Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities…]
The House of Representatives is scheduled to meet for a final time before year’s end sometime in early December. Until then, the Barrow administration is forced to stare down an elephant in the room. That obvious problem which perhaps no one in government is eager to discuss is the ninety million dollar debt owed to […]
The P.U.P. Cayo South Area Representative is not known for mincing words. So, in true Julius Espat fashion, he says that in the face of all the chatter in the media, come the day of the next house meeting the ‘I’s will have it. Julius Espat, Deputy Party Leader, P.U.P. “In the House of […]
But what Espat will readily agree to is the fact that UHS has since changed hands and has gone on to become an entirely new company with different ownership, all at the expense of the Belizean people. What he argues, on the other hand, is that the prime minister, by being obstinate, has also gambled […]
When asked whether members of the U.D.P. government abstaining from supporting the motion is tantamount to a vote of no confidence, Espat says that they would, for all intents and purposes, be finding themselves in a catch twenty-two. Reporter “If it were to happen that the prime minister brings a motion for this money […]
Fifty-three-year-old Clinton Arthur Davis is the latest victim of murder in the Old Capital. Around noon today his partially decomposed body was found face down with an abrasion to the forehead. Davis was found about one hundred and fifty yards from the highway in bushes near to his residence. The resident of Mile five and […]
Belize may not have fought any wars in its young existence. But every day of their lives, the more than thirteen hundred men and women of the Belize Defence Force train to prepare as if one will be declared at any moment. They are the national shield and sword against threats internal and external, which […]
While the Force was busy training with its international partners, a prior such training involving German soldiers and the costs asked for by a senior officer’s private company remains under scrutiny of an official audit. Belize Jungle Experience Limited is credited with salaries and the use of the then-non-functional helicopter fleet for training in Belize’s […]
The Tropical Dagger Joint Military Training exercise has been ongoing since November fifth, with the participation of security forces from Jamaica, Canada and the United States of America. According to the Belize Defence Force, the aim of this training is to enhance inter-operability, operational readiness and effectiveness within partner nations. The areas of focus during […]
No charges have been laid, but interest is still high in the case of used battle dress uniforms and discarded outboard engines that had been property of the Belize Defence Force. Those items were recovered in Orange Walk Town in July. Police continue their investigations which center on one senior officer, Major Jermaine Burns of […]
At the annual CXC ceremony on Thursday in San Ignacio, Minister of Education Patrick Faber addressed the gathering, directed a portion of his speech at parents, school administrators and teachers, and asked their help to improve education in Belize. And while he was at it, he even called out the Teacher’s Union. While it is […]
Co-Chair of Belize Infrastructure Limited, Patrick Faber, says that he has not seen any letter from Leader of the Opposition John Briceño where he requested information about contracts put to tender by BIL. Briceño had called for details on the contracts awarded, costs and other matters surrounding works associated with the special purpose vehicle created […]
So when will the much anticipated and controversial Civic Center be completed? There were reports it was supposed to have been done in October, but Co-Chair of BIL Patrick Faber told the media on Thursday that it is almost at completion and should be done by December, which was the original date set for completion. […]
On Thursday, we showed you the top students in this year’s CXC exams where more than one hundred and eighty students were recognized for good grades in the CSEC and CAPE exams taken earlier this year. The Ministry of Education reported that the three thousand, seven hundred and ninety-four students registered for the CSEC exams […]
A national youth health forum was held today in Belize City. The event brought together students from various high schools to discuss health challenges affecting them and the youth population of Belize. Mental health, drug abuse and healthy lifestyles were the main topics addressed. News Five’s Duane Moody reports from the Ramada Belize City Princess. […]
Earlier today, a handful of young men and women was recognized by the Youth Apprenticeship Program for having completed a three-month program in entrepreneurship. This morning, certificates were handed out to participants of a brief curriculum which saw them learning basic lessons in business planning. Amy Giuliano has been working tirelessly with the cohort and […]
Joshua Hyde, a young tattoo artist from Hattieville, is one of four participants to be recognized for outstanding commitment to excel in the program. His reward for doing so was his very first, professional tattoo kit, complete with a tattoo machine and various colors of ink. He explained the motivation behind taking part in the […]
The seventh annual Dance X opened on Thursday night in Belize City at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts with a free show featuring Anabella Pareja from Mexico and Belize’s very own Ballet Arts. In the next few minutes, the Bliss and Cayo Welcome Center will come alive with day two of performances from […]
Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber minced no words earlier today when he openly spoke out against the decision by the Caribbean Court of Justice on Wednesday. The CCJ has ordered the Government of Belize to fork over ninety million dollars to the Belize Bank Limited, after years of litigation in respect of the U.H.S. debt. […]
As you heard in the news on Wednesday, former Prime Minister Said Musa said that the matter could have been settled during his term in office and that government had indeed received funding from Taiwan and Venezuela that would have cleared the debt. But, Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber was not having it today – […]
But with all that said and done – the CCJ judgment still stands and G.O.B. must now cough up ninety million Belize dollars. And where will this money come from? DPM Faber says that for now he does not know and that will be up to the Minister of Finance, PM Barrow. But what he […]
The debate about recreational usage of marijuana continues, even after the decriminalization of possession of ten grams or less of the drug took effect earlier this month. While there is some support for tentative acceptance of use of weed for medicinal purposes, officialdom continues to frown on any attempt to make a business out of […]
Closer to home, how have things been going since marijuana decriminalization went into effect on November first? Very well, according to Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte, who told us that the effect of the law depends on responsible parents and adults to show the way. There is admittedly some lagging in other aspects of the legislation, […]
A persistent question being asked is, if the law can ease up on users of marijuana, what happens to those who plant fields and cultivate and sell “weed” for recreational purposes? As is evident from crackdowns by the Gang Suppression Unit and other elements of the Police Department, those persons remain afoul of the law. […]
While legislators were busy discussing the decriminalization and the reclassification of marijuana from a regional perspective, local law enforcement was proceeding with drug trafficking charges against a cab driver in Corozal. Forty-eight-year-old Brian Young was busted on Wednesday morning with roughly twenty pounds of weed inside a plastic bag. The seizure was made by customs […]
