The People’s United Party held a press conference at Independence Hall in Belize City to announce the first in what the party says will be a number of changes to be made before the next general elections. But all did not go down as the party expected. We start with area representative, Ivan Ramos, who […]
Taking up the mantle from Ivan Ramos is former career educator and historian, Anthony Sabal. Sabal spoke in English, Spanish and Garifuna after he was glowingly introduced by the party Leader, Francis Fonseca who described him as a man of high integrity. Anthony Sabal, New Standard Bearer, Dangriga “Mister Ramos what you wanted to […]
Now the P.U.P. controls all the seats in the south, but the results of an audit show that all is not well so changes are anticipated elsewhere in the south where representatives are not considered viable going into the next election. Three weeks ago, Ramos heard that the tide was turning against him because highly […]
But was the elected area rep pushed out? That question was answered in a back and forth with the media even as the campaign manager acknowledged that it was a difficult process to replace the sitting area representative. Reporter “He was pushed. That he was not willing to go but chose not to put […]
Embattled Second Vice President Rawell Pelayo has formally tendered his resignation to the executive of the Football Federation of Belize. His official withdrawal comes one month after F.F.B. President Ruperto Vicente announced that the organization was expecting Pelayo to step down after being deported to Belize on April seventh. The Orange Walk businessman had been […]
On Tuesday, News Five aired an exclusive interview with Foreign Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington during which he commented on an attempt by Guatemalan law enforcement to search the residence of Ambassador Alexis Rosado. While we were clear in reporting that the property is purportedly linked to disgraced former Guatemalan Vice President Roxana Baldetti, who is […]
What do you know about Geographic Information Systems (GIS)? It sounds very technical and above our heads. But what GIS does is that it gathers information from data that is captured and analyzed in the form of maps and other illustrations to better understand and solve problems in our surroundings. You can find it in […]
In more political news…Belize Rural North Area Representative Edmond Castro will face a challenge from Dwight Tillett at a U.D.P. convention scheduled for May thirty-first. Tillett has previously acted as Castro’s campaign manager and also as his C.E.O., but that isn’t fazing the very confident incumbent. One of the reasons for his confidence, in his […]
If Castro defeats Tillett at convention, as he says he surely will, his next challenge will come from the P.U.P.’s Lloyd Jones, who recently declared his candidacy in that area. But Castro told us today that with his party and Petrocaribe in his corner, only a fool would test him. Edmond Castro, Area Rep., […]
According to our records, to date, there have been forty-nine murders in 2015, compared to thirty-four during the same period in 2014. In April 2014, there were ten murders. In April 2015, there were sixteen. In May 2014, there were seven. Today is May thirteenth, and there have already been six murders this month. So […]
While the Minister of National Security roundly criticized the media for purportedly exaggerating murder statistics for 2015, C.E.O. George Lovell told News Five that Eastern Division of the Police Department will be executing a plan that will see additional patrols and direct supervision of the boots on the ground. Despite not being able to divulge […]
There are countless and persistent complaints of police brutality on civilians. Lovell says that supervision of police officers is a priority for the force so that standards in policing are upheld. He also says that the relationship with the community is also important if the force is to get a grip on crime. Ret. […]
There is a brand new Police Station in Crooked Tree. Actually it’s been in use since it was completed in October 2013, but today it was officially inaugurated with much fanfare. It’s an impressive structure which will house two officers, with facilities adequate to serve the needs of the small, generally quiet community. News Five […]
For many months there have been complaints about the dilapidated, abandoned and empty Police Station in Maskall. There hasn’t been an officer stationed there because it is only fit for rodent habitation. The situation is critical and has been for some time. Currently when there is need for the police, officers come from Sand Hill […]
We’ve noticed that whenever there is a government or U.D.P. political event in the past six months, it’s just not complete until Petrocaribe has been mentioned at least once. And so it was today. The causeway in Crooked Tree is being upgraded and lifted in preparation for the rainy season. Works actually started on Monday […]
Training concluded today for a group of technical personnel from the Police Department, who will hopefully hone their skills in investigative work and in the prosecution of cases where the rate of success is dismal. Belize National Forensic Science Service Department and the United States government organized and facilitated the programme. News Five’s Isani Cayetano […]
A Belize City woman who was employed as a loan processor for a Canadian businessman who owns Global Communications Limited is tonight on remand at the Belize Central Prison. She appeared this morning in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court to be read twelve indictable offenses for eleven counts of Forgery and one count of Theft […]
Offshore oil drilling – it is the one issue that just won’t go away and OCEANA Belize takes every opportunity to raise awareness on this national issue. So, on Saturday they are joining hands, literally, to stand in solidarity with the rest of the world against off shore oil exploration. Communications Director Alyssa Carnegie tells […]
