Tonight there are serious questions being raised about the rule of law in Belize and respect for the judiciary at the highest levels of business and government. Those doubts have been prompted by what appears to be a case of wilful contempt of the Supreme Court by the board of the directors of Belize Telecommunications […]
He left town in a hurry … but today he’s back home. This morning I greeted an accused murderer at the Philip Goldson International Airport. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Almost one month after twenty-four year old Ronell Gonzales fled Belize following his alleged involvement in the torture and murder of twenty year old David Daniel Pook, […]
A suspect has been arrested for a killing that occurred last month in the Mountain Pine Ridge. Emilio Moralez of Upper Barton Creek has been charged with the August thirty-first murder of seventeen year old Samuel Tesecum. On that night Tesecum and his brother Bartemeus were attacked while they slept by a machete wielding assailant. […]
You’ve heard the phrase “taking candy from a baby?” In San Pedro a man has been charged for snatching a chain from a five year old. Nineteen year old Honduran Juan Martinez was charged with three counts of Robbery following accusations by five year old Uzri Coleman that on Sunday night while shopping with his […]
The staff and students of St. John’s Primary were smiling today, thanks to a generous donation from the Social Security Board. As part of its twenty-fifth anniversary, the Belize City branch office of the S.S.B. decided to make an investment in the nation’s future leaders by assisting the school’s feeding programme. News Five’s Kendra Griffith […]
Not far away another southside school found itself on the receiving end of a food related donation. News Five’s Janelle Chanona was on hand. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning the Lifeline Foundation officially handed over twelve thousand fifty six dollars and twenty five cents, a third the proceeds of a fundraising drive held earlier this […]
Schools were not the only ones benefiting from the generosity of the public. This afternoon Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya stopped by Port of Belize Limited to pick up her donation from C.E.O. Reynaldo Guerrero. Reynaldo Guererro, C.E.O., Port of Belize ?The City Council had a?they were giving out awards for the best decorated business […]
While B.T.L. is bogged down in controversy, its upstart competitor, Smart, continues to make its mark on the telecommunications scene. This afternoon at its showroom on the Northern Highway, the company launched its mobile wireless internet service: SmartNet, which they say will make the internet fast, easy, and affordable for all Belizeans. C.E.O. Eduardo Santiago […]
AIDS: We’ve been hearing about the deadly epidemic for years … but the continued rise in infections indicates that the message still may not be getting through. If Belize and the world are going to reverse that situation then the initial step is to find out who’s got the virus … and that means testing. […]
