The Government of Belize’s efforts to implement the 2015 Caribbean Court of Justice Consent Order is at a tipping point. Today, the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs issued a release inviting Maya villages in the Toledo District to dialogue with G.O.B. on key aspects of the newly issued draft Maya Customary Land Tenure Policy. The […]
On Thursday, Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, spoke extensively on the matter, during an interview with reporters. Minister Balderamos-Garcia explained that a number of private land owners stand to lose land if their properties fall within customary Maya lands. She gave the example of a spice farm in Golden Stream Village. Dolores […]
Minister Dolores Balderamos-Garcia also made a plea to the Maya Leaders Alliance. She suggested that the MLA is responsible for influencing villagers towards denying the draft policy. She called on the alliance to let cooler heads prevail and to allow the Government of Belize to consult with villagers first. Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, Minister of Indigenous […]
And, as it turns out, G.O.B.’s planned public consultation in Punta Gorda on Saturday will be a bust. The Maya Leaders Alliance and the Toledo Alcaldes Association have scheduled their own public session for nine a.m. Saturday in Santa Elena Village. Christina Coc, the spokesperson for MLA and TAA informed News Five that they advised […]
A well-known car dealer is reportedly being sought by police regarding a report made against him by a medical doctor who purchased a vehicle from him in April 2023. According to a statement given to police, thirty-seven-year-old Dimas Sansorez, a resident of Caye Caulker, visited Prestige Motors where he purportedly paid businessman Amado Badillo sixty-five […]
Jasmine Hartin was back in court today where she is being represented by a new attorney in a matter involving drug and assault charges that she picked up a while back when she was busted with 0.5 grams of cocaine. As we’ve reported, Hartin pleaded not guilty to manslaughter by negligence in the shooting death […]
The defense in the abetment to murder trial of attorney Oscar Selgado closed before midday today, after the defense attorney, Adolph Lucas, Senior, indicated that he did not have sufficient time to prepare his closing arguments because of illness this week. In his closing arguments, Lucas entered a no-case submission on the premise that the […]
It has been the main discourse for the past couple of weeks – the leverage that social media platforms enjoy over the formal media in terms of legal parameters. Quite often persons, using fake names, use the social media platforms to attack others, sometimes even slandering them. This is what many believe that Hot Off […]
Retired B.D.F. soldiers who were overpaid as a result of an error that was made back in 2019 with their benefits will not have to repay any of the extra monies that they have collected as a result of that miscalculation. Today, the Minister of the Public Service, Henry Charles Usher explained to reporters that […]
Minister Usher, who is also the Chairman of the P.U.P., was asked when the government will set in place some policy governing the matter of campaign financing. Around election time, political parties receive funds for their electioneering from sponsors far and wide and this has become a concern for many who believe there ought to […]
Today, the Customs and Excise Department participated in the celebration of International Customs Day. It is meant to highlight the various roles of customs agencies around the world in ensuring border security and facilitating trade. This year’s festivities carried the theme, “Customs: Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose. News Five’s Britney Gordon attended the […]
This evening, the Belize Defense Force held a ceremony on its parade square at Price Barracks for a march pass, physical fitness display and distribution of awards on the occasion of its forty-sixth anniversary. The anniversary is celebrated with the theme: Defending Our Nation: Forty-Six Years of Commitment and Courage. During the event, awards were […]
The rations that the B.D.F. soldiers are provided when they are deployed in the field is also still a topic of concern. While the Prime Minister and the B.D.F. commandant have said it’s merely a matter of introducing a better diet for the soldiers, some insist that there is hustling happening in the purchasing of […]
As the topic of conservation continues to gain relevancy throughout Belize, an increasing number of organizations are looking for alternative solutions to the unique challenges we face on a daily basis. Over the past few months, several organizations have partnered up to get youths involved in a data-forward waste management initiative. The Plastic Tide Turners […]
The Impact Art Exhibit will be on display for the next seven days inside the Image Factory. The exhibit was curated by Adriana Smith an artist and graphic designer. Smith describes her curation as inclusive. She explained that it includes multiple art forms from fifteen artists between the ages of eight to fifty years-old. The […]
Alda Ramos is a resilient and determined woman whose journey from janitor to university graduate is nothing short of inspirational. Alda initially began as a caretaker at the University of Belize. For nineteen years, she diligently ensured the cleanliness of the campus, while quietly holding on to a dream of pursuing her education. In this […]
