Approximately eight hundred applications were submitted to the B.D.F. for Intake number sixty- four but only one hundred and thirty were invited to train. But after the first several weeks of intense military, ninety eight of those recruits transitioned from civilians to soldiers. At today’s passing out ninety males and eight females marched with pride […]
There is a raging social media debate over B.F.L.A.’s decision to hold a fellatio workshop. The Belize Family Life Association is an N.G.O. that focuses exclusively on sexual and reproductive health and rights. According to its website, sexual and reproductive health care is not simply a matter of imparting information about sexually transmitted infections or […]
Childhood obesity is a challenge throughout the region so policymakers are engaging the private sector to adopt standards that will make consumers more aware of making healthy choices when buying food. It will take front of package labelling to another level to include foods that are high in calories, saturated fat, sodium and other properties […]
Week two of the National Elite Basketball League goes down tonight at the Civic Centre in Belize City. Last year’s finalist, Belize City Defenders, takes on the Belmopan Bandits in its second game of the season. The Belize City Defenders have their eyes set on the championship trophy and returned for redemption. With a strong […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Organization is headquartered in the U.K. But here, the international movement has been working in the community in sports and spiritual services. On Thursday, the national presidents of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada, Trinidad and Tobago and Belize gathered on Buttonwood Bay Boulevard to announce its upcoming annual convention which began today at […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington answered a number of questions today posed by News Five. First, we asked about the leaked government memorandum which has been causing consternation. Dated the ninth of October 2018, the subject of the memo is a request for advice on a proposed study leave for Paulette Elrington, a contract […]
The Foreign Minister also spoke on the I.C.J. referendum. This comes on the heels of a People’s Declaration released on Wednesday by the People’s United Party. The P.U.P. announced its NO position with regards to taking Guatemala’s claim over Belize to the International Court of Justice for final resolution. The announcement was made by Leader […]
According to Foreign Minister, Wilfred Elrington, the P.U.P.’s announcement on Wednesday of not going to the I.C.J. was expected. Elrington believes that Briceño, who is on record of personally supporting a YES, had no other option. Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs “I was clear in my mind that this would be the decision […]
Earlier in the week, the Government announced that Cabinet had unanimously taken a ‘yes’ position, affirming its support in settling the territorial claim at the International Court of Justice. A release from the U.D.P. ministers stated that ‘the I.C.J. is where Belize can secure the full and binding recognition of its borders with Guatemala as […]
Could Wilfred Elrington be the future of the U.D.P. after Dean Barrow’s departure? Up to date, Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber and Minister of National Security, John Saldivar, are the two candidates who have openly expressed their desire to lead the U.D.P. There had been rumors of a dark horse and many believe that the […]
A nurse at the Corozal Community Hospital has been taken before the Nursing Council in connection with the death of three month old Dion Woodeye, who died while waiting for treatment at the hospital. The incident happened on New Year’s Day when Woodeye started to experience diarrhea and vomiting. His parents took him to the […]
While that nurse is yet to find out what consequences she will face, the fact is that a baby died at the Corozal Community Hospital. C.E.O. Figueroa says that it is unacceptable. He states that what happened is not as a result of a lack of training – it simply comes down to lack of […]
Police Constable Tyrell Rowley was granted bail on Wednesday having been charged for wounding San Pedro resident, Jamil Leal. The brutality at the hands of the officer was witnessed by many partygoers on New Year’s Day on the island and by far more who saw the videos. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, Rowley […]
Gregory Mosser has been charged in connection with the double traffic fatality earlier this week in Spanish Lookout. Manuel Ramos was travelling with his twenty-six-year-old son, Jaime Ramos Garcia, on a motorcycle when they collided into a pickup truck driven by Mosser, a forty-one-year-old American national. While providing official details on what transpired, Assistant Commissioner […]
There’s more trouble at Excelsior High School in Belize City tonight. Today, News Five received reports that several teachers didn’t show up to work and as a result, their students were hanging around on the campus during class hours. There was another report that a warden had to be called in to supervise one of […]
Since the last police press brief on Monday, there have been little to no criminal activities reported; that is, except for two robberies that occurred in downtown Belize City and in Ladyville. On Tuesday, Zitro International Western Union Branch was targeted by two armed thieves. They entered barefaced and were able to bypass the security […]
ASP Alejandro Cowo also gave brief details of an armed robbery in downtown Belize City, which occurred on Tuesday. Midtown Grocery was targeted by two men who posed as customers. One of the robbers, who wore a hooded jacket, pulled out a gun and held up the storeowner, while the other cleaned out the cash […]
A Hattieville resident has been charged for firearm offenses after she was found in possession of a large quantity of nine-millimetre rounds of ammunition. Tiffarah Usher is tonight in big trouble with the law after Orange Walk Police intercepted her at a checkpoint and discovered five boxes of bullets in her bag. She was taken […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams is making himself accessible to the public. Starting next week Wednesday, ComPol Williams will be having weekly clinics for residents to touch base with him on whatever issues they may have that require intervention by the police department. ASP Alejandro Cowo made the announcement today, on behalf of the ComPol. […]
Back in 2016, the Ministry of Health signed a cooperation agreement with Taiwan for prevention and control of chronic kidney disease. The agreement makes available expertise in health education, disease screening and training for medical personnel. As a part of the initiative, medical workers were trained to strengthen the screening programme for high-risk persons with […]
When we sat with the Foreign Minister Elrington today, we asked him about developments in Venezuela where the Opposition leader, Juan Guaido, has installed himself as the interim president though Nicolas Maduro is the elected president. For Belize, it is a very sensitive matter because the country has benefited from the Venezuelan largesse through the […]
The Fisheries Department on Tuesday confiscated an old derelict gillnet in the vicinity of the Bird’s Isle area of Belize City. According to the Department, the gill net did not have a registration tag as required by law and no fish or any marine animal were found entangled in the gill net. Fisheries officials confirmed […]
Police are investigating the drowning of a one-year-old baby boy in southern Belize. On Tuesday, Independence Police visited the polyclinic where Christopher Daniel Cruz was seen motionless. According to the child’s mother, she left her baby in the care of his grandfather in Bella Vista Village, Toledo District. She would later find baby Christopher floating […]
How much do you know about mercury? It may not be something you think about often, but you may use a product or two everyday that contains mercury such as batteries or some types of light bulbs. But you don’t have to go that far because some fishes you eat also contain mercury. Exposure to […]
Did you know that every year the U.S. News and World Report and health and nutrition experts rank all the trending diets based on how healthy or unhealthy they are? While not all diet trends gain popularity here in Belize, there are a few of the low ranking – which means unhealthy diets – that […]
