Tomorrow morning Belizeans will wake up to a brand new tax: the General Sales Tax. From its inception, the tax has been categorized as a close cousin of the much maligned Value Added Tax. And today News Five’s Alyssa Noble discovered that the G.S.T. is already creating its own brand of chaos. Amparo Noble, General […]
In the midst of unabated reports of sex crimes against children, tonight there is news that a former police officer who was allegedly caught red handed molesting a minor has been acquitted of the crime. After deliberating for approximately two and a half hours this afternoon, the jury returned with a not guilty verdict for […]
Five people are in police custody tonight following the confiscation of several high powered weapons from the streets of Belize City. According to authorities, on Monday an anonymous tip led them to an area in St. Martin’s de Porres, where officers found an AK47 hidden in an abandoned lot. While no one was arrested in […]
For the past three years, Junior Achievement Belize has been giving students a hands on training course, showing them first hand what it takes to own and manage a business. Through the Belize Business Bureau, the international programme has had the participation of some three thousand young persons from across the country. Tonight the latest […]
There appears to be no shortage of activities for parents and children to choose from to fill the long holiday and tonight we’ve got another to add to that list … it’s called a summer dance intensive. According to camp coordinator Marcella Meighan the one-week course will include classes in jazz, hip-hop, ballet, and modern […]
For the past three days, early morning activity on the Western Highway has been dominated by participants in the male edition of the M and M Engineering Tour for category three, four and five riders. News Five’s Janelle Chanona and cameraman Godfrey Ramsey have been among those early risers and file the following report on […]
By all accounts, most Belizeans never really listen to the budget; much less understand the document when it is presented in the House of Representatives. But this time around, the Women’s Issues Network of Belize has made it a mandate to ensure that at least one sector of society is informed and empowered to actually […]
A long journey that began over two and a half years ago is almost over. According to a release from the National Assembly, on Tuesday the report of the Special Select Committee on its investigation into Social Security will be presented to the Senate. That report, which focuses on the S.S.B.’s disastrous securitization programme, tonight […]
Police say wet road conditions may have contributed to a fatal traffic accident last night on the Western Highway. Sometime around ten, thirty-three year old Anthony Espat and twenty-nine year old Roberto Escobar were heading west toward Belmopan but upon reaching between miles forty-two and forty-three Espat lost control of his Volkswagon Jetta. The car […]
Police investigation and community support was what led police to the home of the young mother who left her newborn on the doorsteps of another resident’s home in Roaring Creek Village. Today authorities say their investigation has led them to arrest twenty year old Loydia Martinez. Martinez, who is a student, was charged for the […]
Tonight Belmopan police need your help in finding a suspect they say not only set his dogs after two of their own but tried to run over one of the officers. The drama unfolded around two on Wednesday afternoon. Police officers Daniel Teck and Sheridan Lemoth were on bicycle patrol when they responded to a […]
The Belize Court of Appeal has decided the case of police officer Sherwood Wade. Wade, convicted in the Supreme Court of manslaughter by negligence in the 2003 killing of Darnell McDonald in Ladyville, had sought to overturn his conviction. The Director of Public Prosecutions also appealed, citing the four thousand dollar fine as too lenient. […]
Two weeks ago a group of young people organised a well attended walk against crime in Belize City. On Sunday an even bigger crowd is expected to assemble for another march and vigil in support of an end to the senseless violence. This morning I spoke to the organisers. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Mothers Organized for […]
It’s an event we’ve covered many times in the past and will hopefully report well into the future: a small story of success in an area where failure all too often grabs the headlines. Janelle Chanona has more. Janelle Chanona, Reporting After a year of hard work and dedication, today more than thirty members of […]
Minister of Defence, Youth and Sports, Cordel Hyde, was an enthusiastic guest at today’s ceremony … but he is less certain when it comes to his government’s future direction. According to Hyde, his party needs to put its differences aside and focus on the important things in life. Cordel Hyde, Minister of Defence, Youths and […]
The National AIDS Commission has fired off a press release responding to remarks made on Tuesday’s newscast by B.D.F. Medical Officer Doctor Irvin Gabourel defending the practice of mandatory HIV testing of recruits. According to N.A.C. chair, Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, the National AIDS Policy specifies that mandatory testing should not be used as a basis for […]
It had already been delayed a day due to rain and last night’s KTV final still had to move indoors when the rains came down twenty minutes into the show. But when things settled down it was maximum drama as a new champ was crowned for 2006. News Five’s Alyssa Noble has the story. Patrick […]
With the price of oil fluttering around seventy U.S. dollars a barrel even a miniscule ten million barrel field like the one in Spanish Lookout looks pretty rich. So it’s no wonder that when it comes to taxing all those potential greenbacks, the tax collectors and tax payers are going to have some strong feelings. […]
Meanwhile, this evening we contacted Minister of Natural Resources John Briceño, who told us that while he understands B.N.E.’s desire to do the best it can for itself, the company was well aware of government’s plans and the new tax rate is fair for all concerned. John Briceño, Minister of Natural Resources ?From earlier on […]
Today a third person has been arrested and charged in connection with the attempted murder of Superintendent Edward Broaster. Twenty-four year old Kareem Cattouse appeared before Magistrate Margaret Gabb where he was arraigned for the indictable offence. Cattouse was also charged for aggravated assault and damage to property. Police say on the night of May […]
A Mennonite father is tonight charged with harm after he severely beat his sixteen year old daughter. According to police, around midday on Tuesday, forty-seven year old Jacobo Weins was at home in Little Belize Village when he picked up a battery cable and began to whip his daughter across her back, arms and legs. […]
More than a year after a fatal traffic accident on the Northern Highway, today police charged the driver involved with manslaughter. In February, Family Court coordinator, fifty-two year old Myrna Willoughby knocked down seventy-two year old Catalina Vera near the Divine Mercy Church at mile two and a half. Following their investigations, authorities have arrested […]
A Corozal courtroom became a crime scene on Tuesday after a woman attacked a police officer with a razor blade right in front of the judge. Reports to News Five are that thirty-three year old Pauline Gibson and Police Constable Jason Shaw were in court to settle a civil matter but during the proceedings, Gibson […]
It’s a conspicuous public space in a busy part of town … and today it?s new look was unveiled for all to see. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting After five months of renovations, today Constitution Park was officially reopened to the Belizean public and the primary benefactors were eager to break in […]
But while the company is pleased with its success in parks, B.T.L. is peeved regarding the decision of the Public Utilities Commission regarding Voice over the Internet Protocol, VoIP. According to Boyce, they are still digesting the contents of the new policy and have asked for clarification of certain areas. But B.T.L. is warning consumers […]
