…and this municipal election comes with a hefty price tag. The price associated with the enhanced safety measures, which had to include personal protective equipment, took up the cost. Josephine Tamai, Chief Elections Officer “When it comes to conducting an election and especially when it comes to COVID, it will take roughly a million […]
Elections and Boundaries also will be very stringent in their enforcement of mask wearing and social distancing, so electors will need to comply to cast their ballots. Josephine Tamai, Chief Elections Officer “We discussed the protocols that were in place for the General Elections and we realized that what we did then worked extremely […]
In Cabinet today, the Prime Minister and his ministers reviewed a number of items including a report from the Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Technology, Francis Fonseca, on the consultations held with the unions from February tenth to the twelfth, 2021. Urgent response and follow-up was recommended. Cabinet also received an update on the […]
COVID-19 has changed the way people usually gather to present awards honoring those doing outstanding work in a particular field. Well on Tuesday night, the Belize Audubon Society got around these limitations with a much anticipated virtual ceremony to present this year’s winner of the James A. Waight Award. B.A.S. says that, as always, there […]
When we think about firefighters, the popular image comes from the movies: men and women in heavy gear going up ladders near tall buildings, multiple fire trucks pumping water to douse the flames. But in many parts of Belize, resources are tight and the rugged terrain can stretch already limited personnel and equipment. There is […]
Here at News Five, we don’t normal cover ourselves, but tonight we have some big news to share with our viewers. You may be aware that Channel Five’s C.E.O. Amalia Mai recently took up a post as C.E.O. in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. What you may not know is that today […]
This afternoon, thirty-one-year-old Janine Lamb and thirty-eight-year-old Eugene Thompson were shot near the intersection of Plues and Bishop Streets in Belize City. Thompson was hit multiple times, including once to the neck and thigh, while Lamb was shot on the right side, to his buttocks and ankle. Police say information is that around two-fifteen, a […]
He was a former boxing athlete who represented the Jewel internationally, but on Tuesday night, Jerome McLaren was executed in Belize City. The callous murder was carried out in front of McLaren’s mother and other residents from the neighbourhood. Who wanted him dead and why, remains a mystery tonight, but News Five’s Duane Moody went […]
There was a sad ending on Monday for the loved ones of a man who had been missing since February third. Rafael Garrido’s remains were discovered in a shallow grave between miles fifty-one and fifty-two on the Hummingbird Highway. While the family now has closure, they are asking looking for answers…and justice for Rafael. […]
Nomination Day has officially kicked off the Municipal Election fervor. News Five spoke with United Democratic Party Leader Patrick Faber on Monday about the Belize City slate and his party’s ability to assemble some strong candidates even during difficult times. Patrick Faber, Leader, U.D.P. “The fact that our party is so close after the […]
In our coverage of the lead-up to the municipal elections, Monday’s nomination day in Dangriga started with a People’s United Party motorcade. The P.U.P.’s Dangriga Seven were ushered to Town Hall, where mayoral candidate, former Deputy ComPol Robert Mariano, and his councilor candidates were nominated. Later in the day, the incumbent mayor Francis Humphries, who […]
The Belize Mayors’ Association members wrapped up their terms in office with a final meeting on Friday in Belmopan. The Ministry of Local Government recognized those mayors who are not contesting the upcoming elections. These include former mayor Kevin Bernard, now member of the National Assembly and Minister of Youth, Sports and E-Governance, who has […]
It was only the first day, but what has been revealed so far during the first sitting of the Commission of Inquiry is being described in most quarters as incredible. The details on the fire sale of government assets under the Barrow administration between October 2019 and November 2020 stunned listeners and viewers even as […]
Around five-thirty this evening, there was an accident on Chetumal Street in Belize City, just a stone’s throw from the police station in that area. A man travelling on a bicycle can be seen on the ground, visibly injured as police and residents came out to render assistance. At this time the extent of his […]
Also during Nomination Day in Belmopan, News Five caught up with Belmopan Area Representative and Junior Minister in the Ministry of National Defense and Border Security, Oscar Mira. We asked him about reports of sexual assault cases at Price Barracks. A retired soldier himself, Minister Mira says that he has a zero tolerance policy for […]
The Ministry of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, after consultation with the Fisheries Department, announced last Friday that the close of the lobster season has been extended for another two weeks to February twenty-eighth. The decision was made after a request was tabled by the fishermen cooperatives for an adjustment of the Fisheries Regulation. The […]
The Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 daily report for today, February sixteenth shows that there are thirteen new COVID-19 infections. The latest numbers show that Stann Creek, Cayo and Belize recorded the highest number of cases. Here’s a look at the numbers from Claudette Dakers-Noralez of the Ministry of Health. Claudette Dakers-Noralez, Communications Officer, M.O.H.W. […]
This afternoon, the Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs announced the return of the COVID-19 Relief Programme, but this time under the name, Belize COVID-19 Cash Transfer Program. The ministry has partnered with the National Bank of Belize Limited, Digi and the Belize Social Investment Fund to provide short-term emergency cash to […]
In other COVID-19 news, the San Ignacio Community Hospital has received a donation of one hundred face shields. The gift to Belize is the result of a collaboration between a student from the University of North Carolina Charlotte campus and Nahir Habet, Engineering Manager at Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute in North Carolina. Habet was the […]
The area is called “The Maya Golden Landscape,” and it’s the site of an exciting partnership between those working to maintain Belize’s healthy natural ecosystems and southern cacao farmers. News Five’s reporter Andrea Polanco recently joined personnel from the Ya’axche Conservation Trust and the Ministry of Sustainable Development to see how farming in this protected […]
He was the former Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. Still today, Dean Barrow was the first witness to testify before the Commission of Inquiry tasked with investigating the sale of Government assets. Barrow was questioned by commissioners for a little over an hour as they inquired into the sales of government assets, including all […]
According to Barrow, three persons were allowed to purchase their assigned vehicle before the November eleventh election. One of those persons is the former Deputy Prime Minister Hugo Patt. Patt bought a 2020 Toyota Tacoma for sixty-five thousand dollars. While his request had the support of the former Prime Minister, Barrow’s formal approval as Minister […]
The former Minister of Finance also revealed that some department and ministries were all too eager to dispose of their vehicles as unserviceable. During the period that the Commission is investigating, one hundred and twelve government vehicles were sold for an estimated three hundred thousand dollars. About twenty-five government vehicles were sold weeks before the […]
The final witness to be called before the commission was Ruperto Vicente, the Head of the Vehicle Care Unit. Vicente is tasked with ensuring that the proper procedures are followed. Vicente testified this afternoon for a little less than an hour, during which he explained the process practiced at the Vehicle Care Unit. Ruperto Vicente, […]
After today’s inquiry, a press conference was held during which the Chairman of the Commission, Senior Counsel Andrew Marshalleck shared that the Commission will reconvene on February twenty-sixth. The witness list has not been finalized, but it will include the auditor general, the accountant general, and the former Agriculture C.E.O. Marshalleck says that the Commission […]
