If you didn’t make it to the Miss Y Pageant on Saturday night, you missed out on a lot of entertainment. Six ladies, ages sixty to seventy-six showed off their beauty and energy in the highly rated competition at the Belize City Center. Myrl Bowden, Olga Cook, Sonia Garnett, Kathleen Stanford, Joyce Tillett and Rosaline […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this weekly rush of Sports Monday. The B.P.F.L. moved to conclude the second round of the playoffs this weekend but was hampered by inclement weather. However, out west the Norman Broaster Stadium came alive yesterday with game two of the home and away series between Suga […]
There is plenty to report in tonight’s newscast. But first we go to Belmopan where the House of Representatives met this morning. On the agenda were controversial constitutional amendments and other issues of national importance, including a new promise on fuel prices. We start with the situation at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where it […]
And if you thought that the topic of the situation at the K.H.M.H. was hot, check out the exchange between both sides of the House. Squaring off were Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega, P.M. Barrow and the Leader of the Opposition John Briceño. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “I don’t think the representative from […]
But before the hurly burly of the House, three amendments were proposed by the Prime Minister Barrow: to replace the Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final Appellate Court and to appoint an attorney who is not a member of the National Assembly as Attorney General. But the most controversial deals […]
The Court of Appeal concluded its sitting today but before it did, it handed down a decision in the long standing appeal of Sagis Investment Limited and Krem Radio Ltd. And the court ruled in favour of Sagis. It all goes back to 1994 when Sagis invested one hundred thousand dollars in Krem in exchange […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow “We don’t want to make a move, be premature and then find we have to come back to the House a month or so thereafter because either the prices had gone very much higher than at the point where we intervened or perhaps that they have gone very much lower. The […]
Also in court, an appeal by Elvis Myers for a murder conviction was dismissed today. The appeal had been drawing plenty attention because its outcome could have affected thirty-eight rulings made by Justice Troadio Gonzalez. While the Appellate court did not give a reason for the dismissing the appeal, Myers’ conviction stands and he will […]
A seventh name was added to the list of persons charged with Money Laundering in connection to one point five million dollars found in the home of the Coye family that operated a MoneyGram agency. Twenty-three year old Anthony Matute was a messenger for the money transfer company and he was granted bail of fifty […]
And in the courts, parties embroiled in a legal battle over property rights will have to go back to court in October to conclude their arguments. That is if between now and then they cannot meet an amicable solution. The case started earlier this year when Barry Bowen and the Landowners Association sued the G.O.B. […]
Turning to the issue on World Heritage sites, the director Francesco Bandarin has sent a letter to Belizean Ambassador, Bassam Freiha, informing him that the Belize Barrier Reef System be inscribed on the UNESCO danger list. The executive summary states that “there is apparently no difference in treatment of areas within and outside of the […]
Earlier in the newscast, we reported on the acquisition of medical supplies at exorbitant prices by the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. In fact, it is a major bone of contention in the ongoing dispute between doctors at the K.H.M.H. and the Ministry. News Five has received numerous copies of documents involving these questionable purchases. One […]
But while Dr. Allen denied knowledge of any contract worth millions with Southern Medical Imports, there is still the case of the Antonio de La Fuente Pharmacy that has been supplying pharmaceuticals at ridiculously high prices. The owner of that pharmacy, Antonio De la Fuente, the brother of the Orange Walk Mayor, told us his […]
Doctors at the K.H.M.H. are back on routine after a two-day go-slow. But that does not mean all matters have been settled, particularly the thorny issue of contracts and purchase of supplies. The Belize Medical and Dental Union and the K.H.M.H. Management are still in negotiations. Dr. Martha Habet, President, B.M.D.A. “We are providing services […]
Direct travel to neighboring countries will soon become a reality. Early next month Maya will be launching direct flights to Cancun, San Pedro Sula and Guatemala City. The airline is entering new territory and will be using ATR seventy-twos. Jose Sanchez has a report of what this means for the tourism industry. Jose Sanchez, Reporting […]
Sixteen, nineteen, twenty-three, twenty-six and twenty-nine… if you tuned in to Wednesday’s Lotto drawing you would recognize those numbers. And for thirty-two year old King’s Park resident and AC technician, Jaime Reyes, those five numbers banked him over seventy-eight thousand dollars in cash. Reyes normally spends eight dollars weekly in quick picks and this time […]
Six beautiful and young at heart women will grace the stage this coming Saturday night at the Belize City Centre in hopes of becoming the sixteenth queen in the local Miss ‘Y’ Pageant. Duane Moody caught up with the seenagers at rehearsal at the Y.W.C.A. Duane Moody, Reporting It is one of most anticipated pageants […]
Otis and Pinocchio… it’s the title for the seventh annual Rotary Club’s production and the biggest fundraiser for its Gift of Life Program. The international program is an effort by Rotary Clubs, hospitals and physicians to assist children with cardiac complications. Close to two hundred kids have benefited from the program. The show opens this […]
It’s Friday and that means Safiyyah’s got some ideas for you. There’s art and culture, family activities and much more happening this weekend. Here are the details on those events and where to go for “One Hot Summer”. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize? If you’re an art fan then you should […]
There doesn’t seem to any solution in sight for the go slow by doctors at the K.H.M.H. While a strike was called of on Wednesday, there remains a number of unsolved issues. This evening the Board and management of the hospital called a news conference to explain their position. Francis Longsworth, C.E.O., K.H.M.H. “They are […]
Documents made available to News Five suggest that there are major discrepancies in the prices of several medications purchased by the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, one of the points of contention over which doctors at the K.H.M.H. have been on a go slow. On Wednesday the doctors initiated a go slow and called for the […]
While it appears that there are huge differences in the prices for medical supplies acquired from different sources, doctors at the KHMH have been complaining about the lack of basic items. The Board members also answered questions at their press conference late this evening on how the hospital will also deal with the shortage of […]
The government intends to introduce several controversial amendments to the constitution this coming Friday in the House of Representatives. One of the changes intends to replace the highest court, the Privy Council in London, with the Caribbean Court of Justice. While that particular amendment will have long reaching effects over the future of the judicial […]
Courtenay also spoke about the government’s decision to amend the constitution for replacing the Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice. While he had strong reservations about the situation about dual citizenship, Courtenay feels joining the Caribbean Court is a good move for Belize. Eamon Courtenay, Attorney “I have always personally believed that the […]
The well known appeal of the government versus Barry Bowen and the Landowners Association goes back into court on Friday. The C.J. on February thirteenth, 2009 ruled against a proposal by G.O.B. to amend section seventeen of the constitution. That amendment would have not only vested petroleum and other mineral rights on government, but it […]
