An early morning homicide in the Old Capital has claimed the life of the cousin of reputed George Street captain Carlos “Zimbab” Abraham. Abraham was hit twice to the neck and the arm last Wednesday as he visited his relatives’ tire shop on Lakeview Street. As he spoke with a cousin, two men approached and […]
A fatal road traffic accident on the George Price Highway this afternoon has left two Ministry of Works’ employees dead and an employee of Madisco reportedly in critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The accident occurred just before three p.m. near mile forty-six and involved a small white car driven at the time […]
Is there a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel where the sugar industry is concerned? It appears that way, following a meeting between representatives of the B.S.C.F.A., the S.I.C.B., the Ministry of Agriculture and Prime Minister Dean Barrow this morning. As is the case after these meetings in a volatile, dynamic and […]
There will be a bye-election in Cayo North, and it is set for January fifth, five weeks from today. The odds are stacked against the P.U.P., who have had very little time to find a candidate, and will have less time to mount a credible campaign…but campaign they will. There were two candidates for […]
Of course, the PM is not fazed in the slightest. Why would he be? The Petrocaribe money has been rolling all over the place and will no doubt roll into Cayo North in the five weeks leading up to the bye-election. But we asked anyway, and found the nation’s leader supremely confident and sure of […]
As we told you earlier in our newscast, the PUP has endorsed businessman Richard Harrison as their candidate in Cayo North. Harrison will go up against a well funded, popular Omar Figueroa who has had months to prepare. He is the underdog for sure, but he’s not backing down either. Harrison says that he’s going […]
Harrison is a businessman who has had his share of successes and failures. But politics isn’t generally a forgiving arena, and his critics have already started attacking his failures as a businessman. That question was put to Harrison and the P.U.P. leader today. Both were likely prepared for it, since it will come up in […]
In the past few days the cruise sector has reeled and rocked after several cruise ships were unable to offload passengers in heavy winds and rough seas. For those not involved in the industry, it just happened. But the city lost hundreds of thousands in head tax, the country lost millions in revenue and tour […]
With low oil prices on the global market of late there have been concerns of a fallout from the Petrocaribe oil agreement. While Jamaica, which is also party to the Petrocaribe agreement, is being urged to start building up additional foreign reserves as a buffer against any fallout from the PetroCaribe oil agreement, PM Barrow […]
At last check a few weeks ago, the Belize Grassroots Youth Empowerment Association, BGYEA, was in mediation with government over the proposed use of a buffer zone near Harmonyville for the cultivation of corn. It seems however, that there has been a collapse in the diplomatic approach to reaching a mutually agreeable solution. This […]
BTL Employees’ Trust, British Caribbean Bank and Fortis Energy International continue to campaign for Belize Telemedia Limited and Belize Electricity Limited to be returned to them, but money in the form of compensation for the acquired companies from the Government wouldn’t be a bad second choice. They will get the opportunity to convince the Caribbean […]
Barrow says all is in play. The biggest stakes center on the controversial Eighth Constitutional Amendment which purported to vest all of Belize’s utility companies in the control of the Government for the public’s interest. Denys Barrow, Attorney for Government “A lot is at stake and there are different levels of possibilities. One major […]
Two Ghost Town men, including alleged leader Roger Anthony, are tonight out on bail for the attempted murder of Shelly Meighan, the mother of Ellis and Tyron Meighan. Anthony and his alleged partner in crime, Kendis Flowers, appeared before Justice Denis Hanomansingh this morning and were granted bail in the sum of five thousand […]
The Belize National Coast Guard held a passing out ceremony today where forty-four young recruits joined the ranks of the organization. Dozens of invited guests, including family and friends, as well as members of the diplomatic corps, converged on Williamson Complex in Ladyville this morning for the exercise. News Five’s Isani Cayetano was on hand […]
There is an important executive meeting underway at the Belize Biltmore Plaza. For the first time, the Caribbean Union of Teachers has chosen Belize as the host country for its regular session. The two-day conference, organized by the Belize National Teachers Union, features participation from executive members of teachers’ unions in eighteen countries, for a […]
For a second consecutive day, cruise ships calling to port on Belize have cancelled their visits due to inclement weather. The sea state since Wednesday morning remains choppy, as we are experiencing heavy northerlies. This morning, tour operators at Fort Street Tourism Village had already prepared for the day ahead when they were notified that […]
From a dollars and sense perspective, the two-day loss has amounted to approximately one point eight million Belize dollars in revenue, notwithstanding the head tax that would have been collected by the Belize Tourism Board. Director of Cruise and Regional Operations at B.T.B., Valdemar Andrade, gave an update on the cancellations. Valdemar Andrade, Director […]
Tonight, the fate of eighteen-year-old Wilser Echevarria rests in the hands of Director of Public Prosecution Cheryl-Lynn Vidal. When Belmopan Police did not seek her advice while attempting to arraign Echevarria on Wednesday, they were only obeying a directive from Assistant Commissioner of Police Russell Blackett. Via memo on September twenty-fourth, Blackett ordered all formation […]
It is supreme irony that the law now, at least in this particular case, demands consultation with the D.P.P. The memo and directive which resulted in the delayed arraignment for Wilser Echevarria have come under some fire from the D.P.P.’s Office, not because of any perceived slight, but because D.P.P. Vidal feels that the Police […]
So with all that said, is there hope for collaboration between the Police Department and the D.P.P.’s Office? With so much at stake, can there be some efficient, effective partnership between both bodies which play such a crucial role in our justice system? Well you would think, so, but it’s not going to happen. According […]
A reported burglary in Ladyville during which almost four hundred thousand dollars in jewelry is said to have been stolen has resulted in another case of police brutality. According to attorney Oscar Selgado, his client Lionel Bregal had been taken into custody at the Queen Street Precinct on Wednesday afternoon. He was subsequently handed over […]
The case against attorney Arthur Saldivar, who represented the Coye family in a money laundering case against the Financial Intelligence Unit, continued today in the Supreme Court. Saldivar is the respondent in a suit brought against him by former client Melonie Coye who alleges that he walked away with a significant sum of money following […]
Belizean-American Bernadette Pickwood claims that the Ministry of Natural Resources improperly took away her land in Belama Phase One for alleged lack of development and soon thereafter relatives of the former C.E.O. got title to it. The trial continued before Justice Kenneth Benjamin today with testimony from Commissioner of Lands and Surveys Wilbert Vallejos. Pickwood’s […]
Two P.G. cops are tonight free of the July 2012 murder of Michael “Street” Valerio. Valerio was beaten to death allegedly by Police Constables Frederico Tush and Modesto Cucul in a drunken brawl and today, when they appeared in the Dangriga Supreme Court for a trial with jury, the cops were acquitted of the charge. […]
The Senate met on Wednesday to discuss the Alba Petrocaribe Loan Motion. It has been a controversial topic and one which has inspired passion from politicians on both sides of the floor. The session in the Senate reflected that. News Five wasn’t able to sit in on Thursday, but we’ve put together some highlights on […]
