Shockwaves were felt across the conservation and film industry communities after it was learned that the body of seventy-four-year-old Richard Foster was found on Tuesday night. The well known British filmmaker had been brutally stabbed and his body was dumped in the Rivera area of Belmopan. The gruesome discovery was made at around eight o’clock […]
The National Committee for Families and Children has issued a release on the tragic passing of young Antwone Marin who died by suicide inside his parents’ bedroom in Seine Bight Village. The frightening incident happened on Monday evening while his siblings were getting their hair braided by a babysitter in the living room of their […]
There is a new development in respect of the defunct Choice Bank. The bank’s license was abruptly revoked on June twenty-ninth at the recommendation of the Central Bank of Belize to the Minister of Finance. The Bank is now suing the Minister of Finance, the Central Bank and the Attorney General on the basis that […]
For the first time in regional volleyball history, Belize defeated the number one seated team of Costa Rica in the twentieth Central American Games. And that win for Belize was a massive loss for the Ticos because they have not lost a match since 1997. And so for Belize, the win was historic and the […]
San Pedro has a population of twenty-seven thousand residents. The popular tourism destination has been growing by leaps and bounds and the tourism dollar contributes heavily to the economy. The island, however, has been lacking proper fire-fighting equipment for some time and massive fires, at least one recently in which four family members were killed, […]
But there is widespread criticism that these measures to improve the fire response on the island are only just now being put in place when Saturday’s devastating inferno was the third in four years on the island. Back in 2014, sixteen families were displaced during a fire, and then in 2016 eighty-eight persons were left […]
Tourism Minister Manuel Heredia was very confident today, bordering on arrogant, when he dismissed the challenge in his division, made official by the United Democratic Party this past Saturday. His cousin and current San Pedro councillor, Gary Greif has launched a political campaign to unseat the four-time area rep. Well, Minister Heredia clapped back today […]
Four-time area representative, Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez will be retiring from electoral politics when his term comes to an end. Four persons have since decided to contest the U.D.P. convention in that division with the hopes of becoming the next area representative. Wanting to succeed Martinez are A.C. Shane Castillo, former Belize City Councilor Philip Willoughby, […]
Phillip Willoughby’s candidacy for U.D.P. standard bearer in Port Loyola has been formally accepted by the party’s nomination committee. On Saturday the Central Executive of the United Democratic Party met and approved Willoughby’s application. As we’ve mentioned, the former city councilor is challenging Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte, Dean Samuels and A.C. Shane Castillo in a […]
There is a shortage of medical supplies affecting public hospitals and clinics across the country. This was confirmed to News Five by the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Ramon Figueroa. According to Dr. Figueroa, the ministry is in short supply of bandages, syringes and gauzes. As you can imagine, this has […]
We also asked Doctor Ramon Figueroa for an update on the cases of H-one N-one influenza. As we had reported, there have been five confirmed cases. Several other lab samples have been sent to the Central Medical Laboratory for testing but none have returned positive. However, Doctor Figueroa expects the number of positive cases to […]
In time for the new academic year, the Belize Hotel Association is assisting parents to ease the burden of education costs. This morning, seven young students whose families work in the hospitality industry, were granted scholarships to pursue degrees in various areas. News Five’s Duane Moody attended today’s award ceremony at the Biltmore Plaza and […]
The event was a joint-award ceremony as this year’s B.T.B. scholarship recipients were also presented with certificates of acceptance into the programme. Leanna Duncan will pursue an Associate’s Degree at Saint John’s College Junior College, while Jinelle Novelo will pursue a Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Belize. The third and this year’s Jean Shaw […]
A workshop with representatives from various government and non-government organizations, and private sector associated with Disaster Risk Management and Oil Spill Response started today in Belize City to validate the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan. Since last year, the Department of the Environment began the consultancy process to ensure that the plan meets international standards. The overall objective is […]
Environment Minister Doctor Omar Figueroa and Minister of Tourism, Manuel Heredia Junior will carry out an on-site inspection of the controversial Cayo Rosario next week. The caye, which is located west of Ambergris Caye and is private property located within the Hol Chan Marine Reserve, will be home to a multi-million dollar tourism project. NEAC […]
The Government of Belize through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade is engaged in creating a coherent and effective trade policy, following the development and approval of a National Trade Policy Framework in 2016. The idea of the trade policy is to stimulate, as well as contribute to the growth of Belize’s trade, both domestically […]
The public is invited to attend these important meetings and participate in the process through which government is soliciting collective inputs that would inform the National Trade Policy. Terrence Simfukwe, Trade Advisor, Commonwealth Secretariat “We are doing this process to garner support so that we could own this process and own this policy as […]
The Sustainable and Child Friendly Municipality Initiative was introduced back in 2014 to ensure that children feel safe, are provided with the amenities they need, and are healthy and well-informed. As a part of the process, the towns and cities each have a Child Advisory Board where a team of youth actively participate and contribute […]
