Ervin Alexander Reneau, the son of an upstanding Belize City family, was arraigned today for the double homicide in Tuesday night’s mayhem at the Belize Diesel Service Center on the Northern Highway. The forty year old appeared this afternoon before Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie. He entered court under escort from CIB officers and was jovial, […]
For as far back as many can remember, the Belize Red Cross has been the “go-to” organization for victims of disasters. We saw them recently providing generous assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Richard. So who would want to bring down the humanitarian organization and why? Those are the questions that everyone is asking following […]
The baking of your ham, turkey and black cake will add to the pinch in your pockets this Christmas. That’s because the price per hundred pound cylinder of butane will be jacked up by a whopping eight dollars across the board. So brace yourselves for the new prices: as of Friday, Belize City and Corozal […]
Tonight’s question is: Do you think the Minister of Immigration and Defense deserves a second term in Caribbean Shores? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com.
Telemedia’s Annual General Meeting is taking place tonight. But are there errors in the Auditor’s report that will be presented at that AGM? Reports to News Five say that attorneys for the BTL Employees Trust wrote to Telemedia’s Auditors, PKF Belize, challenging what they term as “significant errors” in the report and financials. The letter […]
The People’s National Party base may be in the southern most district, however, their message and call for good governance is one that is expressed everyday on the streets. The recent firing of the Minister of State Edmund Castro and the immigration scandal which includes human trafficking of Chinese, Sri Lankans, Somalis, and Nigerians are […]
Under pressure, the government announced today that it has disbursed a million dollar grant to the Belize Sugar Control Board to assist farmers with urgent financial obligations. The government, via a release, also chided the opposition for calling for an immediate disbursement of a ten million dollar loan to BSI for third payment to farmers […]
Belizeans for Justice, the organization formed by relatives of murder victims, has been at the forefront of social causes while pointing to corruption in the police department. The organization was invited to a Central American Integration System meeting in San Salvador earlier in the week. Founding members of the group Joan Sutherland and Yolanda Schakron […]
While Belizeans for Justice’s founding member Yolanda Schakron was in San Salvador, her children faced a harrowing experience at the hands of police officers. Her seventeen year old son and fourteen year old daughter were pulled after classes and searched by cops. Schakron says this is the ninth time her family has been harassed by […]
The American fugitive who was hiding out in Belize during his birthday was sent back on Wednesday. After being told he might spend twenty-five years behind bars for manslaughter back in 2008 in Boca Rotan, Florida, he tore off his ankle monitor and hid out in the Jewel. An ABC affiliate WPBF caught up with […]
Twenty-seven year old Marlon Contreras was ambushed in 2008 by an assailant who cut his throat. Contreras was lucky to survive, but when he didn’t show up in the Belmopan Supreme Court to testify on Wednesday, the alleged culprit also got lucky. Without the victim’s testimony, thirty-four year old Elvin Vanegas was found not guilty […]
A police officer, who beat serious criminal charges in 2008, won a countersuit for damages against the Attorney General today. Police Constable Gilbert Hyde was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Murder in a double homicide on February fourteenth, 2008. Hyde was riding on Central American Boulevard with well-known criminal figure, Ryan Felix when they heard […]
Renowned Belizean personality Carrie Fairweather-Belgrave is tonight launching a book of poems at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. Fairweather, better known for her role as Gran Tomasa in ‘Noh Matta Wat, is struggling with a terminal illness. The presentation of her lifework in literature comes at a time when her legacy is being […]
Fishing is one of our smaller but growing industries and plans are in the works for its development. Ideas on how to move the industry forward were shared and discussed today at the first National Fisheries Forum, which had representation from related NGOs and regulatory bodies, cooperatives, and the fishermen from across the country. The […]
If you’re into Punta music, you know the name “Reckless” and you know his music. His real name is Felix Flores and he’s a veteran in the music business, going all the way back to his days as lead singer in the Punta Rebels band. Well, Reckless has a new album in stores; released first […]
For months City Council advised that there were only a few spaces available at the Lord Ridge Cemetery. Following Tuesday night’s double murder, there will be even less if any remaining. It’s a problem that has been festering for quite some time. What will Belize City, the municipality with the most monthly recorded deaths, do […]
Without eyesight, the simplest things can be the biggest challenges to overcome. Many take such things as crossing the street or avoiding an uncovered manhole for granted, but for the blind, it can be the difference between an ordinary day and a bruised knee. In this week’s issue of Healthy Living, we have the story […]
