Will there be nationwide blackouts in the jewel on Wednesday? It seems to be a possibility, since B.E.L. employees who are members of the Belize Energy Workers Union will be on strike. The announcement of that very drastic industrial action at the country’s only power provider came today from General Secretary of the B.E.W.U. Marvin […]
A ccording to Mora, the strike has become necessary only after a protracted attempt to find middle ground with B.E.L. management. With that option seemingly off the table, the union seems prepared to stand its ground. In fact Mora says that since last month the union was prepared to strike. Marvin Mora, General Secretary, […]
The Santa Cruz Thirteen, including outspoken Maya activist Cristina Coc, were back in court today where they appeared before Magistrate Emerson Banner. The group has been back and forth before the magistracy since being arrested and charged on June twenty-fourth for the unlawful imprisonment of Rupert Myles. Myles has denuded parts of the sacred site […]
While the Mayans of Santa Cruz await their day in Court following another adjournment, one man who hasn’t been before a magistrate is Rupert Myles. That’s because the man who is said to have deliberately destroyed the sacred Mayan site, Uxbenka, has not been charged. Following the incident on June twentieth, Director of Archaeology John […]
After four nights on remand, sex offender Kenrick Bowman, is out free from the Belize Central Prison until his next court appearance. Last Friday Bowman was arraigned for a sexual offense against a fifteen year old minor and was granted bail by Magistrate Ladonna John which he was able to meet today. However, Bowman’s bail is […]
There was also a murder acquittal in court.Twenty-three year old Lincoln Hemsley Junior, walked free of the March 2012 murder of twenty-one year old David Alberto Hernandez after being on remand for three years. Judge Adolph Lucas upheld a no case submission and ordered that Hemsley Junior had no case to answer. The ruling came […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced on Monday that general elections will be held on November fourth, 2015, that is only three years and eight months into his second five year term in office. The Opposition feels that the Barrow administration will be rocked by various burning issues, including very recent settlements for the arbitrary nationalizations […]
With general elections thirty-six days away, both parties will be scrambling for money, and both have taken money from the only man with the ready cash to be a game-changer – Lord Michael Ashcroft. The P.U.P. has denied getting any money from Ashcroft, and now the U.D.P. is doing the same. While he didn’t go […]
C omedian turned Guatemalan politician Jimmy Morales shocked that nation by winning the first round of elections in early September. He will be facing Sandra Torres in a second round on October twenty-fifth which will determine who will be the next President in Guatemala. Morales’ victory in the first round would be just a point […]
Coming on the heels of the announcement for early elections on November fourth, the Election and Boundaries Commission has confirmed October sixteen as Nomination Day for candidates of all political parties. In a release today the Commission also states that only persons who registered on or prior to tenth September 2015 and whose names appear […]
Traces of mercury have been detected in fish from the Macal River. An analysis in which twelve species were caught from the waterway indicated that six of them tested positive for mercury levels above the recommended point five milligrams. Three of those, including the Bay Snook, Baca and Botasi are consumed by residents of communities […]
The US Embassy today awarded grants to seven organizations from around the country under the Central American Regional Security Initiative. The US Ambassador, Carlos Moreno says that the awards were given to the organizations based on their work with at risk youths and persons affected with HIV/AIDS. News Five’s Isani Cayetano was on hand for […]
Another Belize City family residing in Lake Independence is tonight homeless after their home collapsed over the weekend. Lichelle Dixon, her mother and grandmother were living in a dilapidated wooden structure on Pointsetta Street and on previous occasions had reportedly sought help from Area Representative Mark King. That help did not arrive early enough and […]
On Monday the National Institute of Culture and History held the formal opening of Goldson House, a museum and research and education institute dedicated to the life and legacy of Philip Goldson. Goldson is hailed as a national hero and a defender of Belizean democracy, and Goldson House is a tribute to his work on […]
Prime Minister Barrow was at the opening of Goldson House, and told News Five that the tribute to the great statesman and national hero is important to the U.D.P. and to the country. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister “He is a national hero and while the UDP and the older folk that were NIP and […]
For the past five years, Oceana has been recognizing leaders in ocean conservation, education, and advocacy from around the world. In Belize, Biologist Miguel Alamilla and Captain Romaldo Badillo were named as the 2015 Ocean Heroes at a ceremony in Caye Caulker. Alamilla has been managing one of Belize’s most popular marine protected areas, the […]
Another OCEANA hero is Captain Romaldo Badillo. Romi, as he was fondly called by family and friends, was also honoured posthumously on Saturday. A number of Belizeans whose lives he impacted in various ways spoke glowingly in his memory. Glis Marin “From the time we were growing up Romi use to run away when […]
