Another young man has been shot and killed in the streets, this time in Dangriga. News Five’s Paul Lopez headed down south to find out more about the incident, and the youth who, as it turns out, is from a very famous family. Paul Lopez, Reporting Fourteen year old Kwaime Williams came from a […]
San Pedro taxi operators are up in arms in San Pedro and are threatening to demonstrate in protest a proposed increase in toll fees for the Sir Barry Bowen Bridge on the island. As viewers may remember, there is a fee to cross over to the north side. In July, an announcement was made by […]
Mayor Nunez says that it would cost the council six hundred thousand dollars to repair the Sir Barry Bowen Bridge. That is money the council does not have and the revenues collected from the toll will be placed in a separate account and used solely for its maintenance. The long-term plan is to construct a […]
For months now, there has been a battle between former employees of the San Pedro Town Council and the new municipal administration. The ex-employees have not been paid their severance packages mandated by law. But the crux of the matter, according to Mayor Wally Nunez, is whether they are to be paid for the amounts […]
The United Democratic Party remains in free-fall. Despite Patrick Faber retaining his seat as party leader, following a recall convention, the fallout continues within the beleaguered opposition. The most recent rift seems to be between the Collet Area Representative and former Senator Juliet Thimbrel who was also the manager of Wave Radio, the U.D.P.’s political […]
The Commission of Inquiry into the fire sale of public assets, including vehicles, office furniture and electronic equipment, under the previous government resumes on August sixteenth. The continuation of the public hearings comes after several months of pause, following a firm position taken by National Trade Union Congress of Belize President Luke Martinez who sits […]
In the time that has elapsed since mid-April, is there still public interest in proceeding with the inquiry? While it has lost some momentum, chairman Marshalleck says the N.T.U.C.B. was the body requesting the resumption of the commission. Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman, Commission of Inquiry “Well momentum has been lost, there’s no doubt about that, […]
The Government of Belize is appealing a recent decision by the Supreme Court in which the Maya community of Jalacte, including two villagers, was awarded six point three million dollars in a lawsuit filed after the construction of the Jalacte Road. The claim had to do with government’s failure to get the free, prior and […]
The Central Health Region has identified two more positive cases of COVID-19 among employees at the Belize City Council. This brings the total number of positive cases at City Hall to six, including Mayor Bernard Wagner. This afternoon, Deputy Regional Health Manager, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa told News Five that while they have detected these six […]
On Thursday night, we showed you the snaking line on Ambergris Caye as San Pedro residents attended day one of a land clinic hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources. Today, we headed to the island town to find the numbers had ballooned in the final day as residents made serious headway in acquiring their […]
Captain Elton Bennett re-takes the helm at the Coast Guard this week after a one-year study leave. Bennett attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in London, which is a strategic-level course for leadership of military service on matters of international security. Bennett told us that while he is in a better position now to […]
Belize Electricity Limited realized a profit of forty million dollars in 2020, despite the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy. That’s because several factors were at play, including a considerable decline in the cost of power purchased from C.F.E. in Mexico. According to B.E.L. Chairman Andrew Marshalleck, overall sales decreased significantly in […]
The Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is recovering after being hit by an object thrown at him during protests against COVID-19 regulations on Thursday. Reuters news agency is reporting that Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves had been walking through a group of protesters on his way into Parliament. Lawmakers there were discussing a […]
And in other regional news, authorities in Guyana are working to secure COVID-19 vaccines for children ahead of the start of their school year in September. They already have vaccination legislation in place to help the process. Here’s more from Caribbean Week in Review. [Guyana working to secure COVID-19 vaccines for children…]
The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a loan for thirty million Belize dollars to support the sustainability of Belize’s micro, small and medium enterprises. According to the I.D.B., this program will benefit two hundred businesses in the agriculture, fisheries and tourism sectors which have been deeply affected due to their vulnerability to the COVID-19 crisis. […]
All of 2020, COVID kept us all under lockdown, robbing school children of their summer camps and any opportunity to engage in contact sports. But this year, with proper guidelines in place, one man managed to convince the parents of twenty-six children and the RF&G Insurance Company to buy into his idea of holding a […]
