The number of reported cases of domestic violence for 2009 has been released in an annual report issued by the Ministry of Health. While the figures reflect a decrease in reported cases, they are inconclusive since there may be incidents that go unreported. That leads to a general misconception that things are looking brighter says […]
Software juggernaut Microsoft is launching its latest suite of programs for 2010 in Belize. The corporation’s regional manager George Gobin is in the country along with other representatives to promote Microsoft Office 2010. It’s called Wave 14, an introduction to several user friendly programs designed for use on its latest operating system. Gobin says Belize […]
To say the least, a lot has been said regarding the state of Belize’s Barrier Reef. There was the inscription as a World Heritage Site, which meant that the second largest barrier reef in the world had a place in world history and tourists and locals alike have flocked to the sea to view it. […]
The Embassy of Mexico has announced the opening of an international children’s poetry competition. It is a contest aimed at encouraging children to read from as early in life as possible. But it’s not the kids that will be participating; the writers are being asked to submit a collection of original children’s poems, ten to […]
What cases skin cancer? According to the experts, ultraviolet radiation from the sun is the main cause and energy from the sun is a form of radiation. In some cases, however, it is hereditary. Healthy Living tonight discusses the early signs of skin cancer and the best methods of prevention. There are three types of […]
Closing arguments in a trial involving a female cop concluded with high drama today before Magistrate Aretha Ford. It’s a sensational case because of the unusual evidence presented, which put the alleged victim on the hot seat. On June fifth, 2009, the female sergeant claimed she was assaulted at the Princess Hotel and Casino by […]
On Thursday News Five spoke to Marc Patry, a programme specialist in UNESCO’s Special Project’s Unit of the World Heritage Center in Paris. Patry indicated that a de-listing of the Barrier Reef from the World Heritage Site is possible because of the licenses given for oil exploration. He gave an example of the country of […]
The oil concessions on the seas have been rejected by APAMO, the umbrella organization for the environmental community. On May twelfth, Citizens Organized for Liberty Through Action (COLA) also wrote a letter to the Prime Minister illustrating the effects of oil spills from the United States all the way to Australia. It was a lengthy […]
There is a myriad of suggestions popping up in light of the chilling crime statistics. On Tuesday we posed the question: Do you think imposing a curfew will help to curb crime? There were many responses on the blog, seventy-six percent who polled though it was a start. One viewer said however that “most of […]
Today was day two of arguments by attorneys for seven persons who filed an application against the Attorney General over an injunction granted in favor of the government last year. The application was brought by Dean Boyce formerly of Telemedia, former Central Bank Governor Keith Arnold, attorney Philip Zuniga, and others after Supreme Court Justice […]
Last Wednesday we heard City Councillor Kevin Singh alleging that records at the Council’s Finance Department do not reflect what market vendors are claiming to have paid. The vendors who sell at the Queen Square Market claimed that their arrears for market stalls remained at around a hundred and seventy-four thousand dollars even when they […]
The murder of Aubrey Lopez last week Thursday has stirred deep emotions against violence. A group led by activist Nigel Petillo protested on Friday in Belmopan and this Tuesday night it took its plight back to the murder capital. Mission Fix Belize has been joined by families of victims of crime and others whose common […]
After four days on the run, police captured wanted fugitive Raymond Meyers, aka “Big Thug” at his home on Cedar Street. Today, he was escorted to the Belize City Magistrates’ Court where he appeared before Senior Magistrate, Sharon Frazer. He was read a single charge of murder in the stabbing death of Francis Figueroa on […]
They were busted with a homemade shot gun in 2008 and today, two Belize City men were convicted of Keeping a Prohibited Firearm. Nineteen year-old Zane Cantun was sentenced to two years behind bars while twenty year old Oliver Harvey will spend four. On January seventeenth 2008, police on mobile patrol spotted the two men […]
Operation Jaguar has reportedly made a sizeable bust in Belize City but it has left one police officer seriously injured. A high speed chase shortly after four o’clock between a patrol vehicle and another vehicle ended in a collision at the corners of Partridge and Vernon Streets in the Lake Independence area. The recently donated […]
Projects being undertaken by three local organizations to enhance the productivity of the tourism sector; provide employment for at risk youths; and promote conservation through sustainable farming practices have received the green light for funding by the Organization of American States. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Three agreements were signed this afternoon by representatives from BTB, N.C.F.C. […]
Where is the ring of rogue cops? That is what everyone has been asking ever since the Prime Minister and the Commissioner of Police held a joint press conference on March thirty-first. One police officer was charged, but three were put on interdiction and there were reports that other officers would fall from grace. Constable […]
Another case that seems to be falling apart relates to the Jason Coombs murder. One person who police wanted was Jamil Betancourt who was captured by Orange Walk police on Saturday. American businessman Jason Coombs was assassinated at his construction business last November when a car drove inside the compound and someone inside the vehicle […]
Bowen and Bowen distribution centre in Belize City was jacked last Tuesday morning when it had just opened for business. One week later, its centre in Dangriga was held up by robbers in the crime wave sweeping across the country. Shortly before seven on Monday night, the thieves targeted the site, about two miles out […]
The Belize Barrier Reef is currently on UNESCO’s list of endangered World Heritage Sites. It now faces another threat, a more serious one at that, since the reef could be permanently removed as a Heritage Site because of licenses granted for oil exploration and drilling. A UNESCO specialist spoke to News Five from the UNESCO […]
The country is under siege by the never-ending violence that invariably ends with loss of lives. The crime figures continue to grow by leaps and bounds and it is often young people that are murdered or are responsible for the crimes. Most people feel insecure and live in fear and want something to be done […]
There was a heavy police presence as residents of Santa Familia surrounded the school and protested in its environs over a string of allegations against the principal of the Roman Catholic School. The demonstration went off without a hitch but the message of the parents was unequivocal, they demanded the removal of the principal. News […]
Raymond Myers, the man who police were searching for in connection with the stabbing murder of Francis Figueroa, was apprehended today at his Cedar Street home in Belize City. Police allege that Myers has been on the run since the Friday night incident, which occurred in front of Figueroa’s workplace, Royal Wholesale Liquors on Vernon […]
The family of eighty year-old Clifford Grant, of Oleander Street, is preparing to lay him to rest. Grant was beaten unconscious while at home last Friday by his own son. Sandra, Grant’s eldest daughter is celebrating her birthday today and despite the tragedy, she was in court when her brother Glenford was arraigned for murder […]
Operation Jaguar was launched this past Monday morning in the City’s hot spots that have fallen under the control of gangs. Combined elements of the police and BDF are doing foot and mobile patrols targeting specific persons known to be involved in drugs, firearms and violence. But how can the police be effective when it […]
