A soaring number of murders have taken place in the five months of this year, most which have occurred in Belize City. So far, our archives show a record number of seventy-nine persons killed, making the January to May period bloodier than 2017’s figures when the count stood at fifty-two. On Tuesday night, another murder […]
Jordan Burns had been on the lam since escaping from lawful custody on Friday. That was until this morning when he was recaptured by police and slapped with an additional charge. On May twenty-fifth, he was formally arrested and charged for the murder of thirty-four-year-old Carlton Moreira who was shot and killed in the vicinity […]
A motorcycle collision this morning on Lakeview Street, Belize City, has resulted in serious injury to Jason Moreira. According to reports, he was riding out onto the nearby carriageway when he came into violent contact with an oncoming vehicle. The impact flung Moreira a distance away, while the vehicle that collided into his motorbike crashed […]
Santander Sugar Limited has broken its silence on the debacle it is facing, accepting that it did not comply with the conditions of the Export Processing Zone Certificate. That violation has resulted in a decision by the government to have the Customs Department confiscate a significant amount of plantation white sugar that the company recently […]
A series of contested conventions for the People’s United Party standard bearers are turning out to be thorny. Of five persons, two candidates have been disqualified from putting their names on the P.U.P. ticket in the upcoming convention for the Belmopan division. Patrick Andrews who had relocated overseas and then returned to Belize, as well […]
In the case of the suspension of the former Belize Rural North standard bearer, Arthur Saldivar remains on probation of two years which prohibits him from applying to contest for the party. That is not likely to faze Saldivar, who hosted an ‘online town hall’ session on social media running nearly two hours to respond. […]
Belizeans have endured seven price hikes in transport fuels since the start of the year and the government has warned that more may come as the world price market fluctuates. But how much is outside factors to blame for the recurrent increases? Not as much as the government’s own take according to studies of figures […]
June first marks the opening of the Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Season. An early forecast was issued in April and the most recent forecast issued this month shows that the season will be normal to slightly above normal. There will be between twelve to fourteen systems forming. Now, this is not an unusual prediction, but as […]
And to be prepared, it means the public needs timely and accurate information. According to Cumberbatch, that is what the Belize Weather Bureau will provide. We asked her how prepared the Met Office is for the 2018 hurricane season. She says that with upgrades in equipment, including the use of the Doppler radar and automatic […]
The National Meteorological Service, through its Climatology and Climate Services unit, hosted more than fifty representatives across a number of sectors at the annual climate outlook forum. The organization produces seasonal climate outlooks which are used to address climate related risks at national and local levels. At today’s forum, the seasonal outlook for the rainy […]
The Caribbean Development Bank’s Board of Governors is holding its annual two-day meeting in Grenada, in the Eastern Caribbean. The meetings and seminars that began today and continue through Thursday are structured around the region’s resilience. That buzzword, resilience, is anchored in the commitment of the bank’s members to pursue the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals […]
There has been additional manpower deployed into the Saint Martin’s area, including the presence of the Special Patrol Unit. The team has been conducting mobile and foot patrols in the neighborhood prior to Tuesday night’s murder in Gungulung. The community, says Deputy ComPol Chester Williams, is often difficult to police, especially since rival gangs are […]
This week, the police department deployed a handful of officers into the area of Saint Martin’s infamously known as PIV. They weren’t there to make any arrests, instead they were sent to survey residents in an effort to understand some of the challenges in that locality. Here’s how today’s Meet and Greet went on Jasmine […]
RESTORE Belize hosted an event called “Walls Down” in the Port Loyola area during the extended weekend. Residents were invited to enjoy a community day on a closed-off section of Faber’s Road. Bouncy houses, trampolines, music, snacks, and a basketball competition were set up, and children spent the day enjoying the community space made safe. […]
Citizens Organized for Liberty through Action says it has uncovered what it calls a “Machiavellian move for power by the Government.” Ahead of the new school year, government plans to move payments for teachers from the purview of the various church-state managements to that of the SmartStream payroll and accounting system. While it appears to […]
The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives has been making moves after a stuttering start due to several meetings being canceled. A report on the most recent Auditor General’s Report of 2012-2013 is due but according to Chairman Julius Espat, the consensus is that the government’s system of accountability and transparency in public […]
The Ministry of Education, in partnership with UNESCO, hosted a workshop to look at how to integrate sustainable development in education in Belize. Several education sector stakeholders reviewed what is in place and identified ways to integrate education for sustainable development into existing policies for curriculum, teacher education and student assessment. News Five spoke with […]
