The Senate Special Select Committee is the latest body to weigh in with its opinion on the decision of the Social Security Board to grant a ten million dollar loan to Sunshine Holdings. According to the Senators, the move is a violation of their mandate, which is to investigate whether the Social Security fund has […]
Meanwhile the legally beleaguered Belize Telecommunications Limited will once again come under intense scrutiny as a police investigation into missing millions at the company has been initiated, with Senior Superintendent Mario Vernon appointed as lead investigator. In a press release issued today, police findings so far simply confirm facts widely reported in the local media: […]
With a society that appears to be growing ever more violent it was only a matter of time until a suspected criminal himself became a victim. And that’s what happened over the weekend with fatal results. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods has more. Carolyn Copious, Mother of the Deceased “I feel terrible because he dah my […]
Frustration and annoyance ruled the Chief Magistrate’s courtroom this afternoon as the absence of Solicitor General Elson Kaseke forced yet another delay in extradition proceedings against Andrew “Papa” Brown. According to Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord, in his thirty years on the bench, this is the first case that has created “so many problems, so many […]
This morning on the Western Highway not far from the Belize Zoo two vehicles were involved in a nasty head-on collision. Both the van and the sedan each had two occupants. Three of the four people injured were taken to hospitals in Belize City, while the driver of the sedan, Saul Lisbey, stayed on the […]
On Saturday, Trinidadian entertainer Machel Montano created a lot of excitement at an all day rally in Belize City held to promote a positive path for youths, called Xchange. At the end of the event youths joined various adults and community leaders to take the pledge of the Xchange Movement. Montano is a key figure […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with a hefty dish of Sports Monday. The Lionman Triathlon–an invention of Efrain “Beeps” Philips–has certainly captured the Belizean imagination. In its seventh edition, this particular event turned out to be a monster. And here’s a taste of the early morning sights and sounds at the Sandlighter’s Promenade here in […]
Two days after fifty-three year old meatpie vendor Efrain Heraso was held up and shot during an attempted robbery, Belize City police have arrested three young men they believe were involved in the crime. This afternoon twenty-three year old Martin Duran, twenty-six year old Alvin Marin, and twenty-seven year old Ewart Andrews Jones were escorted […]
The trial of Andrew “Papa” Brown continued today, but the venue shifted from the Magistrate to the Supreme Court. Solicitor General Elson Kaseke had asked the Chief Justice to rule on Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord’s exclusion of certain evidence presented by a United States D.E.A. A move that Kaseke claims violated the “constitutional rights” of […]
A man has been re-arrested and charged once more for the murder of Belize City shopkeeper, Hilberto Aragon. Although charges against nineteen-year-old Francis Petillo had been withdrawn in July, apparently new evidence or new developments in the case has led to him appearing in the Supreme Court this week where the charge was reinstated. Petillo […]
In another case before the Supreme Court, the lawyer for a man accused of murder has taken the unprecedented step of requesting bail for his client. On Thursday, attorney Marcel Cardona asked that bail be granted to B.D.F. Corporal Remijio Canul charged for the death of Marin Adolphus in 2001. Although the death occurred several […]
With eighty-nine companies participating in the ninth annual EXPO Belize, this year’s trade show is expected to draw thousands of visitors looking for a bargain to the Saint John’s College gymnasium. According to organisers at the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, more than one hundred and twenty booths will be displaying the best in […]
Tonight at the Princess Hotel there will be more flexing than the Cuban dancers can handle and more moves than can fit in the Charisma nightclub. No, we haven’t been invaded by Michael Jackson impersonators…the King’s room is the venue of the annual Mr. Belize competition and the Miss Body Fitness. According to organisers, fifteen […]
Sports action this weekend will also feature the women of the Belize National Female Basketball team as they participate in a triangular tournament. The event will include champion teams: Los Hurricanes out of Cancun and Yade from Merida. This morning organisers told News Five that after competing in a similar tournament in Mexico two months […]
As part of their Independence Day celebrations in Belize, the Mexican Institute of Culture has brought in a very special musical group from Mexico City. The Eblen Macari Trio will give two free performances: one tonight in Belize City and the other tomorrow in Belmopan. News Five spoke with the members of the group about […]
Her heartfelt music has earned her acclaim both at home and abroad and this week, singer Shirley Ferguson has released another CD. She stopped by our studios to tell us what’s going on with her latest musical creation. Shirley Ferguson, Musician “They will hear souls, mostly souls on that new CD. I love the one […]
A new publication for young people was launched today. And although it is done in a comic book format with images by one of Belize’s most popular cartoonists, Charles Chavannes III, the stories are anything but light-hearted… and might just help some teens cope with some very traumatic events in their young lives. Jacqueline Woods, […]
With a host of fans and sponsors cheering them on, not to mention four thousand dollars in prizes as incentive, this weekend’s Lionman Triathlon promises to be both exciting and gruelling. News Five’s Janelle Chanona has a preview. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Since 1999, the Lionman Triathlon has been a highlight on the Belizean sports calendar. […]
There has been a major shake-up in the Belize labour movement as the union leadership reacts to the decision taken by their two representatives on the Social Security Board. That decision, to vote in favour of a ten million dollar loan to Sunshine Holdings, a trust company set up to purchase B.T.L. shares on behalf […]
A boy has died after being hit by a van on the Western Highway just outside San Ignacio Wednesday morning. Five-year-old Dixon Maroquin Gonzales, a Guatemalan from Melchor de Mencos, suffered severe head and body injuries and was rushed to the San Ignacio hospital and then transferred to the Karl Heusner Memorial, but he passed […]
The trial of a police officer accused of rape began in the Supreme Court today. A seven man, two woman jury was empanelled and then heard testimony from a nineteen year old woman. She said, under oath, that on the night of March thirteenth, 2004 police officer Crispin Jeffries Jr. had deejayed at a function […]
Prime Minister Said Musa this evening addressed the sixtieth session of the United Nations General Assembly. Dubbed the 2005 World Summit, the gathering of global leaders was convened to review the progress made toward implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. In his speech, Musa said there has never been a time like now to change […]
The Anglican Diocese of Belize has a new Bishop. He is Reverend Canon Philip Wright. Wright’s selection as Bishop-Elect was made public today by Archbishop of the West Indies, Drexel Gomez. Wright replaces Sylvestre Romero-Palma who resigned in December of 2004. Wright’s ordination and consecration is scheduled for November seventeenth at St. John’s Cathedral.
He belongs to that generation of Caribbean entertainers referred to as “classics” or “has beens”, depending on your age and musical tastes. But while Lord Laro is far past the peak of a long career, he will always have a special place in the hearts of Belizeans as the musician of Independence. And if he […]
Occasionally the media gets lucky enough to squeeze two stories out of one airport parking fee… and today was one of those days. Jacqueline Woods picks up the story from the V.I.P. Lounge. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Lord Laro was not the only one being welcomed at the P.G.I.A. this afternoon, another Trinidadian artist, Machel Montano, […]
