Like Vegas, what happens in Mennonite communities generally stay in Mennonite communities. But one altercation last week has prompted members of Shipyard to come forward and speak out. It’s almost shocking to learn that violence has become a part of daily life in the community. Mike Rudon has the story. Reporter “You’ve seen these […]
The Pharmacists’ Association of Belize and the Ministry of Health have been at odds for some time now. The discord came on the heels of the appointment of Danini Contreras, the daughter of Minister Erwin Contreras, as Drug Inspectorate in the ministry. Support for the association has since been overwhelming and for the past two […]
And where pharmacy-related matters are concerned, things in the Ministry of Health just got even more interesting. The Public Service Union has gotten involved, and made its presence known today with a fiery release. Here’s what precipitated the union’s involvement, in a nutshell, and you can connect the dots. Chief Pharmacist Sharon Anderson is currently […]
The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in an annual general meeting held recently, has appointed a new president. Businessman Arturo ‘Tux’ Vasquez succeeds immediate past President Kay Menzies, who has served in that capacity for the past four years. The AGM also saw the election of new councilors to the executive of the BCCI. […]
While the issue of a thirteenth senator has remained all but moot, Vasquez says that the matter will be put before the executive and membership of the chamber and, depending on their collective position, will advocate that the Barrow administration honors its word. Arturo ‘Tux’ Vasquez, President, BCCI “Yeah that has been a bit […]
A Belize City couple is homeless after a fire on Monday destroyed their home on Arlington Drive in the Fabers Road area. Fire Department personnel were called to the area at five forty p.m. to battle the flames. A significant portion of the home was destroyed by the time the fire was extinguished. That was […]
The Public Utilities Commission has approved a rate increase requested by Belize Water Services Ltd. While it is not the sixteen and a quarter percent initially sought by the company, water rates across the country, with the exception of Caye Caulker, will be going up by approximately fifty-five cents. On December thirty-first, 2013, BWSL made […]
Thirty-five-year-old William Rubio appeared this morning in the court room of Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith where he was slapped with charges for four criminal offenses. Two counts of aggravated assault with a hammer upon his common-law-wife, thirty-year-old Virginia Lopez, and upon his stepdaughter fifteen-year-old Reina Lopez. He was additionally charged with two counts of […]
Twenty-seven-year-old Andy Alford, a resident of Burrell Boom, was convicted of drug trafficking at the conclusion of his trial before Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith. Alford, who was unrepresented, was charged with drug trafficking of one hundred and thirty-three grams of cannabis. The bust was made by police officers from the Burrell Boom area, who […]
Dangriga police are investigating the death of a Hopkins fisherman. The body of fifty-seven-year-old Audrick Palacio was found floating in the sea in the southern village sometime around eleven on Monday morning. According to relatives, Palacio routinely went fishing in an area known as Hawaii Bar and when he did not return home on Sunday […]
In early April, two students from Escuela Secundaria Tecnica Mexico drowned near the low-lying bridge in San Ignacio. Their deaths sparked speculation that a surge of water released from the Vaca Dam daily contributed to their demise. This past weekend another young man, Jonathan Requeña, died in the area between the Hawkesworth Bridge and the […]
A mother and her baby perished this afternoon just after four o’clock in a horrible traffic accident at mile twenty-seven on the Phillip Goldson Highway. Our crew is just back and reports that Raul Magaña, Jr., his wife and baby and two other passengers were heading in the direction of Belize City when his vehicle […]
Crime and violence are disrupting the once peaceful island of San Pedro. Just before midnight on Saturday night, a Bomba resident was murdered as he stood outside a house on Seaweed Street in the San Juan Area. Dennis Palacio, who was no stranger to the law was shot to the back and shoulder and succumbed […]
Another life was taken over the weekend but in southern Belize. Sixty-nine year old Norman Benguche Senior, who is employed by the Belize Water and Sewerage Authority, was stabbed three times on the back by his stepson. The stabbing occurred when Benguche was having breakfast at his family home in Punta Gorda. His stepson, David […]
In political news, the People’s United Party held a convention in Cayo Central on Sunday where conventional wisdom proved accurate in favor of veteran politician Dan Silva. The campaign was extensive and heated and when the votes were counted, former two time minister of government, Dan Silva trashed businessman Luke Espat by a huge margin, […]
The People’s United Party is tonight mourning the passing of one of its longstanding and loyal member. Former People’s United Party Minister Maxwell Samuels passed away this afternoon while undergoing treatment at Belize Healthcare Partners. News Five has been able to confirm that last Thursday Samuels was hospitalized for a pulmonary embolism. He was being […]
On Thursday, we reported on Dr. Louis Zabaneh’s abrupt departure as president of Galen University. His demission from office followed a surreptitious decision taken by majority shareholders to move the privately owned institution in a different academic direction. While Galen will expand to become a school of veterinary medicine, Zabaneh is being succeeded by Professor […]
The Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith today sentenced a Belize City man to three years in prison for the indecent assault of young girl. Thirty-eight Edelmiro Oliva was found guilty of Aggravated Assault of an Indecent Nature. The Chief Magistrate said that, “These kinds of cases are prevalent and we must ensure we send a […]
Twenty-two year old Benque Viejo resident Edwin Chan was murdered in Melchor on Good Friday. Chan was found in a remote locate on the outskirts of Melchor with one gunshot wound to the head. Benque Police told News Five that it also appeared that he had been badly beaten to the head and face. Police […]
There is another development in respect of oil drilling in Maya communities which is causing tensions between SATIIM, Government and US Capital Energy. It has to do with the signing of an agreement by Valentin Makin and the oil company. Today, the Conejo village issued a stinging indictment of Makin and threw him under the […]
More details will become available on Tuesday at a press conference, but we can confirm tonight that the Public Utilities Commission has approved an increase in water rates by the Belize Water Services Limited, BWSL. The Commission has given the green light to a revised Business Plan and Regulated Values of more than fourteen million […]
A teenager drowned while swimming in the Macal River on Saturday. Fourteen-year-old Johnatan Requena, a resident of San Ignacio Town, was swimming along with a friend in an area between the Hawksworth Bridge and the low-lying bridge when he submerged and did not resurface. Requena reportedly struggled to remain afloat and when the friend managed […]
A prisoner is tonight hospitalized at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital recovering from a gunshot wound. According to the Kolbe Foundation, Trial Farm resident and inmate Marcos Gomez was attempting to escape from the confines of the prison when he was shot once to the buttocks. Prison officers acted promptly and were able to apprehend […]
A fire dangerously close to a Belize City gas station caused a scare over the weekend. The blaze left one man homeless and caused damages to a house nearby. The homeless man says he was home when the blaze started, but his neighbor says he wasn’t. Duane Moody has that story. Duane Moody, Reporting […]
The Police Department is fighting crime by targeting those believed to be most vulnerable, the youths. Through its cadet corps, Rural Belize District police officers are making a positive impact on children through extra-curricular activities. On Saturday, a sports day was held at the Burrell Boom basketball court that brought over a hundred youths who […]
