There were as many as a thousand people along the Northern Highway on Saturday morning. It wasn’t a massive traffic jam, but a walk organized by an N.G.O. The Belize Cancer Society stages the yearly event to promote awareness of the silent killer that has taken many productive members of society. The walk started at […]
In a one month period three young babies have died and the allegations have been hospital negligence. The first two cases were reported at the PG Hospital and the third occurred at the Corozal Town Hospital. Well, the investigations are now complete in the PG cases. News Five tracked down Director of Health Services, Dr. […]
We have been unable to confirm from the Ministry of Health, but Andy Jones the husband of Cenaida Reymundo, says in an email to Channel Five, that the ministry has completed an investigation into the death of their newborn. On May eleventh, Cenaida delivered her own baby at the Punta Gorda Polyclinic without the aid […]
But up until almost the eleventh hour the supporters of the Toledo Alcaldes’ Association and the Maya Leaders Alliance were not certain that they would be able to make the trip to Belize City. They did and were out in numbers at the Battlefield Park. Cristina Coc explains. Cristina Coc “Two days ago when we […]
We often hear of questionable land deals that infringe on the rights of others. But have you ever heard of a development that infringes on the rights of the dead? Well, such is the case in Hopkins Village, Stann Creek, where a resort is claiming an entire half of the community’s graveyard. Recently on another […]
And while Hopkins residents want their graveyard and its sanctity restored, Legal Advisor in the Ministry of Lands, Douglas Carr was as baffled as we were to learn of the transaction. We asked him how the original owner got possession of the land in the first place. Douglas Carr, Legal Advisor, Ministry of Lands (Via […]
The case of the Maya Leaders Alliance and the Toledo Alcaldes Association versus the government comes up tomorrow in the Supreme Court. The hearing takes place one year after the claimants filed for an interim injunction to stop the taking over of what they term as Maya lands in Toledo. It is expected that the […]
And while taxi drivers contemplate fare hikes, in Ladyville commuters are facing another problem in public transportation—a row between two bus operators in the past few days that left travelers disgruntled. Chief Transport Officer, Candelaria Saldivar, along with the Chairman of the Transport Board, met with bus operators from Ladyville to address the reports of […]
There’s a development in the case of the Commerce Bight Port in southern Belize, which is controlled by businessman Luke Espat. Late information to News Five is that three government officers showed up at the facility this morning and told the security guard that they were there to take over the compound. But that was […]
On Thursday, News Five reported on developments between Government and businessman Luke Espat over the Commerce Bight Port. Espat operates the Port of Belize Limited and the Commerce Bight Port acquired during the past administration. But that was then and now things are not what they used to be and Espat claims G.O.B. is trying […]
And while Luke Espat has headaches with government over the Commerce Bight Port, there appears to be trouble looming in regards to the Port Carnival Project. That’s because there are reports that Espat’s partner in the project, Carnival Corporation, has backed out. But while Espat did not volunteer a lot of information on that issue, […]
There’s a breaking story tonight on the ongoing battle between the Government and businessman Luke Espat, and it has to do with the Commerce Bight Port. Late this evening News Five received a copy of a letter dated June second and addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Belize Limited, Raineldo Guerrero. […]
Two babies from Punta Gorda died recently and the Mayan community is not remaining silent about what it sees as gross negligence by health care providers. In the first incident, Cenaida Reymundo gave birth at the P.G. hospital and neither doctors nor nurses came to her aid. That baby died at the K.H.M.H. on May […]
Another family is preparing to bury a baby in the Toledo District, this time in the village of San Antonio. And like in the first case involving a newborn a few days ago, this family of baby Evander Sho is also claiming negligence. Both babies under one years of age died within a period of […]
The incident happened last July at the Las Vegas Casino at the northern border. And today the three Belizean security guards and the Casino owner, a US national, involved in the incident, were convicted in a Mexican court. The three guards Martin Miller, Curlin Thompson and David Gomez were sentenced to ten years for Attempted […]
And in other news, a brawl between two students at the Sadie Vernon High school got way out of hand today. And the victim of it all was a teacher, Sherlette Myers, who tried to intervene. A stray blow hit Myers to the face in her attempt to stop the fight and she had to […]
In tonight’s newscast, we revisit last week’s tragic death of an infant who was delivered by his own mother at the Punta Gorda Hospital and died days later at the K.H.M.H in Belize City. The string of unfortunate events, as told by the child’s mother, nineteen year old Cenaida Reymundo, gripped the nation. They began […]
We reported Thursday night that a ten year old girl suffered serious injuries when her house toppled on her. The incident occurred at around five-thirty when the child’s mother, Bernadine Cattouse, and her husband were trying to elevate their Vernon Street house. News Five was on the scene shortly after the incident. According to Cattouse […]
In breaking news, News Five has confirmed that a government house on Vernon Street Collapsed this evening while work was underway to elevate the wooden structure. A ten year old girl was injured and is in serious condition at the K.H.M.H. More on this story tomorrow…
The Port of Belize employs more than two hundred stevedores to load and unload ships arriving and leaving our shores. But this morning instead, a small group lifted placards as they picketed the Labour Department’s office on Albert Street West. Flanked by the General Secretary of the Christian Workers’ Union (C.W.U.), James McFoy and Union […]
But the Christian Workers’ Union’s problems do not end with the Port of Belize; they also contend that the Labour Department has not been responding to their requests in a timely fashion. Antonio Gonzalez, President, C.W.U. “We have lodged these issues with the Ministry of Labour through the Labour Commissioner but it seems that they […]
The number of demonstrators was lower than anticipated, but the energy was high among protestors in San Pedro AC, where two primary schools and others took to the streets today. The protest comes on the heels of an allegation by a teacher that she has been the victim of constant abuse by a police officer, […]
The march today was not a bright spot for the police department. In our story aired last week, the Wilson’s also alleged that Officer Mark Martinez attacked them when they went to rescue the teacher. Assistant Superintendent Dennis Arnold, the officer commanding the San Pedro Police Formation, says that the Wilsons’ are not being honest […]
Last week we reported the alleged abuse of a Holy Cross Anglican Primary School teacher in San Pedro by her ex-common law husband, police officer Mark Martinez. Reports at the time said that the situation worsened when two of the administrators of the school, missionaries Vernon and Francis Wilson, tried to rescue her. According to […]
The latest fire at Belize City’s dumpsite at mile three on the Western Highway has been burning since May fifteenth. While it may simply be a nuisance for some people, for others it is a serious health concern—especially for those residents in the immediate area. All recent efforts to completely put out the blaze have […]
