The search for the driver of a vehicle that knocked down a cyclist near San Estevan Village, fatally injuring him last week Sunday night has ended. Orange Walk police today reported that they have arrested thirty-one-year-old Udelmir Patt of San Estevan and charged him for the offences of manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless […]
James Adderley, Reporting Good evening, I?m James Adderley and you?ve tuned in with this post-Easter edition of Sports Monday which naturally translates into coverage of the seventy-seventh annual cross country cycle classic staged on Holy Saturday. We open with this shot of the national road champion Shane Vasquez of Western Spirit resplendent in the colours […]
It may be the eve of a welcome four-day holiday weekend but that has not stopped the wheels of justice–at least those located in Miami–from rolling forward. And word from that venue, according to the Government of Belize, is that the U.S. district court has ruled that the G.O.B. is not in contempt of court […]
In another bit of judicial news the Privy Council in London yesterday handed down its ruling in the Appeal by former Supreme Court Justice George Meerabux. The five justices denied the appeal, saying that the Belize Advisory Council had acted properly in removing the judge for misbehaviour on the bench. The original complaints against Meerabux […]
Late yesterday evening the body of sixteen-year-old Leroy Sandoval was finally found in the Belize River near St. James Boom. Sandoval had gone swimming with a group of friends on Tuesday when he went under and failed to surface. Sandoval was a student at St. Michael’s College in Belize City.
If you’re watching this newscast at home right now, it probably means that you’re in the minority of Belizeans who have chosen not to head out of town for the long Easter holiday weekend. And while thousands of Belizeans will spend the next four days either at the cayes or some relaxing spot inland, one […]
He’s luckier than most; not only did he have the winning combination for Wednesday night’s jackpot, but he also got the three number prize and a free ticket. According to Tropical Gaming, such an occurrence is rare but for the latest lotto winner, John Currie of Belize City, he still can’t believe his luck. John […]
Nearly every time we report a sensational crime we note that the Belizean public can no longer be shocked by the extent of deadly violence that has come to pervade our society. But more than five years after a string of unsolved killings of young girls, it remains difficult for Belizeans not to be shocked […]
On Saturday morning Belizeans who live along the Western Highway corridor will flock to the roadside in droves, while thousands more will stay glued to their radios. The reason: Belize’s biggest sporting event. Patrick Jones has been pounding the pavement and returns with a preview of the Holy Saturday Classic. Patrick Jones, Reporting The athletes […]
Due to the Easter holidays, there will be no newscast until March 29th, 2005.
We thought the story couldn’t get any more complicated but the plot surrounding control of Belize Telecommunications Limited is as thick as a three day old pot of split pea soup. If you watched the last seven minutes of video you now know that the Prime Minister has confirmed what we reported on yesterday’s newscast: […]
With Mr. Ashcroft back where he was a decade or so ago with regard to BTL ownership, there are still a few more loose ends to tie up. The first is the BTL employee group, led by Sunrise Ltd, who want to buy government’s remaining thirty-seven percent of the BTL shares plus Prosser’s thirty percent. […]
And what about the wild card in all this: Jeffrey Prosser. He’s working a two-track solution: one, in the U.S. District Court in Miami and the other in Belize City. He has sent ICC executive Ronald Sanders to negotiate the sale with Sunrise, but his big problem is unloading the massive Intelco note he bought […]
Authorities in Orange Walk are looking for the driver of vehicle that knocked down a cyclist, fatally injuring him, on Sunday night. Police reports to News 5 are that forty-nine-year-old Guadelupe Manuel Quetzal was riding his bike from Orange Walk Town towards San Estevan Village, but a mile before reaching his destination, Quetzal was hit […]
As Belizeans search for a reprieve from the blistering heat in one of the nation’s many rivers and lagoons, there is news of yet another drowning, this time in the Belize district. According to the police, around ten thirty on Tuesday morning a group of family and friends were enjoying the waters of the Belize […]
Last Thursday we introduced you to the bold participants of the first annual PACT challenge…a group of ten hardy souls who agreed to take part in an adventurous four day tour of the Chiquibul National Park and Forest Reserve. The PACT challenge 2005 ended on Monday and according to officials, was a resounding success with […]
He charmed his way into the semi-finals with a classic rendition of a Motown favourite. Here’s a recap of Ronald Casimiro’s winning night of Karaoke Television. William Neal, Host, KTV ?Tonight?s KTV winner is…contestant number four.? With Ronald’s victory, the semi-final field is now complete. The five contestants who will compete on March twenty-ninth are […]
The following is a recorded statement released by the Prime Minister. Neither he nor any government spokesman would make any additional comment. It ran on Channel 5 just prior to our newscast. My Fellow Belizeans: Our Government has publicly declared on a number of occasions that, as regards the government?s 52% shareholding in BTL, our […]
If it was a pilot script for a television soap opera the story would likely be rejected for having too many plot twists. But the saga of BTL, with millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs at stake, is no novella…and today it grew even stranger. Word out of the Jeffrey Prosser camp in Florida […]
The commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate the operations of the Development Finance Corporation has held its first meeting. The Monday meeting, which was not open to the public, reviewed its terms of reference, drafted a tentative schedule of public and private hearings and compiled an initial list of documents and records that have been […]
A two-year-old child was killed on Monday afternoon in the Valley of Peace when he was crushed by a falling house. Belmopan police say they were called to the village around three-thirty yesterday afternoon and upon arrival they saw a partially collapsed thatched roof house belonging to thirty-four-year-old Myrna Martinez. Trapped under one of the […]
The Public Utilities Commission today hosted a regional workshop focussing on the increasingly complex role that regulatory organisations play in the Caribbean. Over twenty delegates from member countries of the Organization of Caribbean Utility Regulators, including Belize, sat down to talk about experiences in this relatively new field and how to present themselves to their […]
The sensational deaths of a number of young people over the last few months, the daily reports of robberies, burglaries and other acts of crime and violence are never pleasant stories to have to tell, let alone experience. Now a group of SJC Junior College students want the community to put aside their fears and […]
While the world’s response to the AIDS pandemic may be longer on hope than it is on cash, there are increasing resources being made available to countries like Belize. But more money doesn’t necessarily mean better results. The key, as News 5’s Jacqueline Woods discovered, is how to get organised. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Ministry […]
A traffic accident on one of the busiest intersections in Belize City has left two vehicles mangled while their occupants thankfully escaped without serious injuries. Reports say that around four this afternoon, a Honda Accord was driving along Coney Drive, when it slammed into another vehicle that was turning unto the road from one of […]
