Representatives of Maya communities poured into the courtroom of Justice Michele Arana this morning where the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management, SATIIM, was awaiting a decision in its latest legal challenge. The judgment was brief and enlightened, with Justice Arana ruling in SATIIM’s favor and declaring that the decision to grant permission for road […]
A week ago, while awaiting judgment in the suit brought against government and U.S. Capital by SATIIM, attorney Michael Peyrefitte candidly told the media that the argument between the parties involved has more to do with money than genuine concern for the protection of the Sarstoon Temash National Park. In fact, he went as far […]
Despite being censured, Peyrefitte firmly stands his ground. According to the lawyer, what was said a week ago is the truth of the matter, a position to which he remains unwavering. FOR VIDEO CLICK HERE. Michael Peyrefitte, Attorney for U.S. Capital “You know me, I speak the truth and I speak truth to power, especially […]
Progress brings problems, and in a city which is undergoing massive infrastructural works, those problems are cropping up frequently. Today, it was Holy Emmanuel Street, the site of a significant development project. The intention is to build a bridge spanning the Haulover Creek and joining the George Price Highway to the Phillip Goldson Highway. To […]
The verdict is in on the crops damaged near Valley of Peace in the Cayo District. Actually, it’s more accurate to say that Green Tropics’ verdict is in. The huge sugar-cane company is in the process of clearing almost twenty thousand acres of land to plant cane. They also plan to build an on-site factory […]
Residents in San Ignacio are concerned about a recurring problem in the western municipality. It has to do with the supply of running water inside homes. On Wednesday for about three hours, the water from the faucets was dirty and muddy. Residents are of the view that ongoing road works has been causing the problem […]
On Tuesday, we reported on a series of major management changes at the top of the government controlled Belize Telemedia Limited on the heels of the departure of Karen Bevans as Chief Operations Officer. While it had been rumored for some time, it was officially confirmed that Anwar Barrow has been named Chair of the […]
But back to Karen Bevans….The former Chief Operations Officer of B.T.L. resigned from the telephone company on February seventh. Last Thursday was her last day at B.T.L., and this coming Wednesday, April ninth, will be her first day as Director of Tourism at the Belize Tourism Board. Late this evening, B.T.B. issued a release confirming […]
The Norwegian Cruise Lines tourism project ran into stiff opposition from the get go from stakeholders in the south who support pocket tourism as opposed to mass tourism. The controversial project by NCL at Harvest Caye cleared one more hurdle when the National Environmental Appraisal Committee gave its stamp of approval, but it has run […]
Mayor Darrell Bradley – it’s probably a good thing he’s an attorney and can represent himself in court because he’s there a lot. As News Five told you on Tuesday, the Mayor goes back to court on Friday, when he is expected to provide a definitive solution to perpetual arrears to sanitation company, Belize Waste […]
It is not unheard of for ministers of government to be involved in personal businesses which benefit from their offices and positions. It is certainly not unusual. It is unethical, though, and there are arguments in some quarters that it is unconstitutional. The point of all this is that it happens…and quite frequently. So where […]
Belize City is currently in the midst of unprecedented, major infrastructure works. It’s enough to make any city resident smile…or at least it will be when the street and drainage projects are all completed. For now, it just seems like a mess. Nobody wants to complain much, because as we’ve said, the facelift that the […]
On March fourteenth, 2014, the Court of Appeal set aside a conviction on fifty-six year old Viola Pook for the murder of her common-law-husband, forty-eight year old Orlando Vasquez, and ordered a retrial. Pook was escorted back to court this morning before Justice Adolph Lucas and was informed that her retrial has been set for […]
Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley was back in court today representing himself and once again he seems to be heading down the rocky road leading to his possible incarceration. The Mayor dodged that bullet in July 2013 when he managed to reach a settlement with Belize Waste Control at the eleventh hour. But now, he’s […]
As we told you, last year the Mayor narrowly dodged contempt proceedings which might have landed him behind bars. He and Belize Waste Control were able to reach a settlement on a judgment of two point two million dollars. In a nutshell, BWC agreed to write-off one million dollars, and the Mayor agreed to put […]
The police department has lost one of its brightest. Sergeant Kimari Tucker passed away this morning at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where she had been admitted since last Sunday. Tucker collapsed as result of a massive stroke while at a concert at the ITVET compound and she never regained consciousness. Just prior to her […]
And our question for tonight is: Do you think the killing of an armed Guatemalan in the Chiquibul is justified? 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 to questions@channel5belize.com.
Three months into 2014, six persons have been tried in court for three sensational and heinous murders. In fact there are about one hundred and ninety persons behind bars and the overwhelming majority is facing trial for murder or murder related offences. But if the acquittals since the beginning of the year are any indication, […]
There is another acquittal though for a lesser offence to report tonight. Back in May 2010, the wife of the then Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Development Juan Coy, was killed in a traffic accident in the area of Indian Creek Village. Juan and his wife, Brigida, were traveling along with Venancio […]
On Friday, an internal discord among teachers and management of St. Ignatius High School in Santa Elena Town came to a head when representatives of the Belize National Teachers Union were called in on behalf of a handful of discontented staff members. The teachers, as well as the union, are not happy with recent decisions […]
Tonight, there is a significant setback to what has been called a revisiting of confidence-building measures between Belize and Guatemala. News Five has been able to confirm that a high-level meeting scheduled for Sunday in Antigua, Guatemala was postponed following a shooting incident within the Chiquibul National Park on Saturday. There has been no comment […]
The past weekend turned violent for three families whose loved ones were killed. Early this morning a man was found dead in a latrine at a school in Guinea Grass, Orange Walk District and on Saturday, the body of a US retiree was found with gunshot wounds at his farm in Sarteneja. But on Sunday […]
Up north in the village of Guinea Grass, the family of Azael Gomez is grieving his untimely and mysterious death. Gomez was last seen alive on Saturday morning; a search party combed the area, but could not locate the missing man. But this morning, Gomez’s body was found in a latrine by a student at […]
Corozal police are tonight trying to unravel the mysteries of a murder and a disappearance in Sarteneja Village at the start of the weekend. On Friday evening, the lifeless body of seventy-six year old Dennis Walt, an ex-pat who had been living in Belize for almost two decades, was discovered at his place of business, […]
On Friday, we reported on a shooting in the Mahogany Street area which involved the Police, GSU and the occupants of a van. The violent event unfolded at about one-forty on Friday afternoon when the Mahogany Street area was abuzz with activity. In a high speed chase, police eventually caught up with the van and […]
