C.E.O. Maheia told News Five the Ministry of Education will continue to monitor the situation since it is not known how long the teacher’s strike will last. Dian Maheia, C.E.O., Ministry of Education “I don’t think anyone knows how long this will last. We hope that this will not be something that will be […]
The Public Service Union of Belize has joined the B.N.T.U.’s criticism of some media houses, saying the union will avoid engaging with those which continue to run anti-union advertisements. They say the government sponsored ads are designed to “deceive and misinform the Belizean Public.” Vice President Dean Flowers discussed the P.S.U.’s position with New Five’s […]
April twenty-fifth was World Malaria Day, but Belize’s Vector Control Unit is planning awareness activities across the country for this entire week. They are also celebrating the strides Belize has made as we work towards being declared “malaria free.” News Five’s Andrea Polanco has more. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Belize hasn’t recorded a single case […]
On Monday night, we brought you the story of an environmental crisis that is taking place in Pomona Valley where mining activities along the North Stann Creek River are adversely affecting the community. Residents claim that operations conducted by West End Construction, a company that has been working in the area since 201, have led […]
The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center has a new leader. He’s a familiar face, having spent over two decades with the organization. His academic studies and experience have prepared him for this career advancement. Today, we stopped in at the zoo for a chat with the new director about his exciting new role. […]
A hotel in Southern Belize was held up on Monday afternoon. Police responded to a call from the Golden Motel Inn in Punta Gorda and were told by the owner that three people, a woman and two men, entered demanding money. They ransacked the business and stole an undisclosed about of money, jewelry, and beverages. […]
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing issued a statement clarifying the details of an accident on April twenty-third that involved one of its vehicles. According to the ministry, a civil engineer was on an inspection trip, but while returning from Belize City to Benque Viejo, he lost control of the government-assigned pickup truck between […]
The first three phases of the COVID vaccination exercise are currently open. Members of law enforcement agencies as well as tourism stakeholders can now get vaccinated. But as of last week, just thirteen percent of police officers had received their first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. As we found out, ComPol Chester Williams […]
A Belizean studying in Florida is preparing for the Miss Florida Teen competition this summer. Seventeen year old Isabella Zabaneh will enter as Miss North Tampa Teen U.S.A., but her ultimate goal is to one day represent Belize on the world stage as Miss Universe Belize. Currently, she is pursuing a degree in Tampa, majoring […]
The Belize National Teachers Union took the streets today in their first day of protest. How like will the Union sustain this protest action? And, will their decision to protest further affect students’ academic development during an already trying year? News Five’s Paul Lopez followed the teachers in Belize City today to learn more. Here […]
ComPol Chester Williams says that the police department is working to maintain order, while still allowing the teachers and public service officers to carry out their constitutional right to protest and strike. Williams speaks about the department’s approach. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We as a department who have been tasked to ensure that […]
Two murders were recorded over the weekend, in Santa Elena Town in the west and in Punta Gorda to the south. In today’s broadcast of criminal activities over the weekend, we begin with the murder of a retired B.D.F. soldier, who while working on duty as a security guard was killed and robbed of his […]
Last Thursday night, Kevonn Wade was shot dead on his veranda in Punta Gorda by a gunman who came up to his property on Main Street and opened fire. Surveillance cameras in the area caught images of the gunman as he fled the area on foot. Over the weekend, police charged one person for the […]
Two days after the murder of Kevonn Wade, shots rang out once again in Punta Gorda, about a quarter mile away; near the welcome sign to the municipality. Dwayne Myers was sitting in his vehicle when he was killed. Today, we asked Assistant Commissioner of Police Joseph Myvett about the incident and if Myers’ murder […]
There have been two murders within forty-eight hours in Punta Gorda. This is not sitting well with the community, or the Commissioner of Police Chester Williams. He is in that southernmost municipality this week to look into the criminal activity believed to be as a result of gang warfare. And ComPol Williams says that the […]
A family in Belize City was stunned to be held up at gunpoint in their own home. Not only is the culprit someone they know, but it is something the woman of the house, went out of her way to help in times of need. News Five’s Paul Lopez has more. Paul Lopez, Reporting […]
Police are working to solve a shooting that occurred over the weekend in a village on the George Price Highway. Two men who were injured were taken to hospital, but they left soon after and are not cooperating with authorities. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Sometime around 6:15 p.m. police were […]
The Old Capital has been relatively quiet over the last two weeks, except for Saturday where a man was shot in Belama. Two people have been detained, pending charges. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Kyle Chaplin reported that he was cleaning a lot at Belama Phase Five when he […]
On Friday night, a vehicle assigned to a government ministry was involved in an accident on the Arenal Road just before midnight on Friday. They government employee told police he was heading home when he drove off the road, hitting a culvert and then flipping over. ACP Joseph Myvett says that the report received so […]
The Nature Conservancy says that with the help of local and international partners it has acquired some two hundred and thirty-six thousand acres of the Belize Maya Forest for conservation work. According to T.N.C., the idea of acquire the then privately owned property began way back in 2005. Program Director Julie Robinson tells News Five […]
This Maya Forest that Robinson speaks of forms part of the parcel of lands that Minister Henry Usher raised concern about at the budget debate on Friday. You’ll recall Usher said that just weeks before the elections, G.O.B. signed an agreement with The Nature Conservancy to waive their land taxes for fifty years on two […]
Studies show that one in every hundred children will be born with some form of heart disease. While most of the cases are mild or easily treatable, there are some that are life threatening and difficult to treat. In Belize, there are limited services and for many parents it is too costly to undertake on […]
The International Office of Migration and the United States Agency for International Development hosted two Mobile Migrant Hubs in Toledo to provide information and services to migrants for safe and orderly migration. The Mobile Migrant Hubs offer a single location to provide information and services where regularized migrants can obtain foreign national documents, applications for […]
Some citrus growers in the Pomona Valley are alarmed about mining activities along the North Stann Creek River. Today, Citrus Products of Belize Limited came forward with a complaint that the extraction of minerals by a Mennonite concern operating in the area is causing considerable erosion of citrus groves and private property. The waterway spans […]
According to Montero, residents have met with the principals of West End on previous occasions but the company has yet to address the concerns of the community. Dwight Montero, Senior Farm Manager, C.P.B.L. “This type of mining in the North Stann Creek River needs to stop so that C.P.B.L. stops losing their trees and […]
