Twenty-six year old Michael Cowo is in prison tonight after pleading guilty to stealing a computer and accessories from a parked car. But unknown to him, Cowo was caught in the act by surveillance camera as he stole the computer bag containing a Dell laptop, a tablet and other items from a Nissan car belonging […]
Are political manifestos to be taken seriously? Are they more about politicians telling people what they want to hear, rather than a concrete plan of what can and will be done during a term? That’s a question which was put to U.D.P. leader Dean Barrow today, on an assertion that the U.D.P. has not fulfilled […]
Incumbent Area Representative Jose Abelardo Mai has been hard at work well before the date for the upcoming general elections was announced. In the Orange Walk South constituency where he won in 2012 under the banner of the People’s United Party, the struggles of his people are real. Poverty, unemployment and a lack of access […]
Mai is confident that he will emerge victorious in Orange Walk South on November fourth and his party will go on to form the next government. The reception in the constituency, he says, has been warm, a significant difference since he began his political career in 2008. Jose Abelardo Mai, P.U.P. Area Representative, OW […]
On the campaign trail leading up to the November fourth General Elections, tonight we go one on one with Collet Area Representative and Minister of Education Patrick Faber. In that division, the incumbent U.D.P. candidate will be facing off against the P.U.P.’s Yasmin Shoman and the Belize Progressive Party’s Raymond Rivers. Now the rains over […]
The criticism by his opponents is that Faber is one of seven ministers, who are in control of Belize City constituencies, yet these are the most neglected areas. Faber and his colleagues are accused of failing to provide for the needs of residents. Faber clearly took offense saying that he is not fazed by what […]
But P.U.P. candidate, Yasmin Shoman, is neither fazed by what Faber has to say. Shoman has been on the ground in the division for over a year and says she has a good sense of the needs of the division. According to Shoman, Collet is the battleground for a swing division that is projected to […]
For Shoman, the division is traditionally P.U.P. and she hopes to regain the seat for the party after eight years of U.D.P. control. Yasmin Shoman, P.U.P. Candidate, Collet “We are very aggressive and assertive on the ground. We have been targeting that fifty-seven percent of voters that did not come out and vote in […]
Tonight, there is a huge scandal brewing in the west after a knapsack containing passports from various countries, birth certificates, police reports and other documents was found inside a business establishment in San Ignacio. News Five has confirmed that the knapsack was found inside Studio Seven early this afternoon, and was searched by the owner […]
Multiple sources have told News Five that the owner of the bag has been confirmed as a former U.D.P. councillor candidate whose passport was allegedly also found inside the bag. Today a politically charged crowd gathered outside the Police Station, and candidate Michael Chebat told News Five that what the police have in their hands […]
Major decisions were handed down today by the Supreme Court. Justice Courtney Abel issued a judgment largely in favor of developer of the Stake Bank cruise port Michael Feinstein today. It is hoped the court decision will clear the way for the building of the all-important tourism installation without interference from the standing port of […]
Senior Counsel Andrew Marshalleck, the attorney for Feinstein, outlined the two reliefs won by his client out of the five he sued for. Most important, he says, is that there is no need for any indemnity as asked for by the Government to insure against potential challenge by FSTV for breach of contract. Marshalleck told […]
Seven weeks since the start of Keyren Tzib’s bail application and after many adjournments, Judge Troadio Gonzalez finally made a determination earlier today and it was not good news for Tzib. But first he went into detailed explanation of arguments presented by both sides. Judge Gonzalez noted that Tzib was seeking bail from prison due […]
But there was good news for the Yearwood family. A ruling was handed down in the case of slain police officer, Dean Yearwood who was shot and killed in September 2013 by another cop. The family took the government to court in early July of this year since the police officer accused of firing the […]
Tonight a well-known San Pedro resident is behind bars after he was arraigned last week Friday for the rape of a minor. Even though we report on many incidents of rape and all of them are distasteful, this one is right up there with the worst. President of the San Pedro Taxi Association, Alfonso Wiltshire, […]
One of the most poverty-stricken communities is Jerusalem; it is located in the outskirts of the Krooman Lagoon in the Antelope Street Extension of the city. The flooding of the weekend has worsened conditions for the families who already had to cope with the hardships and challenges of life in a community without even basic […]
A pair of Belize City men, both affiliates of the Supal Street gang, has been arraigned for the weekend murder of fifty-six-year-old Edward Robinson. The duo, twenty-two-year-old Devon Sankey and twenty-five-year-old Ryan Alvarez appeared before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazier earlier today. They were indicted on a slew of charges stemming from Saturday morning’s deadly assault […]
In the wake of the weekend murder, Belize City police have staged an intervention with the Supal Street gang in an attempt to quell any ensuing fallout. According to Senior Superintendent Chester Williams, a meeting was held with members of the group on Monday to address the issues that led to the fatal shooting on […]
The murder of Karl Heusner Junior remains an open case despite an ongoing police investigation. On the heels of the weekend shooting, all efforts are also being made to bring together members of various groups, including Rocky Road and the South Side Gangsters. The Gang Suppression Unit, says Williams, has joined in on the effort. […]
Belize City police have stepped up both foot and mobile patrols in the respective areas. Supt. Hilberto Romero, OC, CIB, Eastern Division “The preventative measures have been taken: the mediation process, the areas that need to be covered are being patrolled. In regards to the murder of Karl Heusner, we are doing follow up […]
A family of four was among the many left homeless as a result of the flooding over the weekend. The head of the family is a single mother of three school-aged children who says her house could not withstand the flood waters. The crack of the wooden structure woke her up and she scrambled to […]
On Monday, we showed you the deplorable conditions in which residents of Mayflower Street are living. While the situation had been that way well before the weekend flooding, Area Representative Patrick Faber says that help is on the way. During today’s cabinet meeting, Faber was given assurance that immediate relief is coming to that area […]
A digital marketing summit, the first of its kind to be held in Belize, was hosted by the Belize Tourism Board today at the Ramada Belize City Princess. The objective is to build capacity within tourism stakeholders. Currently, the B.T.B. does very aggressive social media and digital marketing campaigns and this event provides hoteliers and […]
Classes were called off for Monday due to water levels and the use of classrooms as shelters for affected families of the epic floods. A while ago, the Ministry of Education issued a release on the resumption of classes. In the Corozal District, all schools reopen with the exception of Fireburn RC and Chunox Saint […]
Imagine that moment when you’re told that your child, your pride and joy…your beautiful baby has cancer. There’s absolutely no treatment available in Belize, and treatment overseas is prohibitively expensive. The cancer is so aggressive and lethal that you may lose your child. The treatment is also so aggressive that you may lose your child. […]
