They work behind the scenes playing a crucial role in our diagnosis and care. Most often once we see blood sample drawn, we give little thought to it until we get the results. But the tests conducted in medical labs and the efficiency and accuracy of the work of lab technicians cannot be understated. From […]
There is a major upset for the government in respect of the I.C.J. referendum that was scheduled for next week Wednesday. In a packed courtroom, a ruling was handed down this afternoon by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin prohibiting the government from proceeding with the April tenth referendum as scheduled. The C.J. found that the injunction […]
Last Wednesday, during the prime minister’s press conference where he unveiled a revised legal opinion by former I.C.J. President Stephen Schwebel, attorney Lisa Shoman added her two cents to a question posed by a fellow media colleague. That question had to do with a possible outcome in today’s injunction hearing. Not only was the former […]
The monkey wrench that has been thrown into government’s I.C.J. timetable has undoubtedly upset its plans to proceed with a referendum next Wednesday. In fact, while it did not anticipate the surprising outcome, the Barrow administration has been forced to revisit the drawing board and re-strategize a legal approach. Late this afternoon, Prime Minister Barrow […]
PM Barrow has outlined a three-pronged approach to tackling the latest obstacle in government’s path to the I.C.J. referendum. That impromptu plan of action includes an application for a reworking of the order that the Chief Justice has made. Government also seeks leave for the referendum to proceed on Wednesday, but the results of which […]
The Court of Appeal is also an immediate first option in the wake of the Chief Justice’s milestone decision; that application being signed before C.J. Benjamin could properly exit his chamber. But is time still on government’s side, considering the slow pace at which the judicial system works and the tight deadline ahead? PM Barrow […]
Government’s high-speed train to the I.C.J. referendum has collided into an unforeseen blockade and there is no telling what impact, if any, that sudden crash will have on the momentum of the national vote. It’s a question that we posed to PM Barrow earlier, and despite not being able to answer directly, he is of […]
Traversing the Sarstoon is a tense and perilous journey. The Guatemalan Armed Forces are there to impede Belizeans from freely travelling upstream so Belizeans require escort from the B.D.F. and Belize Coastguard on the journey on our side of the river. That is in the south, but in the west, it is a different case. […]
On Tuesday, we showed you the encounter between a News Five team on an excursion in the Sarstoon and members of the Guatemalan Armed Forces. While the Belizean vessel and its passengers were quickly supported by the coastguard and B.D.F. to circle the Sarstoon Island, the GAF verbally expressing rights over the Sarstoon has enraged […]
A joint operation between officers attached to the Special Patrols Unit and the Mobile Interdiction Team led to the discovery of a grenade in Benque Viejo del Carmen. On Tuesday, the team, based on information received, conducted a search at the water pump area and discovered a live grenade. The explosive device was retrieved by […]
Twelve Guatemalan nationals were found with over fifty thousand U.S. dollars in cash in the southern waters of Belize last Friday. The men and their vessel were in the Moho area when they were intercepted by the Belize Coastguard. They were taken to the Punta Gorda police station, the cash was counted and the Guats […]
The number of murders in the first quarter of the year has gone down by a significant percentage. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams provided the breakdown today in Belmopan. So far, there have been more than thirty homicides between January and March, the majority of which have not been gang-related but due to alcohol consumption. […]
Today, the Police Department convened its national COMSTAT; it’s a forum where commanders from across the country would provide a report card on the operations, including crime stats from their respective jurisdictions. During the meeting, the officers also discussed crime fighting strategies. One initiative introduced today was the use of hi-tech cameras in hotspots in […]
A church leader, who reportedly entered the country unlawfully, remains in the custody of the Immigration Department in Punta Gorda and this morning his flock traveled all the way from Bella Vista to protest his detention. Carlos Alfredo Gonzalez was picked up this morning and transported to PG for alleged immigration offences. Our colleagues from […]
The second Belize National Research Conference was hosted inside the Jaguar Building at the University of Belize, Belmopan. It is part of a strategy among tertiary level institutions and the National Institute of Culture and History in the area of research with specific focus on the country’s development. Researchers are requested to submit papers on […]
How much do you know about the jaguarundi? These small cats are native to parts of North, Central and South America. They are not just commonly found in the forests of Belize, but there’s also a growing exhibit in captivity at the Belize Zoo. Today, we found out why many zoos around the world want […]
The Ministry of Environment is looking to implement a three-year project to build Belize’s preparedness and response to extreme weather events. The project will look at flood preparedness and prevention through the use of technology, advanced monitoring techniques for an early warning system for floods, building capacity of human resource personnel and awareness programmes. On […]
News Five’s reporters have been deployed to various border communities to test the pulse of Belizeans as we prepare for that historic vote on April tenth which will decide if the International Court of Justice is to determine on the boundaries of Belize. We will be reporting from areas far-flung, as well as communities where […]
Next stop: Jalacte, a bordering community of some eight hundred residents. The experience there is much different. People from both sides of the border cross unimpeded; there is no immigration points, just the B.D.F. on duty at an outpost. We found out that the residents are more interested in trade than on going to the […]
Twenty-one-year-old James Emmanuel Gibson was today arraigned in the courtroom of Senior Magistrate Tricia Pitts-Anderson for the weekend stabbing murder of his cousin, Malcolm Emmanuel. The customer care representative was remanded to central prison and must reappear in court on June third, 2019. According to the information, Malcolm Leslie found out that he was the […]
The Morales family of San Ignacio is grieving the untimely death of one of their own. The nineteen-year-old went missing over the weekend and on Monday afternoon; the family’s worst fears were confirmed. Rudy was found dead and his body was retrieved from the Mopan River. There were reports that he had been spotted along […]
There are reports of an aggravated burglary at a resort on northern Ambergris Caye. News Five has received information that four armed, masked men targeted the Sapphire Resort located nine and a half miles north of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. The robbers reportedly got the property’s security guards out of the way by tying them […]
A well-known mechanic from Corozal is in big trouble with the law tonight after he was busted with over forty-five pounds of cannabis. Police are reporting that on Monday night around eleven-forty, officers conducted a search on a Ford F-150 pickup truck belonging to Joel Recinos. The forty-year-old resident of Calcutta Village in Corozal has […]
A man is in the K.H.M.H. in a critical condition tonight after he was involved in a road traffic accident. According to reports, forty-nine-year-old Jose Cortez of Paraiso village was driving his motorcycle this morning between miles eighty-five and eighty-six when a Silva bus travelling in the same direction from the northern border to Corozal […]
A resident of San Antonio, Toledo and his family are tonight homeless, following a fire earlier today which destroyed a pair of structures in the village. Wallace Coy was returning home this afternoon when he noticed thick smoke billowing from his property. By the time he made it to his residence, the fire had already […]
