A duo suspected of having participated in the gruesome decapitation of fifty-six-year-old Hilton Wade, in Cotton Tree Village on Wednesday, has been charged with murder. Wade’s alleged killers are also from the same community where he has been residing for quite some time. In fact, it is reported that the rummager had come under threat […]
The matter of the Universal Health Services debt, and what the Government intends doing about it, continue to dominate the news. Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s scathing response to the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry this week on their position regarding settlement of the debt to the Belize Bank Limited is in stark contrast to […]
A no vote in parliament, says Usher, raises repercussions beyond the U.H.S. debt. A default would trigger a ‘risk premium’ on the international financing market for borrowing by both Government and private sector. But closer to home, Usher said an unequivocal no to any threat to raise taxes to cover the debt, as the Prime […]
That said, is there concern from the business community that the relationship between Government and private sector could be damaged? Chamber President Nikita Usher agreed with us that the tone of the Prime Minister’s letter carried an overarching note of annoyance and a mode of ‘shooting the messenger.’ He said that the Chamber is not […]
The Belize Progressive Party is calling on Belizeans to persuade their area representatives to vote in favour of satisfying the U.H.S. debt and on civil society to make a demand that Government pay the debt when the Belize Bank calls for it. In a press statement it says that the Government’s defiance of the C.C.J. […]
Weeks after it came to light that there was alleged hanky panky in the B.D.F. Lieutenant Colonel Charlton Roches is being investigated by a team of fellow Belize Defense Force officers for his involvement in a private company that was established to conduct training exercises with the German army. Belize Jungle Experience Limited is an […]
An eleven-year-old boy is hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. after he was knocked down in front of DK Supermarket on the Philip Goldson Highway. A vehicle stopped and a driver signaled Emmett Burgess to cross the highway, but another vehicle that was overtaking hit the minor. Today when we spoke with the family, they were asking […]
After almost a week in trial, Belize City taxi-man, Nestor Gallindo, a Salvadoran national, was found guilty today of committing an aggravated assault upon a fifteen year-old minor on January second of this year. The assault occurred in Gallindo’s taxi after the child’s mother sent him to pick up her daughter. In trial, the minor […]
Belizean Akeem Garnett, a deportee and resident of Amara Avenue, Belize City was today in court to answer to a single charge of failure to comply with the requirements for deportees having been sent back to Belize for a second time since 2016. Garnett appeared this evening before Senior Magistrate, Aretha Ford and pleaded guilty […]
Saturday next, December ninth, is the one year anniversary of Belize’s becoming a signatory to the United Nations Convention against Corruption. The Government has been tasked with laying the groundwork, not only for change and regime implementation, but also attitudes on the ground from students and teachers to officials in key positions. The Ministry of […]
World AIDS Day is observed every first of December in honor and memory of those who have battled and are still battling against the deadly scourge of H.I.V./AIDS. This year’s theme is, affirming the right to know one’s status, take steps to address it and not be discriminated against because of it. Even with the […]
A week of grueling activities undertaken by law enforcement officers concluded today with the most demanding challenge that tested the wherewithal of the participants. Both the Coastguard and the B.D.F. took part in the challenges that coincide with the twelfth anniversary of the Coastguard. Endurance, physical fitness and mental acumen were elements required throughout the […]
A sixty-mile bike ride to the western border in the Toledo District is being organized for members of the security forces and civilians alike. It’s a first-of-its-kind initiative which will bring the police department, as well as the coastguard, and B.D.F. together next Saturday for a trek to Tree Tops. That’s the military outpost which […]
Still on the matter of the U.H.S. loan, News Five spoke today with the president of the Belize National Teachers’ Union, Elena Smith. Her organization has adopted a preliminary position similar to that of the Chamber of Commerce and other social partners, even though it is still canvassing opinions from its far-flung membership. In short, […]
The Inspiration launched next year’s agenda and calendar today in Belize City. Celebrated under the theme “See Me, Hear me…I have the right to equality,” the agenda and calendars are used to promote equality and to help raise much needed funds for children with disabilities. Andrea Polanco has more about the 2018 agenda and calendar: […]
The countdown is officially on to December twenty-fifth, that most wonderful time of the year as the song goes. But for many, especially after a year of tragedy, it will not be so special. So while you get into the Christmas spirit with the traditional decorations, trimmings and lots of family time, the Belize City […]
And keeping it on the Christmas theme, at news time this Friday evening, downtown Belize City is glowing just a little brighter, as the Belize City Council and Bowen and Bowen Limited teamed up to light the Christmas tree erected this week at Mule Park. The tree was lit this evening after performances from Marlyn […]
The second annual yoga festival is happening this weekend. The event, which brings together local and international yoga instructors, will have two all day sessions of different types of yoga from beginners to advanced. Michelle Williams of Om Shanti Belize yoga studio tells us more about the two-day event. Michelle Williams, Owner, Om Shanti […]
Paul Ruiz is thirty-thousand dollars richer tonight. The Courts customer bought a whirlpool washer and stove and got tickets to enter into a Courts &Whirlpool thirty-K raffle – and he won. He received the money today – but unbeknownst to him, he thought he was going to collect a microwave that he won. News Five […]
“Women Can Govern” – it’s not only a statement of fact, but now it is also a book. Building People Movement has published a book that looks at the development of Belizean Women in Politics; it includes biographies of elected and nominated women to political office. Financed through the Canada Fund, the book comes with […]
With Yhony Rosado and Tom Greenwood, tour operator David Almendarez has become a musketeer against the ills of the tourism industry. But he is also a big dreamer and risk-taker, and today, Friday, the culmination of a long-held dream sees fruition. Hattieville-based Fu Wi Flavaz Restaurant is positioning itself as a tranquil haven along the […]
