The increase in the price of LPG, which was announced on Monday, is not sitting well for consumers and three former LPG importers as the country battles with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The prices went up by thirty-eight cents per gallon which, combined with a first increase, means that consumers are spending sixty-nine […]
Attorney Audrey Matura, on behalf of Gas Tomza, BWEL and Z Gas, has written to the Director of the Belize Bureau of Standards, Jose Trejo. In a letter dated June fifteenth, eight questions are posed to Trejo. Matura says that the public has the right to know the answers, including the formula used to set […]
The increase of prices for LPG came on the same day of a hike in the price of regular fuel. It was not lost on the People’s United Party, which fired off a press release today. The press release states, “Whenever the price of fuel and associated products go down in the region and around […]
The license of the three importers expired months ago and there was no possibility to renew or extend. Their position is that the government’s move to box them out is illegal and unconstitutional and that case is before the courts. Attorney Audrey Matura is challenging the government’s decision in the courts. According to Matura submissions […]
Last week, reports of a narco plane landing in southern Belize surfaced, the police confirmed it had deployed a team in search of the plane but there was no find. This morning, it was reported in the Mexican media that a white drug plane was tracked and it landed near Javier Rojo Gomez, a city […]
Director of Health Services, Dr. Marvin Manzanero, appeared on today’s episode of Ask the Expert where he responded to a number of questions put forward by members of the public. Prior to the Q&A session, Dr. Manzanero touched on continued testing for COVID-19, acknowledging that last Friday saw the most tests being conducted in a […]
Border jumpers and repatriates present the only external threats of a second wave of COVID-19 in Belize, as the country’s borders and airport remain closed indefinitely. Dangriga is one of two municipalities that have not recorded any cases of coronavirus thus far, though a family of four that recently entered the country from Honduras has […]
As we have reported, the National Institute of Culture and History had been running on financial trouble for months. The Minister of Education Patrick Faber had raised the alarm on May thirteenth and President Sapna Budhrani had said she was putting together a plan to get them out of the hole. When the lockdown started, […]
In political news, there is word tonight that at its sitting today, Cabinet discussed the matter of the U.D.P. leadership. As you know, in February, John Saldivar was elected as leader designate but had to step down in a matter of three days due to the Lev Dermen scandal. He along with his nemesis Patrick […]
Calaney Flowers was acquitted of the murder of ex-boyfriend Lyndon Morrison in March 2017 after five years on remand at the Belize Central Prison. Despite the acquittal, the former bank teller has been fighting to remain a free woman as the Director of Public Prosecutions continues to pursue an appeal of that initial decision which […]
Six people were involved in a road traffic accident today on the Philip Goldson Highway. Fortunately, no one was critically injured but they were all taken to the hospital for medical attention. A vehicle suffered a tire blowout on the highway and crashed into another oncoming vehicle. Here’s Andrea Polanco with a report. Andrea […]
Back to COVID-19; Belize has been able to abate a so-called first wave of the corona virus by implementing strict measures under a state of emergency. Those regulations are only just being relaxed as we near the end of the existing S.O.E. While there are no known plans to extend or renew the state of […]
Across Belize, various hotels have been designated as facilities for persons facing a mandatory fourteen-day quarantine upon re-entering the country. The western border at Benque Viejo has seen considerable traffic, leaving Cayo District with the highest number of persons in isolation because of the coronavirus disease. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “I […]
The Ministry of Health is also preparing a proposal regarding the continued use of face masks after the State of Emergency expires at the end of the month. The proposal will be presented to the National Oversight Committee and will also contain guidelines for the continued practice of social distancing. After the proposal is made […]
Earlier we told that the NICH has started layoffs of staff, including long serving members. There are also tough times ahead for the national university and there are growing concerns that it may translate to a cut in staff and faculty. The university is said to be facing a projected loss in income of seven […]
But according to the University of Belize Faculty and Staff Union, they are seeking greater involvement in the process of mitigating the impact of COVID-19. In a response letter to President Sankat, the union says that it needs to be engaged as the sole collective bargaining agent for the three hundred and fifty plus faculty […]
But the UB Faculty and Staff Union is faced with another dilemma. Even as it has been in existence for twenty years and has represented its members, the union has not been able to receive its certificate, despite meeting all requirements. Back in January, it was set to receive its certification, but there was another […]
Kent Gabourel, a former coach with the Football Federation of Belize, was sent home on May twenty-first after being informed that his contract with the organization had been expired and would not be renewed. In an interview with Gabourel last week, he told News Five that monies that were paid to him prior to realizing […]
Over a week ago we reported on the two poachers discovered in the Chiquibul National Park about one point two kilometers east of the border in the area of Caracol. One of the poachers was captured; but both of their belongings were seized. Between the two, they were carrying seven scarlet macaw chicks. The sad […]
The coronavirus pandemic is changing education; from primary schools to universities, online learning is becoming the new norm. But the transition takes some getting used to for both students and instructors. Today, News Five’s Duane Moody set out the find out how the universities are handling virtual teaching. Duane Moody, Reporting COVID-19 has prompted a […]
While at the UWI, we caught up with Doctor Sharmayne Saunders, who has been elevated as the Head of the University of the West Indies, Open Campus in Belize City. She joined the university in 2008 and worked her way up the ranks to her latest appointment which assumed weeks ago. Saunders has an impressive […]
