Today was back-to-school day for a handful of students who have not seen the inside of a classroom since schools were closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As we reported a few weeks ago, the Ministry of Education, following a green light from Cabinet, is proceeding with a gradual return to face-to-face […]
While the budget presentation was the purpose of last Friday’s meeting of the House of Representatives, it was what prompted the walk out by members of the Opposition that stirred up a lot of attention going into the weekend. News Five’s Paul Lopez took a closer look at the strong reactions to the use of […]
It seems the recent increase in the price of regular gasoline just in time for Easter travel across the country, has settled back down again. Today the Ministry of Finance announced that on Tuesday, April thirteenth the pump price for regular gasoline will decrease by thirty-nine cents from eleven dollars and five cents to ten […]
Late this evening, OCEANA Belize issued a release saying that G.O.B.’s dismissal of the cumulative impact of multiple cruise port proposals is short-sighted. The release comes on the heels of an environmental clearance granted to Portico Enterprise Limited for the construction and operation of Port of Magical Belize, a cruise ship port and day resort […]
We also asked the PM for comments on the Public Service Union’s call for him to rein in his Minister of Health, Michel Chebat. On April first, the Public Service Union issued a press release calling out the Minister of Health for what they term bullish behaviors that are making Public Officers uncomfortable and promoting […]
Back in March we told you about the sale of four aircraft under the Briceno administration which were finalized in February of 2021. The two Grumman Gulfstream G-Two and two Hawker Sidley H.S. one-twenty-five’s were sold for only five hundred and forty thousand dollars and listed as unserviceable. The Minister of Finance, according to the […]
Corporal Johannes Rudon lost his life on Sunday night after colliding into a fence in Belize City. The police officer was off-duty and was riding a motorcycle when he rounded the corner at high speed. The impact caused massive injuries and Rudon perished at the scene. According to investigators, a post mortem examination, as well […]
A Belize City woman was injured on Friday night during a spray of bullets fired at a residence on Boots Crescent. Reports are that as many as fifteen shots were fired in the direction of a group socializing inside the yard. When the shooting subsided Jasmine Sanchez had been wounded. While she would not confirm […]
While the spate of shootings in Belize City left several persons injured, fortunately no one was killed. The most recent attack, however, took place around nine-thirty on Sunday night on Logwood Street. Quick police response led to the detention of the alleged gunman who reportedly turned his weapon on the officer. In the process, Ian […]
Staff from the Belize Water Services Limited travelled to Burrell Boom Village in Belize District this morning, but not to fix the water supply. Instead they were handing over a house to one of the company’s employees who recently lost everything to a fire. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting It was […]
While we were with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Belize Water Services Limited, News Five asked about the impact that COVID-19 has had on the utility company. Thousands of households lost their income when the pandemic hit Belize and many have been struggling to make ends meet. Cornelio Acosta Junior says that […]
On the list of plans for the new board is to increase sewage expansion and potable water for the entire country. As it currently stands, Armenia has had a perennial issue with water shortage whenever there is a drought. Water would then have to be shuttled from Belmopan to Armenia, a costly venture for the […]
A month of activities to bring awareness about a neurological condition commenced over the weekend with a five-K walk from the B.T.L. Park along Marine Parade to the Belize sign and back. Autism Belize was formed by a group of parents, whose goal is to break the stigma and garner much needed support not only […]
