Heading north, it’s the time of year when cane farmers receive a second payment for cane deliveries or a bonus from the Belize Sugar Industries Limited (BSI). This year farmers are scheduled to get ten million dollars. But there is disquiet because the payments from BSI should be paid on November ninth, but those cheques […]
The most memorable claim of hospital negligence this year came from Cenaida Reymundo, the woman who gave birth at the P.G. Polyclinic without the assistance of a doctor. Her baby boy died shortly after at the K.H.M.H. following a series of unfortunate events. And sadly today, the Faber family lost their five day old infant […]
The number of HIV/AIDS cases continues to rise in the Jewel and stands at over four thousand; it is estimated that between seven to eight persons die monthly from the disease. This worrisome trend has prompted the Labour Department to encourage organizations to implement a workplace policy that protects employees from discrimination. Over twenty companies […]
There are also allegations of harassment against the owners of the Gulf Hotel near mile two on the Northern Highway. Son of the proprietors, Alfonso Sun, visited our studios today irate that at least seven cops dressed in casual wear and brandishing weapons entered the hotel and his home through the back gate. His girlfriend […]
It is not surprising to anyone that the crime rate is up and youths are directly affected by its occurrence. You don’t need to look any further than the murder of Wesley College student Dylan Ayuso or Tuesday’s T-Square assault that cracked the skull of Kadeem Babb in a class at Maud Williams High School […]
And a brawl between two teenage boys at their high school compound has landed one in the hospital. The minors, whose names are being withheld, were on recess around ten-thirty this morning at the newly renamed Maud Williams High School, formerly Saint Michael’s College on Dolphin Street when the confrontation turned violent. One of the […]
A Belize City businessman is up in arms because he has allegedly been scammed out of over four thousand dollars. Kenyon Flowers came to our studios on Thursday to explain the situation that has been plaguing him since March of this year. Flowers says he went to the Lands Department to apply to purchase a […]
In Tuesday’s newscast, we reported that two persons from Mafredi Village in Toledo were locked up allegedly at the instructions of Juan Coy, the area representative. On that day, fifty-five year old Juana Williams relayed her version of the ordeal including the fury she and her husband felt. Juana said they were escorted to the […]
Turning to domestic politics, remember Juan Coy? He was the Minister of State from the south who was stripped of his portfolio in March because of allegations that he instructed the Punta Gorda Belize Defense Force Camp to allow one of his supporters to enter the country with contraband drinks, including beer from neighboring Guatemala. […]
Last week the Association of Secondary Schools met to discuss and propose a way forward to mitigate crime and violence. This comes on the heels of an uncontrollable crime wave in which more schools and students are falling victims. Today the Excelsior High School took to the streets to kick off a week of activities […]
Hard times are hitting villages in the north. Residents have been unable to pay their water bills and B.E.L. pulled the plug on October nineteenth for arrears of eight thousand dollars. So how are the villagers surviving without water and light? Marion Ali headed to the twin villages of San Pablo/San Jose and has this […]
A regular staple these days in our weekly newscast is Charles and Hirian Good. Last week, Charles said that he would take things to the next level if there wasn’t any progress on the court case. To backtrack a bit, Hirian was fired from her job as a school warden because of her political preferences. […]
On Wednesday night we reported on the disappearance of a Belize City Minor. Twelve year old Jamal Samuels, a student of Unity Presbyterian Primary School was last seen on Friday morning. His mother, Helen Samuels, came to our studios with heavy heart pleading for information on his whereabouts. She indicated that he had spent time […]
So while the political parties continue to wrangle, a old problem reached boiling point today in the west. San Ignacio and Benque Viejo Towns are only about eight miles apart, but that doesn’t mean that all is quiet between the two towns. The taxi drivers from the two municipalities have been embroiled in disputes for […]
Talk to everyone who has had to bury a loved one, and they will tell you that the Lord Ridge Cemetery is running out of space. The Belize City Council acknowledged as much today in a release. This is in addition to the other problem of drainage caused to nearby residents by the filling of […]
The mother of a twelve year old boy is asking for your assistance in locating her runaway child. He has not returned home since last Friday and his family is desperate. News Five’s Jose Sanchez spoke to the mother who was recently in the frontlines of the B.M.L. protest. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Twelve year old […]
There have been frequent reports of home invasions in the city by criminals, but in this case, a family says their house was busted by law enforcement officers. The Saint Martin’s De Porres family claims that this morning at least six police officers arrived at their home armed with a presumably legit warrant to search […]
A parcel of land in the Caribbean Shores area has been taken away from a woman who claims she inherited the plot. She is pointing fingers at the Area Representative, Carlos Perdomo, but another minister says the Ministry of Natural Resources won’t get away with this misdeed. News Five’s Jose Sanchez found out more on […]
They have been silent for a few weeks, but everyone traversing the downtown circuit will have known that the husband and wife team of Charles and Hirian Good have been keeping their daily vigil inside the Battlefield Park. But there is another development in the Goods’ ongoing plight in which the Minister of Education, Patrick […]
Earlier this week, a nine year old was school boy from Carmelita, Orange Walk, was severely burnt as he worked along his father. He was hospitalized and then transferred from the K.H.M.H. to the Shriners Hospital in Galveston, Texas. News Five Delahnie Bain spoke to the family of the child and found out that the […]
The students of St. John Vianney, St. Martin De Porres and Salvation Army primary schools are the latest beneficiaries of the Lifeline Foundation. Representatives from the three schools were presented with cheques for five thousand dollars each to assist with the feeding programs in the schools. Both St. John Vianney and St. Martin De Porres […]
To become aligned with the Caribbean Single Market Economy, the government introduced a bill in the House that changed the tax structure for imported spirits. That meant stiff competition for the manufacturer of Belikin Beer since the price of Heineken beer went down. And on August twenty-fourth, a bill to add a deposit of twenty-five […]
The legal battle on the hasty expropriation by government on Telemedia is on. Late word to News Five this evening is that a constitutional challenge has been mounted against the government’s nationalization of Belize Telemedia Limited. On August twenty-fourth, the government rushed a Telecommunications Amendment Bill through the House of Representatives and by the afternoon […]
The rivalry between the buses companies covering the Ladyville/Lord’s Bank route continues to rage out of control. Last Thursday night, an off duty driver for Ramos Shuttle Service was reportedly attacked by a driver from Skai’s Bus Line, the weapon, a machete. News Five spoke to Ramos’ driver, Aldorae Flowers, who says he has had […]
While we could not reach the driver from Skai’s Bus Line for comment, we spoke to the owner of the Ramos buses, who once employed Haliday. Bert Ramos says Haliday was always a troublemaker and was fired from his company because of it. Bert Ramos, Owner, Ramos Shuttle Service “Apparently he is a deportee, he […]
