The outrage at the shooting of civilians on Wednesday by police is still raging. And while police were pleading their case before the media, a fatal shooting took place dangerously close to a primary school. It ended in the instant death of Michael Warrior Young. Of the twelve bullets that were fired at him, two […]
This past Wednesday, Lorna Bainton Alarcon was hit in the legs by stray pellets when Ladyville police opened fire on a fleeing suspect. That same night a trio of Belize City men who were riding in a Dodge Ram pickup also came under fire from police officers when they were pulled over on Caesar Ridge […]
There has been a lot of reaction to the question: Does government have the right to take away land, if you own more than one parcel? One response that got our attention is the following: “Belize needs an online Land Management System so that ALL Belizeans would be able to monitor lands distributed by government […]
No area of Belize is spared of crime, and in La Isla Bonita, youths joined other residents to rally against the crime wave. They came out this morning in large numbers under the scorching sun and took their message through the streets of San Pedro as they lashed out at the growing problem in that […]
There is some relief for consumers to report tonight. The price of butane gas went down by four dollars countrywide effective today. In Belize City and in Corozal Town, the price is the lowest at one hundred and thirteen dollars per tank, in Orange Walk, it is retailing at one hundred and fourteen dollars, in […]
On Thursday night we gave you a peak into the findings of the Commission of Inquiry that was tasked to investigate shady purchasing practices at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital from January first 2007 to July thirtieth 2009. The inquiry was ordered after the Belize Medical and Dental Union blew the whistle on the irregularities. […]
Leon Blease pleaded guilty this past Monday for Use of Deadly Means of Harm. This morning after a mitigation plea by attorney Arthur Saldivar, Blease was sentenced to seven years. Blease changed his plea to guilty after thirty-five year old Conch Shell Bay resident, Freddy Grant, gave testimony of his near death ordeal. Grant, a […]
Earlier this week, we reported that two men, ages twenty and thirty-three years, had been charged for having sex with minors under the age of sixteen years. Today another case was added to the growing list of sexual abuse against underage girls. Forty-one year old Cotton Tree Farmer, Alexander Hercules, was arraigned on a charge […]
Last month we reported on the water crisis that residents of San Pedro Town were experiencing. The problem started just before Easter and the Belize Water Services laid blame at the feet of its water supplier on the island, Consolidated Water Limited. Consolidated Water in turn claimed that many of its membranes were suddenly being […]
At the Image Factory tonight, Mali Cayetano, is releasing a book that will appeal to children. If her name sounds familiar, it is because Mali is the daughter of the accomplished couple, Pen and Ingrid Cayetano. Called “We are Free,” the book takes readers through the cultural journey of the Garinagu beginning in Africa to […]
It was a busy afternoon at the K.H.M.H wards as organizers of a fire drill secretly made final arrangements to execute a simulation that would see its staff spring into emergency action. After almost a decade of not having prepared itself for sudden eventualities that would put medical personnel and patients at risk the staff […]
The National Agriculture and Trade Show is here again and with it is a weekend full of activities. In Orange Walk fans of theatre will be treated to a drama festival and if you are a fan of boat racing then there is also the Harbor Regatta. Safiyyah has the Labor Day line-up of places […]
There were two shooting incidents in the Caesar Ridge area on Wednesday night. The first shooting was so blatant it occurred under the noses of the police, right next door to the Yabra Police Community Unit Office on Queen Charlotte Street. At about six-fifty-five p.m., Mark “Pele” Vernon was standing in front of a pink […]
The other shooting was in Ladyville where a woman was shot in the legs this past Wednesday as she sat at her home which is located next to the house of her Area Representative, Michael Hutchinson. The bullets penetrated the walls of her house and landed on her legs. The police were in pursuit of […]
The one hundred and six page long report from the Commission of Inquiry into the purchasing practices at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has finally been made public. For the financial year ending March 2009, the public debt that is owed to the K.H.M.H. is twelve million seven hundred eighty two thousand seven hundred and […]
There are a number of persons who claim that government is taking away their land or numerous reasons other than for public purposes. Some have gone all the way to the court but there are many who do not have the resources to do so. Our question is: Does government have the right to take […]
Land controversies are not new, especially in prime locations such as Ambergris Caye. News Five was in La Isla Bonita today when a number of residents turned out with government receipts in hand to confront their Area Representative, Manuel Heredia, about why their titles have been cancelled or put on hold. Heredia was met by […]
In the Supreme Court on Tuesday, a major ruling was made over a piece of prime land in the Caribbean Shores Division which is owned by businessman, David Gegg. Gegg took the Attorney General and the Minister of Natural Resources, Gaspar Vega, to court after the Minister declared the land a public reserve, stopping him […]
Earlier in the newscast, we reported about two shootings in the city last night. But earlier in the evening, in Orange Walk Town, an armed robbery was reported at a local Chinese store. The thieves managed to get away with cash and other items and the shopkeeper was shot in the leg. News Five spoke […]
Prison inmate, thirty-six year old Edger Roberts, escaped on Tuesday night, but enjoyed only one day of freedom and tonight he is back in Hattieville. He got away by breaking the lock on his cell in the medium security area and then he somehow managed to leave the building unnoticed. Roberts, was recaptured on Wednesday […]
In Wednesday night’s newscast, we reported that a Guatemalan woman, Mirna Leticia Oliva Ramirez tried to scam Social Security by using two different names for her baby in order to double dip on benefits. As it turns out, she only has one baby and his name is Joseph Alexander Murrillo, who was born on December […]
The annual general meeting for Citrus Products of Belize Limited held this afternoon in the Pomona Valley was a far cry from what transpired in front of the company’s gates last year. Shareholders were refused entry onto the compound to attend the AGM during the height of tension between the Citrus Growers Association and CPBL. […]
After a few days of down time, the criminals are back on the beat and as you heard earlier in this newscast, there were several shootings on Wednesday night. It is that kind of news that has prompted My Refuge Radio to embark on a grand prayer initiative this weekend. The first National Day of […]
This past Sunday and Monday, we experienced record breaking temperatures for this time of the year. Temperatures soared to as high as 99 degrees. The sweltering heat affected many persons, that’s because as the heat turns up so do internal temperatures. This can cause exhaustion, cramps and strokes so Healthy Living this week has useful […]
There is breaking news just in to our newsroom. The details are trickling in but a Ladyville resident was shot within the last forty-five minutes. What we have been able to find out is that a woman, identified as Lorna Alarcon, was inside her home when she was shot. According to reports, a man identified […]
