On Tuesday, the judges of the Supreme Court issued a statement, it was one of a kind, prompted by a proposal that has now been deferred by the Bar Association that could have potentially ended in the removal of one sitting Judge. The reason for that proposal: a delay in the delivery of judgements. While […]
And when News Five raised the issue of what next in the judiciary in the context of the possible retirement of Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh, Elrington had his pick. He singled Justice Manuel Sosa, the judge who was appointed the day before the 1998 general election and then removed with the change of administration. Wilfred […]
This past Wednesday night, a traffic accident took the life of Ray Lightburn, a former street general for the opposition People’s United Party. He had a long trajectory in publishing, but it is his political work and unionism that Lightburn was well known for. Just recently a book was published on his colorful life. Jose […]
Tensions have cooled off between City Hall and the Belize Maintenance Limited, but Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers is still in the hot seat facing criminal charges. News Five spoke today on this issue with Attorney General Elrington and Minister of National Security, Carlos Perdomo, who had different perspectives on the issue. Elrington says the financial […]
The two week protest staged by Belize Maintenance Limited workers has come to an end… at least for now. And that is because the Belize City Council has come to an agreement with the company. Though the council has an outstanding debt of two point seven million dollars, B.M.L.’s managing director was asking for approximately […]
Just before B.M.L. reached agreement with the council, the Belize Workers Union announced their solidarity with the sanitation workers. News Five spoke to chairman, Horris Patten, and he says they are not happy with the way the situation is being handled and the union feels that central government needs to step in and do some […]
Hundreds of Caye Caulker residents marched across the island today against the recent spate of violent crimes. The small island is known for its tranquility and charm that attracts tourists, but the residents fear that it is also drawing criminal elements to its shores. Duane Moody joined the march on La Isla Carinosa and has […]
The parole system of the Kolbe Foundation has come under attack because of a recent case against Barry Robinson. He was charged on Tuesday for allegedly attacking and robbing a nurse and was granted bail even though he is a parolee. That bail did not take effect because the parole unit ordered that Robinson be […]
On September eighteenth, sixteen year-old student Sanjay Lino was shot in the back and lived to tell the tale. Six days after the shooting that left him in a critical condition, police levied charges of attempted murder on Jeon Peebles. Today a minor was charged with the same offence for the incident. Police say they […]
And Carlos Keme is back on Belizean soil and in the custody of Orange Walk police. He was caught by Mexican authorities at the bordering community of Subteniente Lopez and held for the murder of Karina Daniels, who was found dead by primary school students in the center of town last Friday. Keme allegedly told […]
But some children will be absolutely out of harm’s way and that’s because of an upcoming chess symposium. Since it was introduced in 2007 at the primary school level in Belize, over eight hundred students have joined organized chess clubs countrywide, but in total there are approximately four thousand students trained to play the game. […]
Do you know what is considered one of the most intensely frightening, upsetting and uncomfortable experiences of a person’s life? The symptoms include sudden periods of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems and discomfort. If you haven’t figured it out, it’s called a panic attack. This week Healthy Living looks at panic attacks […]
