There had been several previous attempts on the life of twenty-six year old Jamie Chavarria, including one as recent as three weeks ago. But on Monday night, the Belize City resident would no longer elude death. Chavarria was executed on an alley off Berkeley Street by at least one shooter who fired twice hitting him […]
There was another murder which occurred on Monday night. The timeline leading to the murder of fifty-seven year old businessman Ricardo Triminio of Orange Walk Town remains unknown and police are yet to pinpoint exactly when the businessman was killed. This morning after ten, his body was found inside his shop, Munchies Snack Shop on […]
A couple is tonight admitted at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in a stable condition following a traffic accident on Monday night on the George Price Highway. A Ford Escape SUV in which Jefferson and Carmela Dawson were travelling crashed into a freight liner near Mile Twelve. In the impact, the SUV ended under the […]
And our question tonight is: Should government open the door for the importation of cheaper rice from Guyana? 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
Around three-thirty this afternoon, fire was seen coming from the girls’ dormitory at the Youth Hostel at mile twenty-one on the George Price Highway. The building and its contents were destroyed, but luckily the girls inside the building were rescued and escaped unhurt. The suspicion, however, is that the dorm was set on fire by […]
On March seventeenth, eleven year old Stella Maris student, Austin Olivera Junior, was hit by a vehicle; he succumbed to his injuries the following week after receiving treatment at the K.H.M.H. Earlier today, fourteen days after the incident, the man who was driving the vehicle was escorted to the Belize City Magistrate’s Court and slapped […]
There is interesting news coming out of the United Kingdom tonight and it is that Lord Michael Ashcroft has resigned from the House of Lords but he will keep his title. Earlier today in London, Lord Ashcroft wrote to the Clerk of Parliament informing of his decision which takes immediate effect and which caught many […]
On Monday, Senator Ray Davis surprisingly abstained from voting when the controversial Petrocaribe Bill, went before the Senate. That abstention has surprised many and stirred up the ire of many others because now that it is passed, the law allows government to borrow and spend without house approval. The contentious piece of legislation was rushed […]
According to the CWU President, Matura-Shepherd, what has transpired in the House and Senate was deliberately accomplished to circumvent existing legislation. That body of law, the Finance and Audit Act of 2005, was established specifically to avoid such instances where large sums of money, exceeding the ten million dollar benchmark, go unaccounted. Audrey Matura-Shepherd, […]
Furthermore, Matura-Shepherd said that government should do the right thing as it relates to public funds and she openly questions government’s borrowing as it concerns Petrocaribe funds, asking whether or not the monies can be saved in a trust before a motion is tabled in the house. Audrey Matura-Shepherd, President, Christian Workers Union “Let’s […]
Easter is one of the most important holidays on the Christian calendar as it symbolizes hope for the two billion plus Christians around the world. In Belize, the Lions Club is introducing the Easter Gift Project as part of its International Lions Services for Children Program. Today, at the Resource Center on Princess Margaret Drive, […]
As you know by now, a World Cup qualifier game between the Belize Jaguars and the Cayman National Team ended one to one on Sunday in the Caymans. It means that Belize narrowly secured a spot to move up to play the Dominican Republic in June. The team has two months to prepare and so […]
The hopes and dreams of our nation rested on the shoulder of the Belize Jaguars as they headed to Cayman over the weekend to play compete against that nation’s ‘A’ squad. For the Belize Jaguars, following a draw at home last week – everything was on the line for our boys who needed an outstanding […]
Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley, riding the wake of victory in municipal elections on March fourth, today announced he will be contesting the Caribbean Shores seat in a convention to be held on June seventh. Today, at the entrance to the almost completed Blue Marlin Boulevard, Bradley made the declaration. While it’s no surprise to […]
According to Bradley, residents of Caribbean Shores have been asking for new representation, better service and better leadership, and he says that in those areas his record speaks for itself. Santiago ‘Santino’ Castillo, the current area representative is considered a serious player since his family has been a loyal financier of the U.D.P. – but […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow has stated openly that he will support his Cabinet colleague in any convention in Caribbean Shores. That doesn’t bode well for Bradley, as we’ve seen the fate of others like his predecessor Zenaida Moya who dared to buck the leadership. But Bradley is unfazed. He says that like the prime minister […]
Looking ahead, however…if the mayor is to step down, who will replace him as municipal leader for Belize City? Today, premature or not, the media asked Bradley about a possible successor to his seat. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “I’ve had the pleasure of working with the ten councilors, both in the first term […]
Notwithstanding the mayor seeking higher office, Bradley says that as a council, they have been aggressively looking at new plans for the city which will be rolled out in the short-term. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “Going into the next term, we are working very closely…for the last month, we have been meeting with […]
There were two debates held in the House of Representatives last week – one on the 2015-2016 Budget and one on a proposed Petrocaribe Bill. The Bill is a controversial one which will allow government to draw down Petrocaribe monies without taking it to the House, and also to use those monies for any purpose […]
With that, Fonseca emphasized that they cannot approve a Bill which seeks to bypass and do away with National Assembly authorization. And to show that he’s dead serious, Fonseca made the emphatic gesture of refusing any future Petrocaribe handouts because, he says, neither he nor the P.U.P. will be a party to something that is […]
That’s a grand gesture by the Leader of the Opposition, but almost immediately there was some confusion in the House. According to P.U.P. Deputy Leader Julius Espat, any Petrocaribe monies spent in Cayo South will be more than welcome. Julius Espat, Area Representative, Cayo South “The Prime Minister is going down the worst road […]
And Prime Minister Dean Barrow wasn’t finished there. He has always reserved special attention for Cayo South Area Representative, Julius Espat, and Friday was certainly no exception. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Before you became formally involved in public life…I don’t know how you suddenly donned this garb of self-righteousness…try to pass yourself off as […]
And today, the Senate met in regular session to debate the Petrocaribe Bill which passed through the House on Friday. The government has the majority in the Senate, so the fate of the discussion was foretold, but that didn’t stop the Opposition Senator Lisa Shoman who says that she cannot and will not support the […]
Business sector Senator Mark Lizarraga had a lot to say about the Prime Minister’s budget today, particularly where borrowing is concerned. The Opposition coined the phrase ‘Borrow and Spend Budget,’ and today Lizarraga cautioned that when the government comes down off this borrowing and spending high, the hangover will be unbearable. Mark Lizarraga, Senator, […]
A San Ignacio resident is tonight clinging to life at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was hit by a vehicle that did not stop. Fifty year old Bernard McLaren, known in the west as the bread and bun man, is a self-employed father of three children. McLaren had just visited his kids and […]
