The fifty-five page verdict began transmitting from the chambers of U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro-Benages shortly after one o’clock this afternoon, Miami time. And by the time the fax machine stopped, it was apparent that contrary to her earlier rulings and attitude, the judge had delivered an unequivocal vindication of the actions of the Government […]
Judge Ursula Ungaro-Benages was not the only legal mind making news today. On Bishop Street Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord was making waves of his own when he ruled on an important matter in the extradition hearing of Andrew “Papa” Brown. In his sixth such decision since Brown’s case began on July eighteenth, this morning Lord […]
Almost one month after the murder of fifty year old Antonio Almendarez, a watchman at Fido’s restaurant and bar, seventeen year old Elvis Williams and twenty-three year old Luis Lalin were today formally arraigned in Magistrate’s Court. According to officer in charge of the Criminal Investigation Branch, Assistant Superintendent Chester Williams, he credits the arrest […]
Tonight Belize City police are on the lookout for a trio of thieves who sought to capitalise on registration fees being paid into Saint John’s College Junior College. Reports to news Five indicate that around three this afternoon three men with handguns walked into the Landivar campus. One of the bandits attacked the main office […]
From a pool of more than six thousand applicants from fourteen countries, tonight the University of the West Indies has announced that not one but two Belizean students have been honoured as recipients of open scholarships to study at UWI. They are Saint John’s College Junior College alumni Rensi Franklin and Jose Cawich. The awards […]
In the world of governance, changing official policy is never easy… but with sufficient time and pressure, it can be done. In most cases the real challenge comes in making that new policy effective in the lives of the public. Today that problem was confronted by those trying to influence Belize’s policy towards women. Jacqueline […]
Reading: it’s a skill that forms a base for many of the activities that enrich our lives. And this summer–as News Five’s Jacqueline Woods found out–nobody does it better than the library. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Interactive Reading Programme targets children like Confidence Austin, who are between the ages of five and fourteen years old. […]
