While bus operators are upset about the zoning that will affect them in the west and north, at the eye of the storm is Sergio Chuc, a Cayo businessman. Chuc was given the road permit under his company West Line Bus Company Limited which will be operating the morning runs from Belize City to Benque […]
On this side of the border, a cop is also in trouble with the law. The police sergeant was detained on Wednesday for counterfeit US currency and after questioning, he was allowed back to his desk. According to his attorney, Simeon Sampson, the accused officer called him this afternoon saying, that the Police Department has […]
On Tuesday the Council of Churches filed an application in the Supreme Court to join the Attorney General’s Office in a case brought by the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) and its executive president, Caleb Orosco. It’s a case that is attracting local and international attention and high profile lawyers are sitting on both sides […]
Earlier we told you that the churches view the claim on gay rights brought against the attorney general by UNIBAM as an attack on the moral fiber of the nation. According to the UNIBAM executive president, however, the lawsuit is simply a means by which homosexuals are standing up for their basic human rights through […]
On the other hand, Canon Flowers believes the issue extends beyond gay rights. He says the powers vested in marriage officers, specifically priests, are to administer wedding vows only to a man and a woman. Canon Leroy Flowers “There is no denying the fact that it is much more than gay rights per se. I […]
A state of emergency has been declared, travel advisories have been issued and regional beach volleyball championships have been postponed since the massacre in La Libertad, Petén over the weekend. We have been following the story because of the close proximity of Petén to western Belize and possible risks to locals travelling across the border […]
The House of Representatives met in Belmopan on Friday to discuss a range of issues including an amendment to the Crime Control and Criminal Justice Bill which should see an increase in penalties for gang related activities. Most importantly Prime Minister Dean Barrow introduced the Eight Amendment of the Belize Constitution Bill 2011 which allows […]
The new Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic regulations on tinted windows will come into effect on June first, but there are still drivers who aren’t sure if their vehicles meet the approved standards. But according to a release issued this afternoon, the Department of Transport has received the first shipment of tint meters. If you […]
The first day of class at Horizon Academy began with sixty five students on September seventh, 2009. News Five was at the launch and returned two years later to see the progress of the private primary school. We found that its enrollment has grown and the approach to learning goes beyond books and the chalkboard. […]
The public opening of an art exhibition is taking place at the Mexican Institute tonight. It is showcasing the works of two Belizean artists, Lucky Chiang and Vivian Liu as part of a cultural exchange program between Belize and Mexico. The pieces take us into the hearts and minds of the two artists through different […]
Earlier we told you about a cop that is facing charges for counterfeit currency, well at about two o’clock this afternoon, police conducted at the house of David Sedacey. They found a stash of fake US hundred dollar notes; a hundred and fifty in all. Sedacey has been charged with Possession of counterfeit notes. And […]
The smoke from forest fires has been persistent for weeks and continues to drift from the west. It’s a normal occurrence in the dry season, but the inferno raging in the Cayo District has been the worst in recent years. We reported earlier this week on some health risks, particularly for students exposed to the […]
Tonight Belize City police have one of their own in detention after he was busted with sixteen thousand U.S counterfeit notes. The thirty nine year old Sergeant, who is attached to the Special Branch, went to the Belize Bank on Coney Drive to make a deposit. The incident happened at around ten forty-five this morning […]
News Five has learn that on May fourteenth, an OAS employee working at the adjacency zone was the victim of an armed holdup by criminals posing as Mexicans. According to the report, the OAS driver was returning from Flores, Petén when he was held up by a band of armed men. Petén is situated northwest […]
Area Representative for Orange Walk East, Marcel Cardona’s vehicle was towed away from his law practice in Orange Walk on Tuesday afternoon. The police arrived and without any fuss, took the vehicle away as Cardona stood by. It’s the latest embarrassment for Cardona, who the government has now relegated to the opposition side of the […]
A case filed against the Attorney General’s Office by the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) and its Executive President, Caleb Orosco, has grown into a major cultural battle, involving international lawyers and now, a group of local churches. On Tuesday an application was filed by the Catholic, Anglican and Evangelical Churches, to join the case […]
The imposition of a new tax is normally met with opposition, especially at a time when most people are finding it hard to make ends meet. So when news spread that the City Council was about to slap a tax on taxi operators, that was met with rejection. Most wondered if the price of public […]
There is credible information that two Chinese nationals are being held in connection with a stash of passports that have been confiscated. The two men, one allegedly from Caye Caulker and the other from Belize City, were found with the documents on Tuesday and were being processed in Belmopan this afternoon. Charges of Human Trafficking […]
A maroon Mitsubishi car with Guatemalan license plate appeared suspicious to Cayo cops. The car was intercepted on the Benque Viejo Road in San Ignacio Town. It was driven by thirty year old Joseph Budna, a freelance reporter of the DFC area of San Pedro, who you may recall facilitated the release of Belizean, Dennis […]
Today three members of the top level management of the Maya Belize Recycling Company were before to the courts to answer to criminal and immigration charges. Manager of the company, thirty five year old Juan Carlos Cuellar, along with director, thirty four year old Wilfredo Cocom and Supervisor Lina Lino were jointly charged with four […]
A woman was stabbed numerous times on September twelfth, 2009. During that incident her two children were also injured during this dispute with their neighbors. Their wounds have healed, but the family did not get the news they were hoping for when the accused man, Alexis Rojas, walked free today. Thirty-five year old Luisa Bardalez […]
The forest fires in the Cayo District blanketed Belize City on Tuesday morning. But for weeks Public Service Officers in the Capital have been feeling the effects of the carbon monoxide in the air and residents have been complaining of irritated eyes. Today the Western Highway from mile twenty all the way to the Capital […]
The HIV/AIDS statistics are improving locally. As we reported in our newscast on Tuesday night, the number of new infections is going down, but the study notes that the Belize District remains the area with the most infections. Tonight, News Five Jose Sanchez looks at the trend of the infectious disease. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Regionally, […]
What started out as ‘woman fumfum’ ended up with arrests and allegations of police brutality. That’s right; a small quarrel between the daughters of two families on Sunday evening ended in the detention and charges of four women from the Beeks family. On Tuesday, Consita Beeks told us that her daughters were threatened and they […]
Farmers use pesticides to destroy harmful organisms that attack their crops, but those pesticides also pose health risks to humans. As an initiative to increase food safety for the local and export market, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries partnered with the Belize Agricultural Health Authority, the Pesticides Control Board and the Republic of China […]
