A family in Belize City was devastated today by the news that their loved one would not be coming home from court with them. Thirty-three year old Darrell Henry has been behind bars since December on firearm charges, but his case is far from typical. Henry was charged in December for possession of a firearm […]
In July of last year, twenty-eight-year-old Deon Bruce was arrested by Belize City police and held in detention at the Queen Street Precinct pending what his family believed would have been a summary extradition to the United States. Bruce is wanted in Chicago for a murder in which U.S. authorities say he was the alleged […]
Eighteen-year-old Joseph Sanchez was fatally stabbed by two men at about two o’clock on Sunday morning while en route to a party. The teenager was dressed as a woman, clad in a white blouse and green short skirt, and was walking along Elston Kerr Street when he was attacked and mortally injured. In the wake […]
While a throng of teachers from the Belize District converged on Battlefield Park this morning to make known their demand for a salary adjustment, its social partner, the Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry, was busy tying the loose ends of a press release issued in support of the Belize National Teachers Union. Although the […]
There are two reported incidences by the Social Security Board of identity theft under the names Carmen Cantun and David Cruz. The S.S.B. said today that the cases remain under investigation. In respect of another purported case, in which it was stated that a US fugitive had been given a social security card; that has […]
Fifteen-year-old Christian Martinez, a resident of Balan Street in Lake Independence, remains hospitalized tonight, following a vicious attack on Thursday evening during which he was stabbed multiple times to the body. According to police, at around two o’clock that afternoon the teenager was riding home on bicycle when upon reaching the corners of Balan Street […]
On December twelfth, 2013, B.D.F. Soldier Abimael Carrillo, who had been serving the Belize Defence Force for almost two decades, was killed in a traffic mishap. Today, one of his own surviving colleagues, forty-three year old Juan Tuyub was arraigned for his death. Tuyub was charged with Manslaughter by Negligence, Causing Death by Careless […]
Meet twenty-one year old Inga Woods….she’s a painter, poet, jewelry designer and does almost anything during her spare time to create impressive pieces. And tonight at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts, the young artist is putting on display all the work that she has done over the years. Woods places her personal experiences […]
Rayford Benguche, a Belize City resident turned Good Samaritan, is on a mission to assist women who are experiencing hardships because their loved ones have been caught in the vicious cycle of violence. Benguche’s initiative was prompted by a personal experience last Monday when a close friend was sentenced on the day his child was […]
Junior female and male ballers converged on the MCC grounds today to kick off the national school football championships. Before the start of the one day competition, the students heard words of advice from a female national team player to trust in God, pursue their education and stay in the game. With that the games […]
His legal struggle against extradition to the United States lasted fifteen years, but tonight, Rhett Fuller is finally a free man. Following a decision handed down by Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington, the Belizean businessman walked out of the Minister’s chambers at Whitfield Towers in Belize City without shackles or police escort. Attorney Eamon […]
The decision by Minister Elrington was based on a submission to him by attorney Eamon Courtenay, which made the case that Fuller’s family would have disintegrated without his presence. He is a father of two sons and an autistic daughter, who during his incarceration, were in the care of his wife, Ann Marie. And today, […]
But while the Fuller family has every good reason to celebrate, a family up north is grieving the loss of one of their own. On Wednesday night, there was a three-car pile-up involving a ten wheeler truck, a minivan and a pick-up truck in a dark stretch of the highway, not far from the northern […]
Consumers of butane, that’s just about every household, restaurant or hotel in the country, are bracing for an additional increase in the cost of fuel. Earlier today, the Belize Bureau of Standards, through a press release, announced a spike in the controlled price of liquid petroleum gas. The increase is countrywide and varies according to […]
The Citizens Organized for Liberty through Action, better known to as COLA, held a press conference today at the Radisson Fort George. The briefing had dual purposes and started with the organization putting its full support behind Russell Roberts, an activist advocating for the removal or the revision of the gun law….that is coming up […]
On Friday, teachers from the Belize District and the Cayes will march in Belize City before holding a rally in Battlefield Park. That move is part of a series of planned industrial actions countrywide under the banner of the B.N.T.U. Last Friday, hundreds of teachers in Corozal and Orange Walk marched under the B.N.T.U. banner. […]
On December sixth, Belize’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom hosted an LGBT party at the official residence in London, Belize House. The event was reported recently in the media, and drew scathing criticism in some quarters. While sexual orientation or preference is not the issue tonight, at least at News Five, the LGBT bash […]
Last week, the firebrand activists at COLA issued a statement recording their concern over the “archaic gun laws” that result in the unlawful detention of persons. COLA also condemns those that have eluded the long arms of the law because of their connections referencing the incident of GST Supervisor, Reynaldo Verde, in whose property a […]
As we said, COLA is now putting its full support behind Russell Roberts, who is championing this move to have the law removed or revised. Since then, Roberts says that he has met with several attorneys to peruse the gun law and at today’s press conference, he gave an update. One activist even called for […]
A Belize City resident is tonight in critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The family of twenty-nine year old James Elijio is hoping for the best because Elijio was shot to the back of the neck as he was about to enter his house at the corner of Flamboyant and Pointsetta Streets in […]
Caye Caulker Police continue to rack up impressive statistics in the fight against drugs on the island. During a pre-dawn operation today, Police visited the home of thirty-seven year old Shawn Bennett, a food vendor. According to official reports, when Police knocked on the door and identified themselves they observed someone throwing a black object […]
With the World Cup to be played in June and July this year in Brazil, football fever is expected to be pitch-high. Billions are expected to view the games on television and Brazil is preparing to accommodate as many as hundreds of thousands of football aficionados. This week, FIFA instructors have been in Belize offering […]
A recent survey indicating the economic freedoms of countries around the world ranks Belize at number one hundred and fifteen of one hundred and seventy-eight reviewed. With a score of fifty-six point seven, Belize succeeds Brazil on the 2014 index, and is categorized as mostly unfree. To put its rating into perspective, Belize is twenty-first […]
It is the beginning of the year and many of us surely over indulged in food and other goodies over the holidays so it is time to get back to an exercise regime. There are many tips or plans to start with, but there are few that are carried out faithfully. Healthy Living sat one-on-one […]
Back in September, the immigration scandal shook up the government, but it is almost four months later and there is little information on the status of three simultaneous investigations. But we can say tonight that we have been reliably informed that a recommendation has been made by the Director of Immigration, Maria Marin, to terminate […]
