Fonseca says that the Party will now be calling in councillor candidates and Standard Bearers in the municipalities to carry out an analysis of the devastating loss with a view to moving forward. The P.U.P. blames its performance on Wednesday primarily on the political pilfering of Petrocaribe money, and also on the use of government […]
The People’s United Party, previous to Wednesday, controlled the two town councils in the south: Punta Gorda and Dangriga. While early in the night, the U.D.P. claimed victory in Punta Gorda by a significant margin, the results from Dangriga would be officially known later in the night. News Five’s Isani Cayetano was on the ground […]
In the nation’s capital where the elections were fought hard for months leading into Wednesday, the U.D.P. won by an impressive margin. Newcomer, Khalid Belisle and his team would dominate keeping the town council under the red banner. Even as there was a commanding margin, the results are the most interesting because five candidates would […]
Over the weekend, Oscar Williams was brutally attacked by a group of men when he tried to defend his daughter from a group of young men hurling disrespectful remarks at her. Williams is unconscious and remains hospitalized, as he slowly recovers. News Five’s Andrea Polanco has the story. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Forty-two year old […]
Following the incident, there was some expectation that the government would host an immediate press conference to at least express top-level outrage. That hasn’t happened. In fact, the only thing that has happened is the issuance of a very tepid press release. We’ve tried getting a comment from Prime Minister Dean Barrow, and he has […]
According to Minister Elrington, there is an allegation that Belizeans went across the Guatemalan side, and there is an allegation that Guatemalans came over on our side – and there won’t be any action taken until they determine what the truth is. He says they will ask the Guatemalans to join with them in asking […]
Voters across the country, in all nine municipalities, will take to the polls in their respective cities and towns on Wednesday, to cast ballots for their party or candidates of choice. While a number of the sixty-seven available seats for local government will be hotly contested in some places, it is predicted that both major […]
Tamai also broke down the number of polling stations, as well as the deployment of public officers who will be working on Election Day. Counting, she says, will be done in one location at the close of polls, except for Belize City which has a total of ten counting stations. Josephine Tamai, Chief Elections […]
Last Wednesday, the People’s United Party issued a terse release criticizing the Elections and Boundaries Department for failing to consult with them on a number of issues, including the prompt settling by the department of those polling stations that were not yet agreed upon, the final location of all counting stations and the number of […]
With the polls scheduled to open in less than twelve hours, the countdown begins as to who will take the sixty-seven seats in the nine municipalities. Today, News Five took to the streets of downtown Belize City to hear from residents if they have already made up their minds on their choice for mayor and […]
On Saturday news spread like a toxic cloud over the nation…thirty-seven Belizeans, part of an expedition headed to the southern-most border marker, had been detained by Guatemalan military and taken to Livingston, Guatemala. The detained individuals were mostly from Orange Walk, since the trek was organized by the Northern Territorial Volunteers. The mission plan was […]
But with the emotional homecoming out of the way, the question remains – how could the unthinkable have happened? How is it that a Belizean vessel carrying Belizeans could have been seized at gunpoint by Guatemalan military and taken to Livingston? Mike Rudon spoke to those on the boat and put the pieces of the […]
We’ll get to that government response in a few, but first the Captain of the Dore – Guillermo “Memo” Avila. He is the man who took the expedition to Gracias a Dios, and then made the unscheduled and unexpected journey to Livingston, Guatemala. He chose to retain the services of attorney Audrey Matura-Shepherd, who gave […]
As we told you, officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and National Security conducted a debriefing exercise with certain members of the expedition right after arrival on Belizean land. National Security C.E.O., Colonel George Lovell, told News Five that the objective of the exercise is to establish the facts, an opportunity to get first-hand […]
While it was probably a little too early to expect an official comment from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we approached Belize’s Ambassador to Guatemala, Alexis Rosado. He took part in the debriefing, but apart from expressing some disappointment, he would only say that the most important thing is that everyone is back home safe. […]
There were three murders over the weekend; two in Belize City and one in Corozal. In the city, we start with the most recent murder that occurred just after eleven on Sunday night. Two disc jockeys were socializing at a residence on Periwinkle Street when they were targeted by two gunmen who were reportedly on […]
Four hours before the cold-blooded murder of Michael Welch, shots rang out behind the Charles Bartlett Hyde building, better known as the Complex. Just before seven p.m. on Sunday, twenty-seven-year-old Japhet Martinez of M and Y Street, off Holy Emmanuel Street in Belize City was the target of a gunman. Martinez had left home and […]
This morning, former Immigration Minister turned public pariah, Elvin Penner, had eggs, but it wasn’t sunny side up and it wasn’t for breakfast. The former U.D.P. Minister, who was fired for his role in immigration offences primarily for facilitating a passport to a jailed South Korean fugitive, was stoned with eggs by protesters gathered in […]
Those protesters who gave Elvin Penner such a warm send-off had been gathered outside the Courtroom since before nine that morning. He was in court because COLA contends that when he was acquitted of immigration offences in July 2014, the Magistrate did so erroneously. So they have appealed the decision of the inferior court at […]
Where is Mayor Darrell Bradley’s taxpayer-funded late model Toyota Hilux? That’s the question everybody’s been asking for a week now, and nobody at the City Hall is saying. Well, tonight we think we have the answer for you. The Mayor’s official ride was totalled in an accident on the Phillip Goldson Highway last Friday. The […]
And while the loss of his vehicle is surely bad news for the Mayor, there’s much more this week. On Thursday, and today, there were Court Marshalls at City Hall. They were busily marking off assets because once again, the Belize City Council is being crow-footed for being malpago. Belize Maintenance Limited is owed two […]
Chebat says that the reason for the crowfooting is that the judgment remains unpaid despite them bending over backwards to reach some sort of arrangement with Mayor Darrell Bradley. Michel Chebat, Attorney for BML “In January when the writ was filed I actually sent a copy of the writ to the Mayor and I […]
Classes had to be called off today at La Inmaculada School in Orange Walk Town. Students got to school on time but teachers were nowhere to be found. Their sickout was prompted by the reversal of a decision taken by the School Principal to expel a student. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, […]
There have been two murders in the past two days in the City and this morning, those homicides were followed by a shooting near the Wesley Church in the downtown area. The victim is thirty-seven year old Marlon Budran who was heading to work when he came under fire. Records show that Budran has a […]
The 2015 Fire Season has just started and already two major hotels have caught fire. In Belize City, a major catastrophe was averted when a fire broke out on Wednesday night at the city’s popular entertainment centre, the Ramada Belize City Princess. Patrons in mid-bet as well hotel guests and employees had to be evacuated […]
