It appeared that there was convincing evidence against Everet Mejia, a Nicaraguan National, who was accused of kidnapping Adrian Lizarraga, a resident of the Cayo District. But today Mejia was freed of the charges of Kidnapping and Blackmail after a unanimous ‘not guilty’ verdict. The background on the story dates back to 2005 when Adrian, […]
We have checked our records but cannot find an internal document as explosive as the one written to the commissioner of police from within the department. It is dated March twenty-second but copies have just become available. The Police Association and Senior Superintendent Chester Williams have written a letter entitled “A Call for Justice” to […]
If the information about rogue cops has you spinning, well government is acknowledging that crime has reached crisis proportions. Last week, Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers convened an anti-crime prevention summit in Belize City as a CITCO effort; the jury is still out on whether or not that will be met with success. But we do […]
In Tuesday’s newscast we asked the question, do you support offshore drilling? On our e-poll seventy seven percent said no and twenty three percent said yes. One of our viewers was emphatic saying “I don’t support it. If there was ever a catastrophe, it would be far beyond Belize’s means to manage it. NO, for […]
Belize City Councillor Kevin Singh dropped a bombshell when he disclosed to News Five today that he can’t account for monies collected from market vendors at Queen Square. The money is for arrears for rental of market stalls, but while the vendors have receipts, there are no records of their payments at City Hall. Councilor […]
While the councillor does not know where the money is, vendors at the Queen’s Square market have been battling with the dilapidated conditions of the market and are now facing a rent increase since the Hutchandani Holdings which rents the Pound Yard Complex to City Hall, is upping the rental value. News Five’s Isani Cayetano […]
Emmanuel Gabourel, aka “Da De” celebrated his seventy-first Birthday while on remand at the Hattieville Prison this past Sunday, but Gabourel will be heading right back for sexually molesting two sisters, ages two and four. Gabourel was found guilty in April, but his sentence was delayed because his attorney had requested time for witnesses to […]
A lone gunman fired a barrage of bullets at a house on Boots Crescent this morning. And whether he was simply sending a message or targeting someone, a teenage girl was injured in the process. Fourteen year old Alondra Trapp was in the living room of her home when she heard the shots. Trapp soon […]
A late afternoon fire in Belize City partially destroyed a popular fast food restaurant. The National Fire Service was called to MK Fast Food and Ice Cream at the corner of Euphrates Avenue and Orange Street sometime after four o’clock where they found the lower flat of the two storey building on fire. It is […]
On Tuesday night we told you about the seventeen concessions that were granted to companies for oil explorations. The environmental community is uproar and the Association of Protected Areas Management Organization, APAMO and OCEANA expressed resounding anger and disapproval. But how much did these companies pay for the concessions? And can they just go out […]
The winners of a contest by the Belize Zoo to protect the jaguar and its habitat, were treated to a day of fun activities that began at the Belmopan airstrip with a flight over a jaguar corridor and ended at the zoo with an encounter with Junior Buddy and High Five. News Five’s Delahnie Bain […]
