The Statistical Institute of Belize released the latest figures for the GDP, external trade and consumer price index. The first quarter records a growth of seven percent that is due largely to agriculture, manufacturing and some cruise tourism. The SIB says that while there was a decrease in sugar delivery, there was an increase in […]
Earlier this month, twenty-three-year-old Luis Campos was arraigned along with two other men for the murder of a cabdriver in San Pedro. His arrest was not without controversy however, as attorney Oscar Selgado came forward a few days later alleging police brutality. During an interview with News Five on May sixth, Selgado charged that Senior […]
At this time, the launch of an exhibit is ongoing at the Belisle Gallery of the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. Entitled, Intelligent Art, it is part of the annual National Festival of Arts. The exhibition adds a new dimension to the festival of arts providing a space for youths to express their creativity […]
Day One of the eleventh Lagoon/Reef Kayak Eco-Challenge ended at Robles Point, a secluded beach on Northern Ambergris Caye near the border with Mexico and a stone’s throw from the Barrier reef. There participating teams camped out in preparation for the second leg of the forty-two mile race back to San Pedro Town. News Five […]
