The Belize National Teachers Union is gearing up for round of battle with the Ministry of Education over a property in Corozal Town. The property is known as ‘teachers’ site’ and the Ministry of Education has reportedly acquired a portion of that land to construct a preschool under the E.Q.I.P. project through which a number […]
According to Palacio, several efforts were made to rectify the situation involving the plot of land but the union was given the turnaround. Palacio says the union will not give up and is calling on teachers to protest the ministry’s action. On the Phone: Luke Palacio, 1st National Vice President, B.N.T.U. “While I was […]
News of an economic downturn caused tremors in the private sector today. Despite government borrowing and spending, for the second and third quarter of the year, there has been a decline in economic activity which spells recession. It also signals that unemployment figures which in the first part of the year looked robust will also […]
As we reported, a contraction in economic activity in the previous two quarters is spelling bad news. As the private sector crunches the numbers, a News Five crew took to the streets to get a pulse of the people on the ground. From what we were able to gather, residents are feeling the pinch where […]
Earlier you heard about the economic downturn, and now up north there the start of the 2019 sugar crop has been postponed until mid-January 2020 and it is expected that the delay will result in millions of dollars in losses to the country. The impact of the drought continues to affect the agro-productive sector, including […]
If you are traveling to Chetumal anytime soon you are being advised to be alert of your surroundings and especially so of taxi drivers. That’s because a group of Belizeans was robbed on Saturday night while in neighbouring Chetumal. According to online reports, a couple of Belizeans took a cab at Plaza Las Américas and […]
A man and his family say that they are lucky to be alive after they were targeted by three armed men. The Chi family was at home last week Saturday when the criminals forced their way into their home in the village of Succotz. They made threats and got away with the family truck. Today, […]
The Succotz residents are up in arms about criminals targeting vehicle owners. They say that several strangers, reportedly Guatemalans, are moving about freely in their community conducting surveillance at different homes. These reported thieves, they claim, would then strike on unsuspecting residents. They report that two cycles and a vehicle were stolen from in the […]
Twenty-two-year-old Akeem Trapp, a resident of Flowers Bank, has been arrested and charged for the murder of Glenford Hines Jr. and the attempted murder of Albert Valentine which took place in Punta Gorda on Sunday night. As we reported, Trapp was taken off a bus in the early hours of Monday morning by police officers […]
The court handed down a guilty verdict today against Valentine Baptist; the decision was delivered by Justice Colin Williams who found Baptist guilty of the murder of nineteen-year-old Devin Parham. Baptist will be spending Christmas behind bars and will be sentenced in February, 2020. In his lengthy decision, Justice Williams said that he was not […]
Twenty-four year old Gilberto Chanek also appeared in the Supreme Court this morning. He was originally charged with the murder of fifty-year-old Carlitos Valdez; but today he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter before Justice Colin Williams. The court accepted Chanek’s guilty plea. His attorney, Senior Crown Simeon Sampson, asked the court that […]
As they say, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Red, sweet delicious apples have been imported by the Belize Camping Experience as part of their activities to raise funds for their programmes. The healthy apples are in three different varieties, and not the types that are traditionally sold in country throughout the year. […]
The popular Youth Apprenticeship Programme concluded today with a ceremony at the Radisson Hotel. The group of young men and women will be knocking on doors and hopefully get the opportunity to get jobs to earn a living. Some of the past graduates are testimony that the programme paves the way to a better quality […]
The Youth Apprenticeship Programme is a programme through the Ministry of Education. This year, coordinator Dianne Finnegan says that the polo shirts used by the graduates at today’s ceremony were donated by the Prime Minister. Notably absent from the ceremony was Minister of Education and Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber. Finnegan explains that he was […]
It’s the season to be giving. Going into the Christmas holidays, a number of initiatives are springing up to make the season festive for deserving families. Now, the Jingle Box initiative started ten years ago; the box contains all the goodies to make the Christmas meal a hit. The staff over at Bowen and Bowen […]
Albert Standard Bearer Paul Thompson is spearheading a feeding program in his constituency where for two weeks out of the month his office is providing fruits and healthy juices to three Belize City primary schools. This morning, we caught up with him at James Garbutt Seven Day Adventist School where he was delivering bananas, apples […]
At dinner tables across the country, turkey is a key part of the holiday meal. In other areas, it would not feel like Christmas without chicken in relleño or escabeche. Whatever, your family tradition is, don’t wait last minute to get the birds ready. Over at Quality Products, there are enough turkeys and chickens and […]
And this news, well-known Belizean nationalist and playwright Hipolito Bautista passed away earlier today after battling a stroke. Bautista is remembered for his role as Acting Chief Broadcasting Officer at the then Radio Belize at the time of the Heads of Agreement preceding Belize’s independence. He was also involved in the Corozal Free Zone and […]
