After spending the whole weekend and a total of five days of protest in front of the Supreme Court in Belize City, the appeals of Hirian and Charles Good have been answered. The husband and wife duo were petitioning the government to revoke the decision made by Minister Patrick Faber who dismissed Hirian from her […]
A single mother and her eight children are tonight homeless after an early morning blaze. And by the time the inferno ended, all that was left was dust. Sometime around four a.m., forty-three year old domestic of Hattieville, Bridget Wade, and her eight kids between the ages of one and thirteen were inside their elevated […]
Turning to the courts, an eighteen year old, who was expected to start school at ITVET to take up a trade, is behind bars tonight after he stole an elderly man’s cash. Michael Orlando Malic of Taylor’s Alley was charged with Robbery and Wounding in Magistrates’ Court today because he allegedly attacked seventy-six year old […]
Remember George Betson? He is the man who was displaced from his home and land when he refused to comply with a court order. Well today, the sixty-six year old part-time taxi-driver and supervisor in the sanitation department of the Belize City Council was spared from going to jail. He was charged for the aggravated […]
While the real purpose of today’s house meeting was the fate Telemedia, three other bills were introduced for a first reading. One was for an Act to control the sale of beverages in containers that would allow for a system of deposit and refund upon the return of the containers. That bill was introduced by […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re most welcome to this rush of Sports Monday. The Belize National Cricket Champion emerged yesterday at Bermudian Landing where game two of the three game championship series was staged as Excellence of Double Head went in with a one game lead over Wicked Eleven of Flower’s Bank. It’s […]
This past Monday, the Government of Belize trumpeted the news that the London Court of International Arbitration had ruled that a settlement agreement between the Belize Bank and the Government was void in respect of a UHS debt involving ten million dollars from Venezuela. That was big news but it is pales in comparison to […]
The recent discoloration of the Macal River where it meets the Chalillo Dam has been a major cause of concern for environmentalists. The Ministry of Health, the Department of Environment and Belize Water Services held a joint press conference today to inform that testing for water quality is taking place. In addition, they are investigating […]
Today is day three of Charles and Hirian Good’s protest in front of the Supreme Court in Belize City. Hirian still wants her job back as a school warden at Trinity Methodist School. The Goods were out last night protesting and in fact, Charles spent the entire night on Regent Street. The Goods continued their […]
Police believe they were at the right place at the right time to foil a robbery planned by three culprits in Belize City. But that’s not all and in the process police shot one of the men and retrieved a handgun they believe the robbers intended to use in the hold up. The incident began […]
Today marks one week since Salome Busano gave birth to a baby boy at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital and three days since he died. After the incident, Busano accused the doctor who discharged her baby with jaundice on Sunday with negligence because she felt that the child was released too early. But today when […]
They say blood is thicker than water, but that did not hold today for one father who took his son to court for theft. Robert Wagner, who is better known as “Small Change,” and the owner of an auto rental, is accusing his twenty-six year old son, Thomas Young Jr., of stealing two car engines […]
While it was father versus son in Belize City, in the Belmopan Magistrate Court a thirty-nine year old man was sentenced for the crime of Incest on his eleven year old daughter. The father was convicted on August sixth of three counts each of Incest and an unnatural crime and one count of Threat of […]
Another youth has come forward to accuse a police officer of brutality. Mark Godoy Junior is claiming that he was taken to a crime scene and beaten before being charged for a burglary he did not commit. He alleges that he is being targeted because he has been charged a number of times, but has […]
The crime statistics released by the Police Department on Wednesday show that there were fourteen categories of crime committed throughout the country between January and August fifteenth of this year. And it seems the year started off with a bang as most of the major crimes such as murders, rapes, robberies, thefts and burglaries occurred […]
The Kolbe auditorium was packed with family and friends as eighty persons including prisoners and officers received certificates from the Ashcroft Rehabilitation Program. It was the completion of Kolbe’s eleventh program designed to bolster the self esteem and productivity of participants. News Five’s Duane Moody has this report. Duane Moody, Reporting They stood proud with […]
Firefighting is a job normally reserved for men, but News Five’s Jose Sanchez found out today that at least one woman in Belize City, is blazing trails in this dangerous occupation. Brianna Milligan, who comes from a military family, was one of the new recruits of the Fire Department. Jose Sanchez, Reporting The Belize National […]
The basketball dream team received a heroes’ welcome when they returned home on Saturday but it is still not certain if they will keep their silver trophy. The team played all their games under protest after COCABA and the other teams questioned their Belizean heritage. There is still no word from FIBA on whether we […]
There was more than just cash coming from the Belize Bank today as it held the first of three raffles under its consumer loans program. It’s the bank’s way of encouraging customers to apply for the loans, which come with customized terms to suit varied budgets. The prizes will bring home entertainment, educational assistance or […]
The children at the Dorothy Menzies Childcare Centre were the beneficiaries of a donation of canned foods today. The items came from persons who contributed to the efforts of entrepreneur, Joel “Dara” Robinson. Robinson initiated a canned food drive to help the needy and at his last concert in July at the M.C.C. tennis court, […]
Andy Palacio’s final album, Watina, has notched higher in its growing list of accolades. Amazon.com has named the compilation number one on its One Hundred Greatest World Music Albums of all time. The World Music chart refers to non-western rhythms, instruments, or melodies. ‘Greatest hits’ albums are not listed in the chart. So while Bob […]
It is one of the biggest events in the September calendar. It’s carnival…and thousands line up the streets in the old capital to view the road march of revelers. Delahnie Bain has a preview of this year’s mass bands. Delahnie Bain, Reporting The songs are on the radio, the bands are preparing and the dancing […]
Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize. This Friday night there will be another edition of French Kiss presented by Elegance. This bash will be held inside the Palm Island and will feature Belizean Movements and Tagg International. For this Friday night party, all ladies will enter free before twelve-thirty. So check it […]
He has been surprised with power theft at least three times this month. And this afternoon police and Belize Electricity Board personnel showed up at the home of TV personality and businessman, Rufus X on Second Avenue in the Buttonwood Bay area. But it was not a courtesy call they were paying. In fact, the […]
The saga of the Good family continued today. The Belize National Teachers Union issued a release today that condemns the firing of Hirian Good from her job as a school warden for Trinity Methodist School. The B.N.T.U. release called on Minister of Education, Patrick Faber, to reconsider his decision to terminate her employment at the […]
