The case of Meerabux versus the Attorney General opened today in the courtroom of Supreme Justice Christopher Blackman. Having been removed from the bench by the Governor General on the advice of the Belize Advisory Council, former Justice George Meerabux is seeking redress in the Supreme Court for what he claims are the infringement of […]
The constitutional redress of former Justice Meerabux is not the only high profile case being heard in the Supreme Court. News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams reports. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The trial of four teenagers: James Pelayo, Melvin Guzman, Ricardo Alamilla and Amir Sutherland accused of the attempted murder, rape and maim of a Ladyville woman, entered […]
A San Ignacio woman has been conned out of sixty thousand dollars and has nothing to show for it. Police say forty-five year old Nora Torres, a businesswoman of a West Street address in San Ignacio reported that between September 2000 and 2001 she paid out the money to one Marchelian Stratmore Requena. According to […]
Even though there thousands of Belizeans living with HIV/AIDS, only a few hundred are aware of their condition. These people can tell you that treatment for this deadly disease is not close to where it should be in Belize. Well today, the Japanese government made a donation to G.O.B. that will make a significant impact […]
The Opposition United Democratic Party has appointed a new Senator as prescribed by the new constitutional amendment. She is Maria Windsor of Benque Viejo. Windsor, a teacher for the past twenty years also has knowledge of journalism and curriculum assessment. She presently teaches English and Spanish at Mount Carmel High School in her hometown. Her […]
If you’re one of those people who’ve been feeling like every time something is done to the streets of Belize City, along comes another group of people who dig them right back up again, trust us, you’re not alone. Well today, one of our news teams has an explanation for at least some of the […]
Being a good bartender entails more than just fixing fancy drinks and collecting big tips from happily inebriated customers. That was the message this afternoon as a training course for budding mixologists was held at the Biltmore. Lucy Fleming, Belize Hotel Association “People had the opportunity to not only learn about the bar and bartending, […]
It’s no state secret that for too many years, much of Belize’s history has been exhibited in other countries to be enjoyed by other people. Fortunately, that practice is set to come to a screeching halt as Belize gets ready to open its first major museum. Today News 5 got a sneak peak of the […]
