Thirteen babies died in less than a month at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in May. Seven of the deaths were caused by a bacteria called Enterobacter Cloacae. But why did so many have to die before the K.H.M.H. closed down the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit? And would anyone be fired for the tragedy? The […]
Five weeks after thirteen babies died at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, a report on the deaths was discussed with the media by the K.H.M.H. officials even though it has been ready for about a week. The investigations were conducted by a team from PAHO which comprised of international consultants including Ricardo Bustamante, an Epidemiologist […]
The K.H.M.H. is not the only hospital facing criticism. The Western Regional Hospital was also criticized following a body switching error. A twenty-three year old mother lost her newborn at the Western Regional Hospital over weekend. Following her surgery, the grieving mother found out that the body of new newborn was given to another family […]
In early May, the wrath of international and local media, the Institute of Archaeology, the Ministry of Culture and local organizations was brought down on the persons who willfully destroyed an ancient Mayan monument in the Orange Walk district. The site of Noh Mul was pillaged by the Demar’s Stone Company, owned by U.D.P. politician […]
Every year, the best and brightest students who excel in the Primary School Examinations are recognized for their intellectual achievement. And this morning, these young stars gathered at the Institute of Creative Arts where a celebration of their academic distinction took place. The top scorer along with twenty-five others received awards and scholarships to various […]
At Monday’s press conference held by the Belize National Teachers Union (B.N.T.U.), corporal punishment was one of the various contentious issues raised by the union. Minister of Education Patrick Faber has asserted that teachers are still practicing corporal punishment within the classroom and has demanded that they comply with the rules. The union agrees that […]
Firing back at Minister Faber for his very derogatory comments about teachers and about the unions, the B.N.T.U. has levied accusations that he is out of touch with their concerns since he has had little or no contact with them. Today, Faber strongly refuted those assertions by the union, and told News Five that the […]
The European Union and the Canadian government today made a donation to the Belize and Guatemalan forces that will assist them in enhancing accuracy of border patrols. The ceremony took place at the O.A.S. offices located at the Adjacency Zone. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Traversing the expanse of the Belize/Guatemala […]
A family from the Orange Walk district is lucky to be alive after they were stung by killer bees on Wednesday evening. Ofelia Cocom has lived near the Palmar/Boundary Road for over forty-six years, but an experience has left her fearing for her life and the safety of her family. Her common-law husband, eighty nine […]
A Guatemalan man must either pay one thousand dollars or serve a year as a guest at the Belize Central Prison. And even after doing one or the other, thirty-four year old Danilo Lunes Reyes will still be ordered out of Belize. Reyes, who has been here for three years, arrived in Belize in April […]
Thirty-seven year old Ralph Wellington Middleton, accused of attacking a security guard in mid-May, says his constitutional rights are being violated because he is being victimized behind bars. On Tuesday, May twenty-first, Middleton appeared before Magistrate Hettie Mae Stewart, where he was read a single charge of Harm against forty-seven year old Jesus Angel Cruz. […]
While we await the decision of the Belize Supreme Court in the case of Caleb Orozco versus the Attorney General challenging the criminalization of homosexuality, the United States Supreme Court today delivered a landmark decision on gay rights. In the case of United States versus Windsor, the United States Supreme Court in a five to four […]
Season two of Be the Next Superstar premiered as scheduled on Tuesday night at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. The lineup included ten hopefuls from Group A and next week Tuesday another ten in Group B will bring their A game to the stage. But on Tuesday night, drama, singing, dancing and comedy […]
