The integrity of Belize’s territorial sea, internal waters and its exclusive economic zone is also a matter of serious concern for the conservation community. In the context of the pending referendum, questions are being asked about the potential impact of the existing Maritime Areas Act on the country’s legal position, should there be a ‘yes’ […]
There are multiple reports of a big shakeup within the administration of the Belize Police Department. The reported changes come on the heels of the appointment of new Commissioner of Police Chester Williams who officially took office on Wednesday of this week. Since taking up the new role, News Five understands that Williams has already […]
There’s more from Wednesday’s press conference at the Biltmore. Guatemala’s legal argument, if one were to take the prime minister at his word, is shaky at best. In fact, he went on record on Wednesday to say that the prevailing thought among the powers that be in that country is that there is no case […]
With all the talk of an age-old territorial dispute and a possible resolution at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the unfounded claim brought by Guatemala isn’t as clear-cut as one would think. According to Assad Shoman, the nature of Guatemala’s demand is conflicted, since it has argued in the past that the territory which […]
On the heels of a historic show of support by five former foreign ministers on Wednesday, all in support of voting in favor of going to the I.C.J., the Belize Peace Movement has issued a release. The organization, which describes itself as a patriotic and non-political initiative, criticizes the signing of the seven-point declaration as, […]
On Wednesday night, we showed you the touching story of baby Nelson Tabora in Bella Vista. The twenty-three-month-old baby is suffering from a condition called Hydrocephalus where cerebrospinal fluid is building up in his head. The condition has caused his head to grow rapidly and is affecting his health. The parents can’t afford to do […]
The Crimes Investigation Branch in Belize City will proceed with a criminal investigation against two of their own. Police confirmed on Tuesday that constables Tyrell Rowley and Samir Medina are expected to be charged with wounding and harm following the beat down of a San Pedrano resident on New Year’s Day. But it appears that […]
Since Monday’s routine press briefing with the police, there has not been much coming out of the department in terms of crimes across the country. There were, however, several fatalities as it relates to road traffic accidents in the past twenty-four hours. The most recent was the death of a Chinese national who reportedly alighted […]
Meanwhile Belmopan resident, Andrew Mitchell, has been charged for causing the death of Solomon Ramirez. The fifty-four-year-old was rear-ended by Mitchell on Sunday night between miles twenty-seven and twenty-eight on the George Price Highway, as he headed towards Belmopan on his motorcycle. Ramirez passed away at the K.H.M.H. on Wednesday. Today, police formally arrested and […]
Investigations continue into the murder of Jaime Martinez. The twenty-three-year-old Guatemalan national was initially tagged as John Doe when his body was fished out of the Belize River on New Year’s Day in the vicinity of Blackman Eddy Village. He had been strangled and was discovered with his hands tied behind his back. Investigators have […]
ACP Joseph Myvett also gave an update on the investigation into the Christmas Day shooting of twenty-eight-year-old Llamont Wade and twenty-one-year-old Pablo Reyes. The duo was targeted as they exited Reyes’ house on Muffles Street in an ongoing gang feud in that municipality. And while the pair was lucky to escape with their lives, police […]
The Belize Tourism Board has released its stats for the 2018 tourism arrivals. The number of visitors that came to the Jewel grew by sixty-two thousand, a huge increase from the previous year. Cruise tourism also grew by sixteen percent, keeping tourism as the most thriving industry to grow the economy. The months of March […]
Christmas has come and gone – but there a group is still spreading some cheer in southern Belize. A group called the Operation Christmas Child was in Toledo today to give away over eight-thousand gifts. The group promises to reach all the villages in Toledo. Our colleagues from PG TV were there for first part […]
Today inside the Fort Street Tourism Village, there was a flash mob. Taiwanese Americans from Houston, Texas arrived in the Jewel this morning on a cruise and performed cultural songs and dances as part of a mission to promote their heritage. The group, the Taiwanese Chorus, has been performing for over four decades and today […]
A mix of two very different fitness trends: mindfulness and high intensity workouts, is making a hit in Belize. That’s what we found in one gym. Tonight in Healthy Living will look at the fusion of two different types of exercise make a perfect workout. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting In the fitness world, when you […]
It was a rare appearance by four People’s United Party former foreign ministers and Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who has also served as foreign minister. This morning they stood united on stage at the Biltmore Plaza where there was only standing room, shaking off the political mudslinging that has characterized the relationship between the P.U.P. […]
Over the past few months the Belize Peace Movement, a team of politicians from the People’s United Party and the Belize Progressive Party has been running its own counter campaign against going to the I.C.J. The group has pored over the details of the 1859 Treaty and has since come up with specific inadequacies with […]
It was truly a historic moment that played out at the Biltmore today; former P.U.P. Prime Minister Said Musa joined current U.D.P. Prime Minister Dean Barrow sharing the same stage and views on the I.C.J. Absent from the stage was the sitting foreign minister, Wilfred Elrington; but he was in the room as his predecessors […]
Attorney Lisa Shoman was Foreign Affairs Minister between June 2007 and the 2008 general elections. While today she signed the declaration, back in April 2018, Shoman, who made her thoughts known through her Facebook profile, posted a status in which she expressed her disagreement on holding any referendum on going to the I.C.J. until certain […]
A recent poll commissioned by the government revealed that the number of persons who are against taking Guatemala’s claim to the I.C.J. for final resolution has increased by twelve percent when compared to an earlier poll in August 2018. The poll also found that the ‘NO’ vote was prominent in the south and that the […]
Many have criticized the Government’s I.C.J. Referendum Education Campaign, saying that information is not being distributed impartially to the wider population. Prime Minister Dean Barrow today assured that by April tenth, the Referendum Unit would have increased efforts in the campaign to enable voters to make an informed decision. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Everybody […]
Vicente Martinez, the whistleblower, held a lengthy press conference on Tuesday calling out names of high ranking police officers he claims are involved with drug cartels that have been landing planes in Belizean territory. Martinez has promised evidence, but that has been hard to come by though he can be credited with verifiable intel on […]
While the police department welcomes a new commissioner who vows a no-nonsense approach to brutality and abuse, there are still officers within the ranks of law enforcement that are prone to the use of excessive force. On Monday night, forty-one-year-old Darrell Ramclam, a resident of Fern Lane in Belize City, was shot in the face […]
Senior cop Chester Williams officially took over as Commissioner of Police today. It came as no surprise that Williams was in line to replace Allen Whylie. Whylie was serving in the position for six years during a period when the number of murders rose to historic records. After obtaining his degree in law, Williams held […]
While he refused to confirm his appointment as Commissioner, minutes before the announcement was made on Tuesday, Chester Williams in a brief comment to the media today, commended his predecessor and expressed gratitude to the ministry and government. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “I am honoured and humbled to have been given the opportunity […]
