From death row to life sentence to possibility of parole, after he completes twenty-five years behind bars. That’s how the murder case concluded today for convicted prisoner, Erlin White, when he was given a fixed sentence for killing a well-known Belize City businessman. The sentence was handed down this morning by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin. […]
Back to the big story involving Sanctuary Bay, when the dust finally settles on the A.I.B.L./Sanctuary Bay fiasco, will Prime Minister Barrow set his sights on the Federal Trade Commission for dragging his name and reputation through the mud with false information? According to the PM, he will not be going after the F.T.C. and […]
Notwithstanding the Central Bank’s role as the country’s financial regulator, questions are being asked about its apparent lack of oversight in respect of the Sanctuary Bay real estate scam. When asked about the matter, Governor Joy Grant reiterated that the transaction involved Americans solely and that A.I.B.L. was not necessarily out of line in the […]
This morning, the Statistical Institute of Belize and the Inter-American Development Bank formally launched the Belize National Statistical System Portal and the S.I.B. website. The initiative comes as part of S.I.B.’s support to strengthen the country’s capacity to produce and use quality official statistics. The introduction of the portal indicates that considerable progress has been […]
The objective of the portal is to standardize and reduce the amount of effort needed to transfer data between organizations, as well as give the general public access to disseminated data that can be used to generate reports and graphs. Dr. Leopold Perriott, Director General, S.I.B. “A National Statistical System can be seen as […]
KTV, the Remix opened with a bang on Tuesday night at the Bliss and is poised to remain the hottest summer show on local television. First on stage was Marlyn Vansen, the new judge, who did not disappoint with her opening number comprising a medley and a rendition of Selena’s ‘Como La Flor.’ The team […]
A timely forum is taking place today. It is offering relevant information to the authorities on how to detect and protect children who are being abused. According to a report, over a thousand children are experiencing some form of abuse and neglect; most of them are girls who are being sexually exploited at a tender […]
A mother was stabbed to death and her four-year-old boy was brutally attacked on his birthday. The series of tragic events started to unfold on Monday evening in Orange Walk and culminated with the discovery of the twenty-four-year-old woman’s body this morning. Yanira Novelo and her little boy were in that northern municipality to get […]
After two years on remand for a 2017 murder, tonight, twenty-year-old Eldon Flowers is a free man. His murder trial by judge without jury ended today before Justice Colin Williams of the Supreme Court who concluded that Flowers had no case to answer for the murder of nineteen-year-old Randolph Johnson, who was shot multiple times […]
Weeks ago, the Prime Minister assured to the nation that the Sanctuary Bay scam, which deprived U.S. nationals of millions of dollars, was being resolved and the government was reaching a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission of the U.S. But today, News Five has obtained a trove of documents relating to the ongoing battle […]
The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Workers Union is coming down hard on the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital. The union has written a stern letter, scolding C.E.O. Michelle Cox-Hoare for a memorandum, dated June twenty-eighth, in which she told the hospital staff that the K.H.M.H. Authority cannot legally pay pension. Staff members were told […]
The criminal trial against accused murderer William “Danny” Mason and his associates, Terrence Fernandez, Ashton Vanegas, Keiron Fernandez, and Ernest Castillo, finally resumed today in the Belmopan Supreme Court after several adjournments. The trial is continuing at a point that is very crucial to the prosecution. A vior dire commenced today to determine if the […]
Thirty-four-year-old James Escarpeta was this afternoon marched into the Belmopan Magistrate Court where he answered to two charges relating to Sunday’s brazen armed robbery of the PUMA gas station in Belmopan. Escarpeta was charged with robbery and possession of a firearm without a gun license. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded […]
A sixty-four-year-old San Pedro man is on remand for committing a sexual assault upon a nine-year-old boy. He is Ernesto Caliz, a self-employed resident of the island. Late on Monday, Caliz, who was unrepresented, appeared before Magistrate Michelle Trapp. The prosecutor, Corporal Roman Andrews of San Pedro, objected to bail being granted to Caliz on […]
Seventeen years ago, a historic building in the heart of the city was consumed by fire. The loss was immeasurable, wiping out part of history that came with the colonial Paslow building. At the time, a clerk was charged with deliberately setting the fire, but the case fell apart. The building was rich with history […]
Last month, Belize and Suriname teamed up for a technical exchange in the cultural sector. It marked the first phase of a project where both countries will share expertise on how archaeological and heritage sites are conserved and managed. During their visit to Belize, the Surinamese team visited archaeological sites, historic cemeteries and participated in […]
It’s here, the new season of KTV the Remix. You have seen the audition show, so tonight it is the big reveal as to who will go on to compete to become the singing sensation of this year’s 2019 KTV. We promise you fun and laughter and lots of talent all vying for stardom and […]
School children all over the country are finding ways to keep busy during their holidays. There is no shortage of summer programmes and today we headed out to the Department of Youth Services where their camp is teaching a number of relevant and fun activities in a safe environment. There is Mandarin for those who […]
In 2016, Belize signed on the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, UNCAC. Since then, government has been tasked with its implementation through the office of the Attorney General. But the carrying out of this process is not limited to the public sector. In fact, it includes civil society, as well as the business community. On […]
Football coaches from all over Belize are stepping up their game. They are taking part in a course at the F.F.B. headquarters in Belmopan to improve their level of performance when engaging with the players on the field. The training programme is being arranged by CONCACF. Here is News Five’s Hipolito Novelo. Hipolito Novelo, […]
A pregnant woman is the latest victim of gun violence. Thirty-one year old Kanchi Casey was at home in bed with her common-law-husband when a bullet penetrated the wall of her house and injuring her on the lower back. Casey may not have been the intended target of the shooting and luckily for her and […]
Brothers Maurice and Emory Felix were gunned down in cold blood last Wednesday at an establishment on Baymen Avenue in Belize City where they were playing a game of billiards. The siblings were out on bail following a stint on remand for the murder of Mark Vernon and the attempted murder of Pamela Cumberbatch back […]
Police say that no one has been charged in the murder of forty-four-year-old Jermaine Balthazar Flores. The Dangriga resident was found dead in a bushy area on the Jaguar Paw Road around seven o’clock last Thursday morning. Balthazar’s killing presumably happened on Wednesday night when he was shot multiple times in the face; his hands […]
A brazen robbery in the Capital City on Sunday afternoon has landed the suspected robber in the hospital. Police were called out to Puma Gas Station on Constitution Drive around one o’clock where a lone gunman robbed two gas attendants of an undisclosed amount of cash. The robber took off on foot, but one of […]
Robbers were also operating up north. A supermarket was robbed on Sunday night just after eight o’clock in Corozal Town. Police say that they responded to reports of a robbery at Tang’s Superstore in the Santa Rita Area of Corozal Town where three robbers targeted the establishment. ACP Joseph Myvett says that no monies were […]
