And while the weekend was punctuated by either murders or questionable deaths, it was not confined to that. There were also other crimes of a lesser nature. Just before two on Saturday afternoon twenty-four year old Gilroy Garnett was shot in his right thigh. Garnett was standing near De He Li Store on Freetown Road […]
Two big players from Panama were found guilty in a Federal Cocaine Conspiracy case. And what makes their trial of interest to us, is that the men were smuggling large quantities of cocaine from Belize. Dr. Michael Reed, a successful surgeon who owns more than thirteen million dollars worth of property, and Hector Melara, owner […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley welcoming you to this delivery of Sports Monday. So let’s head west to Esperanza Cayo where Gentle Touch hosted the Belize Defense Force yesterday as the female football competition continues to intensify. Immediately into the action, the B.D.F.’s Ann Godoy botches this easy save but gets rescued by defense Cynthia […]
The House of Representatives met today for the last time before the summer recess. The first order of business was a call by House Speaker Emil Arguelles for respect of the House rules. And what started as much civility later turned rowdy when revelations were made about more land scandals. On adjournment, the Leader of […]
That exchange between the Deputy Minister and the Leader of the Opposition was inside the House. The finger pointing was over land sales within reserves, on cayes, on the mainland, and of course in a lagoon. But what about the majority of Belizeans who are unable to get a single lot? Vega and Briceño had […]
The Krooman Lagoon Reserve was a hot topic at the House meeting and everybody had explaining to do. Former Minister of State for Natural Resources, Elvin Penner, commented on the issue since the project, proposed by businessman Jack Chawla of Xtra House, came to his desk. The Minister of Natural Resources said that he has […]
A third arrest was made today in the case of the pension funds from the Treasury Department that were deposited in pensioners’ name at commercial banks. Last week, Belize City police reportedly zeroed in on the mother of Monica Escarpeta after they could not locate Escarpeta for the missing monies from the Treasury Department’s Pension […]
And there is no end to other scandals, this time at City Hall. On Thursday News Five showed a letter and supporting documents which the current City Administrator, Dr. Kiran Vanjani, wrote to CitCo’s Financial Regulator, Patrick Tillett, informing him that he had acted out of the scope when he took certain decisions. These had […]
And Moya says if Tillett is pointing fingers at the Council’s Director of Financial Services, Dwane Davis, for under-depositing, he can be equally blamed because he made decisions without her approval. Patrick Tillett, Financial Controller “Even if I went beyond the scope of my authority, look at what we are trying to achieve with getting […]
Mayor Moya Flowers also had her own views about the recent statement issued by the Association of Concerned Belizeans which blames her for the under-depositing at City Hall. Moya Flowers said it was engineered by one person who has a personal vendetta against her. Zenaida Moya, Belize City Mayor “You want to hold this one […]
Twenty-three year old Adrian Espinosa and eighteen year old Elroy Flowers were murdered execution style on January twenty-second of 2007 at an apartment on Pointsetta Street in the St. Martin’s de Porres Area. And on Thursday, Belize City resident Jamil Betancourt, who was accused for the double murder, was acquitted of the charges in the […]
Three men are detained, including one police officer, and awaiting charges following Thursday’s robberies in Orange Walk Town. The culprits were dressed in camouflage B.D.F. and police uniforms. Late this evening, the second in charge of Orange Walk police station, Inspector Selvin Tillett confirmed that P.C. Selwyn Griffith of Belize City along with Dominique Strack, […]
The questionable land deals were not the only issues brought up in the House. Also introduced, was an amendment to the Settlement of Disputes Act which essentially prohibits strikes unless a twenty-one day notice is provided. This would apply to persons employed as Essential Services including health personnel. Three bills went through a second reading. […]
Though the cameras were recording, the country’s leaders did not back down when challenged or when they were interrupted. Before the meeting was over, the PUP’s faithful got rowdy and were marched out of the building. Here’s a look at how progress is made in the Capital. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “Please call […]
Also at the house meeting, the PM said that Dr. Cardo Martinez received over five hundred thousand dollars worth of contracts from the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital out of a million dollars that had been donated by the Venezuelan government for the upgrading of the K.H.M.H. But according to an enraged Martinez, he never got […]
The film festival opens tonight. More than forty films will be shown in the next few days. On Thursday, Jamaican actor, Paul Campbell, known for his roles as Mad Max in Shottas and other films such as Dancehall Queen and Return of Fire, touched down at the P.G.I.A. And while he is here for the […]
There was a Grand Youth Rally at the City Center today as a two week basketball camp, held by the Belize Basketball Federation along with UNICEF, came to an end. A total of nine hundred and fifty kids participated in seven individual camps throughout the country and approximately five hundred participated in the final tournament. […]
And in regional news, President Manuel Zelaya entered Honduran territory this afternoon from the border with Nicaragua, twenty-seven days after he was deposed and exiled to Costa Rica by the Honduran military. Zelaya remained in his homeland for some time and then returned to Nicaragua. He told a pool of media personnel and supporters that […]
Rain is threatening the weekend, but that does not mean that there are not hot summer spots and activities. Safiyyah has will tell you where the action is. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize? If you’re looking for big action this Friday night then you should head over to the Birds Isle […]
Three women have been named in connection with the over two hundred thousand dollars missing from a public service pension fund managed by the Treasury Department. Yesterday Rhea Pennil was the first to be charged, she faces charges for Handling Stolen Goods of over one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. But today Monica Escarpeta, a […]
Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Dean Barrow revealed that arrests would be made at City Hall for financial improprieties. Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers countered the PM saying City Hall was in fact using a system called “under-depositing”. Well, no arrests have been made in that case, but the man who blew the whistle, Patrick Tillett, […]
Nine point six acres of land parceled off in the Krooman Reserve in the Antelope Street Extension area of Belize City and issued to businessman, Jack Chawla, for a potato chip factory has sparked huge outcry. The reserve, the only one in the city, serves to drain waters entering Belize City from the Savannahs. News […]
News Five broke the story on the hasty survey and approval of more than nine acres of land in the Krooman Lagoon Reserve to the owner of Xtra House, Jack Chawla, in June. Since then, the businessman has begun his development on the city’s only reserve that also serves for drainage. Jose Sanchez was back […]
In late November, he was featured On Channel Five’s morning show as an entrepreneur and the owner of Poor People’s Furniture—an upholstery and furniture business on the Southside of Belize City. He was a young man who said he wanted a positive lifestyle after his past experiences in gangs and violence. But shortly before eleven […]
We reported at the top of the newscast that two had been arrested in the missing Treasury funds. And now there is finally an arrest in the case of the missing monies from the Western Border Management Agency in the Cayo District. This morning, thirty-eight year old Julio Santos was apprehended for six counts of […]
