We can confirm tonight that Caribbean Investment Holdings Limited, formerly BCB Holdings, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C. on Monday. The companies were seeking motions for a restraining order against the Government of Belize; a permanent anti-suit injunction; and permission to enable attachment of assets of the […]
Officers of the Immigration Department countrywide were serious enough about the issue of promotion in the ranks that they were reportedly willing to stage a go-slow at their offices on Monday and today, Tuesday. But after an urgent meeting between the Public Service Union and representatives of the Ministries of Immigration and Nationality and the […]
Even with the promotion matter now cooled down, there is context – the ongoing public hearings of the Senate Special Select Committee on Immigration. While only current and former senior officers have so far been called, we questioned whether the timing of this issue coming up had any effect. Both Willoughby and Neal rushed to […]
Police are investigating a robbery reported this morning at the Belchina UNO gas station on Youth for the Future Drive, right across from the United Democratic Party headquarters. Approximately fifteen thousand dollars in a knapsack was taken from an employee inside the convenience store just before nine a.m. by one of three armed men. News […]
Moneylenders Laura and Julio Blanco of Pay Day and EZY Loans Pawning, located in Orange Walk Town, have been ordered by Supreme Court Justice Sonya Young to surrender a thirty-acre property they transferred into their name after a customer, Janine Vega, was not able to repay in full two separate loans totalling three thousand, five […]
Minister of Defense John Saldivar and his C.E.O. Felix Enriquez today commenced a national tour of facilities operated by the Belize Coast Guard. The visit started in the south with a visit to the Forward Operating Base at Hunting Caye. Now, you would recall that construction was interrupted on the building of the new forward […]
Just last month, Donald Trump was sworn in as the President of the USA and since that day, Carlos Moreno’s tenure as US Ambassador to Belize came to an end. Handling the Ambassador’s role at the US Embassy in Belmopan is Deputy Chief of Mission Adrienne Galanek. Today when we caught up with her, she […]
Since taking office, President Trump has looked to fulfill some of his campaign promises by using executive orders. One of those executive orders is to ban federal money going to international groups which perform or provide information on abortions. In the last few days, Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump has fought against the LGBT executive order […]
One hundred and fifty cases of ham imported into Belize since December 2016 remain in a container at the Port of the Belize. The importer is Mexican business, Manuel Pastor Gomez Diaz, who brought in the three thousand four hundred pounds of ham on December twelfth, 2016 without the required permit. Diaz is the Director […]
Last week the People’s United Party complained of Government’s plans to postpone re-registration once again, this time to after the 2018 municipal elections. However, there are plans to proceed with re-districting of electoral boundaries. The Belize Progressive Party, the youngest of Belize’s political movements, blames both parties for putting the matter off when it suited […]
Primary School students are learning about Archaeology in the classroom through a project between the US Embassy and NICH. The programme, which started some three years ago, has seen the participation of students across Belize. This year students in Belize City, San Antonio, Benque Viejo and Dangriga will be immersed in the theory and practice […]
When we caught up with the Progressive Party chairman Paco Smith today, he also weighed in on Belize’s current troubles with the various arbitration awards under dispute here and in the United States. Like most, Smith believes the issue could have been resolved much earlier. That it can’t, he says, must keep Belizeans vigilant and […]
Wednesday’s meeting of the Senate Special Select Committee will feature appearances from Edgar Cano, senior immigration officer; ex-C.E.O. in the Ministry of Immigration Candelaria Saldivar-Morter, and one other person. And while Belizeans are anxiously awaiting any new revelations to come out of the public hearings, the Belize Progressive Party is thinking of the long-term and […]
In the nation’s capital this morning, senior citizens showed that age ought not to get in the way of being healthy and active; in it is just a number. They dusted off their shoes and danced away the Macarena like pros. Others also joined in the flash mob to celebrate the anniversary of the National […]
While the National Council of Ageing is plowing along, there is much more to do to ensure that the rights of the elderly population are protected. Executive Director of the NCA, Ixchel Poot told News Five that they have been trying to strengthen care for older persons. Ixchel Poot, Executive Director, National Council of […]
One area that the country has made progress in is the standardization of the care-giving for the elderly. The Council has partnered with BTEC in the past to train caregivers within communities. According to Ixchel Poot, this year, the council is linking up with Belize Natural Energy to train eighty caregivers across the country to […]
Rebecca Rath returns to Belize on Friday from the Philippines where she competed in the Miss Universe pageant. Rath picked up support from Belizeans from all walks of life. And even though she didn’t win, there has been a surge of support for the beauty ambassador from Dangriga. The Institute of Creative Arts will be […]
In the weeks leading up to and during the preliminaries of the pageant in Manila, Philippines; Belizeans thrust their full support behind Rath. Thousands participated in online voting on various platforms and apps, posting rave reviews about the beauty ambassador as she represented the Jewel after a ten-year hiatus at the Miss Universe Pageant. But […]
