Two other companies which did make the cut became the subject of a testy exchange this afternoon. The first is SS Energy Limited, owned by the Guatemalan based Santander Group which operates Green Tropics in Belize. The second is Southern Renewable Energy. The Prime Minister’s son Anwar allegedly has an interest in that company. Barrow […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow, as Minister of Finance, is being taken to court over what the Opposition says is the unlawful borrowing of two hundred and twenty-eight million dollars of Petrocaribe funds, and the use of an undisclosed portion of that total. The claimant is PAC Chairman Julius Espat and the suit was filed on […]
Government has presented a loan motion in the House under the Finance and Audit Act which states that they can give approval for a loan if it’s from a financial institution. But Espat argues that Alba Petrocaribe is not a financial institution, so G.O.B. needs to wheel and come again. Every aspect of the Petrocaribe […]
Turning to a related issue…oil. It is no secret that on the world market, the price of oil has gone down considerably. But consumers in Belize are yet to feel a relief as prices for fuel remain upwards. Since fuel drives everything, it means that there is less to spend on other things. So what […]
A police officer attached to the San Pedro Police Formation will be tried for the crime of Theft. Twenty-six year old Police Constable Dean Perez, originally from Belize City, has been accused of stealing six hundred dollars in cash and a cell phone from a San Pedro Town resident while carrying out an investigation. The […]
Twenty-three-year-old Jamie Gill was accused of fatally shooting sixteen-year-old Raheem Vasquez in 2011 during an incident in Roaring Creek. Vasquez was shot three times to the body, twice in the abdomen and once in the left part of the chest. Tonight, he is home free after being on remand for more than three years. Last […]
A jury panel had a split verdict in the case of a Belize City man accused of the sexual abuse against a minor. At least two of nine jurors, who decided the fate of forty-five year-old Brian Charlesworth, found he was not guilty of committing the hideous offense against the six year old minor during […]
And tonight’s question is: Should G.O.B. cause a reduction in the price of fuel given a decrease in the cost of crude in the world market? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments […]
Thirty-seven-year-old Roger Anthony and twenty-three-year-old Kendis Flowers were arraigned this morning in the courtroom of Magistrate Herbert Panton on a battery of firearms-related offences. The charges stem from a shooting incident on Sunday night in Belize City. Anthony, the reputed boss of the Ghost Town Crips, was transported from the Queen Street Precinct to magistrates’ […]
A victim of a shooting spree back in September died on Monday night at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Leon Savery was among a group of men who were targeted in the area of Saint Mary’s Primary School hours after Cyril McFoy was murdered in his yard on Euphrates Avenue. For five weeks, Savery remained […]
Last week Belmopan Police narrowly missed capturing a man who was stealing a Toyola Hilux assigned to the Department of Archaeology. He abandoned the vehicle and escaped in the bushes near Georgeville in the Cayo District, despite searches by the K9 unit. Still, police have pursued the matter relentlessly, and today one man was charged […]
An elderly Belize City resident is tonight lucky to have escaped grave injuries when his home on Mangrove Street suddenly collapsed in the wee hours of this morning. The elevated wooden structure has been dilapidated for a number of years and despite Ronald Cabral’s plea for assistance, no one has come to his aid. Shortly […]
Belize and four other countries in the region continue to take the lead with the highest murder rates in the world. The other hotspots for murders are Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala and just further south, Venezuela. The grim statistics have just been published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, known as […]
For several months, we have reported on an alleged immigration scam which was suspected to be masterminded by Marleny Castellanos, aided by her husband Alfredo Marcos, both Guatemalan nationals residing in Belize. Over all, about a hundred residents from Caye Caulker and other areas obtained documents for residency and nationality under the scheme. The first […]
On Monday, a team of police officers on mobile patrol in the area of the Novelo’s Bus Terminal in Belize City set chase behind a group of men who had just exited a bus. Three of the men made good their escape, but police caught up with one. He turned out to be a former […]
Thirteen days ago, reputed gang leader Roger Anthony, bolstered by the Gang Suppression Unit chief, Mark Flowers, gave a televised statement renouncing gang life, in this case the Ghost Town Crips. It was a big announcement because Anthony was claiming that he was involved with the gang for about twenty six years and that he […]
The largest archaeological site in Belize was reopened this morning. Caracol was closed down by National Institute of Culture and History on September twenty-fifth after Special Constable Danny Conorquie was ambushed and executed by Guatemalans who then fled across the border. His brazen execution at the main site, and the real danger to tourists who […]
The Caracol Archaeological site is located approximately fifty miles from Georgeville in the Cayo District. But due to the condition of the road, the journey can take anywhere from two to three hours. Small vehicles cannot make the trip, and in many spots even four wheel drive vehicles are forced to slow to a crawl […]
Steven Buckley was wounded by police back on April twenty-eight 2010. Buckley was hit in the head by multiple pellets fired from a service weapon. The construction worker and two other persons were shot by police while they were in a dodge van on Kraal Road. The shot from a sixteen-gauge shotgun left pellet wounds […]
Millions upon millions of dollars are being spent on infrastructure works in the city. One such project is ongoing at Chetumal Street where a bridge is under construction and nearing completion. The Chetumal Street Bridge will flow to Independence Boulevard and connect to the George Price at Fabers Road Extension. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. […]
The case against Titans International Services Limited came up again in the Supreme Court this coming. The Financial Intelligence Unit wants to freeze assets of various persons and companies linked to an alleged billion dollar securities tax fraud case. The case is being heard by the Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin. Six persons from four different […]
A Ladyville resident who went on a spending spree at someone else’s expense, was before the court today. Ron Haylock reportedly found John Hun’s visa credit card sometime between October twelfth and nineteenth and made numerous charges on it before he was caught. Earlier today in the courtroom of Magistrate Dale Cayetano, he was charged […]
On August sixteenth, Benque resident Yanie Cu was driving Yolanda Valencia to the market in San Ignacio when they collided into a vehicle driven by Deputy Commission of Police Miguel Segura. Valencia, a market vendor, died on the spot, and Cu was badly injured. Segura was not hurt. He later tested above the approved limit […]
Yanie Cu left a bill of eleven thousand quetzales in Guatemalan and he will need to return there for therapy and more treatment. So far, with a complete lack of official assistance, the family has relied on the largesse of the immediate community, and the constant support of caregivers and community activist Nancy Marin. It […]
The political jousting between Dangriga Mayor Gilbert Swaso and Junior Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Santiago Castillo, during the opening of the Dangriga market on Thursday was a fiery spat. Names were called and allegations were made. Among them is former Prime Minister, Said Musa. He stands accused of signing a contract for Guatemalan […]
