A Toledo woman detained by police after giving birth to a baby in a toilet pit has been charged. Twenty-four year old Juliana Choc of Santa Elena Village was formally arraigned for the crime of concealment of birth. Charges of murder or manslaughter were not laid since it could not be ascertained whether the baby […]
A French tourist is dead after being run over by a boat. Fifty-six year old Josaine Fernande was snorkelling off the leeward side of Southwater Caye on Tuesday when she was struck by a skiff. The boat’s operator, sixty-two year old Samuel Martinez, a chef at the island’s Blue Marlin Lodge, has been charged with […]
There was a time not too long ago when the pressure in Belize City’s water system was so low it could barely be measured. But today, second and even third floor residents are enjoying showers without the benefit of a vat or a pump. Since we did not hesitate to criticise Belize Water Services when […]
Maybe it’s something in the salt air or in the sweet water, but for the second week in a row, the winner of Karaoke Television hails from Placencia. Here’s how it went last night. William Neal, Host, KTV “Our winner for tonight is…contestant number six.” Sheryl Lyn Chavarria sings “Honey, I’m Home” by Shania Twain […]
Good news is hard to come by on some days, but every now and then a report that begins as bad news winds up with a happy ending. Jacqueline Woods has been following one such story for the last two months. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Roderick Matura was given only a fifty percent chance of survival […]
Last week we were treated to a memorable press conference by bus owners, in which fifty percent fare hikes were called “adjustments” and the advent of better roads was bemoaned as causing more wear on the buses’ tires. Today, in that same perverse spirit of double-talk and obfuscation, government’s top transport official informs us that […]
On Monday he expressed confidence of his imminent reinstatement to the post as manager of the St. Francis Xavier Credit Union, but today, according to a government official, Corozal’s Vicente Canul may be facing criminal charges. CEO in the Ministry of Co-operatives, Sergio Garcia, told News 5 that Canul was first put on leave and […]
We don’t usually get excited about reports in the notoriously sensationalist Guatemalan press, but a story appearing on the website of the newspaper Prensa Libre would have us believe that a settlement of the Guatemalan claim is just around the corner. The newspaper quotes President Alfonso Portillo, having concluded a Saturday meeting with Prime Minister […]
In crime news, police in Punta Gorda report that on Monday the body of a newborn infant was found at the bottom of a latrine in that town. Their investigations indicate that a woman from Santa Elena Village used the toilet to give birth to the child. One person has been detained pending charges.
Another dead body was found on Monday, this one in the Belize River near Teakettle. The corpse has been identified as fifty-three year old Wilfred Rhaburn, a resident of the same village. The body awaits a post-mortem at Belmopan Hospital.
When the Government of Belize signed two contracts with L.G.S. Services Limited, and I.T.L. to make them exclusive providers of government’s telecommunication services for fifteen years, they believed it was a done deal. Not so, said attorney for B.T.L. Lois Young, who applied for leave to the Supreme Court to file for judicial review of […]
Reports from the Philip Goldson International Airport indicate that the post September travel slump may be over. According to a BTB release, tourist arrivals at the airport during March showed an increase of just under one percent over 2001. This follows slight decreases in January and February. The future looks even better as American Airlines […]
They are highly sought by Belize’s inland fishermen, but are increasingly difficult to find in the nation’s rivers, creeks and lagoons. But today we found out that the shortage may not last much longer. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Today, the Ministry of Fisheries embarked on an initiative for the development of aquaculture in Belize. The Biscayne […]
The Commission of Inquiry charged with the task of investigating whether or not Belizean security forces were criminally liable in the deaths of three Guatemalans have completed their report…in favour of the Belizeans. According to a government press release, today the three-member team submitted their report to Prime Minister Said Musa in Belmopan. The report […]
Also in news from across the border, on Sunday, delegations from Belize and Guatemala met with O.A.S. facilitators Sir Shridath Ramphal and Paul Reichler to discuss the border dispute negotiation process. While we understand that additional information was requested from both sides by the facilitators, we were unable to speak with officials from the Ministry […]
On Saturday night, things were heating up inside the Corozal Free Zone…but not in a good way. A fire that began in one of the zone’s stores quickly spread, and within minutes became a roaring blaze that threatened lives and property. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods and George Tillett are just back from Corozal with the […]
A family from the Cayo District is in mourning tonight after their young relative was found murdered on Sunday morning. According to police, twenty-year-old Aiba Luz Marquez was last seen alive on Saturday night near her place of work quarrelling with her boyfriend, identified as David Hob of Santa Elena Town. Marquez’s body was found […]
Too often, the media is forced to expose cases of police brutality, but tonight two brothers who viciously attacked an officer in Orange Walk are in police custody. According to reports, around 7:00 Friday night, P.C. Reynaldo Bruhier was on duty at the San Estevan police station when two men, armed with machetes and knives, […]
Meanwhile, Punta Gorda police are investigating a shooting incident that took place near the Belize/Guatemala border on Friday. Reports are that Pablo Chun and Santos Bo, farmers from Jalacte Village, had been selling their produce in Guatemala, and while travelling on horseback to Belize via the Santa Cruz road, the men say they were fired […]
Not all the weekend crime remains unsolved, in fact, San Ignacio police can boast that they foiled a robbery by catching the bad guys and recovering the loot. On Sunday, police, acting on a tip of a robbery going down at a local restaurant, rushed to An Sam on Third Street just as three young […]
While some Corozaleños were still bemoaning the loss of their goods in the free zone fire, other residents had mercury rising as they took to the streets to protest the dismissal of several employees from the St. Francis Xavier Credit Union. Jacqueline Woods has the details. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting This morning, hundreds of protestors, mostly […]
While commuters and other bus riders across the country shelled out more today to get around, the Ministry of Transport has called for a review of the price hikes. According to a press release issued late this evening, a review of the rates is taking place as apparently the new prices violate the terms and […]
If you woke up Saturday morning to the sounds of blowing horns and an occasional burst of song, you might have been just a little surprised to see a bunch of men parading through the streets of Belize City. The event was called the Hundreds Men March, organised to highlight the need for a renewal […]
For the past five years, Ambergris Caye has been home to the St. Matthew’s Medical University, but at the end of this month, the institution will relocate to another part of the Caribbean. While they had announced their departure date, an incident over the weekend had teachers and students leaving a little earlier than planned. […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. It took the final match on the B.P.F.L. playoffs to determine which two teams would make it on to the three game championship series in Regent’s Cup tournament. With three teams showing nine points apiece going into the last weekend of play, it became very […]
