On Tuesday we reported about the suicide of Michael Virgin, the American firefighter had made previous attempts on his life. The cops in the U.S. were looking for him because his wife indicated he sent emails to her expressing his tendency to try again. But it seems that on the heels of his suicide on […]
While Scott James Heinke escaped facing the courts in the United States by committing suicide, there is another U.S. national running from the law who has a different method of evading justice. According to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office in Texas, a man going by the name of Sayeed Jaffer Koya is wanted for Sexual […]
Twenty-one year old Michael Bruhier, a student of ITVET, was awoken out of his slumber in the early hours of this morning by a police raid being conducted on his premises. Bruhier, a resident of Cairo Street in Mesopotamia, claims that the unit which carried out the search was less than professional in doing their […]
Two-weeks ago more than two hundred and seventy children and youth from across the city flocked the Bird’s Isle for the Rose Classic basketball camp. This year saw largest turn-out and for its fifth year it was a huge success. The camp, which kept the youngsters occupied during the Easter Break closed off today, but […]
An event that took tremendous planning and execution was the royal wedding. It was seen around the world with an estimated two billion television viewers and many others tuned in online. Locally, the ceremony was aired live on this station starting at two a.m. due to the seven hour time difference. The future king of […]
The Human Rights Commission of Belize has been in existence for over two decades. Its service to the citizens of the country has been well noted over the years, particularly when justice has not been delivered. The Human Rights Commission issued a release earlier today defending the very people whose mission is to help and […]
Weighing close to six hundred pounds, Alberto Neal may very well be the heaviest man in Belize but it isn’t a title that the Santa Elena resident is celebrating; in fact, it is life-threatening. Up to a few years ago, the truck driver was living a normal life unaware of an underactive thyroid condition. The […]
While that former cop is accused of stealing chains from ordinary citizens, two Haitian nationals are claiming that the cops are stealing their peace of mind. Earlier today Veronique Stile and her brother Samuel Felix visited our studios because they claim the police not only raided his apartment, they also intimidated him and told him […]
Unfortunately, the complaints about the cops are still coming in. On Friday, April fifteenth, we showed you the Clarke Family of Red Creek in Cayo who said that they were innocent victims of police brutality. The family members, Rosaline Clarke, Emma Clarke and Leonard Pandy said that on April thirteenth, about seven police officers stormed […]
Today the Belize Red Cross signed a sixty thousand dollars Small Grant Agreement with United States Agency for International Development/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA). The grant is to fund the ‘Hurricane and Flood Mitigation Micro-projects for the Four River Valley Communities project. U.S Ambassador to Belize, Vinai Thummalapally, says that while the project is […]
On Monday, US national Michael Virgin, checked in at a local hotel in La Isla Bonita. It seemed as if he had come to vacation in San Pedro, but before midday today Virgin was found dead in his hotel room. The forty-one year old US National left notes behind indicating that he was having problems […]
Easter isn’t complete without the usual goodies, some of which are age old traditions. One such delight is the Cross Bun; an Easter treat that we look forward to every year. Well, if you still aren’t sure how to bake the bun, we suggest you stay tuned because coming up is a recipe that you […]
The Belize National Teachers Union issued a press release today expressing support for Moses Sulph, the social activist who was fired from his job as a clerk at the General Registry on April twelfth. No reasons were given for his termination, but his desk immediately came under investigation after the COLA sleepover in front of […]
The Prime Minister is having an early start on the Easter holidays. He and his family left today for Miami where they will be on personal time until next Tuesday. Between now and Easter Sunday, the Minister of Human Development and Social Transformation Eden Martinez will act as P.M. From our records, it’s the first […]
There is other news from Belmopan; it involves the head of state, the Governor General Sir Colville Young. News Five has learnt that the G.G. and Lady Young have accepted an invitation to the royal wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton. The G.G. will be among other heads of state of the Commonwealth who […]
Close to a million pounds of onions are rotting in fields in northern districts. They are worth millions of dollars. Onion farmers invested heavily years ago to begin production of onions for the local market. Most of them got loans from the banks and credit unions but now that it is time to harvest the […]
As we told you at the top of the news, the government is importing onions from Holland. It is not an unusual practice and is normally carried out when there is a shortage. But plenty farmers in Orange Walk and Corozal are all suffering because the market has been flooded with the imported vegetable. So […]
Moses Sulph was fired weeks ago; no reason was provided, but his termination letter was received following a sleep-over in front of the Prime Minister’s offices in Belmopan in protest of oil exploration. Sulph is the vocal President of COLA and that organization has the support of the Public Service Union, Belizeans for Justice and […]
An alarming report has been released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) that is picking up traction throughout the region. According to a report in the Barbados newspaper, Nation News, the I.C.E., in a period of only six months, over two thousand convicted criminals were deported to Caribbean countries. In Belize, where the […]
Last Friday we showed you a very optimistic Christopher Bowman leaving for Oklahoma for medical treatment for his tumor. Late this evening, we were informed that the young man has undergone a five and a half hour medical procedure to catheterize most of the tumor. This procedure was done to remove four pieces of the […]
This Tuesday, COLA, is planning a press conference at the Battlefield Park to discuss the termination of its president, Moses Sulph, as an open vote registry clerk. On April twelfth, Sulph received his marching orders from the registry with immediate effect. No reason was given and COLA believes that the matter could end up in […]
There is never a dull moment or even a quiet one in the citrus valley. This Saturday, all is set for another special general meeting which is expected to be as contentious and rambunctious as others in the past. Back in February, the Citrus Growers Committee of Management did not allow forty or so citrus […]
At the crack of dawn on Thursday, the Belize Defence Force and media headed north for the destruction of a clandestine airstrip; in its vicinity illegal logging was also taking place. At first blush, it also appeared that the airstrip was smack in the Shipstern reserve but according to its manager, that’s not so. News […]
A family from the west is alleging that police used excessive force on them. It’s not an unusual claim, but it involves an elderly woman, who says that she was dragged through a door and fell four feet to the ground. Another family member had to get medical attention and the incident left the entire […]
Earlier today, Christopher Bowman departed Belize to the United States. It’s been a difficult eleven years for the young man who has been featured regularly in our newscasts. But despite his medical condition, Bowman has remained optimistic and finally in the next few days, he will be undergoing surgery that will hopefully allow him to […]
