In less than a month, two Belize City women have been brutally murdered. Karel Gabourel was viciously stabbed in front of her two children on Christmas Day, while on January third Keisha Sutherland was violently perforated by fifteen knife wounds. In both instances, the accused attackers were the victim’s spouse. Over the weekend, a third […]
While Mark Medina is tonight behind bars, accused killer Louie “Ganzie” Gentle is still a man on the run. But as I found out today, new developments in the case might help the long arm of the law catch the fugitive. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Tonight a two thousand dollar reward is being offered by Crime […]
Somewhere in Belize tonight, someone is dining on one of the most expensive Belizean delicacies … lobster. According to the Caye Caulker branch of the Northern Fishermen’s Cooperative, sometime between six on Thursday night and seven on Friday morning, more than three thousand dollars of the prized seafood was stolen from the freezer. So if […]
Belize has a new Chief Magistrate and her name is Margaret Gabb. Effective tomorrow, Gabb will take over the duties of former Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord. Gabb began her career with the civil service in 1989, working as a summons clerk. She later served as Assistant Clerk of the Courts until she was appointed as […]
While the task force established by the Ministry of Health prepares its detailed recommendations for government’s takeover of financially strapped Universal Health Services, various bodies with an interest in the outcome continue to weigh in with their opinions. Following the Nurse’s Association criticism of the deal last month, on Friday a press release from the […]
Today the flag of Belize flew at half-mass at the Customs and Excise Department as employees mourned the loss of a dedicated co-worker. On Thursday, Assistant Comptroller of Customs Arthur Leslie went to work as usual … but sometime during the day, the forty-eight year old started complaining that he was having trouble breathing. Leslie […]
One of Belize’s largest shrimp farms is in financial trouble and its lenders are looking for ways to put it back in shape. In 1998 the Nova Farm, located in Ladyville, borrowed nine point five million U.S. dollars from the International Finance Corporation, which is the private lending arm of the World Bank, and the […]
The death of twenty year old David Pook was one of the more than eighty-five murders we reported on last year. But as News Five’s Janelle Chanona found out today, the Pook family has been given a way to keep their son’s memory alive in a meaningful way. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This afternoon, twenty year […]
The fallout following the announcement that a major investment in Belize’s citrus industry by Eastern Caribbean interests has been consummated, continued today as architects of the deal defended their decision to complete the purchase, even though several conditions mandated by the membership of the Citrus Growers Association had not been met. News Five’s Janelle Chanona […]
