A major decision was handed down today in the Supreme Court, but that judgment by Justice Samuel Awich will likely lead to more legal tangles between Belize Telemedia and the Government. It arises from an interpretation of Section 112 of the Supreme Court Judicature Act. Belize Telemedia and the Government have been in and out […]
But while Telemedia scored big this afternoon, Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh has reserved ruling in the case between the Belize Bank and the Central Bank. The dispute involves over ten million U.S. dollars gifted from Venezuela to Belize which the government wants to recover. Both sides concluded arguments and today attorney for the government, Lois […]
In an update to a story carried earlier this week, twenty-five year old Jermaine Jex, one of two men who stomped open a woman’s apartment door was charged with Burglary when he appeared today in Magistrates’ Court. Jex at first pleaded guilty to the charge, but Magistrate Sharon Frazer entered a plea of not guilty […]
A teenager has been shot. Fourteen year old Glenford Martinez of four and a half miles Western Highway reported that on Thursday night he was talking to a friend on the basketball court on Levi Slusher Street in Belize City when he was accosted by Keith Middleton. Martinez says Middleton beat him up and demanded […]
Three people are receiving treatment at the K.H.M.H. at this hour after a traffic mishap on Princess Margaret Drive. Twenty-one year old Vivian Martinez told News Five that shortly before five this evening she was driving a red Geo Prizm on Princess Margaret Drive from the direction of Newtown Barracks towards Freetown Road. Martinez said […]
Today it was all smiles for members of the Belize National Football team as finally they collected handsome payments for gate receipts of games played against Mexico in the FIFA qualifying match at Houston’s Reliant Stadium and the Estadio Universitario of Monterrey, Mexico. For several weeks the players were locked in a squabble with Dr. […]
This morning the airwaves were buzzing with rumours that the three Belizeans and American detained in Chetumal have been sentenced to thirty years in prison. Today News Five’s Jose Sanchez traveled north and found out that while there was no truth to the rumour, things are still not looking good for the three Cobra security […]
The government of Guatemala has made a donation to the government of Belize. The aid, which is to be used in times of natural disasters, includes medical and hospital equipment, first aid kits, and other emergency material necessary to assist the population during emergencies. The supplies are valued at forty-six thousand Belize dollars and were […]
The duties of the Belize Defence Force Volunteer Battalion include supporting the regular force and aiding civil authorities when necessary, which means they have to be ready at all times. That is why since July sixth, the soldiers comprising the volunteer element have been sharpening their skills in the Mountain Pine Ridge. On Thursday, Kendra […]
Saffiyah, Reporting Hey guys, I’m Saffiyah and this is What’s Happening Belize. I’m here to tell you what’s happening and where it’s happening so you won’t have anymore excuses people. You’ll always have something to do on the weekends. The place to be this weekend is definitely Benque Viejo del Carmen for their huge Benque […]
