The unrelenting stream of armed robberies during the holiday season continued in the Old Capital this morning. De He Li Store on Freetown Road became the latest target of a trio of thieves who stormed the premises as it was being opened for business sometime before eight o‘clock. According to a police report, three men, […]
Another Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) scandal concerning the questionable purchase of pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies, despite a commission of inquiry being held in November 2009 to investigate such practices, continues to unravel. Last week former KHMH employee Delroy Herrera exposed the management of the hospital for the allegedly devious procurement practices of equipment […]
Saldivar says despite not being a pharmacist or a member of the hospital’s management, the improprieties outlined in the information he has unearthed is straightforward. Arthur Saldivar, Attorney for Delroy Herrera “Every drug that is indicated or illustrated within the book has a concurrent price. It is the price of the medication or the quantities […]
There is another voice that has not yet sounded its own concern about the KHMH procurement practices. That voice belongs to COLA. The president of Citizens Organized for Liberty Through Action had been dealing with a personal matter that vilified his character. However, earlier today political activist Moses Sulph was freed of a single charge […]
On Monday a group of employees on their way to an early morning shift at Windy Hills Resort were involved in a near fatal collision. The Toyota Hiace they were traveling in along the Western Highway near mile sixty-nine was severely damaged when an oncoming vehicle, an Isuzu D-max driven by twenty year old Ian […]
Thirty five year old Eaton Carr, a resident of Dangriga says he has been under constant harassment and threat from a Dangriga Police Corporal. Carr says he is a former gang member. And though he is reformed, he still continues to be targeted by law enforcement officers in that municipality. Recently he has been wrongly […]
The infamous acupuncturist, Kun Lin Lee, also known as Kevin Lee has been offered bail. On December twenty first, the sixty seven year old massage therapist appeared before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer for the second time on a single charge of aggravated assault of an indecent nature upon a twenty-year-old woman. He was granted bail […]
While on mobile patrol on Thursday morning, police officers on Castle Street spotted a suspicious man carrying a black plastic bag. The man ran upon being spotted and officers caught him on Freetown Road after seeing him throw a bag in a yard. Inside the bag, officers found what appeared to be cannabis. The suspect […]
Cayetano will see 2012 behind bars; however, a teenager who happens to be a former police officer will not usher in the New Year behind prison walls. Police reported that on June ninth, the ex-cop ran and abandoned his bicycle because he allegedly had eight rounds of nine-millimeter ammunition in his possession. Police also claimed […]
There are fourteen holidays on the 2012 calendar. However, not all holidays are created equal. More than just a day off, the nature of the break in a workweek is equally important. The quality of a holiday is defined by the celebration that accompanies it. Carnival, Christmas, and Independence Day are defining moments of togetherness, […]
In a press release from Belize House in Belmopan, the Office of the Governor-General issued a list of six of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second’s 2012 appointment to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. The Order of the British Empire CBE to be ordinary commander of the civil division of the said […]
The queen is not the only person formulating that all-important list at the end of the year. The New Year is a time to reflect and re-evaluate ourselves. New Year’s resolutions are commitments that we make to ourselves, though we regularly break them. The habit of setting personal goals for the next twelve months has […]
To celebrate the New Year many of us will ring in 2012 in a grand style and a grand fashion. And with the eve of 2012 just a day away, you still have time to get that outfit and make your statement. News Five’s Andrea Polanco stopped in at Pink, La Fashions and J’Adore Boutiques […]
As the year comes to a close for us here at Channel Five, it has been one of immense growth and success. As we close the Two Thousand eleven chapter, on Monday January second, we will be having an all day KTV Latino 2011 Marathon. The images that were burnt into our collective memory will […]
