A mother of nine is appealing to the public for help after her house in Belama in Belize City was destroyed by fire on Thursday night. Kescha Miller told News Five she lost everything and needs help. She claims the fire was an intimidation tactic to get her to drop a legal case. Kescha […]
Belizeans are watching with growing concern the increase in COVID-19 cases, but what they may not be aware of is the change in demographics of the disease. According to officials at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, there have only been two cases of COVID in vaccinated persons; both of them were cancer patients. But it […]
Tonight, the C.E.O. in the Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local Government, Valentino Shal is sharing his personal story about contracting COVID-19. He says his symptoms were mild; something he attributes to being fully vaccinated. Valentino Shal, Recovered COVID-19 Patient “Actually it was a Friday I started feeling bad and then […]
Today, Shal told reporters that he followed all the protocols, but still contracted COVID-19. He says this is why it is important to be safe and get vaccinated because you never know how or when you’ll be diagnosed with the virus. Valentino Shal, Recovered COVID-19 Patient “I had expected to contract it a long […]
The Ministry of Blue Economy is condemning the killing of a bottlenose dolphin sometime last week in northern Belize. A press release from the Department of Fisheries laments the death of this species, which is protected in Belize. It says, “Bottlenose dolphins are highly intelligent and social marine mammals. We denounce the senseless killing of […]
Three hundred book bags for needy children heading back to school in September, that’s the goal set by the Aspire for Greatness Foundation. It’s a target that is within reach and with assistance from the business community. This morning, Orson Picart, the face of the initiative in Belize City, received a generous donation from the […]
Social media has been flooded this week with memories of Laddie Gillett. One Belizean artist who is a relative of Laddie’s decided to turn his own memories into lyrics. This morning on Channel Five’s Open Your Eyes, musicians Stig da Artist and Kylon Eiley performed a song entitled, “Don’t Shoot, I’m Just a Youth.” Here […]
The peace of the Eight Miles Community was shattered this morning when a hold-up at a grocery store left one of the alleged perpetrators dead, even though he arrived prepared, wearing a bulletproof vest. It all unfolded around nine a.m., and News Five’s Paul Lopez arrived on the scene just moments later. Paul Lopez, […]
The Public Service Union is speaking out following a leaked letter that guarantees C.E.O. salaries and allowances will not be touched. The document, from the Office of the Prime Minister, dated July second and signed by Cabinet Secretary Stuart Leslie is addressed to all Chief Executive Officers in Ministries of the Government of Belize. It […]
The P.S.U. is now seeking legal advice because the Public Sector Emoluments and Allowances Bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives on May twenty-eighth and in the Senate on June fourth, instituted salary cuts across the board. Dean Flowers, President, P.S.U. “My immediate reaction when a copy of the letter was sent […]
The Public Service Union has also written to Governor-General Froyla T’zalam, expressing concern over the Governor-General Conditions of Service Amendment Bill, 2021, which provides for an increase in salary, duty allowance and insurance coverage for the GG and her immediate family. In the letter, dated July fifteenth, the P.S.U. says that while it supports the […]
A television show featuring proponents of the COVID-19 vaccine and the Belizean Rights and Justice Movement, a newly formed group against the shot, has been called off. The decision follows Prime Minister John Briceño’s call to Love FM’s morning show on Wednesday to share his position on the controversial issue. News Five spoke with attorney […]
For a different legal perspective on free speech, News Five spoke with Senior Counsel Andrew Marshalleck. He says that the constitution is quite clear on certain restrictions, including the fact that one cannot purposely spread misinformation. He says fact-checking is key and other laws must be respected. Andrew Marshalleck, Attorney-at-law “Well I think the […]
A cabinet brief issued by the Briceño administration on Wednesday says Henry Charles Usher, Minister of the Public Service, Constitutional and Political Reform, has provided an update on the forthcoming redistricting exercise. Viewers may recall there is presently a case before Acting Chief Justice Michelle Arana involving the revision of legislative districts. Attorney Andrew Marshalleck, […]
The claim was initially filed by the Belize Peace Movement, however, legal counsel Arthur Saldivar has come forward to say that Cabinet should not interfere with the process since the Supreme Court is yet to hand down a decision in the matter. Arthur Saldivar, Attorney, Belize Peace Movement “The news of Cabinet’s intervention is […]
So, with renewed interest in finalizing a plan to be presented to Cabinet, will the redistricting exercise have any bearing on the court’s decision? According to Marshalleck, the process will commence after Chief Justice Arana has rendered a decision. Andrew Marshalleck, Attorney-at-law “I don’t think that redistricting could have been effected before the case […]
A robbery at the Bethesda Medical Clinic in Corozal has left the staff shaken, but the alleged culprits have already being caught. Police say they responded to a robbery report at the clinic Wednesday afternoon where the administrator, Zeima Cambranes, reported that she and several staff members were held up by two men who entered […]
There has been a surprising development in the sudden death of a young woman, Jessica Itch Choc, from Armenia this week. Police had detained and charged four people from the village with grievous harm following an alleged beating Choc received at the hands of her husband and his sisters last weekend. The victim’s mother and […]
This morning nineteen-year-old Landy Thomas and twenty-six-year-old Wayne Zelaya, and a minor, stood before a magistrate in Belmopan to answer to a single charge of “setting a bonfire without the permission of a police officer.” It is alleged that on Tuesday night both men set fire to tires on the highway in Camalote Village during […]
Their ship may have left the Port of Belize, but Belize City stevedores say they will continue to challenge Cabinet’s decision to allow the ships they have been offloading sugar from to begin docking in Big Creek. News Five’s Paul Lopez has more on this week’s developments. Paul Lopez, Reporting The Belize Sugar Industries/ […]
The Government of Belize has signed a grant agreement with the Caribbean Development Bank under the Basic Needs Trust Fund Programme. According to a release from G.O.B., the B.N.T.F. focuses on reducing poverty in low-income vulnerable communities. Sub-projects under the fund will aim at improving access to quality education and training, water and sanitation, basic community access and […]
Despite the rise in COVID-19 cases, the plan – until otherwise announced – is for schools to return to face-to-face learning next school year. Today at the Radisson Fort George, a brief handing over ceremony was held where two Belize City Schools and a N.G.O. received school bags and supplies to assist children whose families […]
Events for the newly designated Emancipation Day holiday on August first were released today at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts. Across the country in various municipalities as well as on Facebook, educational activities, exhibits, spoken word and drumming sessions on the history of slavery and its abolishment will be shared. The month-long list […]
ISCR Director, Nigel Encalada says that the activities are important because in this day and age, there is evidence of modern-day slavery. Nigel Encalada, Director, Institute for Social and Cultural Research “Believe it or not, there are modern versions and variations of slavery that need to be addressed and this is why it is […]
Through collaboration with Total Business Solutions Limited, an online platform will be established for Belizeans to tune in to the different activities and events across the country. Kim Vasquez says that it provides an opportunity to showcase the expressive and performing arts. Kim Vasquez, Representative, ICA/Museum of Belize “We need the online platforms. We […]
