An American woman is missing in Belize and her family is desperately trying to find her. Tourist Alison MacKenzie has been in Belize since December and on Friday she and her boyfriend headed out to Rendezvous Caye – a small island some forty minutes away from Belize City. MacKenzie was onboard an overnight tour with […]
Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte says he met the infamous fraudster, Lev Dermen, through former P.U.P. Minister Ralph Fonseca. Dermen’s name has appeared in all major headlines last week, causing the Barrow administration a searing migraine. A criminal case in the U.S. is threatening to rock the U.D.P. government, as a former business partner of Dermen […]
So who was the cabinet minister who received twenty-five thousand dollars monthly? Fingers are being pointed to one specific senior U.D.P. minister and according to the Prime Minister his ministers have denied taking the bribe including the two who are set to contest the upcoming leadership convention. Both John Saldivar and Patrick Faber have denied […]
Sparks flew inside the National Assembly today, forcing President Darrell Bradley to bring order in the Senate. The debate got heated as senators spoke on the ten million U.S. dollar loan motion for Phase Two of the upgrading of the Caracol Road. The multimillion-dollar loan has attracted both support and condemnation. One of the concerns that […]
A group of about one thousand migrants from Honduras and elsewhere from Central America have made their way into Mexico after travelling for several days through neighbouring Guatemala. The migrants are fleeing their country for various reasons and are making their way to the United States. The caravan was viewed as a threat and the […]
On Friday, the caravan was spotted by the Cadena’s operating base near Belize’s border with Guatemala. The splinter group comprised of about fifteen to twenty persons who authorities feared would have made their way into Belize. Captain Bennett says none of the migrants made their way into Belize. Captain Elton Bennett, Commandant, Belize Coast […]
The National Security Council comprised officials from the ministries of National Security, Human Development and Immigration. While some of the migrants are in search of a better life, others are known to be attached to criminal organizations. Captain Elton Bennett shared a list of concerns with migrant caravans. Captain Elton Bennett, Commandant, Belize Coast […]
The motion to appoint Omar Mitchell to the post of Contractor General was today ratified by the Senate but not before several senators voiced concerns. Mitchell succeeds Godwin Arzu who was axed when the Senate would not ratify the renewal of his contract after he failed to produce reports for many years. Mitchell’s appointment will […]
Responding to the senators’ concerns was Attorney General and U.D.P. Senator, Michael Peyrefitte. Peyrefitte chastised the senators for pre-empting the works of Mitchell by alluding he would fail at his job. The Attorney General called on the senators to ‘give the man a chance.’ Michael Peyrefitte, Attorney General “So Mr. Mitchell will come in, […]
Belize Telemedia Limited owes millions of dollars in taxes to the Government of Belize – that’s the position of the Belize Tax Service. Financial Secretary Joseph Waight confirmed last week that the Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte was asked for legal advice concerning B.T.L.’s tax woes. As we reported in 2019 when the issue came to […]
The Saint Catherine Academy says that as they head into their one hundred and thirtieth anniversary, they will be putting the conversation of climate and youth into action on their school grounds. The high school says that their environmental clubs have led the charge to raise awareness and promote conservation. Today they hosted a forum […]
There was a meeting this morning at the Ministry of Health in Belmopan. The Nurses Task Force has been at odds with the Ministry on a number of issues. According to a brief post, the Ministry says Health Minister Pablo Marin and officials met with the Task Force. One of the issues is the urgent […]
February ninth has been set aside by the United Democratic Department for its leadership convention. As you know, Patrick Faber and John Saldivar are going head to head to become the next leader of the U.D.P; both have been meeting with delegates to secure their vote. The Lev Dermen’s scandal, however, looms above the Barrow […]
Earlier this afternoon, Belize Rural North Area Representative Edmond ‘Clear the Land’ Castro got into a road traffic accident along the George Price Highway. News Five understands that the Minister of National Emergency Management was traveling inside a pickup truck when it collided with a sports utility vehicle near mile four. The front of the […]
Gwen Liz High School is back in the news tonight. There was a huge brawl among various groups of students at Gwen Lizarraga High School on Friday which forced classes to be suspended for the remainder of the day. News Five understands that police officers and an ambulance had to be called to the scene […]
A hotel just outside of Belmopan City limits was targeted by armed burglars on Saturday night. While there were no guests at the hotel, a security guard says that he was accosted by three thieves who escaped with several items including a television set from one of the rooms. Luckily, the security guard was not […]
There were two acts of gun violence recorded over the weekend in the west in Bella Vista Village and up north in San Andres Village, Corozal. Police are looking for a resident of Bella Vista, who they say, entered the apartment of Edilson Clavel on Saturday night and opened fire at him and two other […]
Also in Corozal, a San Andres resident was targeted by a gunman while hanging out on a basketball court in the village. Marlon Palacio escaped serious injury and says the shooting says was motivated by an altercation he had with the gunman just moments before. The nature of the argument is not known, but police […]
Over the weekend, residents of San Antonio Village in Toledo District held a protest during which they strongly objected to the disposal of medical waste in a pit dug behind the Isabel Palma Polyclinic. Our colleagues from PGTV say that the issue arises from a lack of proper facilities at the Punta Gorda Hospital to […]
Precipitating the harsh criticisms levied against the Barrow administration on adjournment at Friday’s house meeting was a pair of audit reports presented to PM Barrow back in October. The results of separate financial reviews for Julian Cho Technical High School and the National Sports Council were submitted by Auditor General Dorothy Bradley after carefully going […]
Both documents will also be handed over to the Public Accounts Committee chaired by Deputy Leader Julius Espat of the People’s United Party. While Opposition Leader John Briceño cited a pending Auditor General’s report that is yet to be returned to the house, he called out PM Barrow for failing to take decisive action against […]
A new Fisheries Resources Bill was tabled in the House of Representatives on Friday which will aid in making small-scale fisheries more sustainable for marine life, as well as fisher folks. This new piece of legislation which was unanimously supported in the upper house replaces the previous law which has been on the books for […]
Orange Walk South Area Representative, Jose Abelardo Mai spoke of the legislation in the context of the New River crisis of 2019. According to Mai, the Fisheries Resources Bill also allows for the protection of inland resources such as the New River Lagoon. Jose Abelardo Mai, Area Rep, Orange Walk South “The existing act, […]
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