The Judiciary and others showered praises on Doctor Abdulai Conteh, Chief Justice of Belize who had his final day in office today. It was both a solemn and sobering occasion. Conteh, who is originally from Sierra Leone, is a graduate of Cambridge and the competent CJ has served the country for ten years, handing down […]
There is an ongoing row between the Bar Association and Prime Minister Dean Barrow. It became public over the departure from office of Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh and has become more pronounced over contracts for two justices of the court of appeal. This past Wednesday, the Prime Minister’s arrows were directed at senior counsel Godfrey […]
Smith also told News Five that he would consider an apology under certain circumstances. Godfrey Smith, Attorney at Law “If the Prime Minister of Belize apologizes to the Bar Association and the judiciary and the people of Belize for the disgraceful manner in which his government has treated the Chief Justice, if he apologizes for […]
Attorney Godfrey Smith was not the only member of the Bar Association who Prime Minister Barrow threw under the bus. This morning on the airwaves, Barrow also insulted Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay. When we caught up with him earlier today Courtenay recalled that Barrow also once represented Lord Michael Ashcroft and continues until today to […]
Tonight’s question is: Do you think it is too risky for the Social Security Board to invest fifty million dollars in BTL shares since the company is mired in litigation and the value is not known? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at […]
A battery of lawyers has been flown in by both sides in a challenge to the constitutionality of certain aspects of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act that was amended by the government back in March of this year. It is one in a myriad of legislation that has been passed in the war waged […]
As we have reported, the Social Security Board is required by government to invest fifty million dollars of pension funds in Telemedia. According to the PM, the prospectus will be released on October fifteenth. The full SSB is yet to meet to decide on whether or not the investment is prudent but the clock is […]
An entire family perished inside their home in Buena Vista Village when it was burnt down on October second, 2006. But it was not the usual house fire, caused by faulty electricity or something left on the stove; it was a malicious crime that claimed the life of Elias Mayen Ayala, his common-law-wife Maria Suchite, […]
The United States Deputy Assistant Secretary State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Julissa Reynoso has been meeting with different government officials over the past few days. Reynoso’s portfolio covers Central America and the Caribbean. Reynoso, an attorney by trade, is expected to meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs before her departure o Friday. Her visit […]
The story behind the killings of two Belizean wanted men who were linked to the Scotiabank robbery in March of this year is still under investigation. The men, Alexander Edwards and Benjamin Peters, were reportedly onboard a bus in San Pedro Sula, Honduras when they were killed. A third man, Gabriel Salazar, who was wanted […]
Earlier in the newscast Dr. Abdulai Conteh spoke about his retirement as Chief Justice. But before he brought down his gavel for the last time, his peers, other justices and senior counsels spoke of the man who vastly improved the judicial system and jealously guarded its independence. Members of the Bar let him know clearly […]
Expo 2010 was held on the eighteenth and nineteenth of September. The public visited the event and walked away with deals. Today it was the winners of the best over-all booths determined by text voting who got the recognition of the Chamber of Commerce. News Five’s Delahnie Bain reports. Delahnie Bain, Reporting The new location […]
The Tropical Gaming ads for the lotto promise to make your dreams come true. Well, that proved to be more than just lip service for a Belize City sanitation worker today. Carlos Armando Rodriguez Lopez is a forty-seven year old father of two who works hard to take care of his family. He had a […]
How Healthy is Belize? That’s the question we ask tonight on Healthy Living. It’s a major concern for our growing population that is relying more and more on fast food, yet exercising less. In fact, more than half of the population is well over the appropriate weight. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting It is no secret that […]
