Just before five this evening Efrain Alpuche managed to secure his bail, and spoke to the media as he exited the Police Station. He maintains his innocence and says he doesn’t understand how anybody could prove that he had anything to do with any burning of fields. Efrain Alpuche, Charged for Arson “Well it’s […]
A group of high school students find themselves in plenty of trouble tonight after school authorities discovered that they were circulating nude photographs on social media. That was offensive enough to the school which has gone on record to say that the photos were also doctored to embarrass a teacher. The action by the school […]
When we spoke with Minister of Education Patrick Faber, he said it was the first time that he was hearing of the incident. He told the media that according to protocols, it would be dealt with by the School’s Board of Director and Management team and unless deem fit, they will intervene. But Faber noted […]
Effective June first, commuters using Tropic Air or Maya Island Air will pay six dollars more per departure on domestic flights. It’s something called a Rider Fee, and was conceptualized years ago to pay for the massive upgrading works being done at the Municipal Airstrip in Belize City. It’ll affect both major carriers; Tropic Air […]
As we told you, there has been major upgrading of the Municipal Airstrip which, to the minds of the carriers, was long overdue and sorely needed. It is widely perceived that the existing airstrip, perched precariously just feet from the sea, was not safe. Even with the renovations, the facility is still just a […]
One year ago there was a serious land dispute between Tropic Air, the Feinstein Group of Companies and the Ministry of Lands. Tropic stood to lose millions, since they had already started construction of a massive facility on the land under dispute. It went to Court and was settled behind closed doors, and now Tropic […]
Who killed the two American nationals in Teakettle Village? It has been a couple days since forty six year old Julian Jones and sixty one year old Paul Signorino were brutally murdered, and there haven’t been any details by the police on any significant lead. It is still very much a painful and raw spot […]
Enrique Pook Junior, who resides in Hattieville, is accused of having sex twice in 2014 with a thirteen year old minor. In October 2014, a month or so after the first allegation surfaced, he was arraigned for Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with the girl whose age was thirteen years. At the time he appeared before the […]
This afternoon, three men and a sixteen year old minor were arraigned in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court for Drug Trafficking after a bag containing one hundred and forty two grams of weed was found in a car they were travelling in. They have been identified as Calford Perez Junior of Rio Bravo Crescent, Oliver […]
In the wake of the Petrocaribe Act 2015, dubbed the god-maker in some quarters, there has been a sustained outcry from virtually all sectors. There’s really no problem with the Petrocaribe initiative, conceptualized to assist the poorest of the poor through medium and long-term social programs. But there is a huge problem with the Petrocaribe […]
The VIP is undertaking to carry out an education and awareness campaign on Petrocaribe, and one organization which has already signed on is the BNTU. But today’s press conference was about more than Petrocaribe. The VIP is also vocal about re-registration and told the media today that they have written to the Elections and Boundaries […]
The Belize City ITVET will be hosting its annual Open Day on Thursday. It’s an opportunity for students to show the skills they’ve acquired through displays of goods and services. While there isn’t an entrance fee, the public is invited to come out and support the students. Manager of the ITVET says that this year […]
The government has come under considerable fire for the controversial Petrocaribe Loans Act. Last week, the Prime Minister announced there will be amendments taken to the House. Still yet, G.O.B. announced today that it will be spending some of the funds for a Summer of Sports Program through the Ministry of Education, Youths and Sports. […]
The police department is embarking on a new program that will see senior officers guide young recruits to improve their policing skills. This is all part of a strategy to fight crime on the streets. Facilitators from the U.S were involved in the initiative which concluded on Tuesday with a graduation. News Five’s Isani Cayetano […]
The Department of Youth Services held its open day today, and they were showing off major developments. After months of trying to install a music studio in Collet Division, Education Minister Patrick Faber was able to do so at the Department’s Office on Regent Street. Through an education grant from the Southside Poverty Alleviation Fund, […]
On Monday two men were detained by Police on suspicion of burning canefields owned by ASR in the San Lorenzo area of Orange Walk Town. The detention is politically charged, since one of those men, Efrain Alpuche Jr., is closely linked to PUP politician Ramon Cervantes Jr. It is believed that there is evidence which […]
As we said, the situation is politically charged because of the personalities involved, and also because when Alpuche Junior was detained he was driving a vehicle which belongs to Cervantes. Today Cervantes claimed that his political opponents are trying to tie him to the matter, while he maintains that he condemns in no uncertain terms […]
There is word of an apparent resolution to unrest in the sugar industry which had the potential to blow up into full-scale protest. Because of the lateness of an announcement after a meeting of the Sugar Industry Control Board on Monday evening, we were able to provide only the highlights, but tonight Mike Rudon probes […]
The double murder of the two American nationals in Teakettle was at the top of our newscast on Monday night. The brutal killing of the two men has left the village in shock and as so far no one has been detained. In a police report today, the post mortem results show that sixty one […]
And our question for tonight is: Do you support the proposed amendment to the Special Agreement which will allow Guatemala to hold an individual referendum? Yes or No? 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 […]
This weekend Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington will travel to Guatemala to sign an amendment to the Special Agreement signed at the O.A.S. headquarters in Washington back in 2008. The signing on Monday which will allow Guatemala to hold its referendum separately from ours has come under fire because while it is a significant change, there […]
Courtenay took special exception to a statement made to News Five by Foreign Minister Elrington last week. Elrington claimed that, quote – “At this point in time, we don’t know when we are in Belizean waters. We don’t know when we are in international waters,” end quote. Elrington went on to say that, quote – […]
On Sunday about two hundred Belizeans, led by the Belize Territorial Volunteers, travelled to the Garbutt Falls border monument in Benque Viejo del Carmen. As they have been doing for many months, the group is trying to get government’s attention. They want government to get serious about the recognition of the border line between Belize […]
A trio of Belizean fugitives wanted for individual crimes, including murder, has been extradited by Mexican authorities. The handing over took place on Saturday morning at the Belize/Mexico Border where thirty-year-old Errol Haynes, twenty-five-year-old Anthony Barrow and thirty-four-year-old Jorge Vidal were formally surrendered to local authorities. Haynes was being sought for possession of a prohibited […]
T he GST continues to penalize businesses that have not been paying their taxes. Well known talk show host and businessman Darrell Carter was spared jail time after he picked up his seventh conviction for Non-Filing this afternoon. Initially, he pleaded not guilty to two counts of non-filing for the months of July and August […]
