It’s a heartbreaking story with a tragic ending for an Orange Walk mother who is mourning the death of her two year old son. While losing a child is painful for any mother, Felicia Tejeda’s grief is compounded by the circumstances in the death of her toddler, Ezekiel. The baby allegedly died from injuries received […]
This is week three of the standoff between the Board and doctors of the K.H.M.H. And while the two sides are still engaged in negotiations and meetings, the report of the preliminary inquiry, ordered by the Prime Minister, is out and it confirms overpricing of medical supplies. Whether or not heads will roll is still […]
But while there are glaring inconsistencies in prices, a meeting that ended late this evening between the K.H.M.H. Board and the B.M.D.U. ended once again yielded nothing concrete. Representatives of the Union did not offer a comment and it was left to Labour Commissioner, Ivan Williams, to address the press. Williams said the atmosphere was […]
At the top of the newscast we reported that two year old Ezekiel Tejeda died during surgery at the Northern Regional Hospital in Orange Walk Town. Well, there are two more deaths to report, also in Orange Walk. The first involves a three year old child who lost his life during a family outing. The […]
While in Orange Walk reporting on the deaths of the two infants, the News Five crew found themselves at the scene of another drowning incident. News Five’s Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting At twelve-thirty this afternoon, twenty-seven year old Josue Rivas disappeared in the dark waters of the New River. A crowd gathered at […]
Turning to the region, the situation in Honduras has turned volatile and the crisis is deepening as clashes are being reported between supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya and the military forces. This follows Sunday’s coup de etat when Zelaya was forcibly removed by the military from his home early Sunday morning and taken to […]
And still on the situation in Honduras, the United Nations and the OAS are also meeting and what is emerging is the clear isolation of Mitcheletti and his appointed cabinet. Zelaya has also been invited to address the United Nations’ General Assembly this Tuesday. News Five spoke with Foreign Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington as he […]
This morning on Open Your Eyes, the Secretary General of SICA condemned the coup d’ etat against Zelaya. Juan Daniel Aleman Gurdian, Secretary General, SICA “The countries of SICA reject and condemn absolutely the coup in Honduras. So this is a bad time for SICA countries and we hope the rule of law in Honduras […]
Preceding a statement from the G.O.B. today, the opposition, the People’s United Party issued one of its own also condemning the coup d’état and calling for the secure and unconditional return to office of President Zelaya. Zelaya was removed just before a referendum he had called was to take place which his opponents claimed was […]
The cost of living keeps soaring. In the past days we have reported on the huge increases in the prices of fuel that has climbed an average of one dollar twenty-five cents in two weeks. Potato prices have gone up to two dollars and fifty cents per pound…and with little relief in sight, today the […]
When the committal of the former Prime Minister Said Musa on the charge of theft was quashed on June eighth by the Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Cheryl Lynn Branker Taitt gave immediate notice that she would appeal the CJ’s decision. The twenty one days in which the DPP could appeal […]
Last week we reported on a new dispute brewing between the Transport Department and National Transport Limited over the interruption in one of National’s new runs. National Transports claims it introduced the run last Wednesday from Belize City to Benque Viejo within their time schedule and that it had so informed the Transport Department by […]
The chief witness in a murder trial did not live up to his side of the deal and as a result a nolle prosequi was entered in the case of twenty six year old Edwin “Drive” Flowers and twenty-five year old Daniel Anderson. Justice Adolph Lucas directed today that the men be freed of the […]
Also in the courts, a man charged with manslaughter will be spending fifteen years in prison. Eighteen year old Adrian Morris was charged with the killing of seventy-one year old Juan Tut. Justice Adolph Lucas sentenced Morris after he pleaded guilty to the crime, which took place in 2007 when Morris was only fifteen years […]
While Morris was sentenced today, five men were charged in connection with an armed robbery. Twenty-one year old Horton Jackson, nineteen year old Matthew Moore, twenty-two year old Erwin Wade, nineteen year old Jerome Wade, and their seventeen year old brother, allegedly jacked Hugo Castillo, a city resident. Justice Sharon Fraser charged Moore and the […]
A fire that broke late this afternoon just across from our Channel Five Studio on Regent Street is being treated as a suspected case of arson. Shortly before four p.m., the right upper floor of a two storey wooden home located beside Young’s Law Firm caught fire and caused employees of the law firm to […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we’re glad you could join us for this dish of Sports Monday. The B.P.F.L. kicked off its four team semi-finals over the weekend so we headed to the F.F.B.’s Football Field at Capital City Belmopan yesterday where the Belize Defense Force hosted Hankook Verdes in the first of a […]
