The deadline for the registration of new voters has been extended from today to January twentieth. And there is a mad rush to register to vote in March seventh election or the upcoming general elections whenever they are called which, according to the Prime Minister, is very soon. So on Friday, as many as four […]
The People’s United Party, which was also accused of the same practice before the last election, today issued a lengthy release on the issue charging that due process and the necessary rigorous scrutiny are being ignored on naturalization applications, and many of those persons who are being sworn in as instant Belizeans do not even […]
The snap termination of a contract sent workers of Belize Maintenance Limited to the streets. This time it’s not over unpaid debts to BML, but it is over the abrupt cancelation of a garbage collection contract, which has been in effect for the past two years. The workers protested in front of City Hall this […]
There’s an update to the murder of businessman, Rodulfo Pererra of Orange Walk Town. Pererra was ambushed last Saturday night when he arrived home after closing his store, New Chitos. The father of two was shot multiple times and as many as twelve bullets riddled his body. Four persons have been apprehended. The Orange Walk […]
The Social Security Board is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to deal with reports that select staff members have found a way to benefit from the write-off of mortgages of up to fifty thousand dollars offered by the Prime Minister. We first reported about the allegations of insider trading among staff members, including top management, […]
An embarrassing incident took place at the San Ignacio Hospital this morning that has doctors and nurses enraged. The staff is up in arms because Doctor Angelica Rosado was escorted off the hospital compound by no less than police officers. Around nine o’clock this morning, Deputy Regional Manager, Nurse Myra Pulido called in the police […]
To get an official statement on behalf of the Ministry of Health, News Five spoke with C.E.O., Dr. Peter Allen. Allen says that what happened is regrettable and steps are being taken to rectify the situation, but that concern for the patients remains at the forefront. Via Phone: Dr. Peter Allen, C.E.O., Ministry of Health […]
A Belize City School has suffered a recent unexpected loss. It should have taken a fire or a flood for Ebenezer Methodist Primary School to lose valuable equipment in one day, but it took thieves to displace the school at the beginning of second term. According to teachers of the school on Barrack Road, thieves […]
After he was treated and released from the K.H.M.H, the minor who was stabbed during an attempted robbery of Arcade World on Freetown Road, was handed over to the police last week. The boy was charged with Attempted Robbery but during court proceedings today, he was unable to furnish basic personal information, and as a […]
The case against the Coye family has been one of the most high profile Money Laundering cases in Belize. Michael and Marlene Coye, their son Jude, daughter Melonie, her husband James Gerou as well as two employees Athlee Matute and Deitrick Kingston were all charged along with the family’s business Money Exchange International Limited. The […]
While the FIU attempts to seal convictions in three current cases, an ongoing workshop at the Radisson is training members of the judiciary to properly enforce money laundering legislation and deter future incidents. The workshop is being held on the premise that with proper enforcement and stiff penalties in place, foreign investors will have more […]
Municipal elections and possibly General Elections are on the horizon. Some campaigns ads are being churned out to provide a selling point for politicians. However, an easier way to make a case to the electorate is to do visible groundwork. If you travel along the north side of Belize City this week you should have […]
St. John’s College Junior College launched Volume thirty-one, Number Two of its esteemed publication, Belizean Studies. The journal of social research and thought is expected to stimulate further research into our own identity. Nigel Encalada, Director for Institute of Culture and Social Research says the journal explores the dynamic cultural history of Belize from the […]
In May of 2001, the prison embarked on two programs. One of them was a victim awareness program where convicts could undergo rehabilitation and eventually meet and apologize to families of their victims. The other was a school program that took students to see what life was like behind bars. News Five accompanied one class […]
