For the past decade, every March hundreds gather in the wee hours of the morning in San Ignacio for the much anticipated start of the Ruta Maya race. This morning it was no different as despite the rains, the crowd swelled to hear the bullhorn sound and the paddlers push off. Duane Moody, Reporting The […]
He was born Max Alfred Elliott in 1961, but most people know the Jamaican singer and songwriter as Maxi Priest. Maxi, the King of Lover’s Rock, arrived in Belize this afternoon for a concert over the weekend. His first major album was the self-titled “Maxi Priest” from which he received an American Billboard number one […]
While the King of Lover’s Rock is in Belize, tomorrow the King of Dance Hall, Beenie Man will be arriving in the country. Known as Moses Davis to his family, the Jamaican born Rastafarian has worked with many accomplished artists in the music business such as Mya, Janet Jackson, Wyclef Jean and the Neptunes. Beenie […]
It’s our benefactor’s weekend and Safiyyah has the scoop on the events for the long weekend. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize. Well it’s a long weekend and there’s no excuse of work Monday to prevent you from taking a fun and relaxing trip. With gas down, for now, you and your […]
The red wave that washed across Belize in the last municipal elections in 2006 and in the 2007 general elections, continued to hold with relative ease in yesterday’s municipal elections. In fact in terms of the number of seats, it was a repeat victory for the U.D.P., winning sixty-four of sixty-seven seats countrywide. The fiercest […]
…And now to the topic of voter turnout. Early on and throughout the day there were concerns in several municipalities that the votes cast would be lower than the fifty to sixty percent national average … and it almost would have been were it not for highs in Orange Walk and Benque. The overall turnout […]
In Belize City, the seat of political power, the campaign got fiery in the last two weeks with the onslaught of attacks directed at Mayor Zenaida Moya. The United Democratic Party garnered sixty-one percent of the votes cast to retain control of the municipality. Mayor Zenaida Moya managed to pull off a victory over her […]
The highest number of votes in the Belize City polling went to political newcomer Eric Chang, who showed nine thousand, four hundred and twenty-eight votes, almost seven hundred more than the Mayor. Chang was followed closely another newcomer, Roger Espejo, who received nine thousand three hundred and seventy-four votes. Laura Esquivel, who had the highest […]
And while De la Fuente is ready for office, Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño says that the P.U.P.’s three consecutive wins in Orange Walk are a sign of what is to come in the next municipal election in 2012 and looks at what the results mean for the opposition party. John Briceño, Leader of […]
One of the biggest stories to come out of Wednesday’s elections is about the inroads made by the V.I.P. that fared better than the People’s United Party, but not enough to unseat the incumbent U.D.P. It is the fourth effort by the V.I.P. in the nation’s capital, and this time the number of votes surged […]
The U.D.P.’s victory spread to the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena that were painted red. The U.D.P.’s John August returns as Mayor with two thousand and six votes. That figure also represents the lowest number of votes by a U.D.P. candidate. August received five hundred and eighty-six less votes than he did […]
In Belize City’s deadly and dangerous streets, a third grenade exploded on Tuesday night. This time, the target was the Comptroller of Customs’ residence on Signa Yorke Street in the Belama Phase One area. The Comptroller, fifty-two year old Gregory Gibson told police that he was inside his home with his wife and sixteen year […]
There was a murder on the south side of Belize City on Tuesday night at about the same time the grenade exploded. It happened around eight o’clock and claimed the life of twenty-nine year old Windell Zelaya of four Allan Pitts Crescent. Zelaya was gunned down near a bus shed on Caesar Ridge Road right […]
In Magistrates’ Court today, a hefty serving of bad news was dished out to a Belize City man. Forty-five year old Hubert Bennett was found guilty of Manslaughter and sentenced to seventeen years, retroactive to November seventeenth, 2006 when Bennett was arrested for a second time following the death of an eighteen year old. When […]
In the Dangriga Supreme Court, a police constable was hit with a major sentence today. Justice Troadio Gonzalez ordered twenty-three year old Juan Pop to spend twelve years behind bars after the jury deliberated for almost two and a half hours and unanimously found him guilty of the carnal knowledge of a thirteen year old […]
Also in the Supreme Court, this past Wednesday twenty-one year old Edward Lord Jr., beat a murder charge in the killing of Crip Leader, George Junie Balls McKenzie. Crown Counsel Trienia Young submitted that the prosecution had no further evidence to offer after Justice Adolph Lucas did not accept as evidence a statement made by […]
It’s one of the most common health ailments around and while there is no known cure for asthma, there are ways to control it. As we find out this week, there are some basic do’s and don’ts in preventing this disease and if closely followed, can make controlling asthma as easy as well…breathing. Marleni Cuellar, […]
It’s just a matter of hours until Belizeans living in the country’s two cities and seven towns will go to polls to select their Mayors and councilors. It has been a low-key campaign until the last leg when slick political ads began airing and foot soldiers for the parties began knocking on doors. This year, […]
And it’s down to the wire for P.U.P. aspirant, Dr Cecil “Chubby” Reneau who made his scheduled guest appearance on our Open Your Eyes Show. Incumbent Mayor Zenaida Moya was a no-show. It is Reneau’s first bid at electoral politics and he hopes to unseat the embattled mayor who has had to face a string […]
The incumbent United Democratic Party held a motorcade throughout Belize City this afternoon. News Five did not spot Mayor Moya, but the motorcade started at four p.m. from the U.D.P. headquarters near BelChina Bridge and made its way downtown onto Albert Street. Some of the candidates joined supporters in the short parade that continued to […]
Whenever an election approaches the topic of vote tampering and the confidentiality of the voting procedure invariably rears its head. Today on the morning show, Chief Elections Officer Ruth Meighan assured the public that they need not worry come Wednesday. Ruth Meighan, Chief Elections Officer “These ballots have numbers on them and it’s easy for […]
In the Belmopan Court today, a preliminary inquiry in a charge of Theft against former Government Minister Ralph Fonseca came to an end. Fonseca was charged in connection with ten million U.S. dollars provided last year to the government of Belize by the government of Venezuela. In front of a packed courtroom, Belmopan Magistrate Earl […]
But while the Fonseca camp is in a celebratory mood, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Cheryl-Lynn Branker-Taitt, was taken aback by the ruling. At the PI on February fifth Fonseca’s three attorneys, Dickie Bradley, Francis Fonseca and Michael Peyrefitte took about four hours in submissions as to why there was no evidence to proceed to […]
One of the first murder victims for this year was Bowen and Bowen employee Josiah Thompson, who was with co-worker Millard Tun, when they were attacked and robbed. Thompson was fatally shot in front of the Belize Bank in San Ignacio. Three suspects were detained soon after and released but tonight the news is that […]
Robbers targeted a 2008 Isuzu D-Max at the parking lot of Friendship Restaurant on the Northern Highway. John Flowers, the owner of the vehicle, was inside the restaurant when the robbers struck and when he returned, his rear passenger window was shattered and his company laptop and case containing his UN passport was missing. Today, […]
