Sanjay Casey and Belhem Guzman, both of Camalote village, Cayo District, were today read charges of attempted murder, dangerous harm, use of deadly means of harm, and aggravated assault. Casey was separately charged with damage to property while Guzman was additionally charged with common assault. The charges stem from an incident on the night of October […]
Gene Lopez, elected to the Belmopan City Council last year, is under suspicion of forgery of a land document using official property of the Council – the stamp and signature of Mayor Khalid Belisle. Detained on Tuesday afternoon, Councillor Lopez has been released while police await an official report from the Council. According to Superintendent […]
Two police officers, who were initially charged with the murder of Hilberto Sotz while he was in a holding cell in San Pedro, will stand trial for manslaughter in the January 2017 session of the Supreme Court. At the end of the preliminary inquiry today, Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith committed both officers, Hallett King […]
The overwhelming number of branches of the Belize National Teachers’ has agreed to end their eleven-day industrial action as of this evening and return to classes on Wednesday morning. This follows a round of meetings of the Council of Management and, this morning, of the ten branches of the Union at the same time countrywide. […]
The Union says that its eight-point agenda, the three percent salary adjustment deferral and Social Security coverage to and from work were just about fulfilled. There was no agreement on two points: the removal of Senator Godwin Hulse as Minister of Immigration and Police, and a five-person Senate Select Inquiry Committee rather than six. As […]
As the teachers and students return to class, there is concern about possible punitive measures including withholding of salaries for the eleven days of absences by teachers. The B.N.T.U. has promised to stand up for its teachers on this point, but the decision lies in the hands of school managements. Palacio made an urgent appeal […]
The B.N.T.U. picked up many endorsements from the wider society, but in terms of major support, both financial and in muscle on the street, was it enough to have pushed the strike even further? Palacio said he is reasonably satisfied by what the Union collected during its eleven days on strike. However, he said that […]
Senior Counsel Michael Young, a well-known and brilliant legal mind is dead at age sixty-one. He is the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The shocking news of his untimely death wracked family and friends at home and abroad, as well as colleagues in the legal fraternity. Senior Counsel Young was also a member of […]
Late this evening, News Five spoke with attorney Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley, a relative of Senior Counsel Young. He shared with us a brief reflection on the personal and professional life of the venerated lawyer. Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley, Relative Michael Young “Actually we are in fact related by blood. His father and my mother, who […]
On Monday, the P.M. announced that Minister of Agriculture Gaspar Vega had resigned from cabinet, but not as area rep. Today, there is another move that will affect cabinet, but only for one week. The beheading of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas in July this year brought to light the relationship between Minister John Saldivar and murder […]
The office of Mayor of Belmopan Khalid Belisle has confirmed this evening that Belmopan Police have detained City Councilor Gene Briceño Lopez based on a report of alleged forgery. Mayor Belisle personally made the report, in which he alleges that Lopez forged his signature and used his official stamp illegally on a document which was […]
And our question for tonight is: Having resigned from Cabinet, do you think Minister Gapi Vega should remain in G.O.B.? 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
Land scandals are popping up everywhere. Earlier today, in Santa Elena residents of the Bradley Bank area were up in arms because the property to which they had titles for since 2014 actually belong to the Cayo Development Company Limited since 2002. But why were titles issued to different entities? News Five’s Duane Moody went […]
Monday’s bombshell announcement was that former Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega had tendered his resignation as a member of Cabinet with immediate effect. His departure from government follows information revealing that his son, Andre Vega, was compensated to the tune of four hundred thousand dollars for a parcel of privately held land near the Haulover […]
The new Minister of Natural Resources, Vanessa Retreage presented PM Barrow with overwhelming proof that there was, at the very least, a questionable land transaction involving Vega’s son. In many quarters, it seems that the former Minister of Lands merely got away with a slap on the wrist. Isani Cayetano “This is in reference […]
So, did PM Barrow smell a whiff of corruption in the Ministry of Natural Resources prior to the November fourth general election and waited until afterwards to reshuffle his Cabinet? Prime Minister Dean Barrow “After the last election, after reflection, consideration and consultation, I appointed the Cabinet in a way that I thought would […]
Still on Vega….his political opponent in Orange Walk North is P.U.P. standard bearer Ramon ‘Monchi’ Cervantes Junior. Both politicians have a history of enmity which includes a lawsuit filed against Cervantes Junior for allegedly defaming Vega’s character. In the wake of Vega’s fall from grace, the media turned to Cervantes Junior. Cervantes says that if […]
A fire destroyed a home shortly after eleven last night in Belize City. Shantel Gill wasn’t at home on Iguana Street Extension when fire engulfed the wooden house and completely destroyed it. When we visited the scene today, the owner wasn’t at home but her neighbor told us that he was awaken by the heat […]
Caroline Hamilton, the mother of eleven year old eleven year old Aaron Gabourel who was killed in a fire on October fifth, is pleading with those who have information on the arson to come forward. The mother says she is desperate for closure and feels that the case is stalling. It has been two weeks […]
Twenty-nine year old Marlon Castillo, a prominent cycling champion and butcher by trade, today pleaded guilty to a charge of causing death by careless conduct in the death of childhood friend and cycling buddy, Ariel Rosado when he appeared before Justice Adolph Lucas. He was originally charged with manslaughter by negligence. Around ten-fifty p.m. on […]
For the past two weeks, we have been telling you about the proposed multi- beam and seismic testing that will be taking place in Belize’s offshore. Last week, G.O.B. issued a release that Cabinet has approved the survey that is merely part of a larger regional initiative. Local conservationists were quick to point out major […]
Chief Environmental Officer Alegria gave a little bit of details about the methodology being employed. He explained that it is an acceptable form used across the world. Alegria said it is non-intrusive and doesn’t necessarily require an E.I.A. Here’s how he explained it: Martin Alegria, Chief Environmental Officer “I can’t go into the details […]
The Belize City Council is preparing to introduce long-awaited trade license reform in the commercial capital which should see business owners getting some relief in the area of trade licenses. That announcement was made on Monday by Mayor Darrell Bradley who told the media that the process is the result of the work of a […]
Two good cops were today recognized for their work and commitment to the Belize Police Department. Every month, the Department awards an officer with the “Officer of the Month” award. News Five stopped in today’s ceremony to speak with the officers for the months of August and September who are attached the Tourism Police Unit […]
Speculation was rampant all morning that once powerful Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and, more recently, Minister of Agriculture, Gaspar Vega, had resigned this morning. The conjecture followed a story that News Five broke last Tuesday and later picked up by other media houses. This afternoon, PM Barrow confirmed that after meetings […]
