Belizeans woke up this morning to the sad news that the iconic Miss Jane Usher had passed away peacefully at her house on the Philip Goldson surrounded by her loved ones. Miss Jane was known and loved by thousands of grateful Belizeans whose lives she touched. The founder of the credit union movement spent most […]
The beloved credit union pioneer was also a politician and former parliamentarian. She had represented the Pickstock Division under the People’s United Party from 1989 to 1993. Today, the House of Representatives took a moment of silence to remember her as a former member of the National Assembly. In a rare occasion Prime Minister Dean […]
Tragedy struck a Belize City family on Tuesday night. Eleven-month-old Marianne Vasquez fell and drowned in a bucket of water at her home in Belama. According to the family, baby Marianne was playing with a piece of a paper which dropped in the bucket containing about six inches of water. That bucket was inside the […]
Tonight police in Corozal are trying to figure out who killed Michael Arnold and why. Arnold, a very popular businessman in the community, was found with two gunshot wounds to the head on Monday night. His body was on the passenger side of his white Chrysler van in an isolated area of Baeza Layout of […]
Just before News Five, the family and friends of missing woman, Anisha Young, congregated at the Queen Street Police Station when word spread that her boyfriend was being released from custody. He has been held for forty-eight hours following the disappearance of the twenty-three-year-old woman. Anisha went to a Christmas party on Saturday and left […]
Wesley Primary School on Albert Street was broken into on Tuesday morning by two thieves who arrived at the school well armed to carry out the crime. Surveillance footage shows the duo jumping the fence before creeping towards the principal’s office. Once there, they proceeded to steal over a hundred dollars plus a laptop. It […]
The last sitting of the House of Representatives for 2018 took place in Belmopan and generally, the members were in good form. A number of issues came up, but we start with the rising cost of fuel, which remains a concern for Belizeans, particularly those in the productive sector where the existing cost per gallon […]
In responding to Briceño’s concerns, PM Barrow attributed the fluctuating cost of fuel acquisition to prices on the international market, anticipating that the next shipment of fuel to Belize may see a decrease at the gas pump. In respect of B.E.L.’s request for another rate increase, the prime minister says the Public Utilities Commission will […]
The Vital Statistics Unit remains under intense public scrutiny, following the termination of four employees last week who were found to have aided in the falsification of a birth certificate for alleged murderer William ‘Danny’ Mason. Notwithstanding that black-eye, the office which falls under the Attorney General’s ministry faces harsh criticism from the opposition. Today […]
The special sitting of the House of Representatives earlier today focused primarily on the passage of two bills: the Income and Business Tax Amendment Bill, as well as the International Business Companies Amendment Bill. Those pieces of legislation are critical to Belize’s compliance with international regulations ahead of a deadline set for the end of […]
After a lengthy adjournment to discuss the matter in committee, the House resumed the session at which time PM Barrow rose to move a third reading of the Income and Business Tax Amendment Bill. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Madame Speaker, I rise to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered the Income […]
COP 24 is just a few days away from wrapping up and one of its big events that culminated today in Poland is the Talanoa Dialogue. It is a mechanism being used to help countries keep track of their climate change targets. This mechanism adopts the traditional style of the Pacific people. It brought countries […]
Belize has accepted the chairmanship of the Alliance of Small Island States. This week, during the COP24 in Katowice, Poland, Ambassador Lois Young accepted the leadership from the Maldives during a ministerial meeting. AOSIS was established back in 1990 – around the same time when climate change came to the fore. These same small countries […]
Sponsored by the University of Belize and the Social Sector Senators, the I.C.J. Lecture Series concluded on Tuesday night at Saint Catherine’s Academy Auditorium. Well known and respected historian and former ambassador, Doctor Assad Shoman formed part of the panel along with attorney Richard “Dickie” Bradley and Belize’s Ambassador to Guatemala, Alexis Rosado. Shoman and […]
Caribbean Shores Area Rep Kareem Musa has been busy drafting a piece of legislation that if passed will see Diaspora Belizeans participating in the April 2019 I.C.J. referendum. He was unable to introduce the bill in the House today since the motion would have to be tabled during an ordinary sitting of the house, but […]
Ninety-four representatives from countries around the world are in Bankok, Thailand, for the Miss Universe Pageant. They have been there for about a week, preparing for the final competition which takes place this Sunday and will be shown on this station. Jenelli Fraser, Miss Universe Belize is also competing for the crown of the premier […]
Is party politics being played with the collection of water bills in Seine Bight Village? According to Stann Creek West Area Representative Rodwell Ferguson, he had approached Junior Minister of Rural Development Frank Mena a year ago to address the issue of collection. Today, he told the House that the chairman of Belize Water Services […]
In Cayo South, residents of Armenia, St. Margaret’s and Unitedville are also experiencing a water crisis. They are having difficulty accessing potable water. According to Area Representative Julius Espat, despite the chairman of Unitedville being a member of the United Democratic Party, he is complaining about the same issue affecting the village. Julius Espat, […]
