In less than an hour, the Bliss auditorium will come alive as week five of KTV the Remix takes place. In this round of the competition, two more competitors will be out and seven singers will take on disco songs in this summer’s hottest television show. The show starts at eight-thirty, but who will advance? […]
Is Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin’s job under threat for outstanding delivery of court judgments? For now, no because at a meeting of the Bar Association of Belize on Friday night, the attorneys postponed a decision on confronting the top jurist until a meeting after the court returns from vacation later this year. One year ago […]
Former GSU Commander Glenn Caliz…his name has been mentioned on two occasions last week in respect of an investigation reportedly being carried out by the Ministry of Home Affairs into monies that are unaccounted for at the office of the Gang Suppression Unit. A letter from the office of C.E.O. George Lovell dated June seventh, […]
One year ago, the Government of Belize began making payments to Dunkeld International, the B.T.L. Employees’ Trust and British Caribbean Bank Limited for the settlement of costs for the double acquisition of Belize Telemedia Limited in 2009 and 2011. The first payment, delayed after a dispute over the currency to be paid, rang up to […]
The European Union has been implementing its Accompanying Measures for Sugar program in Belize for some time now. While one of the key targets has to do with road construction in the North, there are other measures taking residents out of the Sugar Belt. One of those has to do with finding persons willing to […]
Belizeans United For Equal Rights at Home and the Diaspora – it is a group that is aiming to create a movement under one banner that will bring about the unification of Belizeans at home and abroad. In short term they go by the acronym BUFERHD. They say BUFERHD intends to end the divide that […]
Another matter that the movement hopes to see change is the matter of dual citizens in parliament. It is a controversial topic – but BUFERHD maintains that they will not rest until Diaspora Belizeans can offer themselves to represent in the democratic process and still maintain their dual status. Doctor Morgan spoke briefly on the […]
This morning, the American couple accused of cruelty and neglect of thirteen-year-old Faye Lin Cannon appeared before Supreme Court Justice Denis Hanomansingh, seeking bail. David and Anke Doehm got it after a lengthy hearing and as of this evening, they are out on bail of ten thousand dollars each and a surety. Despite the heavy […]
For those upset with the decision of the court, Bradley offered a timely reminder that bail is not a privilege, but a right, and that a person’s liberty cannot be taken from them except in extreme and documented circumstances. Richard “Dickie” Bradley, Attorney for David Doehm “Bail is not to be used to punish […]
While the bail hearing was taking place before Judge Denis Hanomansingh, outside the Supreme Court, a group assembled to protest against David and Anke Doehm. The group travelled to the City from San Pedro where the Doehms lived and where Faye Lin was found dead. Residents of the island are both saddened and enraged and […]
Bradley also addressed the protestors outside the Court in Battlefield Park, saying he empathizes with the situation, but upholds the right of his client to be free while awaiting trial. He makes no pretenses as to whether his clients were innocent or not, but he contends that any suppositions ought to be saved for trial. […]
On Thursday, News Five broke the story of an ongoing investigation into missing monies from the Gang Suppression Unit’s headquarters on Newtown Barracks. The funds were initially set aside for the payment of informants who provide the taskforce with credible leads, as well as information resulting in the arrest of criminals. Those monies, under the […]
The discovery of a dead baby, its umbilical cord still attached, found floating in East Canal on Thursday morning, has stunned residents of Belize City. The baby boy, discarded inside a black plastic bag, was fished out of the waterway by a sanitation worker who was cleaning the area. Julian Jimenez immediately alerted police who […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow is on personal leave in the United States, according to a release from his office. The PM departed the country today and is scheduled to return next Tuesday. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Wilfred Elrington is acting as Prime Minister until the PM returns.
The most expensive public building in the country is located on Central American Boulevard, across from Belize Water Services. On a tour on Wednesday, the media was shown the impressive state-of-the-art facility that can accommodate as many as four thousand five hundred persons seated, but can hold up to five thousand. The Belize City Center […]
The Belize Defense Force is getting a new hospital through collaboration with the United States. A team from the U.S. Marine will be carrying the necessary construction to bring up to speed the current facility. Works are scheduled to be completed by October. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports from Price Barracks. Isani Cayetano, Reporting […]
Former ambassador to CARICOM, Francisco Daniel Gutierrez has moved up to Washington D.C. where he presented credentials to President Donald Trump as ambassador before the State Department. Gutierrez replaces Patrick Andrews, who is now the C.E.O. in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Gutierrez applauded the role of the U.S. in the preservation of peace and […]
South Side Commander Senior Superintendent Marco Vidal was in the Mayflower/Ghost Town area today on a walking tour, meeting with residents and gang networks in that area. One of those prominent members he spoke with at length was Kendis Flowers. Vidal declined an interview about his visit, but Flowers says that he remains committed to […]
The Ghost Town and Mayflower area usually makes the news – and most of the time, it is not for positive stories. But the crime-ridden neighborhood was getting a good clean out today – of garbage. Over the years, loads of garbage has accumulated right in the center of where residents live. The stench and […]
Just now you heard Willoughby on the garbage in Ghost Town and the cleanup efforts. Today while the City Councilor was out, he was questioned whether his appearance was a part of his mayoral campaign. Willoughby shut down that speculation quickly and says that he is simply doing his duties. He went on to say […]
A week-long workshop by the Ministry of Local Government in collaboration with UNICEF concluded today at the Biltmore Plaza. Representatives from both private and public sector agencies and organizations that work with the youth participated in a Return to Happiness training that taught the participants with the knowhow when providing support to children, who may […]
A first of its kind Disney show will be held this Saturday at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts, featuring international and local artists. It is a fundraiser to assist children afflicted with cancer. Founder of A Thousand Smiles for Cleyon, Michelle Rudon, who is organizing the show, says that she and her staff […]
Christian music fans and evangelicals are awaiting the climax of the week-long Festival of Hope on Saturday at B.T.L. Park in Belize City. After several days of evangelism countrywide, the park will host a free all-day concert featuring the sounds of Papa San, Christafari, Evan Craft and others along with many activities for the young […]
David and Anke Doehm are scheduled to appear in the Supreme Court this Friday for a bail hearing. The duo is spending time at the central prison in Hattieville having been charged with “Cruelty to a Child” in respect of the death of their adopted daughter Faye Lin Cannon. The girl was found lifeless inside […]
The Gang Suppression Unit has been under the leadership of Superintendent Andres Makin since the beginning of July when transfers within the Belize Police Department came into effect. While the GSU is being led by a new boss, his predecessor is reportedly under investigation by the Ministry of Home Affairs which oversees that arm of […]
