A San Pedro resident was shot dead in the Lake Independence area of Belize City this morning and police are trying to close in on the shooter. But that might be easier said than done because up to news time, the gunman was identified only as an “unknown person.” The San Pedraño was in Belize […]
There has been a noticeable quiet when it comes to gang violence in Belize City recently. The Ministry of Home Affairs, through the Leadership Intervention Unit, has been working tirelessly with young men across the Old Capital who are involved in gang activity. Last weekend, no incident of gang-related crime was reported and the murder […]
A mechanic was shot at his home late Thursday night by someone who went looking for his son. Carlton Belisle, Sr. was reportedly inside around eleven o’clock when he heard someone calling out for his namesake son. When the father went to see who it was, he was met with a barrage of gunshots. The […]
Earlier today, the United States government announced that it is ending the requirement that international airplane travelers test negative for COVID-19 before entering the U.S. This mandate will expire on June twelfth, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that the testing requirement is no longer needed. In Belize, the Ministry of […]
In the travel and leisure sector, the Ministry of Tourism welcomes the good news as it simply means that more international visitors will be arriving to Belize without the hassle of having to return to the United States with negative COVID test results in hand. Chief Executive Officer Nicole Solano also spoke with News Five […]
For the past two weeks, the Ministry of Health and Wellness in collaboration with the Ministry of Education has had health personnel visit primary schools across the country to administer COVID pediatric vaccines to children ages five to eleven. Those young students had to produce a consent form from their parents for them to get […]
News Five also spoke with Health Minister Kevin Bernard who provided an update on the rollout of pediatric vaccines across the country. He also spoke briefly on the gradual decline in the number of adults who have been showing up at vaccination sites to get inoculated against COVID-19. On the phone: Kevin Bernard, Minister […]
As the 2021 school year is coming to an end, the Ministry of Education has conducted an assessment on the learning loss during COVID. And the test suggests that students are not where they are supposed to be and the learning gap was hardest felt on core subject areas, including Mathematics, English and Science. Today, […]
The Ministry of Education is launching a summer program as an immediate step to addressing the learning deficit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education “There is a lot of work to do, but we are taking immediate steps to address that issue. We are launching very shortly a […]
A meeting was held today between school bus operators from the south, the Minister of State for Education, Doctor Louis Zabaneh, C.E.O. Dian Maheia and a finance officer, over their contracts. The bus operators claim that they are operating at a loss due to increases in fuel prices and so the ministry is reaching out […]
The Minister of Education has chimed in on an allegation that a student has been denied enrollment at two church-based primary schools, purportedly because the child wears dreadlocks. The Human Rights Commission of Belize has since issued a statement, saying that it is every child’s right to an education. Today, Minister Francis Fonseca says that […]
On Thursday night you heard about the call for food vendors for the first-of-its-kind Belize International Music and Food Festival to be held in San Pedro at the end of July. Aside from the tourism aspect, it is also a two-day event that will showcase the cultural diversity of the country in music and food. […]
Pro baller Reggie Bullock arrived in Belize this afternoon and visited the Mexico Sports Center where dozens of high school students from across the city were participating in a basketball tournament. His trip to the Jewel is for some much needed rest and relaxation after his team, the Dallas Mavericks, was eliminated during the NBA’s […]
Today, the Ministry of Education, Culture, E-Governance, Science and Technology officially inaugurated the Hattieville Community Library. It will be a safe space primarily for youths in the village to access information, as well as internet and computers to do their school work and engage in learning. Duane Moody, Reporting Hundreds of students live in […]
The Belize Electricity Limited and the Belize Water Services Limited have shown where the cost of providing the country with light and water has gone up and felt there should be consideration given down the road for rates to be increased. The Public Utilities Commission has agreed that the time for a rate increase is […]
Belize, as a country that relies heavily on imports, depends on the ports to receive goods, as well as to ship goods abroad. But we sometimes run into problems because the system which we still subscribe to does not always meet international standards. But that is an area that the government is looking to enhance […]
There are many Belizeans who are struggling with issues of substance and physical abuse and many of them believe that there is nowhere to turn to. But there is one faith-based organization that continues to go above and beyond in helping to rehabilitate as many of these individuals as possible. Tonight on the Bright Side, […]
