There is a reprieve from gun violence in the streets since Monday night’s terror, but still a third victim succumbed to a bullet wound he suffered around six-thirty on Monday evening on Central American Boulevard. Nineteen year old Darrel Williams was already declared clinically dead since Monday night but his family was contemplating whether they […]
Another victim whose condition is guarded is seven year old Janay Moguel, the little girl who was wounded during the fatal shooting of nineteen year old Darrel Williams on Monday evening. The standard one student has undergone surgery but her Neurosurgeon, Dr. Joel Cervantes says that they won’t know her long term prospects for another […]
Cervantes says that while little Janay can’t move her leg or her left arm, she is responding well to the treatment. She is expected to remain in the Intensive Care Unit at the Belize Healthcare Partners for another two days but she will need your prayers and financial help. Although she’s only seven, she has […]
There is more bad news to report tonight, this time from the north. On January nineteenth fifty-seven year old Edward Robinson suffered severe scalds to ninety percent of his body when a fault at a transformer at the Belize Sugar Industries compound caused a boiler to rupture. Robinson, who was the evaporator attendant, was standing […]
Moses Leviy, the rapper also known as Shyne, has maintained a low profile on the local scene but big names in the music industry have been trekking to Belize in connection with a new album in the pipeline. The recording would be his first since his release from prison. But the news tonight is that […]
You can run but you can’t hide, that’s what happened to convicted child molester, Robert, Synder, who is awaiting sentencing in the state of Colorado. Snyder was caught in Belize following a tip from a schoolgirl, who identified him as she watched the US television show, America’s Most Wanted. His capture prompted the visit of […]
There was tough talk coming from the Belize National Teacher’s Union today. The perennial issue is the amendment to the Education Act that was first read in the House of Representatives in December of last year and will come up for a second reading when the House convenes next week. Even before the Education and […]
The Financial Intelligence Unit has had a busy week in the courts; so far it has busted two persons for failing to declare well over the prescribed amount of cash in their possession. The latest arrest was on Tuesday involving a Belize/Chinese national who claimed he was traveling to visit friends and relatives in China. […]
Also appearing in court today was businessman Dean Fuller. Since last June, Fuller has been facing Money Laundering charges for six million dollars. Attorneys for both the Financial Intelligence Unit and Fuller asked the court that the matter be dealt with expeditiously because of time constraints. After a back and forth by the attorneys, March […]
There is fuss again between the Ministry of Transport and Ports and the Port of Belize but the victim is neither of the two. In fact, it is the British Forces Belize that has found itself in a situation where imports from its British-based compound need a port to be unloaded. And today, after the […]
Principal shareholder at the Port of Belize Limited, Luke Espat, says his private company has been going through similar challenges with government for years now. Luke Espat, Principal Shareholder, Port of Belize Limited “This has been a continuous headache between us and the Port Authority of them flagrantly breaking the law, flagrantly disrespecting the rights […]
Revenues from the oil industry have been under the microscope for some time; the public outcry intensified in recent days when information not known in Belize was published across the continent in Ireland to the effect that Belize Natural Energy was making big bucks while benefits to the country are yet to be seen. On […]
The village of Seine Bight in the south has been transformed with the paving of the thoroughfare that leads to Placencia, one of fasting growing areas in tourism. But while that has brought more visitors to the area, there is still one hindrance to the development of the village. News Five’s Delahnie Bain found out […]
