No one is talking tonight because of the sensitivity of the issue, but is there justice for the Chief Justice? Last week Wednesday, the Prime Minister confirmed at a news conference that G.O.B. will not be extending the tenure of Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh who is approaching retirement age of sixty five years. This morning, […]
The opposition against oil explorations in protected areas is growing leaps and bounds. Today, the Belize Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage held a public forum to state why they are calling for a moratorium on oil explorations. It is known that eighteen licenses have been issued so far, but one particular license was zeroed […]
It was initiated on May sixteenth and its objective was to suppress major crime such as murders, attempted murders and put a cap on gang activity. And since then, those in charge of the joint B.D.F., Police effort called Operation Jaguar say it has achieved its goal and will continue until it transforms into another […]
While it has been dubbed a success, it is not yet certain for how much longer the operation will be sustained. The one hundred or so soldiers and police personnel that have been on the beat as part of Operation Jaguar have only decreased by a small number. But during the three week span, they […]
This week, a number of police officers have been taken to court to face charges for alleged criminal behavior against the people they are expected to protect. This at a time when the police department has mounted Operation Jaguar and is now involved in Restore Belize, the latest G.O.B. anti-crime initiative. We ask tonight: Do […]
There is another report of bad cops to add to the growing list tonight. A young mother and her boyfriend are suffering from injuries to the body which they claim were inflicted by several police officers attached to the Ladyville substation. But it is the victims who are facing a slew of charges. According to […]
On Monday night’s newscast we heard the story of the Garifuna Collective’s lead drummer, Joshua Arana, who claimed that a police officer abused him while he was walking home in Belize City early Sunday morning. Well today Assistant Commissioner of Police, Elodio Aragon Jr., answered questions on whether the alleged abuse which is now under […]
This is not the best of economic times and there are two young ladies that are appealing for help for urgent medical treatment. The first patient is twenty three year old Greilin Carcamo, who urgently needs a kidney transplant. Carcamo was in the news late last month when she developed complications that prevented her from […]
The other young woman who is in dire need of your assistance is twenty year old Stacey Kerr, who had a mishap over the past weekend that has left her almost totally paralyzed. Kerr fell from the verandah of her house in Ladyville. Like the earlier story of Greilin Carcamo, Kerr’s condition is grave and […]
The search for black gold across the length and breadth of the jewel has raised concerns from a number of environmental organizations that oppose oil prospecting. It was revealed recently that the entire country has been parceled off for exploration except for the Maya Mountains. Tonight we can report that there is another area where […]
Earlier in the newscast we told about the Guatemalan company that has a license for oil exploration in the Sapodilla cayes. At the same forum this morning, other groups penned their signature to join the cause against oil exploration. News Five’s Jose Sanchez has been following this story and has this report. Jose Sanchez, reporting […]
Julio and Vanesa, the reality wedding couple, share a unique love story that has captured the hearts of Belizeans all across. And while deeply in love, there is still plenty to discover about each other as they inch closer to their big day in August. This past weekend we accompanied the young couple to a […]
