As fuel prices skyrocket, the government is sticking to its guns that its share of taxes is not responsible for the steady increases in prices and is promising a reduction in the coming weeks though by how much is unclear. The Chamber of Commerce in its statement released on Wednesday, pointed to prices for premium […]
Turning to judicial matters, the appointment of Franz Parke as a Justice of the Court of Appeal is going through. The Jamaican-American has legal qualification from the University of the West Indies and Norman Manley Law School – where he was a classmate of Prime Minister Dean Barrow. After five years practicing in Jamaica, he […]
Through her attorney, she approached Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s office to clear her good name in relation to a land transaction involving the son of ex-Lands Minister Gaspar Vega. But Amy Forte appears unwilling to take the case any further by speaking to Police to show that her alleged signature on the deed of conveyance […]
After an uptick in 2016, Belize Telemedia Limited is reporting less profit in 2017 of just over twenty million dollars. At the Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday evening, it came to light that the company traded forty-eight million in debt from a mortgage debenture due before the London Court of International Arbitration and agreed […]
Rogue officers continue to make headlines after a number of cases involving law-breaking policemen have been reported. Three members of the Special Patrol Unit are under investigation tonight and it is expected that charges will be brought against them by Friday for their alleged involvement in the disappearance of a quantity of cocaine. The drugs […]
A wild night on the town on Tuesday will result in criminal charges being brought against two police officers who were involved in an incident inside a Chinese restaurant. During the altercation one of the policemen brandished a firearm and pointed it in the direction of the proprietor and a woman. It is alleged that […]
While the commander of the Professional Standards Branch is busy with internal investigations, there is one more incident that’s presently being looked into. A pair of off-duty officers were involved in a bar fight in San Pedro which left one man injured. Those officers, during the altercation, also discharged their firearm when patrons of the […]
The majority of the recommendations made by the Senate Special Select Committee is either accepted or in some cases has already been implemented in one form or another. But Director of Immigration Diana Locke told the committee on Wednesday that some work needs to be done to address the recommendation that the Ministry of Immigration […]
It has been a particular practice of Business Community Senator Mark Lizarraga to go through the Auditor General’s recommendations across her three-volume report with all of the witnesses, where possible, at each hearing. But very few of those witnesses are in a position to do much about it. That is not the case with Director […]
Because of the relationship between Belize and Guatemala, the road to acquiring Belizean citizenship by Guatemalans is somewhat complicated. The Guatemalan national must sign a renunciation form in Belize and complete the Belizean nationality process. But what is often not known is that the renunciation must also go through in Guatemala, and the local embassy […]
There has been widespread objection to Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s decision to disallow further allocations from the budget for the Senate Special Select Committee. The last allocation approved in August will take the Committee through November, a full year from its establishment. In his letter to the clerk of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister […]
Earlier this year, there were rumblings in the Immigration Department after twenty-nine officers were slated for promotion despite concerns about their worth. Minister of State Beverly Williams assured News Five at the time that there would be no issue and that there was no discrimination. Months later, immigration staff is complaining about not having received […]
They are one of the key members of your healthcare team yet we very often simplify their role in our care. After seeing the doctor and getting your diagnosis; you’re typically directed to the pharmacy to pick up your medications. Despite common perception; these trained professionals are more than just drug dispensers, they are skilled […]
The disappearance of a young Belize City student since Sunday has gripped the nation and galvanized persons from every walk of life. A massive search and rescue operation to locate seventeen-year-old SJCJC student Kelvin Usher continues in the wilderness of Lucky Strike in northern Belize District. It is day four and counting. The search started […]
In the face of specific details being provided by the GSU Commander, there are a number of inconsistencies. Firstly, Superintendent Makin states that his men fired only three to four rounds when entering the marijuana plantation. That account is being refuted by Cameron Usher Senior. He was apprehended at the location, while his son Kelvin […]
One person we haven’t heard from is the Prime Minister, but that will change when he addresses the press on Thursday, according to the Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Elrington. Elrington says an internal investigation has already commenced through the Professional Standards Branch. While Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was in attendance, he was […]
On the streets of the Old Capital, temperatures are rising among the younger population, which is demanding answers and action on the mysterious disappearance of one of their own. At midday today, a group of students took to the streets in protest of the way the authorities have been handling the incident. News Five’s Isani […]
For the fourth day, the bushes of Lucky Strike were scoured by family and friends looking for Kelvin Usher. The family holds hope alive, but every passing minute is critical to locate the minor. The search parties were joined today by Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, the head of the Professional Standards Branch of […]
Back to this afternoon’s press conference. Home Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington has gone on record to say that neither Cameron Usher Senior nor Kelvin is known for run-ins with the law. We asked whether the marijuana bust on Sarstoon Street and the subsequent recovery of firearms within that area on Saturday night may in any […]
From all accounts, fingers are pointing in one direction in the disappearance of the bright and well-liked Kelvin Usher, the SJC JC student who has not been seen by his family for three nights. P.U.P. Deputy Leader Cordel Hyde agrees that there are more questions than answers as this ordeal continues to develop. The initial […]
There is a widespread call for a thorough investigation into the disappearance of Kelvin Usher and on what went wrong on Sunday when the GSU descended on the youth and his father. Today, it came from many quarters; from ministers to high profile persons to young students or simply persons who feel the system is […]
A team of four officers attached to the Special Patrol Unit is under investigation tonight for reportedly taking a quantity of cocaine from evidence during an operation in the Cayo District almost one month ago. It was a sizeable haul of narcotics, but police are remaining tightlipped about the actual quantity. According to ACP Noel […]
A trio of police officer, each from a different part of the country, is in detention in Belize City tonight after a wild night on the town on Tuesday. The cops are in the city participating in the Gang Resistance and Education Training, also known as GREAT. Their actions, however, emulated the very gangs that […]
The Senate Special Select Committee resumed after a one-week holiday break with Director of Immigration, Diana Locke, continuing her testimony. For the past two sessions she has been extensively reviewing the Department’s activities since the Auditor General’s Report was compiled beginning in 2013, and the efforts at reform that the department has taken. For the […]
Another example of supposed hustling extends beyond Immigration to the Border Management Agency under the Ministry of Tourism. There have been reports that officers of that agency have assessed extra fees to those crossing into Belize from the Western Border. While it has not been determined if an incident captured on camera involves an Immigration […]
