In May, the double murder of Kevin and Phillip Brannon rocked Belize City to its core as the crime pitted southside victims against northside shooters. And as News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin reports, the latest developments in case have not helped to ease tension in the streets. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today, one of the year
Police also used this afternoon’s press conference to brief the public on the case of young Rodney Conorquie. Homicide detectives believe it was an ongoing rivalry between two Belize City gangs that led to Wednesday evening’s murder of the innocent victim. Supt. Chester Williams, Officer Commanding, C.I.B.
He was accused of jacking more than fourteen thousand dollars from the Income Tax Department, but following proceedings in court today, all charges were dismissed against the defendant. Twenty-four year old David Longsworth was charged with robbery and handling stolen goods following the armed robbery of the tax office in Belize City on July twenty-seventh. […]
But the loss of more than fourteen thousand dollars this summer didn’t hamper the generosity of the Income Tax Department as today some lucky children from Calvary Temple School were treated to food and gifts in the Christmas spirit of giving to those in need. Annisa Perdomo, Inspector, Income Tax Department
Today’s meeting of the House of Representatives at the National Assembly in Belmopan may have come with short notice, but the session was not short of debate as both sides discussed the Musa administration’s latest attempt of dealing with Belize’s debt. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting The first topic on the table […]
Missing from today’s sitting of the House of Representatives was Minister of Home Affairs Ralph Fonseca. In this week’s edition of the Belize Times, his Cabinet colleague, Minister of Tourism Godfrey Smith surmised the pros and cons of Fonseca’s candidacy in the next general elections. This afternoon Smith declined to explain why he went public […]
Following an announcement by the Cabinet earlier this week that the Government would assume two thirds of Universal Health Services and merge it with the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, this afternoon, Minister of Health Jose Coye defended Belmopan’s decision. According to Coye, the deal is not a bailout, but rather a takeover in order to […]
Amid the proposed amalgamation of the K.H.M.H. and Universal Health Services, this morning the Government of Belize presented its Health Agenda for the next five years. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports from the Radisson. Dr. Jorge Polanco, Ag. Dir. of Health Services
And while it’s not the number one cause of death in Belize, the fight against the deadly scourge of H.I.V. is a priority for local health officials. On the occasion of National H.I.V. Testing Day last week, almost eight hundred Belizeans from across the country got tested. Today Director of the National AIDS Programme, Dr. […]
We won’t say that the unthinkable happened Wednesday evening because when it comes to unvarnished violence in Belize, these days nothing can come as a surprise. But the fatal massacre of an unarmed innocent teenager on the streets of Belize City is about as bad as it gets. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin has the tragic […]
Cabinet has approved an arrangement to take over a two-thirds stake in Universal Health Services. The financially troubled private hospital, heavily indebted to the Belize Bank and Development Finance Corporation, was built largely in anticipation of the expected business to be generated from Government’s National Health Insurance programme. When that overly ambitious initiative was drastically […]
The government of Belize has made public its latest offer to its international creditors. The proposal involves the creation of “new bonds” that will be exchanged for existing commercial debt. Essentially the idea is to stretch out the payment schedule–to twenty-two years–and lower the interest rate–in this case four point two-five percent for the first […]
If high on your list of burning questions is whether Minister of Home Affairs Ralph Fonseca will seek re-election in Belize Rural Central, then you may be in luck. According to his colleague, Minister of Tourism and First Deputy Leader of the Peoples United Party Godfrey Smith, it is time for him to bow out […]
Any mathematician can tell you that while luck may run in streaks, in the end there is no fighting the laws of probability. This week those laws were applied with a vengeance as no less than three Lotto draws have produced winners. News Five’s Kendra Griffith caught up with one of them. Kendra Griffith, Reporting […]
Winning the Lotto jackpot may be nice but it’s not recommended as a viable career option. For those viewers who believe that working for a living is the best bet, today one group of young entrepreneurs showed off the possibilities. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today the S.J.C. Gymnasium was buzzing with activity as the junior college […]
On November eighteenth, 2005 pilot Rene Tam and his two U.S. passengers boarded the twin engine Islander “Sophia” en route to Blancaneaux Lodge in the Cayo District. They never arrived as the plane crashed in the Mountain Pine Ridge, killing all aboard. Today at the entrance of the municipal airstrip, ceremonies were held to dedicate […]
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Making good on their pledge to act quickly following Monday night’s murder in Conch Shell Bay, police today arrested and charged one suspect and are hot on the heels of another. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Twenty-five year old Leonardo Cassanova, a fisherman and resident of the Conch Shell Bay Area is one of the persons police […]
The victim of a fatal mishap in Orange Walk has been identified. He is Salvadoran Antonio Chilen. Police say they have no other details about Chilen whom they believe does not have any relatives in Belize. He was hit by a cane truck while riding a bicycle Monday on the Orange Walk bypass.
With the recent observance of World AIDS Day much of our attention has been focussed on efforts to combat the deadly pandemic and all its related effects. Today one of our most important national institutions made clear its own commitment to the fight. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports from Price Barracks. Colonel Stephen Heusner, Deputy […]
Present for this morning’s launch of the B.D.F. initiative was Director of the National AIDS Programme Dr. Marvin Manzanero. In his presentation Manzanero reported that up to September 2006, there were three hundred and twenty-three new HIV infections and they’ve projected that by the end of the year that number will rise to four hundred […]
Minister of Health Jose Coye was admitted to the hospital this morning following an adverse reaction to prescribed medication. News Five understands that around eight thirty this morning, Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Chief of Medical Staff Dr. Khalid Ghazy was at Coye’s King’s Park home to administer an injection but shortly after receiving the shot, […]
His appointment has come extremely late in the game but the Commission of Inquiry into the activities of the Development Finance Corporation finally has a forensic auditor. According to a government release, accountant Mark Hulse has been formally engaged to investigate D.F.C. transactions from 1999 through 2004 as they relate to the Commission’s work. News […]
This morning a very happy Elvis Usher and his family of five walked into the offices of Tropical Gaming Company to claim his grand prize of seventy-five thousand dollars for the draw held on November eighteenth. Following the usual fifteen percent deduction, Usher took home a total of sixty three thousand dollars, seven hundred and […]
To jumpstart the tourism season, hoteliers from across Belize made an unusual offer: they gave away free four day stays at their establishments to anyone who registered online at the Belize Tourism Industry Association website. All participants had to do was pay airfare to the Phillip Goldson International Airport and pre-book the hotel of their […]
