Today’s session of the senate special select committee was suspended at the eleventh hour. Ordinarily, all announcements pertaining to these matters are released through the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly. This morning, however, the decision to postpone the weekly hearing was made public via a series of text messages circulated to the […]
Following last Wednesday’s epic failure to remove the U.D.P. operatives from the gallery, Chairman Salazar went on record with a personal view that the inquiry should come to an end sooner than later. This was echoed by the Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber. That position has been met with reluctance from other members of the […]
While the outcome of last Wednesday’s meeting was unpredictable, security within the Assembly Building remains an important issue and if the chairman can maintain order during the proceedings. On one hand, senators participating in the inquiry have the absolute right to ask questions as they see fit. On the other, the sessions are completely open […]
This afternoon, the P.U.P. issued its own statement on what led to the request for a suspension. It says it is seriously concerned and appalled at the disingenuous actions of the Barrow administration to do anything possible to derail the Senate Hearings so that the truth about ministerial wrongdoings in the Immigration Department are not […]
We caught up with the United Democratic Party’s leader of Government Business in the Senate, Godwin Hulse, at another event today. Hulse is also a former chairman of a senate inquiry on the Social Security Board. That inquiry, however, was never interrupted. Hulse kept his comments about what transpired on May seventeenth limited. But he […]
“Yellow Man” Audinett’s role inside the House of Representatives may seem minor to some. But it is a solemn responsibility and his actions on May seventeenth have led to calls for his removal. Already, the press has requested that he be banned from future meetings of the Senate Special Select Committee after threatening a cameraman […]
The Opposition senators’ attempt to stand up for what happened to the press on May seventeenth, during an ordinary meeting of the Senate, did not get very far. On Friday, Senators Eamon Courtenay, Paul Thompson and temporary member Michel Chebat tried to get the Upper Chamber to universally condemn the actions of known supporters of […]
There is pressure building tonight for the removal of “Yellow Man” Audinett as Macebearer and Sergeant-At-Arms given his appalling behaviour last Wednesday, when he attacked members of the media within the confines of the National Assembly. The media has already sent a letter to the clerk of the National Assembly seeking to ban the macebearer […]
The streets of the city have been relatively free of gun violence. But around nine o’clock on Tuesday night, shots rang out on Central American Boulevard on the south side of Belize City. Two persons were injured, but it is Hammon Lemoth who is in critical condition tonight at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Lemoth, […]
The decision-making body of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize met on Saturday at its headquarters here in Belize City. That meeting came hard on the heels of Public Service Union President Eldred Neal’s suspension from office for derogatory comments made against the Garifuna community. While the N.T.U.C.B. acknowledges the autonomy of the individual […]
According to Neal, the N.T.U.C.B. has commenced a process which will give all parties the opportunity to fully discuss the matter of race relations within the unions. Isani Cayetano “What can be done from the position of the N.T.U.C.B. in an instance like this, aside from giving them a platform to be able to […]
One more issue on the senate in tonight’s news…Senator Godwin Hulse will appear before the Senate Special Select Committee in the very near future. As Minister of Immigration and Nationality, he has direct charge over the Department that is being discussed at the inquiry. But he will sit in front of mostly junior colleagues in […]
The Belize Federation of Fishers and the Department of Fisheries are training fishermen for deep-sea fishing. The training is a part of a project being implemented over the last year that seeks to show the fishers the gears needed, as well as the practical skills to fish in deep waters. News Five’s Andrea Polanco was […]
The Museum of Belize under the National Institute of Culture and History culminated a two-day workshop entitled, Disaster Preparedness and Recovery for Collections. Its objective is to empower collectors, custodians, and museum operators to be strategically prepared in the face of disaster, and to recover as quickly as possible, with minimal damage to collections. It […]
One of three men accused of robbing an Immigration Officer and a businessman at gun point of their personal items and a significant amount of cash was convicted in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court for robbery. The three men are Ryan Alvarez, who is presently on remand for a 2016 city murder, Russell Bernardez as […]
A recent murder suspect saw a charge of burglary against him struck out this morning when he appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court. He is Kareem Smith, a well-known criminal figure of the P.I.V. area, in Belize City. On October nineteenth, 2015, it is alleged that Smith entered the home of Albert Humes on […]
A few weeks ago, Quality Poultry Products of the Cayo District became the first company to certify to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points standard, securing a potential place in the regional market and boosting their brand’s reputation for safe, nutritious and tasty poultry. Today, northern competitors Caribbean Chicken did the same, completing an eleven-year […]
With gun violence significant low, police continue its program of community policing. Today, ACP Chester Williams was on the south side of Belize City, particularly the precinct one jurisdiction, meeting with residents to build rapport with them. Williams says the program has had success. ACP Chester Williams, Regional Commander, Eastern Division South “Today we […]
Less than two weeks ago, acclaimed Belizean-American journalist Kendis Gibson, an Emmy Award winning reporter and anchor for ABC, visited Belize for the first time in over ten years. During his brief visit, Gibson documented his trip in a short video that was aired on World News Now on ABC. Gibson was interviewed by reporters […]
