Also from the police blotter, a Belize City taxi driver had a close call on Thursday. Two men requested Elmer Martinez to take them to Neal’s Pen Road from his station on Albert Street. According to Martinez, one of the men asked to stop near an alley where he came face to face with two […]
Tony Quinn is the fitness guru and a director of Belize Natural Energy’s parent company, International Natural Energy. Quinn has been in and out of the courts because I.N.E. has not been paying dividends to shareholders since 2005. Quinn was found to be in breach of his fiduciary responsibilities and ordered to purchase minority shares […]
The Belize High School opened its doors at the University of the West Indies Campus last September and has had a successful first year. The novelty is that the private school has implemented an interactive technology based teaching system, which the principal, Leticia Eck, says has produced impressive results. Today the school had an open […]
In this week’s What’s Happening Belize, Arielle is mixing things up and has some fun activities for the kids and the adults. So get in the mood to relax and have a good time; whether you want to take in some art or you want to put on your dancing shoes. Hey am Arielle, …and […]
Two Belizeans are being held tonight in northern Mexico for possession of firearms used exclusively by the army. The two are Errol Cuthbert Haynes and Anthony Wilfred Barrow. Haynes, viewers will recall was at a house in Ladyville where a silencer and equipment to manufacture the weapon accessory were found last February. He was charged […]
There are two major vesicular diseases that can affect cattle; the deadly foot and mouth disease and the vesicular stomatitis. The two viruses display similar symptoms among cattle, horses and pigs. And tonight at farms in the Lower Barton Creek area of Cayo, there are worrisome signs that the animals may be affected by what […]
We have been following the story of a young woman named Jamelia, a victim of human trafficking. She was born in Belize City but was sold off to an American national and ended up as forced labor in Fresno, California. Her father, who viewed the story on Monday, stepped forward on Wednesday. Earlier today there […]
A twelve year old school girl was shot last night in Belize City. The incident happened when a policeman shot at a pitbull that he claimed attacked him. But the bullet missed the dog, ricocheted and hit the girl in her left palm. The detective constable, twenty-nine year old Obed Arzu, claims that he was […]
Late last week, Paul Perriott, threw in the towel from his job at Telemedia. Perriott, who is a ranking member of the Belize Communications Workers Union and a union senator, says he was forced to resign because he was being frustrated by the telephone company. He is now taking his fight with the management of […]
Among other issues plaguing the Communications Workers Union is dissension within the ranks of its executive. Since Perriott’s resignation last Friday, Mark Gladden has stepped up as the union’s president. Following last night’s meeting, a date has been set when an annual general meeting will be held to elect a new leader. Until then, Perriott […]
Since the firing of Santino Castillo Junior from his position as deputy chairman of the Belize Tourism Board on February ninth, several professionals within the tourism industry have been sought to fill the vacancy. At least one has turned down the offer and we are reliably informed that an executive member of the Belize Tourism […]
The price of fuel has shot up so high that some drivers have parked their private vehicles and started to commute on buses. The days of paying five or even seven dollars per gallon are but a distant memory, and premium is now selling for ten dollars and fifty cents per gallon. Prices are expected […]
The police department is looking for one of its own tonight. The officer was recently suspended and now there is mounting evidence against him for an alleged theft. He is identified as Gaspar Sanchez. According to our records up to November of 2009, he was the Head of the Scenes of Crime Unit. Reports are […]
In court news, the fate of the Seawell brothers, Gary and Mark, is still undecided. The Seawell brothers made an appearance this morning before Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie in respect of an extradition request by the US. An application to have their witnesses called before the court was denied. But to get that story proved […]
There is a heinous crime of sexual molestation to report. A father is being accused by his twelve year old daughter of having sex with her. The alleged crime, according to the child, has been taking place since April of 2010, when the child was only eleven; the last instance was two days ago when […]
A Corozal woman who had been tried three times for the murder of her brother was acquitted today. Twenty-two year old Tiffara Smith was only seventeen when she allegedly stabbed her older brother during a dispute about a pack of Ramen noodles and ten dollars. The case depended on a 2007caution statement given to Police […]
The Peace Corps was initiated in 1971 in the United States to help Americans understand the world better, share their culture and to transfer needed skills and knowledge. The Peace Corps in Belize is currently working in conjunction with the Youth arm of SPEAR to promote HIV awareness. Both organizations are calling on youths to […]
Our friends north of the border are touring Belize with a spectacular show of contemporary dance. The show which hails from Merida in Mexico is called Tumaka’t and will involve dancing and pantomime. Belizean, Vania Duran, is the director of the show. News Five spoke to the Creative Industry Development Officer at the Institute of […]
There is an abundance of food on every corner and on every shelf of your grocery store. But while you may think that you have an enormous selection to pick and choose from; the tacos, the fried chicken, the rice and beans plate or even your regular barbecue may not be the best choice for […]
At the end of last month Denzil Jenkins, a board member of the Citrus Growers Association, threw his hat into the ring for electoral politics. And that’s causing unrest in the citrus belt where citrus growers are petitioning his resignation from the C.G.A., his post as chairman of Investment Company Limited, and board member of […]
Break-ins at schools are becoming common practice and for Queen’s Square Anglican School, they have become all too frequent. On Tuesday night, the school was targeted for the third time since the beginning of this year. It’s a crying shame because the school is already facing financial challenges. The thieves gained entry by breaking locks […]
On Monday we reported on the sad story of a Belizean woman living in the United States who is a victim of human trafficking. The report from ABC News showed a twenty-three year old woman by the name of Jamelia, who said she was sold by her mother to an American national. She has been […]
As we reported in Tuesday’s newscast Senator Paul Perriott of the Belize Communications Workers Union, has resigned from his post as senior technician at Telemedia. He calls it a forced resignation, which he tendered on February eighteenth because the company’s management was thwarting the union’s attempt to own twenty-three percent of Telemedia shares. Perriott’s advance […]
Earlier today the National Environmental Appraisal Committee (NEAC) met to discuss an Environmental Impact Assessment plan that could result in the development of a resort on an island within the protected area of the Belize Barrier Reef. The Yum Balisi resort would house at least one hundred and ten persons and create up to eight […]
Two teachers were fired last week from Sadie Vernon High School; it caused uproar at the school between the teachers, administration and board of management. Things have simmered down but the issue remains unresolved. We asked last night if the board of management should pack up. Eighty-three percent of those polling thought so while seventeen […]
