The Belize Territorial Volunteers remain in the headlines tonight. This morning, a smaller group headed down south once again to the Sarstoon Island. Unlike their previous visit when they were aggressed by the Guatemalan military, today’s visit was without a hitch. What we observed however, was rather disturbing, as the Guatemalan navy was seen escorting […]
The group which succeeded in planting a flag on Sarstoon Island today is now being lauded by Prime Minister Barrow. In a press conference last Wednesday, the PM changed his view on the BTV and now claims that their actions are not only commendable, but even inspirational. Hubert Elrington is a former U.D.P. Minister and […]
The former U.D.P. Minister also didn’t shy away from criticizing the Barrow administration, which he says is running the country into the ground. Elrington claims that rather than growing the economy; what government is doing at this point is running to Venezuela for a Petrocaribe fig leaf to cover its nakedness. Hubert Elrington, Former […]
Former Deputy Commissioner of Police Miguel Segura is being sued for damages. The claim is being brought by the mother of Yolanda Valencia, who died in a terrible head-on collision on August sixteenth, 2014. The victim, a market vendor, was heading to San Ignacio early that morning in a taxi when a government-issued vehicle driven […]
The quaint village of Blackman Eddy is the second smallest village in the Cayo South Constituency. Located at mile fifty-seven on the George Price Highway, the village is home to some five hundred and thirty-seven residents. But tonight, the villagers and the village council are up in arms over a plot of land for village […]
And tonight’s question is: Do you support the Belize Territorial Volunteers’ trek to border areas in the south without military escort? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.
At the top of our newscast, we showed you the BTV-led trip to the Sarstoon Island where they, along with a handful of Belizeans and the media, planted the Belize flag. The BTV, like many others, have been sounding the call for Belizeans to assert themselves on territory that is ours. That always was the […]
A group of eleven standard bearers of the People’s United Party continues to boycott official Party functions. They are agitating for change in the P.U.P., and until some common ground is found, the informally dubbed G-eleven has apparently decided to keep its distance from the National Executive. With elections likely sooner rather than later, that’s […]
Even as Kareem Musa deals with internal party issues, he can’t lose sight of his own upcoming battle in Caribbean Shores. He will be facing off against a formidable candidate in current Mayor Darrell Bradley. Bradley has taken over from Area Representative Santiago Castillo who stepped aside to make way. Musa says that he is […]
A Belizean is tonight in big trouble in Nicaragua after he was busted near its border with Costa Rica with a large quantity of marijuana. Reports from the Nicaraguan media say that one hundred plus parcels of weed weighing in at a hundred and twenty-three pounds were stashed within a white van with Belize license […]
B.D.F. soldier, twenty-eight year old Rigo Zuniga, is also in trouble with the law tonight for attempting to avoid paying Courts Belize for a flat screen television. Zuniga made a false report to police on June third, 2015 alleging that all his household items were destroyed in a fire. But police found out otherwise and […]
An eighteen year old student, Daniel Bradley, was back before the court today. In June he was accused of sexually abusing a fourteen year old girl, and today he was brought back for a similar offense. He appeared before Magistrate Ladonna John and was charged for one count of Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with another […]
Appearing on the Dickie Bradley Special on Monday, Hubert Elrington, a former U.D.P. Minister, blasted the government, claiming that there is absolutely nothing to cheer about under this administration. Not only that, but he cautions that when Petrocaribe goes away, and it will, then reality will set in. Hubert Elrington, Former U.D.P. Minister “The […]
Earlier this year the Belize National Teachers Union (B.N.T.U.) announced that they were holding countrywide consultations with their members about the Petro Caribe Bill 2015. The consultations were a part of the B.N.T.U.’s strategy to educate their membership on an issue that has become national discussion. Several other unions have been vocal on their position […]
And where does the N.T.U.C.B. stand on the issues of the workers and B.S.I./ASR? President Marvin Mora says that the concerns of the Belize Workers Union have been brought to the attention of the Congress so they are monitoring the situation. There has been no formal request for support, but he has an inkling that […]
Gillnetting is a common fishing method that is closely monitored and regulated by fisheries management and enforcement agencies. Unfortunately, the practice used by commercial fishermen is not adequately controlled, despite a call from OCEANA in Belize to ban the exploitative use of gillnets. The Sarstoon River is one such waterway that is littered with the […]
Since it went into receivership in 2012, reports of the purchase of the Port of Belize have circulated. Earlier this year, we told you that at least one local businessman had very serious interests in acquiring the facility. When we spoke with Arturo Vasquez, who is the receiver C.E.O., on Monday he told us that […]
British Honduras was built on logwood and mahogany trade. That colonial history was based on exploitation of natural resources and people. Though we have achieved independence, Belizeans still depend on the natural resources as a food source as well as an avenue for economic activity. Along the coast of the Jewel, many villagers contribute to […]
