A Belize City youth was gunned down at ten minutes past twelve this afternoon. He is believed to be the main prosecution witness in the case of the grenade that exploded on Kraal Road in December of 2009. Fourteen year old Rudolph Flowers was instantly killed when it detonated and in January Lusby Martinez was […]
The Citrus Growers Association organized a massive protest against its subsidiary, Citrus Products of Belize Limited, on Tuesday. Whether or not the protestors were bona fide growers or employees is still unclear, but the demonstration further fuelled the bad blood between the two. Among a long list of issues, the C.G.A. wants desperately to replace […]
A jury of nine was selected and an Attempted Murder case against Brandon Taylor is set to begin in the Supreme Court. But today the two main witnesses were nowhere to be found and the prosecution is hoping that the public can help to avoid yet another nolle prosequi. Senior Crown Counsel Cecil Ramirez, who […]
The incident happened way back in 2007, but the trial against Francis Ogaldez started today in the Supreme Court. Ogaldez, a former corporal of police, is accused in a web of deceit and was charged for extorting money from a Ladyville resident. Windell White and Sonia Guerra reported to police that on August twenty-fifth 2007, […]
The C.P.B.L. had its say earlier in the newscast when Sir Allen Field and Richard Cozier of Banks Holdings said that the dispute in the citrus belt is personal. As we said, there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel in the immediate future in the ongoing feud that is leaving […]
Anderson also spoke to questions that Sir Allen and Cozier brought up about dividends and the composition of the crowd that protested on Tuesday. Henry Anderson “The concerns we had was when a business plan was presented at the board that showed no dividends were going to be paid through 2013. Our directors reacted against […]
That’s in the valley, but all indications are that this Friday in the capital, the teachers will be facing off with government when the House meets. That’s the word coming from B.N.T.U.’s Belize District Branch President Kathleen Flowers, who told News Five that a unanimous vote was taken just before news time this evening. This […]
Sugar production is still not at its projected capacity; the factory at Tower Hill is expected to mill six thousand tons daily but it is down to just over five thousand tons. The season got off to a slow start due to technical difficulties with the launch of BELCOGEN. But aside from the delays, there […]
If you take a look around the old capital, there is a lot that needs to be fixed. The grass needs to be cut, the buildings need to be painted, the streets need to be paved and the list goes on. But there is another eyesore that has plagued the city and that is open […]
While Henry was documenting the removal of derelict vehicles, his camera caught onto an accident on St. Thomas Street. It involved a KBH security guard and a former Deputy Mayor Yasmin Shoman. He got a good view of the accident and he says that it was the KBH driver who was at fault. Philip ‘Fada’ […]
