As earlier as eight a.m. today, reports reaching our newsroom were that the remnants of suspected plane were discovered somewhere in the village of Chan Chen in Corozal District, which is not far from the Mexican border. The images sent to us show that the suspected drug plane made the illegal landing before it either […]
The government’s war bill against the three major importers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas went to the Senate floor today. Prime Minister Dean Barrow and his government are at war with Belize Western Energy Limited, Gas Tomza, and Southern Choice Butane (Zeta Gas). This week, the PM used words such as mafia and cartel to describe the […]
In October, representatives of Belize Western Energy Limited, Gas Tomza, and Southern Choice Butane (Zeta Gas) met with Prime Minister Dean Barrow to discuss the National Gas Company which in six months will begin operations as the sole importer of butane in the country. In August, the government gave the nod to the National Gas […]
Former teacher Elito Puc was found dead a week after his disappearance. His headless body turned up along the Belize-Guatemala border on Thursday evening. The family says that they don’t know why he was killed, but they do know that he went across the border to Melchor between Thursday night and early Friday. Not much […]
There are serious allegations coming out of Santa Cruz Village in the Orange Walk District. The village is a hotspot for contraband and other illegal activities. The reports speak of the alleged drowning of an individual who was attempting to swim across the Rio Hondo River from Belize to Mexico, but was accosted by officials […]
Late on Thursday, Government announced that it had taken a decision to control and eventually phase out gill nets. Government says that the measures are to be carried out over a period of two years and are intended to control the overall negative impacts of gill nets in Belize. Other changes include immediate moratorium on […]
And so in the government’s decision to control and eventually phase out the use of gill nets in Belize, they turned down a two million dollar fund that the Coalition had worked to put together to help the eighty plus licensed gill net users to transition from gill net use. Chanona says that aid package […]
The Belize Network of N.G.O.s also reacted to the government’s decision to retain the use of gillnets. Senator for the N.G.O.s Osmany Salas says that the N.G.O. community will not give up until a gillnet ban is implemented. Osmany Salas, Senator for N.G.O.s “We were waiting with bated breath after all the work that […]
The Senate debated a ten-million-dollar loan motion geared at improving the quality of education. The Inter-American Development Bank-Education Quality Improvement Program is designed to mainly improve the quality and gender equity of education at the primary and secondary levels with special focus on the innovation of Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics education. The monies […]
There was a collective sigh this week, when William Danny Mason and four other men, were found guilty of the beheading of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas in June 2016. Mason, as we have reported, was highly connected and at the time of the gruesome murder of the pastor, many members of Cabinet admitted they had contact […]
In an on camera interview with News Five on December fifth, Vanessa Neal, the first cousin of Gerald Lamb, said that he had died at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Lamb was shot three times to the head and once to the chest as he rode on a motorcycle with a friend near at mile […]
A murder trial without jury is taking place in the Supreme Court. The accused is Valentine Baptist, who allegedly murdered nineteen-year-old Devin Parham three years ago. Today, Senior Crown Counsel Shanice Lovell called the arresting officer to the stand. He recounted the circumstances leading to the arrest of Baptist. Two statements were also read into […]
Prison authorities at the Hattieville Prison have confirmed that an inmate was discovered dead. The Guatemalan inmate was behind bars since June 2018 for Burglary, Theft and Damage to Property. The report is that he was found on Thursday night at around nine o’clock with a cloth around his neck which was attached to a […]
The Hydro Maya Power Project Bill, 2019 was brought before the Senate today. It is strictly a financial bill that seeks to extend the concession agreement that was signed in 1998 by the Esquivel Administration. The bill provides certain exemptions from taxes and duties to The Belize Hydroelectric Development and Management Company, which owns Hydro Maya and […]
Senator for the N.G.O.s Osmany Salas and Private Sector Senator Mark Lizarraga questioned what are the benefits that Belizeans are receiving through the concessionary agreement given to the private company. Osmany Salas, Senator for N.G.O.s “Here we have a company that supplies small portion when it comes to the overall power that B.E.L. purchases […]
Young athletes from across the country gathered at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex today where they participated in the annual Special Olympics. Children with diverse abilities were given an opportunity to compete with their peers in three sporting disciplines, including bocce, football and track and field. At the end of the competition each participant was […]
The C.E.O. in the office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Wallace, in her role as the owner of Colorblind Productions, a private company, has partnered with B.T.B. and NICH to launch a travel channel called See Belize. The event has held today in Belize City. News Five’s Isani Cayetano has a report. Isani Cayetano, […]
