Tonight, the wife of well-known taxi operator, Leo Skeen is speaking out about the senseless killing of her husband right in front of her as he was fixing her car inside their yard in the Japan area of Ladyville. It is still unknown at this time what triggered the act of violence on Tuesday, but […]
Violence against older people is a global issue and today, a joint release from the Council of Ageing and the Ministry of Human Development condemned the neglect, abandonment and abuse of older people. Leo Skeen is the second active older man to have been killed in less than two weeks. Just last Thursday, Geoffrey Crawford […]
While the country continues to grapple with a rise in crime, these recent murders highlight that crime and violence impacts every person. Executive Director of the Council of Ageing, Ix-chel Poot told News Five today that there has to a collective responsibility to keep our older population safe. Ix-chel Poot, Executive Director, Council of […]
Authorities have confirmed that fifteen year old third form student, Kassman Gill, died inside the KHMH this afternoon. Gill was hospitalized for over six weeks, after he was targeted by a gunman while he walked on Magazine Road, Belize City. The incident happened just about five minutes away from his house. Another youth riding a […]
Today News Five received a video of a woman, apparently dead, carried to the back of a police mobile in San Ignacio. Reports on social media were that she died in front of a private clinic on Hudson St. We reached out to the doctor, Dr. Jorge Garcia, seen in the blue shirt in the […]
Scientific data shows that after getting vaccinated, protection against the virus may decrease over time. For an increased immune response, the Center for Disease Control and Preventions is saying that a certain demographic of the vaccinated population should take a booster shot. This includes those considered to be high risk, like those sixty five years […]
Whether or not the two recent No Movement Sundays had an impact on COVID-19 numbers will not be known for a few more days. According to Dr. Hidalgo, this is due to the incubation period. Dr. Jorge Hidalgo, Internist, BHPL “Most of the things we are seeing with COVID, and especially the strategies, is […]
Merck and Co., Inc a global health care company has designed the first oral antiviral medication for COVID-19. It’s a pill called Molnupiravir. Merck is currently seeking approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration and announced today that it has signed a supply and purchase agreement that will supply Singapore with access to […]
The Belize International Financial Services Association has commented on the Pandora Papers publication by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. BIFSA says it is regrettable that this publication highlights decades’ old information which is no longer relevant in today’s highly regulated business environment. BIFSA says the publication creates the impression of an IFSI in Belize […]
As of October third, one hundred and ninety-eight thousand, five hundred and eighty persons or forty-eight percent had received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine. One hundred and thirty-nine thousand, one hundred and fifty-seven persons or thirty-four percent have been fully vaccinated. On Tuesday, cabinet met with a few members of the COVID-19 […]
In Belize, ninety percent of the population has access to a reliable source of electricity, but there are still some two thousand households, or about thirteen thousand people, that do not have access. Through the European Union’s “Lait Up Belize” project, those homes, in thirty-six villages across the country are to acquire access to electricity. […]
But of the thirty-six villages that are still without electricity, only twenty-eight are expected to get electrified because some Mennonite communities have declined to be included. Nevertheless, Minister of Public Utilities, Energy and Logistics, Rodwell Ferguson says that the work has already begun in southern Belize. G.O.B. will thereafter need to source funds to electrify […]
If you are proud of the loud noise made by your truck, bus, car, motorcycle or moving equipment, or have even had work done to make it even louder in order to make your presence known, the following message is directed at you. Today the Department of Transport through the Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy […]
The Head of Cooperation of the European Union for Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas, Aniceto Rodriguez, today handed over to Joseph Waight, Financial Secretary, new information technology equipment for the Ministry of Finance. The IT equipment comes under the Public Finance Management Programme under the 11th European Development Fund. It includes one hundred IT devices, […]
If you are job hunting, you might want to look towards the Statistical Institute of Belize. They need to fill nine hundred vacant short term positions for its 2022 Population and Housing Census. Those interested can apply online. Applicants will be shortlisted and contacted in December of 2021. We learnt more from SIB today. […]
Hypertensive patients who are on prescribed high blood pressure medication, Losartan, manufactured particularly by the German market, are advised to discontinue taking the medication immediately. The Ministry of Health and Wellness as well as Brodies Pharmacy – the only importer of the drug – issued advisories today notifying about the presence of an impurity in […]
Belize has secured a loan of US eight million dollars from the Inter-American Development Bank to be invested in digitalization, staff training and expanding a data center at the Ministry of Finance. It will also be used to implement data analytics and upgrade the overall public financial management system for faster economic recovery. A press release from the […]
Meanwhile, Belize is one of four winning countries of the IDB’s Superheroes of Development 2021 Initiative. The awards recognize creative and innovative solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean. The four winning projects from Belize, Ecuador and El Salvador were selected from among 91 proposals submitted. Superheroes of Development’s fourth edition complements the Bank’s Vision 2025, […]
The Belize Police Department today received a small token of appreciation from Taiwanese Ambassador David Chien, who donated fifty food hampers to the men and women of law enforcement. The gift-giving is part of Taiwan’s National Day celebration which comes up on October tenth. On hand to receive the donation was Sr. Superintendent Sinquest Martinez, […]
