You have heard about the D.P.P.’s closing arguments on how Pastor Lucas was killed as a joint enterprise between Mason and the other accused men. Late on Wednesday, Mason’s attorney, Dexter Todd, said that there is no compelling evidence against his client and that the crown has presented purely circumstantial evidence. Dexter Todd, […]
The U.D.P. is gearing up for its national convention in February 2020 so this week there was a buzz of activity to met deadlines. . Albert Area Representative Tracy Panton and Beverly Williams, who represents Belize Rural Central, have submitted their names for the posts of Deputy Party Leader and Second Deputy Party Leader, respectively. […]
While a few area representatives and standard bearers have come forward in support of John Saldivar’s candidacy for Deputy Party Leader, Faber has remained fairly quiet about his support base. Saldivar, who has put together his own roster of candidates for the various posts, is also being endorsed openly by them. So where does Faber […]
It is no secret that Patrick Faber and John Saldivar joined forces in November of last year to ensure that Phillip Willoughby won his seat as standard bearer for the U.D.P. in Port Loyola. Both opponents came together to secure a victory for Willoughby who was running against Michael Peyrefitte in that constituency. But Willoughby […]
Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte is also running for the position of chairman of the United Democratic Party. He is being backed by incumbent presiding officer Alberto August. Both Saldivar and Faber joined forces against Peyrefitte in Port Loyola, but there is no love lost as Faber strongly believes that Peyrefitte is the right for chairmanship […]
Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte has submitted his application for U.D.P. Party Chairman to succeed Alberto August, who has served in that post since 2013 and is going down a notch vying to become deputy chairman. This morning, John Saldivar, contender for the U.D.P. leadership, posted support for Peyrefitte. But later in the day, Mark King […]
This year’s medical congress is being held here in Belize City for two days and is focusing on emergency medicine. “Multidisciplinary Approach to Emergency Medicine” is the theme of the thirty-eighth annual congress. As such, medical professionals and front line providers are being updated on how to provide immediate treatment to patients in life threatening […]
The dengue epidemic has fortunately been on a downward trend over the past few weeks. Last week, the lowest number of new clinically-confirmed cases since the start of the year, were recorded. But it doesn’t mean we can let our guard down. Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero told News Five that there is […]
Traditionally, young men are expected not to show emotions and be tough. But is this having a negative effect and is it contributing to violence? The CARICOM secretariat is holding a pilot workshop in Belize with a view of transforming the way society sees young men to allow them to embrace their role to ensure […]
It is the time of the year to give thanks for the harvest; over at the YWCA, the preschool children and everyone else were today offering gifts in many forms, from food to fruits, to say thank you for the good things around us. As a way of giving back, the offerings will be shared […]
Did you know that this is the best time of year to get your flu shot? As the rains have poured down the past few days and the expected cooler temperatures lie ahead, now is your best shot at preventing any future debilitating flu. We find out more in tonight’s Healthy Living. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting […]
Tonight, there is a very disturbing report of sexual assault against children. Police have finally confirmed a report circulating since the start of the week that a five-year-old girl has been sexually assaulted in the south. The young girl made the report at the Hopkins Police Station where she identified a fourteen-year-old as the perpetrator. […]
Forty-six-year-old Reynaldo Verde, the Deputy Director of General Tax Services, remains in jail in the United States. Verde is facing charges of extortion and attempted extortion. Today, he appeared before Judge Alicia Reyes in a Miami Court where he pleaded not guilty to the charges. The owner of Orchid Bay in Corozal laid out a […]
There are fresh details tonight on the unfortunate stabbing death of Isaac Marin and the stabbing of his brother Carlos, in Caye Caulker. Seventeen-year-old Isaac died shortly after the attack and Carlos is in stable condition. The person behind the stabbing is their cousin, Jaymie Marin, a mental health patient. Isaac is the second person […]
Police also provide an update to the murder of a Belize City resident. Louise Bevans Street resident Brandon Bennett was executed on Monday night and his body dumped on the roadside in Vista del Mar after eight o’clock. There were multiple gunshot wounds on the body. The twenty-six-year-old was recently charged for gang affiliation, but […]
Twenty-seven-year-old Allan Pitts, a support technician of Burrell Boom Village, was injured shortly after midnight on Tuesday when the vehicle he was traveling in came under gunfire. It is reported that sometime around two o’clock this morning, Belize City police visited the Belize Healthcare Partners where they observed Pitts suffering from a gunshot wound to […]
As the U.D.P. gears up for its February 2020 convention which will elect a successor to Prime Minister Dean Barrow as leader, a number of persons are throwing their hat in the ring. Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte, twice an unsuccessful candidate for the United Democratic Party, is making a third bid, this time for chairmanship […]
With the leadership convention scheduled for February 2020, it would appear that the highest number of delegates is adding up in favour of John Saldivar, who lost to Patrick Faber in June 2016 when both ran for deputy leadership. But that depends on who you ask. While Hugo Patt, Beverly Williams, Shyne Barrow and Phillip […]
As for first deputy leadership, Peyrefitte maintains that both candidates, Tracy Panton and Hugo Patt, are well intentioned in spite of who they are supporting for party leader. He says that in the true spirit of democracy they are free to vote for whomever it is they believe is the better candidate. The principal concern, […]
So who is Peyrefitte supporting for new leader of the U.D.P.? That’s a question we put to him during our sit down this morning and he told us that despite having a vote to cast, he is remaining neutral, since his prospective role as incoming chairman will require him having to work with both candidates […]
A secretary for the Dangriga Magistrate’s Court was convicted of theft at the Dangriga Magistrate’s Court for theft. Forty-nine year-old Dorkas Caliz was charged for stealing one thousand dollars from the Court on December sixth, 2013. The magistrate imposed a non-custodial sentence upon the former senior court employee and she was fined two thousand dollars or in […]
A lack of anti-retroviral medication is putting lives at risk. If a person with HIV/AIDS does not take the meds as prescribed, it can cause HIV to become resistant to the drugs and the patient will not have treatment options. This week, we have been following reports that there is an acute shortage at the […]
The Ministry of Health is today responding to concerns raised over the importation of generic drugs. Giovanni Brackett, an activist, says the F.D.A. approved drugs are not available and while generic drugs on the local market cannot all be classified as bad, not all are good. Doctor Manzanero, the Director of Health Services says the […]
The People’s United Party is reacting to our report on the shortage of anti-retroviral medication used to treat patients living with HIV/AIDS. The P.U.P. expresses concern over the unavailability of the life-saving meds, blaming the incompetence of the Ministry of Health for the shortage. The P.U.P. has learnt that patients are being turned back due […]
The Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams was flanked by the top brass of the Belize Police Department, including regional commanders, as he released a crime report. Williams says major crimes have reduced somewhat nationally, but regionally, the western belt encompassing Belmopan as well as Santa Elena and San Ignacio, the numbers have gone up by […]
