There was another deadly shooting in Belize City last night and police are preparing for what they believe will be a series of retaliatory attacks. It’s the latest in an ongoing flare up of gang warfare that continues to go unchecked. Around eight-thirty on Wednesday night, officers were called out to the scene of a […]
Another Belize City youth has lost his life in Belize City. While police have not issued an official statement, area residents suspect it was a gang hit that may be connected to another recent killing. News Five’s Andrea Polanco was on the scene today. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Nineteen-year-old Stephan Castillo was shot dead between […]
It was a tragic end to the search for a visitor to Caye Caulker when the body of Aravind Krishna Srinivasan was found this afternoon. He had gone kayaking on Monday, but never returned to the island. News Five’s Paul Lopez was in Caye Caulker today when there was still hope he might be found […]
Several people were picked up for questioning today as police investigate the murder of Lincoln Erskine in Ladyville. He was found Tuesday night dead in his home. His family says he was in an ongoing dispute with neighbors who wanted illegal access to his electricity. Superintendent Alejandro Cowo has details. Supt. Alejandro Cowo, O.C., […]
Public Service Minister Henry Charles Usher is one of the government players meeting with Joint Unions Negotiating Team as the impasse over the ten percent salary cut and increment freeze remains unresolved. Though unpopular to the unions and in some quarters, Minister Usher said that the salary adjustment was a difficult, but necessary decision that […]
It’s been seventeen days to date since the public officers have been on strike…and even longer for teachers. Minister Henry Charles Usher says despite several compensation packages being presented to the Joint Unions Negotiating Team, G.O.B. has yet to receive a response. Henry Charles Usher, Minister of Public Service, Constitutional & Political Reform “The […]
On Wednesday night, we spoke with attorney-at-law Darrell Bradley about the Whistleblower Act that the Briceño administration is seeking to legislate. Bradley spoke of the need for strengthening of investigative bodies and other pieces of legislation to recover misappropriated assets or monies. Today, Public Service Minister Henry Charles Usher told News Five that as part […]
A coupon payment for Belize’s so-called “Super Bond” was due today, but instead of making that payment to its international creditors, the Government of Belize is now asking for an extension. In a release posted to the Central Bank of Belize website on Wednesday, G.O.B. indicated it is seeking a “Consent Solicitation” from eligible owners […]
Probably the item getting the most buzz from this week’s Cabinet briefing is the announcement that land and sea border points will be reopened at the end of the month. But this is only to allow foreign tourists in and not let Belizeans to travel out. The Cabinet brief today also stressed that only tourists […]
While the unions have been agitating for good governance measures to be enacted by the Government, there is already an ongoing partnership between G.O.B. and Galen University. Their “train the trainer” program is designed to help with both good governance and public service reform. News Five’s Duane Moody travelled west for the signing and files […]
In his interview with the press on Wednesday, Minister of Education Francis Fonseca also commented on the docking of wages for public officers and teachers who are on strike. Fonseca outlined the parameters of this decision as was first confirmed by Prime Minister John Briceño last week. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education “As it […]
Minister of Education Francis Fonseca has called on teachers to take the COVID-19 vaccine. According to Fonseca, only a little over fifty percent of the educators have taken the first dose. He appealed to teachers to take the vaccine and also made a special call to the president of the B.N.T.U., Senator Elena Smith as […]
Several more children from Stella Maris School were given the gift of language – or the ability to communicate that language – when they received electronic devices with a special app. News Five was at today’s happy handing over. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Seven students from Stella Maris each received a tablet through the partnership […]
In better days, Belizeans were encouraged to shop ‘til we drop and conspicuous consumption was the order of the day. But gone are the weekend trips to Chetumal just to purchase laundry detergent and groceries. With the financial crunch that the country is facing, many have turned to buying less or smaller different quantities than […]
The Blair Athol Power Company Limited, BAPCOL, is vital to Belize’s national grid, with a production capacity of up to twenty-five percent of the country’s total power consumption. The company, which is a subsidiary of Bowen and Bowen, recently completed a major engine overhaul, a process that is arduous and time-consuming. Today, we spoke with […]
The Board of Directors of the Belize Electric Company Limited (BECOL) has appointed Kay Menzies as President and C.E.O. of the corporation effective June first. The appointment follows the retirement of Lynn Young, outgoing President and C.E.O., after a thirty year career in the electricity sector. Menzies has considerable board experience having held chair and […]
Earlier in the newscast, you heard that Belize will be opening its borders to visitors from Mexico at the end of the month, but international media outlets are reporting a steady increase in COVID-19 cases over the past five weeks, attributed to Easter tourism, in the state of Quintana Roo. In fact, Mexican officials are […]
They are often the victim of illegal trafficking for sale in the pet trade of Central America, but one group of yellow headed parrots has been rescued and released back into the wild. The happy event took place at Payne’s Creek National Park in Toledo this week. News Five has this story courtesy of the […]
