The employees trust comprises the Belize Workers Union, which owns eighty-one percent of Belize Sugar Industries Ltd. The union is led by Harris Patten and it is holding a special meeting with Prime Minister Dean Barrow on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the issue of shares its membership owns in the beleaguered company. Patten says that […]
As we said, Public Consultation on the Ninth Amendment Bill will begin in the next two weeks; the Eighth Amendment Bill, however, has now been formally withdrawn. And though several attorneys from different sides of the political divide have expressed their concern regarding the Ninth Amendment Bill, News Five posed the question to Godwin Hulse, […]
The proposed Ninth Constitutional Amendment was crafted to take action, in this case, to protect government’s usurping of B.E.L. and Telemedia from private ownership. The extent of that proposed law, however, would dangerously place beyond dispute any future amendments to the Constitution which will no longer be exposed to review in the courts. The piece […]
Discussions on this newscast about the deterioration or proposed amendments to section eight and nine of the constitution would not be complete without one on section seven. That section of the constitution prohibits torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. To combat crime, the current administration has decided that implementation of the death penalty […]
A sixteen year old French tourist and his mother are tonight both free to roam the Jewel following a prank pulled while onboard a flight en route to Belize from Atlanta on Monday morning. The minor reportedly wrote the word ‘help’ on an immigration form and on its reverse drew what appeared to be an […]
Western Union received a not-so-warm welcome to the north side when its new office on Coney Drive was broken into one week after the relocation. The on-duty security guard was tied up and a safe containing sixty thousand dollars was stolen. It was believed that several persons were involved in the crime, but only one […]
Trenton Smith was twice tried for the same murder and today he won his freedom. Smith, who was accused of killing Tyrone Castillo in August 2007, was released today when the main witness, the infamous Jervis Valencia, took the stand and told the court he never saw who pulled the trigger and denied giving details […]
The House of Shotokan is quickly earning a reputation as a force to reckon in karate. The athletes have earned an additional sixteen medals after competing in kata and kumite in Merida. The competition took place over the weekend and victory is sweet for the athletes who hope to be invited to compete in other […]
The City Council’s stray dog eradication program has been a contentious issue for over a decade because of the use of strychnine poisoning, which is considered cruel and inhumane. Still, the program continues and is carried out up to three times a year. It falls under the Public Health portfolio, which is held by Councilor […]
Round two starts tonight in the hottest song competition around town; that’s KTV Duets. Group A is down to seven duos after the first elimination and as they inch closer to the finale, the performances will only get better. You won’t want to miss this show, which comes with karaoke singers as well as contestants […]
At Friday’s sitting of the House of Representatives, Prime Minister Dean Barrow introduced a dangerous amendment to the constitution that is also being described as a wolf in sheep’s clothing. On the heels of the nationalization of B.E.L. and the re-nationalization of Telemedia, the PM made it clear that measures would be implemented to enshrine […]
The calls to put an end to the ninth amendment bill, does not start or stop with Oscar Sabido. Attorney Arthur Saldivar says although many Belizeans may find government control of utilities acceptable, how the bill seeks to bring about that control is appalling. The bill calls for amending sections two and sixty-nine of the […]
Arthur Saldivar’s objections were heralded by Hubert Elrington, another attorney that often speaks out on constitutional issues. Elrington sat at his side in a joint interview and put the proposed amendment into further context. He said that if passed, the National Assembly is going to have power that will exceed that of the constitution. Whoever […]
A Salvadoran laborer of Altamira, Corozal Town was murdered and is believed to have been dumped on a farm between Santa Clara and Buena Vista on the Northern Highway. Santos Alberto Ramirez was out drinking with friends on Saturday night but he never returned home. His body, bearing multiple stab wounds, was discovered on Sunday […]
A French national remains in police custody tonight after pulling a practical joke in mid-air during a flight from the United States en route to Belize. Delta Flight 4345 carrying a total of seventy-one passengers arrived at the Philip Goldson International Airport shortly after eleven o’clock this morning carrying what officials believed to be an […]
Tonight’s question is: Do you support the government’s move to prevent the court from reviewing legal challenges to constitutional amendments? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com.
On Friday afternoon, Prime Minister Dean Barrow along with officials from the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association met with a delegation from Banco Atlantida to discuss the purchase of the financially embattled B.S.I. The Honduras based bank has an interest in acquiring majority shares in the company which is owned by the employees’ trust that […]
A husband and wife spent the weekend in police lockdown and today they appeared in Magistrates Court to face charges of Child Neglect. Forty-seven year old Albert Gentle and his wife, thirty-two year old Diana, were arrested for allegedly leaving their ten year old disabled daughter locked up alone inside their house on Holy Emmanuel […]
Meanwhile, in the courtroom of Magistrate Dorothy Flowers, twenty-two year old Derrick Sanchez was charged for allegedly kidnapping and robbing a man last Wednesday. Sanchez, a resident of the Ladyville area, is accused of holding Rodrick Williams hostage at gunpoint and stealing his vehicle as well as two cell phones; a total value of four […]
More compelling stories are surfacing about persons who have been defrauded of their properties. There are the well known cases of businessmen Israel “Pie Marin”, William and Jimmy Quinto as well as US senator David Hale and Canadian national Andre Jervais, who had titles to land but later found out that it was not the […]
A marketing committee has been appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture to tackle the cross border sugar trade that has been causing a shortage in local stores. According to a release, the committee includes representatives from the ministry, B.S.I. and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association. The task is to work along with the Bureau […]
Councilor Wayne Usher is a known ally of Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers. The council has gone from one controversy to the other in its current term, but Usher is making an early bid for re-election. We usually don’t cover the campaigns of individual councilors, but we were there when he announced his candidacy today. Usher […]
“Cyaa Tek it Nuh More” is the locally produced movie made over the past year by a group of Belizeans who had access to a semi-functional video camera. The group entered their first production into the Belize International Film Festival 2011 and won an award for being the most promising local talent. As part of […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to this portion of Sports Monday. The Belize Bank Super League kicked off 2011 3-game championship series inside the MCC Grounds yesterday as R.G. City Boys hosted the flaming hot Placencia Assassins who jerked the City Boys in a 1-zip blast just 2 weeks ago in its bid […]
A frightening constitutional amendment, the ninth such, was tabled in the House of Representatives this morning for a first reading. It is by far, the most radical and far reaching amendment that any government in Belize has ever tabled. It appears that the Government of Prime Minister Barrow is intent on passing this amendment that […]
