The gun violence in Belize City continues unabated and tonight, we report on two murders that occurred within hours of each other. Just after seven o’clock on Wednesday night, another Belize City youth was executed. Malique Medwood had just left his home was heading to his sister’s house when he was shot multiple times to […]
A couple hours before the Medwood shooting on Ebony Street, a promising high school student succumbed to gunshot injuries he sustained six weeks ago. Kassman Gill died at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after five p.m. The death of our youth continues to send shockwaves across the country and today, News Five spoke with his […]
Kassman Gill is the second third form student from Saint John’s College to have been killed as a result of recent gun violence. Dwayne Gabourel, who was also fifteen years old, was gunned down inside a shop near his home. Both minors were innocently murdered in the wave of violence that has been plaguing the […]
The United Democratic Party is calling for the Minister of Health, Michel Chebat, to be removed and is criticizing the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic overall. At a press conference this morning at party headquarters the party made a list of demands, including the resignation –or removal– of the Minister of Health and Wellness. […]
The Opposition also called for transparency in procuring pharmaceutical supplies, particularly for testing and treatment of COVID-19, as well as free and accessible COVID-19 testing for everyone. Dr Alain Gonzalez, a doctor at KHMH, spoke on this demand from the Opposition. Leader of the Opposition, Patrick Faber criticized the Government’s decision to privatize testing, asserting […]
Former CEO of the Ministry of Health Dr. George Gough spoke about the need to get quality treatment for all in COVID case in the public health care system. He said under the former administration certain anti-viral were available in country, but leading up to the November 2020 elections the Ministry did not make any […]
Leader of the Opposition Patrick Faber spoke about his recent personal experience and having to spend those tens of thousands at a private hospital when his mother fell ill with COVID. Patrick Faber, Leader of the Opposition. “Anti Viral and Monoclonal treatment is very important. Some people will say Faber, you shouldn’t get into […]
On Wednesday, the Christian Workers Union (CWU) and the Port of Belize Limited (PBL) signed a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for the staff at PBL. This CBA immediately replaces the last agreement signed in 2002. A release from the Government of Belize says it sets the stage for a mutually beneficial relationship under the […]
We also spoke to CEO at the Port of Belize, Andrew Lane who told us that, among other things, included in the agreement are increases for staff in the years to come. Lane says reaching an agreement is huge achievement that he is proud of. Andrew Lane, CEO, PBL “There was a number of […]
And while and agreement has been reached on the CBA, there are still two outstanding matters directly affecting stevedores. Perhaps the more important of the two is the matter of a rightful compensation package for loss of sugar earning. With the Labor Commissioner and the Labor Department now on board to take part in these […]
The strengthening of governments and civil society actors to manage migration in a sustainable and humane manner is the focus of the Western Hemisphere Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State. Through its Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, a new TIP module has been launched in partnership with the International Organization for Migration […]
The recent murders of two elderly men have raised serious concerns about violence against senior citizens. While the National Council of Ageing has issued a release decrying the senseless acts of violence that have befallen Geoffrey Crawford and Leo Skeen, today the Minister of Human Development, Dolores Balderamos-Garcia speaks of the responsibility of the citizenry […]
Reports have surfaced on U.S. media outlets, including the Portland Tribune, that Belizean basketball star; Milton Palacio is among eighteen NBA veterans whose names have been called in an alleged four-million-dollar scheme to defraud the NBA health plan. Palacio was recently named assistant coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, but tonight, he along with Glen […]
As we reported on Wednesday, the Government has secured a US eight-million-dollar loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to upgrade the technological features of the Ministry of Finance. It’s all designed to strengthen public financial management and speed up business so that Belize can start to realize a healthier economy as quickly as possible. Minister […]
Today the Child First and Last Organization, better known as CFAL, awarded scholarships for primary and high schools in Belize and Cayo Districts. Twelve primary schoolers from Calvary Temple and Salvation Army Primary Schools were lucky recipients. Four high school scholarships were also awarded. The scholarships were made possible through partnership with Belize Electricity Limited […]
A number of non-governmental agencies are up in arms over two causeways related to the Stake Bank/Port Coral/Ocean View Grand cruise project which have reportedly been “approved.” If this is the case, they want the causeway work stopped until there can be public consultations. The organizations, which include Oceana, the Belize Audubon Society, the Mar […]
The United Democratic Party also weighed in on the proposed Stake Bank Causeway project. This afternoon the party issued a release saying under the previous administration the only port -related project which received environmental clearance limits development to Stake Bank Caye itself. They say there was never any permission given for the construction of a […]
The Sisters of Mercy, the St Catherine Academy student body and the Lawrence family are mourning the passing of former SCA Principal, Sister Caritas Lawrence. She passed away on Wednesday night with close relatives around her. She served as principal of SCA from 1984 to 1997. During some of those years, current Principal, Salome Tillett got […]
Also being mourned this week is Dennis Jones, the managing director of the Belize Enterprise for Sustainable Technology. He passed away on Monday. He was in this role since 1997 and developed and acquired funding for numerous developmental projects for Belize. According to BEST these included projects funded by the European Union, UNDP-GEF, Canada Fund […]
On Monday, the Ministry of Education gave the go-ahead for hybrid instruction to resume for schools that meet strict requirements under the existing COVID guidelines. Not surprisingly, many of those schools, despite having met the requirements, including vaccinations for teachers and students, have not opened their doors. In tonight’s COVID Chronicles, we look at the […]
