Aside from the use of fraudulent addresses in Orange Walk, this morning in Ladyville dozens of immigrants lined up outside a private house in the Mitchell Estate area, a stone’s throw away from the home of area representative Michael Hutchinson, where it is believed that immigration officers were on hand to facilitate the naturalization process. […]
The Orange Walk Police Station was packed today with suspects in the brutal murder of businessman, Rodulfo Pererra. Nineteen year old Leonardo Ayuso was the first to be formally arraigned this morning for Abetment to Commit Murder. Ayuso is believed to have been driving the getaway vehicle on Saturday night when Pererra was ambushed. At […]
The deadline for the registration of new voters has been extended from today to January twentieth. And there is a mad rush to register to vote in March seventh election or the upcoming general elections whenever they are called which, according to the Prime Minister, is very soon. So on Friday, as many as four […]
The People’s United Party, which was also accused of the same practice before the last election, today issued a lengthy release on the issue charging that due process and the necessary rigorous scrutiny are being ignored on naturalization applications, and many of those persons who are being sworn in as instant Belizeans do not even […]
The snap termination of a contract sent workers of Belize Maintenance Limited to the streets. This time it’s not over unpaid debts to BML, but it is over the abrupt cancelation of a garbage collection contract, which has been in effect for the past two years. The workers protested in front of City Hall this […]
There’s an update to the murder of businessman, Rodulfo Pererra of Orange Walk Town. Pererra was ambushed last Saturday night when he arrived home after closing his store, New Chitos. The father of two was shot multiple times and as many as twelve bullets riddled his body. Four persons have been apprehended. The Orange Walk […]
The Social Security Board is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to deal with reports that select staff members have found a way to benefit from the write-off of mortgages of up to fifty thousand dollars offered by the Prime Minister. We first reported about the allegations of insider trading among staff members, including top management, […]
An embarrassing incident took place at the San Ignacio Hospital this morning that has doctors and nurses enraged. The staff is up in arms because Doctor Angelica Rosado was escorted off the hospital compound by no less than police officers. Around nine o’clock this morning, Deputy Regional Manager, Nurse Myra Pulido called in the police […]
To get an official statement on behalf of the Ministry of Health, News Five spoke with C.E.O., Dr. Peter Allen. Allen says that what happened is regrettable and steps are being taken to rectify the situation, but that concern for the patients remains at the forefront. Via Phone: Dr. Peter Allen, C.E.O., Ministry of Health […]
A shocking murder took place on Saturday night in Orange Walk Town. Thirty-seven year old Rodulfo Pererra aka “Boxie”, a businessman, was ambushed as he arrived home to his wife and children. He had just closed his business for the night and had headed home. Two men appeared to have been waiting to pounce on […]
In Friday’s newscast, we showed you the video of hundreds of persons lining up at the George Price Centre in Belmopan where they took the oath to become new Belizean citizens. The rush to process and bestow citizenship on hundreds of persons is telling because municipal elections are just around the corner. And with the […]
U.D.P. town councilor Willie Cruz remains the subject of a scandal involving the alleged rape of a teenager in the Corozal District on December twenty-ninth. The father of the girl came forward last week accusing the politician of forcefully intoxicating and carnally knowing the sixteen year old after offering her a ride home. Upon nearing […]
With elections around the corner, we asked viewers if they thought that the U.D.P. government had kept its manifesto promise to reduce the cost of living. The results are as follows: seventy-seven percent said no while the remaining twenty-three percent said yes. One viewer went further to say that; “No they have not. As a […]
There’s a sad story tonight about a six week old baby with a rare birth defect. In fact, statistics show that only one in five thousand babies are born with what is known as imperforate anus. Ronelia Ferguson was born with the condition, but it wasn’t detected until weeks later. Her parents, Tanisha Fortnard and […]
A father and his son are both lucky to be alive tonight after receiving varying degrees of injury during a freak accident along the Southern Highway in the Toledo District over the weekend. Anthony Edwards, his wife Justina and their children were returning home from church on Sunday afternoon when a flatbed truck carrying a […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow is on the record that general elections are likely to follow the March Seventh municipal elections. But from the looks of it, there is surely a lot of activity to signal that we are now in the political season and that the generals may be sooner rather than later. Aside from […]
It was day two at the Port of Belize today and all indications are that the flow of business was seamless following the takeover by Private Investment Limited on Thursday. The test will be this Saturday when PBL will be clearing a Caribbean Shipping Line vessel that was scheduled to arrive today but experienced a […]
A Corozal minor has made serious allegations against town councilor, Willie Cruz, who she claims got her drunk and raped her after she passed out. The incident reportedly occurred on December twenty-ninth and a doctor has certified that the sixteen year old girl was carnally known, but no charges have yet been brought against Cruz, […]
On Thursday, nineteen year old Dale Tillett succumbed to gunshot wounds he sustained during an altercation on New Year’s Eve. He is the first murder victim recorded for 2012 and today charges against his alleged shooter, thirty-two year old Renan Briceño Junior, were formally upgraded by Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer. Briceño was initially charged on […]
The House of Representatives is being convened for next Friday and speculation is that the prime minister may drop a bomb. PM Dean Barrow will also seek House approval to write off over seventeen million dollars in housing loans with the Social Security Board. According to the PM, the government will spend in the range […]
Municipal elections are only two months away, but there’s a major change in the Belmopan slate of the Vision Inspired by the People. VIP announced today that its mayoral candidate, Marlon Skeen, is stepping down. It means that VIP is now in a rush to find a new mayoral candidate by the time it launches […]
The first murder victim for 2012, Dale Tillett, was shot in the Palm Island Night Club, which is known for regular advertisements of its French Kiss club promotions. The owner of the club, John Curly, has gone on the defense over the recent shooting that occurred in the parking lot. Curly sent a release saying […]
In the news tonight, after weeks of speculation, a take-over of major proportions took place which puts the privately owned Port of Belize in the hands of receivers. It is one of the biggest local companies to go under. Its previous owner, businessman Luke Espat, is said to be indebted more than sixty-four million dollars […]
At the Port of Belize, the new management was securely in place. Late this afternoon, a press conference was convened where newly appointed receiver Arturo Vasquez reiterated that he will ensure a smooth transition in the day to day operations. Vasquez also addressed what Luke Espat and his attorney Arthur Saldivar claim to be an […]
Of equal interest is a collective bargaining agreement between the management of PBL and the stevedores who form the membership of the Christian Workers Union. According to Vasquez, the terms of that agreement remain intact and assurances were made that all concerned parties including the CWU will be part of any negotiation that involves the […]
