There could be a showdown almost equal to the titanic battle that proceeded on the afternoon of August twenty-sixth coming on Friday, December ninth. Cayo South area representative Julius Espat will return to the House, but he hasn’t been invited. It’s difficult to forget, especially for those involved, but here’s a recap: While addressing the […]
Following the decision of the Supreme Court, News Five caught up with Leader of the Opposition John Briceño to get a reaction on the ruling. While admittedly disappointed, he says that they are prepared to respect the position of the high court. Briceño maintains however, that Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat does in fact […]
Turning to a another contentious issue for the Opposition…Lead P.U.P. Senator Eamon Courtenay is making a direct appeal to his opposite number, Godwin Hulse, to step in and remove Nestor Vasquez from the duly constituted Integrity Commission, to which he was appointed last week. Following the Senate’s meeting on November thirtieth where Vasquez was confirmed, […]
In the Senate’s debate over appointing Vasquez to the Integrity Commission, Senator Courtenay had objected to the appointment mostly on the ground that Vasquez’s long-standing service at now-state-owned enterprise Belize Telemedia Limited as well as the Social Security Board and Central Bank, among others, would place him in unavoidable conflicts of interest when it came […]
The Central Bank today issued an official Government statement inviting comment from bondholders on possible structures for amending the financial terms of those instruments in order to put the Bonds on a sustainable footing. The next payment of thirteen million Belize dollars is due in February, but as we have reported, a step-up coupon due […]
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Is there another land scandal involving disgraced former Minister of Natural Resources Gaspar Vega bubbling below the surface? News Five has caught wind that shadow P.U.P. Minister of Lands Cordel Hyde is following the paper trails of various questionable land transactions between Vega and constituents in the Orange Walk District. We understand that Hyde is […]
A Belize City man was murdered in the wee hours of Friday morning, giving way to the start of a bloody weekend in which police tonight have four murders to investigate. The well-known tour-guide, forty-four year old Dale Anthony Tillett was executed as he walked on Hydes Lane along with friends, one who was injured […]
The murder count continues to climb. In the City, Tillett’s execution was followed with the broad daylight murder of twenty-six year old Emmerson Skyers of Taylors Alley. Skyers was shot to death in the area of Cemetery Road and West Street on Sunday at around one-thirty in the afternoon. He was in front a shop […]
There was a third death in the Old Capital. On Saturday afternoon, Eastern Division South Police were called out to Lawrence Avenue where the body of a Belize City man was discovered around midday. Altreed Williams’ body was reportedly retrieved from a shallow drain and there were no signs of physical injury on his body. […]
The family of a nineteen-year-old is preparing to bury him this Wednesday in Teakettle Village, in the west. Abner Vasquez, who is a known handyman around his village, was killed sometime between Friday and Saturday. He was beaten to death in the center of the village. The family doesn’t know exactly why he was killed […]
The fourth murder in the span of forty-eight hours occurred in San Roman Village in the south. Thirty-year-old Gabino Choc was with a friend at a bus stop in the village around midnight on Sunday when he was killed. The two men, who were reportedly under the influence of alcohol, were attacked by another intoxicated […]
Mum’s the word in Ladyville where a burglary at the residence of B.D.F. Commander David Jones has allegedly netted thieves a whopping thirty thousand dollars in cash. It hasn’t been determined when the break-in actually took place, as Jones was out of the country at the time of the incident. What we can confirm however, […]
San Ignacio Police were called out to the scene of an accident between miles fifty-six and fifty-seven on the George Price Highway on Sunday night. One man was killed after a six wheeler truck collided into another vehicle and pinned him down. San Ignacio police say they have since taken urine sample which was willingly […]
A shipping vessel tonight remains in the custody of the government of the African country of Somalia for illegal fishing activities. But what does the detention have to do with Belize? Well, the Geko 1 was detained while flying the Belize flag which means that it is registered in Belize and the incident can potentially […]
It made headlines in 2012 when alleged George Street gang figure, Brian Brown, was the target of a raid by the Gang Suppression Unit at a residence identified as his on Jimmy Dyer Avenue in the Fabers Road section of Port Loyola. But in court today, forty year old Brown was cleared of a total […]
Also in court, a pregnant woman, who is due to give birth soon, was charged for drug trafficking. She is twenty-one year old Carolee Orosco, who appeared before Magistrate, Carlon Mendoza. Orosco was read a single charge of possession of more than five hundred grams of weed found inside a bathroom of a house on […]
A consignment of fifty thousand pounds of green hams remains in quarantine at the western border after being detained sometime last week by the Belize Agricultural Health Authority. The origin of the shipment of uncured meat has not been confirmed, however, it is reported that the container was turned back from Ecuador prior to being […]
During the annual general meeting of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association over the weekend, farmers were informed of the recent suspension of the association from Fair-trade. The Association claims that the suspension came about as a result of an audit which exposed three areas of non-compliance due to the wrongful delivery of sugar cane […]
Earlier this week we reported on the significant drop in employment and thousands are now jobless even as prices go up as the economy remains in recession. Figures released recently by the Statistical Institute of Belize, show that exports have dropped by at least forty-three percent and only twenty one million dollars worth of goods […]
This evening, the Institute of Chartered Accountants convened its scheduled meeting and discussed the revelations surrounding the nomination of Net Vasquez to the Integrity Commission. I.C.A. had written to the Prime Minister on November eleventh announcing that accountant Warren Coye was their choice to sit on the commission. But six days later, Prime Minister Dean […]
Is Nestor Vasquez qualified to serve on the Integrity Commission? The question provoked a furious back-and-forth during Wednesday’s meeting of the Senate in Belmopan, despite the Upper House ultimately voting by majority to accept his nomination by the Prime Minister. Section three of the Prevention of Corruption Act states that, “At least one member of […]
Why would Government turn down a debt-for-nature swap programme? That is the hundred million dollar question tonight. Documents have surfaced showing that The Nature Conservancy approached Government about seven years ago with a proposal that would see funders buy out around one hundred million U.S. dollars worth of Belize’s superbond debt. The proceeds would have […]
The official handing over of a brand new fleet of vehicles for use by the police department took place today. On hand at the ITVET was the U.S. Ambassador Carlos Moreno whose government invested over one point six million Belize dollars to acquire the vehicles under the CARSI initiative. The Isuzu pickup trucks will be […]
While we’re on the subject of police vehicles, amateur footage of a pickup truck assigned to Eastern Division South has gone viral after it was posted on the internet a few days ago. The video shows the vehicle lodged in ditch in the Saint Martin’s area and an occupant exits shortly thereafter with what appears […]
