On the first of August we broke the story of a woman in San Ignacio who had allegedly put a hit on her husband, a wealthy British national, Glen Wilson. It’s a story in the line of old Black Widow thrillers where the woman marries a man, then arranges for his death and makes off […]
A fire at an apartment complex on Canondale Street in Lake Independence on Thursday nearly claimed the lives of two children, three year old Shanika Reneau and four year old Shevaun Reneau. If not for the heroic actions of one man, we would tonight be lamenting the tragic deaths of the toddlers trapped in their […]
Media teams from across the country are currently in the deep-south on a SATIIM-hosted tour of the Sarstoon Temash National Park. That’s the intention, anyway. In recent days things have gotten decidedly testy between SATIIM, US Capital and the government. Last Friday, SATIIM rangers and Mayan leaders were involved in a standoff with PG Police […]
A press release on the BCB Holdings website says that Yumi Limited, a British Virgin Islands Company, has entered into an agreement to purchase the exclusive Caye Chapel Resort. The terms of the transaction, says the release, provide for an initial non-refundable payment prior to a due diligence period from September first to November fourteenth, […]
There was a traffic accident in San Pedro Town early this morning. Two persons were injured when the Polaris they were travelling in slammed into a fence. The injured victims are nineteen year old Julia Mejia, a waitress at a local bar, and Giovanni Guerra, a tour guide, both of Ambergris Caye. The accident occurred […]
The case of former Belize Football Federation President, Bertie Chimilio, for unpaid income taxes amounting to thirty-three thousand dollars continued today in the court of Magistrate Leslie Hamilton. Testifying was main witness, Ann Castillo, who shed light on the discussions and subsequent assessment that the department undertook to determine Chimilio’s income. At the end of […]
There are serious rumblings in the Football Federation of Belize right now. The players who represented Belize at the Gold Cup have not received the payment they were promised. The F.F.B. says that as soon as they receive money from CONCACAF for participation in the Gold Cup Team Belize will be paid. It hasn’t made […]
Belizean athletes continue to compete on the international stage. The most recent contingent to leave is the National Under-eighteen three-by-three basketball team. The team departed en route to Washington DC to participate in the FIBA Americas Championship. The event will also feature teams from Canada, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Venezuela, and the […]
Some four hundred and fifty less fortunate primary school students from across the Belize District received some much needed school supplies courtesy of the Hands of Mercy Charity Foundation. Designed to assist marginalized children with school supplies, the N.G.O. has helped hundreds of students from ten various primary schools from south side Belize City, Hattieville […]
Going into the weekend, military action appears imminent against Syria by the United States. On Tuesday, the U.S. president Obama said that he was weighing possible responses to what the U.S. calls a major chemical weapons attack in Damascus by the Syrian government claiming that close to one thousand five hundred persons were killed. The […]
The September celebrations kick off this weekend. It’s a calendar filled with activities leading up to national day. This Saturday, the pageant called Independence Day Junior Miss will be staged at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. Participating will be a number of primary school age girls representing schools around the country. Unlike other […]
Another activity being held this Saturday takes place at the newly renovated Memorial Park. It is the second annual Village Arts and Crafts Expo which will showcase the talents of Belizean artisans to local and international visitors. Expectations are high as the number of participating entrepreneurs has doubled. The Village Arts and Craft Expo is […]
At the Bliss auditorium, the crowd went wild on Tuesday night on the announcement that the duo of Shannelly and Chad had emerged as this season’s Superstars. The competition among the participants and the reaction of the judges provided funny moments during the season so we captured those moments that lightened up the show. […]
Last Friday there was a standoff between Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management, Maya Leaders and the Police when the group attempted to leave Punta Gorda by boat to visit Temash Two, the location of a drill pad currently under construction by U.S. Capital Energy. And tonight we can report that there is further tension […]
Two toddlers were pulled out of a house engulfed in a blazing fire this morning in the Lake Independence area. The two children, one four and the other three years old, were home alone in an apartment when the fire erupted. The father was at work and the mother had left them briefly to run […]
It has been two days since a major fire destroyed Ramon’s Village Resort in San Pedro Town…and the hotel’s management is wasting no time in picking up the pieces. Hotelier, Richard Hedrick, flew in from the United States today to assess damages and meet with his staff to discuss the way forward. News Five understands […]
OCEANA’s Vice President of Southern and Central America, Alex Muñoz, is in Belize. He’s here to deal with the transition from former VP Audrey Matura-Shepherd to a new, as yet unselected leader for OCEANA’s operations in Belize. That new head of OCEANA will now be a Country Director who will report directly to Muñoz. We’ll […]
On August eighth, the Friends for Conservation and Development detained two Guatemalans who were farming on our side of the border. That’s not exactly a rare event, but in this case, the farming was being done on a twenty-acre plot of land within the Caracol Archaeological Reserve. The men were handed over to the San […]
And there was another incident on August twenty-first in the area of Ceibo Chico. This time FCD rangers, Police and B.D.F. personnel came under fire as they approached about fifty Guatemalans panning for gold in the Chiquibul. There’s been no official report of the incident from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but according to Manager […]
The former president of the Football Federation of Belize, Bertie Chimilio, was summoned to court this morning. The Income Tax Department is attempting to collect over thirty thousand dollars which it claims Chimilio owes the department. But the case was adjourned because a witness did not appear. The department says Chimilio owes them thirty-three thousand […]
Also in court today, was forty year old Felicito Sho of Mango Creek, who is accused of raping a sixteen year old Belize City girl. Sho was arraigned before Magistrate Leslie Hamilton for a single charge of Rape which allegedly occurred on May first. Prosecutor, Kenard Clark, objected to bail on grounds that there is […]
Earlier in the newscast, we told you about OCEANA’s stance on the LGBT issue. But OCEANA’s Vice-President of South and Central America Alex Muñoz is in Belize. Muñoz says that they are reviewing about thirty applications from very interesting applicants. The successful candidate will pick up where former VP of OCEANA Belize Audrey Matura-Shepherd stepped […]
That was the more or less civil portion of the press conference called by OCEANA’s regional VP. The agenda of the briefing was generally a meet and greet, but the event took a different tone. Some members of the media were not interested in the meet and greet as they were on beating up on […]
The University of Belize today launched an institutional curriculum review, a process identified by President Cary Fraser as designed to establish a continuous program of academic reviews that will assist in improving the quality of the university’s academic program. The presentation was held this morning at the Radisson. Assistant Provost, Dr. Cynthia Thompson spoke of […]
Since it was first held in 1972, CARIFESTA has been promoting Caribbean artists and writers. The festival has been fading but this year, it revved into full gear in Suriname. A delegation from Belize, the smallest to attend, headed there and successfully participated in several workshops promoting crafts and jewelry. A Belizean designer made an […]
