As we told you Senator Elena Smith is the new President of the B.N.T.U. After approximately two and a half hours of voting, almost that much in counting and several moments of angst, the Belize National Teachers’ Union has elected Elena Smith as president. She won with a majority of the vote in a three-cornered […]
But before the announcement of the winner, the B.N.T.U.’s Council of Management had to grapple with a problem unprecedented in its history – the prospect of alleged political interference tainting the vote. For that reason, it brought business to a halt for much of this morning as it deliberated. Discussions were heated, and reports from […]
Today’s convention of the B.N.T.U. saw an appearance from two Belize City activists, Geovannie Brackett of COLA and Raymond Rivers. The Union has had a cordial, if arms’ length, relationship with Brackett’s organization. But while reporting that COLA has a particular preference, Brackett told us that their primary function in San Roman was to observe […]
Information to News Five is that some teachers in the Anglican and Government-managed school systems received as much as five hundred dollars each as their honorarium or reward for not participating in the Belize National Teachers’ Union’s strike last October and for going to the classroom. While that is not confirmed and officially the Ministry […]
Earlier this month, we broke the news of an internal statement within the General Sales Tax Department where Officer in Charge of the Punta Gorda office, Elmer Reyes, alleged that there was influence in the result of the auditor’s evaluation and subsequent report. Reyes openly questioned whether any law exists that allows for the management […]
Miss Universe 2016, held in Manila, Philippines at the end of January, is now several months behind avid fans of pageantry. The stellar performance of Miss Belize Universe, Rebecca Rath, galvanized Belizeans all over, despite failing to place in the top thirteen contestants. But tonight, there is controversy brewing in the aftermath of a five-part […]
According to the husband and wife couple, they were largely responsible for the organization of Rebecca’s trip to Miss Universe, minus Enriquez’s input as country director. Furthermore, the family claims that Rebecca still has not received a majority of the prizes she won last year during the Miss Belize pageant. On the other end of […]
Fifty-seven-year-old cab driver Ernesto Robinson is recovering from injuries received during a brazen carjacking on Tuesday night in Belize City. His attacker, twenty-two-year-old Shawn Rodriguez, a resident of San Ignacio, is behind bars tonight serving a seven-year sentence. Rodriguez, a first time offender, appeared before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer today, where he was arraigned on […]
Two Belize City men have been slapped with charges of “False Pretense of a Police Officer.” Sometime around four-thirty on Wednesday, police were informed that two men were dressed in what appeared to be police uniforms and were acting suspiciously near the Publics Supermarket on Phillip Goldson Highway. The men identified as twenty-two year old […]
As part of the mediation agreement agreed to in February, the Belize National Teachers’ Union agreed to release its teachers to make up lost class time due to the October strike for the first three days of the Easter vacation, and the first three days of July. While it seemed that most schools were already […]
Two weeks ago stevedore Raymond Rivers visited this station with his fellow stevedores to “rail up” over the management of Port of Belize Limited’s seeming mistreatment of stevedores working the B.S.I. sugar barge, which resulted in some scuffles and complaints made to Police. But he got the Port’s attention when the Christian Workers’ Union asked […]
At the start of April, the Central Bank of Belize announced plans to liquidate four existing credit unions. These are the Police and Civil Service Credit Unions based in Belize City; Citrus Growers and Workers Credit Union in Dangriga and Mount Carmel Credit Union, based in Benque. Mount Carmel is easily the largest and longest-operated […]
Just before we went for the Easter break we told you how the Belize City Council was getting ready to start the process to remove the silt backed up in the Yabra Canal which has been causing problems to fisher folks as well as to residents in the area. In that interview, Councilor Philip Willoughby […]
The Pesticides Control Board launched their 2017-2021 strategic plan developed in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, with support from the U.N.D.P. and the D.O.E. The plan is to help the Board reach a higher level as a modern, more effective organization that delivers quality services and provides adequate coverage to the […]
It is a fact that conflicts will be inevitable in any relationship that you have – that includes your spouse, your children, your family, within your workplace and even your community. While certainly not pleasant, resolving disputes can be a very healthy practice. In tonight’s healthy living we explore some tips on how to better […]
