Cenaida Reymundo, the eighteen year old mother whose newborn died tragically on May nineteenth, a week after she gave birth at the Punta Gorda Hospital, is taking a tough decision on the death of her child. Reymundo found courage and strength and spoke publically to the media about the pain she experienced when her pleas […]
The Annual General Meeting of the Belize Electricity Limited took place on Monday afternoon. And according to the reports presented, the company is not on a sound financial footing. We aired the comments of Fortis C.E.O., Stan Marshall, that any investment at B.E.L. in the near future was off the radar because of the losses […]
And while it’s swim or sink for B.E.L., cutting its expenses simply won’t do to balance off the ten point eight million dollars in losses suffered. But that’s not the only headache that C.E.O. Lynn Young has to consider. Last night Fortis C.E.O., Stan Marshall said in no uncertain terms that they will not invest […]
The P.U.C. is opposing any rate increases for B.E.L. and it is also holding back on Belize Water Services Limited. Late this evening the P.U.C. issued a news release stating its reasons for not giving the nod to a proposed eight percent rate increase in water rates. According to the P.U.C., eleven out of twelve […]
We normally don’t report on suicides… but one such case caught our attention because it happened behind prison walls and it involves a mentally challenged inmate. The prisoner at the Central Prison reportedly took his life late Monday evening. Sometime around six-forty-seven p.m., a prison officer on routine check of cells discovered the lifeless body […]
A jury of seven women and five men deliberated for almost six hours and it was unable to reach a verdict in the case of Fabian Bain A.K.A. Carlos Escalante. Bain was charged with the murder of security guard Fortunato Chun who was shot and killed on November twenty-third, 2006. Chun was shot in the […]
Also in the Supreme Court, Roman Petzold and Francis “Pancho” Lopez, charged with the rape of a seventeen year old high school student, were found guilty of the charge today by a jury of seven men and two women. The jury deliberated for over five hours and its verdict was not unanimous. Seven of the […]
Ever wonder how Belize has managed to dodge the Influenza A H1N1 pandemic? Well, you’re not alone. The flu has swept the world and its epicentre sits in neighbouring Mexico, yet not a single case has been confirmed in the jewel. Doctors Michael Pitts and Peter Allen from the Ministry of Health appeared this morning […]
Today was the second day of arguments in the appeal case between the government and Barry Bowen and the Landowners Association. The appeal follows a ruling in February of this year when Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh ruled against a proposal by government to amend section seventeen of the Constitution. Today News Five spoke with attorney […]
Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court is still up in the air. Her confirmation hearings are scheduled for mid-July. But now there is one more kink in her way. The judge has been attracting much attention recently for her membership in an exclusive women’s club. It turns out that the Supreme Court […]
Last week we reported that a graveyard in Hopkins Village is partially blocked by a resort project that is underway in that community. We heard from the past Chairman of the Hopkins Village Council, Mario Augustine, who said that the villagers do not have access to part of the cemetery without permission from the private […]
Former Hopkins Chairman, Mario Augustine also charged that dredging to create manmade canals is causing erosion and is detrimental to the fish population in the area. But Theo Jansen disagrees and went on to say that it was the Area Representative, Melvin Hulse, who instructed the company to dredge the lagoon. Theo Jansen, General Manager, […]
Classes will soon recess and if you are looking for a summer program for kids, there is the Yaoling Art Studio. Their program includes classes in drawing, painting, Chinese calligraphy, pottery and sculpting. The art school is also organizing an exhibition of the paintings of budding artists with the help of selective businesses that are […]
He’s among the top names in Punta Music in Belize, we are talking about Supa G, whose original name is Lensford Martinez. Supa G has just released his new CD ‘Club Jam’, which features collaborations with local artists such as Lova Boy, Continental Cat and Maestro. But this CD is not the usual sound of […]
Seven athletes have come back triumphantly from the Central American Senior Championships. The athletes were in Guatemala from Wednesday, June eight until Monday, June thirteenth and won an impressive seven medals in gold, silver, and bronze. But that’s not all because they managed to break two records. And according to the athletes this was not […]
