There is another murder acquittal in the courts. Twenty-three-year-old Frank Alexander Young of Lords Bank village, who was charged with the murder of nineteen-year-old David Andrews, is tonight a free man. Young was tried by Justice Colin Williams. The main witnesses was WPC Hyde who claimed that on the night of December twenty-third, 2016, she […]
Jose Rodriguez luckily spared jail time when he appeared before Justice Colin Williams this morning for sentencing. Last Wednesday, Rodriguez pleaded guilty to “Causing Death by Careless Conduct” in the fatal traffic accident, which claimed the life of eleven-year-old Tezzrah Thompson. Initially, Rodriguez was charged with “Manslaughter by Negligence,” but pleaded guilty to the lesser […]
There is relief for the family of two sisters who perished in an accident. The court has ordered fifty-four-old Carlos Martinez to pay in excess of thirty-one thousand dollars to the family of sixteen-year-old Liarinette and twenty-six-year-old Cindy Cowo. On October sixth 2018, the two sisters were in the company of Martinez when he lost […]
The anniversary of the historic ascension to the Convention on the Rights of the Child was celebrated on Friday night in Belize City. To mark the occasion a number of organizations and individuals, including News Five’s Duane Moody, were singled out for fulfilling the different aspects of the convention that guarantees a set of right […]
The Sixteen Days of Activism kicked off today at the ITVET in Belize City. The National Women’s Commission and Special Envoy for Women are Children launched the event under the theme, “From Awareness to Accountability Unmasking the Many Faces of Violence.” The sixteen days of activism is used to raise awareness and create a call […]
Founded in 1968, the booming Jamaican Stock Exchange has been named the world’s best-performing stock market, twice. According to online articles, Jamaica’s success in its stock exchange is greatly due to its “dramatic economic turnaround that culminated in the country exiting its IMF programme with flying colours last month.” Chairman Ian McNaughton and Managing Director […]
The Young Women’s Christian Academy, YWCA, held a closing ceremony this afternoon for a two-year program funded by the European Union. Addressing Human Rights for More Equitable Development, AHRMED, saw as many as eight hundred and ninety women from across the country participate in training that will empower them to participate in equitable development. […]
The debate on whether to ban the use of gillnets in Belizeans waters continues tonight. Recently, a group of fishermen against the ban staged a protest in Dangriga by members of the Belize Fishermen Cooperative Association. The ban of gillnet usage has been supported by environmental groups such as Oceana, and the Coalition to Save our […]
The national female volleyball team wins silver at the 2019 under-eighteen female volleyball championships held over the weekend. Team Belize lost only to Costa Rica, which landed them in second place, but the team returned with the most individual medals after competing in San Carlos, Costa Rica. Gareth Bruce won Best Scorer and Best Attacker […]
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A Belize City man was shot and seriously injured on Thursday evening. Police say that security guard Justin Stephens was standing on New Road when someone shot him twice. Stephens was taken to the hospital and remains there in a critical condition. A family member told News Five that he has a long road to […]
The Belize Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man whose body was fished out of the Haulover Creek this morning in Belize City. John Doe’s body was discovered at around eight o’clock behind Dream Like City. The person has yet to be identified and police have confirmed that no signs […]
Unconfirmed reports reaching our news desk this evening is that there was a shootout in Dangriga this afternoon. Reliable sources tell News Five that five men, reportedly dressed in blue, opened fire on a group of men inside a boat. We understand that the incident occurred at a pier in the Harlem area of town. […]
In an unprecedented move, Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryl-Lyn Vidal, in her capacity as president of the Bar Association, has lodged a claim against Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin, following her removal as a member of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission. On October twenty-second, attorney Andrew Marshalleck filed a claim on Vidal’s behalf in which […]
Recent appointments, according to Marshalleck, have seen an obvious increase in the number of judicial officers from the Caribbean taking up posts in Belize. This, he says, is deliberate. But with a claim against the presiding judge of the Supreme Court languishing within the system, who will the case be assigned to and how does […]
Back in November of 2016, a young girl shot on Racoon Street Extension, Belize City. Police soon picked up Anthony Crawford and charged him with “use of deadly means of harm with intent to cause grievous harm.” At the time of the incident, the girl was only thirteen years old; fortunately, the bullet grazed her […]
On the occasion of International Children’s Day, a special sitting of the House was convened in which young students assumed the role of parliamentarians, all thirty-one members of the House. The sitting on Wednesday gave the youths the opportunity to be heard on the issues that are critical to their development as contained in the […]
The annual general meeting of B.T.L. took place on Thursday night at the Biltmore Plaza, Belize City. The utility had a record year in terms of gross revenues, which surpassed the 2018 figures by six million dollars due largely to the expansion of the fiber to house network. On the downside, shareholders learnt that net […]
Recently appointed Chief Executive Officer for B.T.L., Ivan Tesecum highlighted the point that over the past ten years B.T.L. has invested more than five hundred million dollars. Tesecum says this was done to ensure the company’s viability to be well poised for the future in the changing telecom industry. Tesecum says that the company expects […]
On page thirty-four of B.T.L.’s financial statement, there is an item listed as ‘contingencies.’ It states that there is an ongoing audit by the General Sales Tax Department on the parent company Belize Telemedia Limited and its two subsidiary companies namely Business Enterprises System Limited and B.T.L. Digicell Limited. The audit stems after financial documents […]
Belizeans chose “Belize Heritage Plaza” to be the name of the building that will occupy the site of the Paslow Building. Earlier this year, some Belizeans protested renaming the site “Paslow” and the Ministry of Culture responded by holding a competition to find a non-controversial and more fitting name. There were over three hundred entries […]
The government asserts tonight that it has no agreement with the United States as a safe third country. The statement from the government was prompted by an international news article stating that the Trump Administration has identified Belize as a “safe third country” for immigrants trying to reach the U.S. According to the article, the […]
High schools from across the country gathered in Belize City today where students participated in a competition for young innovators. The goal is to use a miniature computer platform to perform various innovative I.T. functions. The students were tasked to come up with an innovative project based on the theme, “Inspiring Solutions to Global Challenges […]
With recent news of Belize being removed from the European Union’s list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, is the country doing enough to turn around its status? And what about funds received through EU grants, were those affected by the blacklisting? On Thursday, Financial Secretary Joseph Waight responded to those questions, admitting that there is more work […]
The Statistical Institute of Belize continues to issue quarterly releases on the country’s economic performance. While G.D.P. estimates for the third quarter will be shared during S.I.B.’s final press conference for the year on November twenty-seventh, Financial Secretary Joseph Waight forewarned on Thursday that revenue will be adversely impacted as a result of the drought […]
