They are releasing planks of their manifesto as if elections were just around the corner–as indeed they believe they are. But whether a national vote is near or far, given the state of the nation’s finances, the leaders of the opposition United Democratic Party would be insane to pass up the chance to hammer away […]
And with the lightning quick reflexes of an administration under pressure, Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Briceño was immediately ready to give the official reaction to the U.D.P. analysis. John Briceño, Deputy Prime Minister ?We are a responsible government. We are totally committed to protecting the peg, the official exchange of two Belize dollars to one […]
On the heels of the U.D.P. press conference, came news that the international credit rating organisation Standard & Poor?s has once again downgraded Belize’s long-term foreign currency rating, this time from a precarious CCC to a perilous CCC minus. With the S&P outlook negative, Briceño maintains the news is not necessarily all bad. Johnny Briceño […]
Corozal Police remain tight-lipped tonight following the discovery of a woman’s body on Tuesday evening. The deceased, apparently the victim of murder, has been identified as thirty-four year old Guatemalan, Vivian Ysenia Mendez Cruz, a resident of Buena Vista Village. Sources indicate to News Five that Mendez was an itinerant commercial sex worker who operated […]
Three Belize City men were today brought before Magistrate’s Court, accused of the execution style killing of twenty-four year old Arleigh Guild on Monday night. Twenty-two year old Dwayne Saldano, eighteen-year-old Richard Wallace, and seventeen-year-old Ryan Welcome are jointly charged with the single count of murder and have been remanded to Hattieville prison. Police believe […]
Two law enforcement officers who were found guilty of manslaughter and abetment to manslaughter were today sentenced to ten years each for the fatal shooting of Belize City resident Aaron Mariano almost two years ago. Giovanni Gutierrez, a Belize Defence Force soldier, and Police Constable Dennis Palacio were found guilty of the crimes last week […]
Police in Orange Walk have picked up two people for questioning following an unusual attack on a businesswoman in Guinea Grass village. According to thirty four year old King Pint Li, she was inside the Dragon Entertainment Centre on the Belize Corozal Road when two of her patrons attacked and robbed her of two hundred […]
His name appeared in the media last March when he lost his job as head of U.B.’s Continuing Education Programme and was charged with theft for allegedly embezzling university funds. But today twenty-nine year old Mohammad Kamruzzaman has been given a clean slate as Crown Counsel Marjorie Moyston of the D.P.P.’s office told Justice Troadio […]
It resulted in the loss of a man’s life on Monday morning. Today, the sliding gate at the Mahogany Street Government Complex that fell on Security Guard Calvin Neal, Sr. was being repaired. In the story we reported on Monday, the deceased’s son mentioned that it had been brought to his attention that the gate […]
It’s one of the world’s largest organisations dedicated to the advancement of young women… so it’s no wonder that the folks at the Y.W.C.A. are taking a hard look at the global AIDS epidemic–a scourge that is increasingly affecting Belizean females. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has more. Sheryl Terry, Membership Chair, Y.W.C.A., Belize ?I mean […]
It is an institution that is no stranger to publicity… particularly as the recipient of donations. But this week the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Centre–often called the Children’s Home–is getting the kind of help that means a lot more than the handing over of a cheque. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Dorothy Menzies Child Day Care […]
