Initially classified as the result of a traffic fatality, the death of Victor Pratt is now a murder. Pratt’s body was found on the Old Northern Highway on Tuesday afternoon and a post mortem now reveals that he was shot and killed. The father of two was riding his motorcycle heading to Belize City when […]
Wil Maheia is trading in Punta Gorda for Fort George in the upcoming general elections which can happen by mid-November, as the Prime Minister said on Wednesday. Maheia has already run for office in the south as an independent candidate, but today, he declared his candidacy at a Belize Progressive Party press conference. He says […]
We’ll have more from the B.P.P. later in the newscast, but Maheia also spoke on the low number of COVID-19 cases in the Toledo District, where there are nine positive persons. While that low number is good news for the district, there is still concern about cross border activities in light of COVID-19 restrictions. Maheia […]
From illegal cross border activities to illegal fishing – is it still happening in our waters during the pandemic? As Leader of the Belize Territorial Volunteers, Wil Maheia says that the Belize Coast Guard has been doing a splendid job and there seems to be a reduction in illegal fishing in the usual spots. But […]
One of the lowest numbers of new COVID-19 cases was recorded on Wednesday. Despite some delays, one hundred and thirty-three samples were processed and of that batch only eight positive cases were identified. The breakdown is as follows: one each was recorded in Concepcion Village in the north, San Ignacio in the west and San […]
The meeting of the House of Representatives proceeded in Belmopan today. A highlight of the session came on adjournment when the Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño, rose to speak on the fiasco at Belize Telemedia Limited where there are allegations of the misuse of the corporate card by former Chairman, Net Vasquez. First, Briceño […]
B.T.L. Chairman Nestor Vasquez demitted office on Tuesday evening amid allegations that he abused the company’s corporate credit card to defray personal expenses which included shopping sprees at Liverpool’s in Chetumal, Mexico. While an investigation will be spearheaded by an interim chairman, the Opposition is calling for a transparent commission of inquiry to conduct among […]
Was the B.T.L. credit card used as a personal card? According to the reports, as much as four hundred thousand dollars were spent, but not on the company’s business. Since the allegations of the misuse of the credit card surfaced, leaked copies of withdrawals made by the former chairman have been in circulation. Tonight, another […]
The appointment of an interim chair by Thursday was announced in a statement by the B.T.L. Board of Directors on Tuesday. It was initially reported that the investigation into ex-chairman Net Vasquez’s financial affairs involving the company’s credit card would be led by C.E.O. Audrey Wallace. The head of that investigation, says PM Barrow, will […]
The issue of a two-year contract signed by Vasquez on behalf of Channel Seven is also being raised since an advance was paid out on that advertising agreement. While the PM admitted to not knowing much about that contract, he also told the media following the house meeting that he doesn’t know what Vasquez’s personal […]
Will former B.T.L. Chairman Nestor Vasquez refund every single dollar he allegedly spent on B.T.L.’s corporate credit card should the allegations made against him turn out to be true? According to PM Barrow, he expects that Vasquez will return the monies once he is found culpable of the abuse of the company’s credit card. […]
We have been reporting extensively on the B.T.L. fiasco where a new chairman is to be named in the next few days. News Five has received word that Prime Minister Dean Barrow intends to appoint Alan Slusher to temporarily replace Nestor Vasquez on B.T.L.’s Board of Directors. Slusher, who is a former advisor to PM […]
Then there was a bombshell in the House. The ten-year contract for Boledo, Fantasy Five and the Sunday Lottery Draw that was awarded to Brad’s a few weeks ago, was once again the subject of a heated debated in the house. Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat revived the issue today when he asked openly […]
The Equal Opportunities Bill was scheduled to be tabled in the House of Representatives this Wednesday, but it has now been shelved. Late this evening, the government confirmed that cabinet decided not to proceed with the bill at this time and to withdraw it. The government says that while for some there might have been […]
Ahead of cabinet meeting today, as the sun began to rise, tires were set on fire on two major highways. The vehicle tires were set ablaze near mile thirty-eight on the George Price Highway. Police and firefighters were called to the scene where the fire was doused and the highway cleared for traffic. The same […]
The National Evangelical Association of Belize, NEAB, is the religious group leading the charge against the Equal Opportunities Bill. NEAB Second Vice President, Pastor Scott Stirm says that the bill infringes on the rights of Belizeans and goes against the constitution. Stirm says that NEAB supports equal opportunities, but doesn’t agree with the LGBT fraction […]
So it is not expected that the bill in its current form will go to the House before Election Day and the government has decided to play it safe other than be sorry. Though the bill enjoys the support of the Special Envoy, Kim Simplis Barrow and the Speaker of the House, Laura Longworth, with […]
The C.E.O. on the office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Wallace who is also a member of the B.T.L. Board is leading the investigation in the B.T.L. Chairman, Net Vasquez who is also the owner of Channel 7. Vasquez is a consummate U.D.P. insider who has enjoyed privileged appointments to many boards over the life […]
In an update to a story we ran earlier in this newscast, embattled B.T.L. Chairman Nestor Vasquez has tendered his resignation from the executive of the national telephone company. A statement released by Vasquez a few moments ago, reads as follows: “I take this opportunity to thank the Right Honourable Dean Barrow, members of the […]
The Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero said on Monday that the number of COVID cases is on the decline. Tonight, there are forty-eight new COVID-19 cases confirmed in two batches of samples. Between September fourteenth and fifteenth, a total of five hundred and three samples were processed and the new cases identified. A […]
Police have cracked the murder of Dangriga resident, Andrew Flores who was killed on the night of September tenth. Flores’ brother-in-law, Whitfield Fisher Junior was captured over the weekend and this afternoon, he was arraigned in the Magistrate Court for the charge of murder. Fisher Junior lived in the same apartment on Kelly Street as […]
A Belize City resident was killed on impact this afternoon in the heavily trafficked area of mile two on the Philip Goldson Highway. Oliver Peters had just left a gas station and was cycling away when he was run over by a passenger bus. Peters was flung off the cycle and landed on the pavement. […]
Twenty-four-year-old Raheem Gordon has narrowly escaped a second attempt on his life. The Belize City resident was inside a vehicle on Causarina Street when he came under attack. Two gunmen opened fire and while Gordon ran for his life, he was hit on the head and arm. In 2018, he was at home when he […]
Is the curve flattening in the COVID-19 cases? On Friday, the number of coronavirus patients in Belize went up by thirty-six, with a majority of those cases, twenty-three to be exact, confirmed in the Belize District. Over the weekend, the number of cases increased by forty-five over the two days, twenty-three on Saturday and twenty-two […]
A total of four hundred and ninety-two persons have also recovered from COVID-19. The recent statistics show that between Saturday and Sunday, fifty-four and thirty-four patients have recovered from the virus respectively. DHS Manzanero says that the increasing numbers in this area were anticipated and that the definition of a recovered case has also changed. […]
