If you are in Belize City, you are probably wondering when we will get a break from the heavy rains and what is causing it all. Today news five was out surveying the scene from downtown Belize City to Belama. We found many streets inundated and impassable for smaller vehicles as water levels rose. But […]
As we head closer to the end of the hurricane season, as predicted, it was an above average season. A little less than a month and a half is left before the season ends, but there have been twenty named storms, seven of which became hurricanes and four were considered major storms. Now, since the […]
Some villagers in the Seine Bight community were up in arms this morning, showing up in front of a construction site where a gas station is being built. Villagers have been protesting the project since late August, but last week the Department of Environment confirmed that the developer has been given the go ahead. Those […]
The Minister of Agriculture has the hard task of bringing the Belize Sugar Industry and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association together to strike a compromise over their commercial agreement. With less than ten weeks left before the opening of the sugar crop, the association that produces just over fifty percent of the sugar cane […]
But, can the Minister of Agriculture act a neutral party in negotiations? Minister Mai is both a sugar cane farmer and a member of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association. We asked if he is able to separate those roles to advocate for the greater good or if this is a conflict of interest. […]
The Sugar Association of the Caribbean says it applauds the terms of reference for the Monitoring Mechanism for Sugar (MMS) approved at the recent meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development. SACS says when the MMS is implemented, it will ensure that when extra-regional imports of refined sugar are being contemplated, regional producers are […]
Six out of every ten Belizeans are poor. That is the statistic that came out during a recent statement made by Prime Minister John Briceño at the United Nation General Assembly back in September. The glaring statistic, including joblessness and the country’s economic state was further devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s that excerpt from […]
The Minister of Agriculture was recently in Mexico along with a delegation of government officials, including Prime Minister John Briceno. We have told you about the discussions Prime Minister Briceno had with leader in Mexico about a possible railroad into Belize, and the construction of a bridge linking San Pedro to Mexico. And while the […]
Minister Mai has also been in El Salvador, meeting with his counterpart there. Mai also visited Salvadoran markets to see which products Belizean farmers might be able to provide. Abelardo Mai, Minister of Agriculture “Alarmingly, El Salvador imports eighty-five percent of what they consume. They import huge amounts of food from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras. […]
In terms of regional export potential, Mexico alone has a population of over one hundred and twenty million. Mai says having Mexico as a partner in trade, by way of a partial scope agreement, would be a game changer. We asked Minister Mai if Belize’s farmers are producing enough food to meet the demands of […]
Prime Minister John Briceno visited the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital’ s COVID Unit today to get a firsthand look at the COVID situation inside. The unit has been operating at capacity with COVID patients for the past few weeks. The staff inside the unit works long and hard shifts with little to no breaks in-between, […]
PM Briceno also met with newly appointed CEO at KHMH, Chandra Cansino. She shared her thoughts on his visit and how she hopes it will bring needed relief to the hospital. Chandra Cansino, CEO, KHMH “I don’t think it is his first visit. It is his first visit since I am here. Over the […]
And one of those pressing needs at the KHMH is human resources. As the number of hospitalization continues to rise, there is a need for more doctors and nurses. Without that added help, KHMH is unable to expand the COVID Unit. So, the short term solution is to transfer COVID patients to regional hospitals. CEO […]
Police formally arrested and charged a thirty seven year old Belize City man for the murder of Ian Westby. He has been identified as Leon Garcia of St Jude Street. St Jude St is a short walk away from where Westby was gunned down on Sunday October seventeenth inside a vehicle. Westby had just left […]
Two men from Belmopan have been charged for smuggling illegal immigrants and their 18 passengers detained. Police say on Tuesday morning they were on operations on Paslow Falls Road in the Cayo District when a white Chevy Equinox driven by Reynaldo Alberto Vellos was stopped and eight persons in Belize illegally were found inside. A second […]
Here’s an update to a story from the Adjacency Zone Police have charged Evangelina Rosalia Ack with murder following the stabbing of Justo Martinez in Jalacte over the weekend. According to police, Ack and her common-law husband were at an establishment drinking but got into a fight. Martinez reportedly attempted to part the couple and […]
Female athletes attached to national teams are overseas representing the country in volleyball and football. Nearest to our borders are the national female volleyball team, who landed in Nicaragua on Friday. They have since participated in three matches at the Central American Championships. They lost to Costa Rica, won the second game against Honduras and […]
While the team experienced yet another loss today, BVA President Allan Sharp says their performance was affected by two factors: the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the fact that some veteran players are away studying and could not participate in the tournament. Sharp says, however, that the team will not give up that easily. […]
Similarly, the under-seventeen female football national team is in Florida competing in the 2021 Women’s Under 17 Championship. During the match against Curacao held today, the national team lost in a three-to-one final score. News Five got an interview with Head Coach for the team, Iris Centeno, who broke down what happened and the mindset […]
