Chief Justice of Belize Abdulai Conteh has dismissed an application for judicial review from former Social Security Board general manager Narda Garcia to quash the report of the Senate Special Select Committee. Garcia’s motion, filed by former Solicitor General Elson Kaseke and attorney Oswald Twist, alleged that the Senate committee had violated natural justice during […]
With the first fruits of what should be Belize’s most profitable crop now being processed, the biggest question in the Stann Creek Valley is: who will own the Citrus Company? On Saturday a special general meeting of the Citrus Growers Association gathered to finally make that decision. News Five’s Stewart Krohn reports. Stewart Krohn, Reporting […]
Tonight police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a murder victim. According to the police, on Sunday night officers in Ladyville received reports of a body lying on the side of the road at mile ten on the Northern Highway. But when the investigators arrived at the scene near Ladyville Technical High, all […]
A Guatemalan accused in a number of attacks against Cayo resorts, tour guides and tourists in the Cayo district has skipped bail. In July thirty year old Henry Gonzalez was one of three men charged with abetment to commit robbery in connection with the armed hold up of the Banana Bank resort in February. Subsequently, […]
A Belize City man caught red handed breaking into a school has been sentenced to spend the next eight years behind bars. According to police, around ten on Saturday morning they responded to reports of a burglary at the Holy Redeemer primary school on North Front Street. Officers say when they searched the ground floor […]
It’s a sad reality that many of our nation’s students go to school with empty bellies. To combat that fact a number of institutions have established feeding programmes and a new initiative launched today should be a welcome addition. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning, the boys and girls of St. […]
Over the weekend, Belizean and Mexican fire officials pooled resources to combat a fire that raged for several hours in the Corozal Free Zone. This morning I travelled to the scene and discovered that while damage was minimal, the incident has highlighted a lack of fire fighting resources in the congested shopping area. Jacqueline Godwin, […]
Good evening. I?m James Adderley, and we welcome you to this issue of Sports Monday. The Regent Cup four team play-offs took off this weekend, which brought together two contenders inside the M.C.C. Grounds as F.C. Belize played host to Hankook Verdes of Cayo. It was team number two against team number three. The last […]
