Moments ago, the Police Department issued notice that a cop from Orange Walk and a volunteer special constable will face disciplinary measures from the department in relation to a video of contraband activity in the Botes area of Orange Walk. Police Constable Jorge Ascurio of the Orange Walk Formation was charged for acting in prejudice […]
The latest pronouncement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington on the definition of Belize’s territory and borders is predictably causing uproar. A few weeks ago he surprised reporters during a press conference with Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, by pointing out that Belize’s borders are not internationally recognized, and […]
Joel Nagel continues tonight as Ambassador of Belize to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and the International Atomic Energy Agency. The U.S. attorney was accredited to Austria and several other European countries, but was cancelled by the Government of Austria, a move that earned Belize a black eye in diplomatic circles. The dismissal has […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs contended that business continues as usual for Nagel, and he has already brought results, including a closer relationship with the I.A.E.A., who has sent teams to Belize to observe the situation with cancer caused by various agents, among other things. While it’s hard to believe that what is essentially ‘gossip’ […]
The San Pedro, Ambergris Caye woman at the center of the brutality that led to police confronting civilians on the island early on Saturday morning has come forward to the press. However, she has asked that her full name not be disclosed. Police Corporals Norman Coye and Darnell Madrill are attached to the Quick Response […]
In the immediate aftermath of the gunfire, the woman says she was forgotten for the moment. But after things cleared up, she was taken home by other cops and did not face any charges. Police wanted to speak to her but on Monday, Assistant Commissioner of Police Keith Lino, the commander of the Professional Standards […]
“Not now…not ever!”….the civil society has come out strong against the Government after the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Patrick Faber announced on Monday that non-striking teachers will be given a ‘bonus’ for last October’s eleven-day industrial action. The Belize National Teachers Union, the Christian Workers Union, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry […]
There can be no dispute that teachers have a thankless job, and under most circumstances, the work that they do is appreciated and lauded. That is perhaps why it rankled some that the Belize National Teachers’ Union was able to get the majority of its members out in October for a strike which they framed […]
Guatemala and the resolution of the unfounded claim to Belizean territory, as well as ascendant issues, have been at the top of the agenda of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While Guatemala has agreed to having a referendum on taking the claim to the International Court of Justice, Prime Minister Dean Barrow has indicated that […]
In early March, News Five aired the disturbing video of a training program involving a Belize Defense Force recruit. The video that went viral may have captured multiple breaches in protocol so much so that it triggered an investigation. The images show the anguish and pain of recruit, now a soldier with the B.D.F., Michael […]
While Elodio Aragon Junior, a former senior cop, is in charge of the day to day aspects of the Police Department headed by Commissioner Allen Whylie, the substantive Minister of Home Affairs, which includes the Police, is Wilfred Elrington. Earlier this week, it was confirmed by Minister Aragon and Commissioner Whylie that a round of […]
An elderly farmer is lucky to have escaped what had to have been a traumatic experience on Thursday, during which a trio of armed men visited his place of employment on the outskirts of Cowpen Village. The men whose faces were concealed, arrived at the farm around eight o’clock in the morning and asked for […]
Gold panning within the depths of the Chiquibul Forest remains an illicit activity, one that is continuously being carried out by Guatemalan extractors who cross over into Belizean territory in search of the precious mineral. Earlier this week, a team of FCD rangers encountered a group of men sorting through sediments for gold nuggets in […]
A pair of classmates has been expelled from Bishop Martin High School in Orange Walk, following the discovery that the fourteen-year-old female student is several weeks pregnant. It is believed that a male teenager of the same age may have impregnated the second form girl. In the wake of the school’s decision to dismiss both […]
It has been two weeks since a fire tore through four homes in the Majestic Alley and displaced fifty-one persons. The families have been living in temporary housing and have been receiving assistance through NEMO, the Belize Red Cross, Human Development and the business community. Today more assistance arrived for the families as B.T.L. and […]
Last week the U.S. Army South held a meeting with local partners to conclude their final plans for Beyond the Horizon 2017. The project will see investments of over ten million U.S. dollars in different parts of the country. It is part of a bigger initiative where the U.S. offers humanitarian aid to Central American […]
Across the world today, a growing health concern took center stage to drum up action against it. Depression affects a staggering number of persons and while it is an illness that many don’t want to talk about, the World Health Organization is bringing awareness to the condition in its campaign: Let’s talk depression. News Five’s […]
As you heard earlier, depression comes in many forms and affects persons in many ways. To bring further awareness to the topic, artist Katie Usher, expressed the condition through Panic. It is an exhibit of poetry in which she captures what triggers her own anxiety. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting The […]
