Briceño, during the press conference, also broke down the arbitration award into annual payments, calculating the figure retroactively to the 2009 nationalization of the utility company. John Briceño, P.U.P. Leader “They have explained that they will borrow, but they have failed to explain how we will pay. They have said that they can borrow […]
The Rural Eastern Division police were able to crack what seems to be another smuggling ring in the Belize District. On Tuesday afternoon around three o’clock, officers stationed at Crooked Tree intercepted a group of nine Honduran nationals, who it is believed were making their way north to cross into Mexico. While Assistant Commissioner of […]
On Sunday, a fourteen-foot crocodile attacked and killed eight year old Adrianna Moody as she swam with cousins and an aunt in the river that traverses the village of May Pen, Belize District. Despite an attempt made by the mother to rescue Adrianna from the jaws of the croc, it disappeared under water with the […]
Today, the rank and file of the Belize Police Department gathered in Hattieville for the opening of a project two and a half years in the making. It’s a new building which will greatly enhance the capabilities of the officers operating at the Hattieville Formation, providing room for intelligence operations by Special Branch personnel as […]
Secondary and primary school students are on holidays and away from the classrooms. But there is a way to keep them occupied in ongoing programs. The YWCA is hosting various summer camps at its location on Saint Thomas Street in Belize City. There are the traditional swimming, arts and craft, language arts and mathematics courses […]
In early June, to kick off the hurricane season, the City Emergency Management Organization held its usual press conference at City Hall to update the public on preparedness. One man who played a role in that press conference was no other than William Mason, the alleged mastermind in the cruel beheading. Mason played the role […]
To be fair to Mayor Bradley, he genuinely didn’t recognize Mason and told us he was recommended by Councilor Phillip Willoughby who is responsible for CEMO. Still, he maintains that there was no way he could have known that Mason is allegedly a scam artist, and could be responsible for such a heinous crime. […]
And tonight’s question is: Do you believe William Mason has political protection? 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
One of William Mason’s properties is located at mile thirty-one on the George Price Highway. This is where late yesterday, the murder weapon, a knife, was retrieved from a pond after the water was pumped out. The weapon, the severed head, the charred remains being secured, today, the courthouse was inundated with heavy Police presence, […]
And this last bit of information on William Mason or Danny Mason for tonight’s newscast…A while ago we received a response from DPM Faber on his relationship with Mason. This is what he had to say: “I have met Mister Danny twice. Once in 2015 via Minister John Saldivar and again on the day of […]
The Maya Leaders Alliance was back in court today where representatives of the indigenous organization appeared via teleconference before the Caribbean Court of Justice. The session this morning served to update the court on developments since the CCJ issued a consent order in April 2015. Since then however, there have been two developments, including the […]
Additionally, Coc told the media following the session that government failed to show that it has attempted to seek international support from organizations, including the United Nations to help with the implementation of the CCJ’s order. Cristina Coc, Spokesperson, Maya Leaders Alliance “In addition to that we raised the issue of the three hundred […]
There is a proposal for a new project in Belize City which would see the old capital exploring water sports at Sandlighter’s Promenade. It’s an innovative concept which has been presented to all relevant regulatory stakeholders by young investor Raul Pelayo. It’s called Mayan Cable Tubing Limited, and this afternoon there was a soft launch […]
The project will make use of a minimal amount of space on the promenade and will not obstruct the waterway. Still, the Mayor is making it clear that if residents of the city don’t give the project a green light, then that will be the end of that. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “Essentially […]
Today, as Mayor Darrell Bradley denied knowing accused murderer William Mason, he also deflected rumors of two hundred thousand milling out of the municipal bond sinking fund. It’s a report that has been going around for a few weeks now, and reliable sources tell us that it was a matter of book-keeping as opposed to […]
The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority was today officially handed over a newly refurbished “Day Room” at the Operating Theater of the national referral hospital. The facelift to the waiting area and preparation room of the theater wing was made possible with funds from the hospital auxiliary and its membership. The project which included the […]
William Mason is allegedly a dual national with ties to Canada and Guyana – but when Police seized his documents they found out that he seems to be a tri-national – that is, he also has a Belizean birth certificate. So how is that even possible? All too easily, according to Minister of Immigration Godwin […]
The Moody family in May Pen, Belize District is tonight grieving the sudden death of eight year old Adrianna Moody, whose body was retrieved this morning from the Belize River that traverses the village. The minor met a horrible death when she was snatched by a ten-foot crocodile as she swan in the river with […]
But aside from crocodiles in the May Pen Village, there is also another threat to residents since wild cats have been spotted coming frighteningly close to the village. According to newly elected Village Chairman Justin Moody, at least twenty-five cows have been killed by jaguars, which locals refer to as tigers, in the area annually. […]
There have not been official details on the investigation into the death of Guatemalan minor Julio René Alvarado Ruano, which occurred on April twentieth, 2016 in the Chiquibul. Today the Mexican Embassy, in a press release, shed some light into the process but the tone of the release suggests that the investigation has not yet […]
The Lucas murder is certainly center stage, even if Belize does see more than its share of violent crime. In fact the press conference hosted by the Ministry of National Security today was allegedly to update the public on new policies which will now come into play. According to Minister John Saldivar, the murder pace […]
But while the GSU has the blessings of the government, it’s not exactly carte blanche. The unit has taken a bad rap, perhaps very deserved, for its militant stance when dealing with gangs. Saldivar says that militancy will need to be somewhat tempered. John Saldivar, Minister of National Security “This new focus of the […]
With the appointment of an action task force, enhanced community policing and the GSU, the Ministry of National Security is pulling out all the stops. There’s one new move which we can predict won’t be very popular, though, because it never is. Saldivar says that the Department is going to bring new focus on bear […]
And there is breaking news from Belmopan tonight. We have been able to confirm that the Income Tax Department was robbed this afternoon at the close of the business day while cashier were reconciling the days collections. The employees at the department were also robbed of their personal belongings including cell phones. The robbers were […]
Twenty-nine-year-old Nigel Castillo was shot on Thursday night in the vicinity of La Croix Boulevard in the old capital, a short distance away from where police have established a checkpoint. Around nine p.m., Castillo was on the basketball court behind the Charles Bartlett Hyde Building when he was fired upon. During the incident he was […]
