Three minors, the youngest age twelve, were taken to Family Court today for an arson in Lord’s Bank. The two others are fourteen year olds. The fire destroyed a structure belonging Kirk Betancourt on Monday. Betancourt reported the matter to police and three were detained and arraigned before Magistrate, Margaret Nicholas. Tonight, they are spending […]
Las Vegas Casino at the Corozal Free Zone. We broke that story on Tuesday, but police have only today released the information. It is reported that one of the most notorious drug cartels is linked, but what we can confirm is that the bust took place before noon at two hotel rooms at the swanky […]
The Citrus Growers Association has ended its two days of protest against Citrus Products of Belize Limited and its business partner Banks Holdings of Barbados. The breaking news is that the CGA has met with the government to chart a way forward to buy out Banks shares in C.P.B.L. The government sat down with CGA […]
And as Zabaneh sticks by his release, so does the PM stick by his man, Slusher. PM Barrow made it clear today that he holds all confidence in Slusher. The PM had intervened in 2011, and advised Banks Holdings and CGA to facilitate a discussion of the dispute that would have taken place in Barbados. […]
The domestic dispute that ended in the death of David White in 2010, has now resulted in the murder conviction of a woman. It took the jury of seven women and five men only three hours and six minutes of deliberation to come up with a unanimous guilty verdict in the case against thirty-eight year […]
A young school boy suffered a horrible ordeal on Wednesday evening when he was flung from an overcrowded bus of the Haylock Bus Line fleet. Martin Noble remains in the hospital and at least for now, it looks as if he is fortunately out of danger. But the Transport Board is to meet to decide […]
Since September first, a number of women who went to the Northern Regional Hospital for child birth or obstetrics left the hospital with life threatening complications. While the Ministry of Health has remained mum, more and more cases are surfacing and tonight we report on the gripping story of Magdalena Chable and her baby Romelly. […]
Just two weeks ago, we reported the good news that the Belize Bank and Hand in Hand Ministries had assisted the Cordova family in Orange Walk, whose house collapsed on July twenty-fifth. Ten year old Brithon Cordova, who was playing under the house when it fell on him. Well tonight, there is sad news as […]
With the economic engine barely stuttering, the second Business Forum under the motto Partnering for Growth, opened today at Old Belize. The forum is designed to provide an opportunity for Government and the private sector in Belize to discuss ways to improve opportunities and expand jobs on all levels. At the first forum last year, […]
Earlier in the news the PM came out in support of Alan Slusher, his special advisor; he also came out in support of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The newly formed Belizean Coalition for Justice and the Peoples United Party have called for the removal of Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington. Elrington told News Five that the […]
In January of this year, twenty-three year old Jason Tingling was accused of Carnal Knowledge by a high school student who claimed he had sex with her on four occasions between June 2010 when she was only fourteen and November, 2011. The allegations landed Tingling behind bars for twenty-one days before he was released on […]
But the following story is not a lie; Belize City residents can expect to receive an additional monthly bill for garbage collection as of mid-December, to be paid during the Mawga season in January 2013. The ten dollar fee will apply to households and not businesses, according to Mayor Darrell Bradley and will be used […]
Forty-three year old David Myvette was shot and killed as he supervised a team of workmen, who were paving a section of Electric Avenue on Wednesday morning. The father of five was mortally injured in a spray of bullets let loose by a pair of gunmen, who accosted him while on duty. As many as […]
Today, November first, is recognized in several countries around the world as El Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. The day focuses on the gathering of family and friends to remember loved ones who passed away. It is a huge traditional celebration across the border in Mexico and our friends at the […]
The three hundred page document known as the U.S. Capital Energy’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was not easily digested by the Mayan villagers in Toledo. A language barrier and the technical nature of the EIA made it close to impossible for the villagers. It was, however, thoroughly reviewed by Edilberto Romero, executive director of Program […]
There’s a third finalist in the Be The Next Superstar competition; that’s the drama trio of Colin Smith, Kristen Fuentes and Ashanti Garbutt. The Ladyville group has brought comedy and drama to the stage and has rocked the live and viewing audience with every performance. Unlike the two other finalists, the trio is considered the […]
World Stroke Day was observed on October twenty-ninth; it went by without much fanfare but according to one specialist, Belizeans suffer far more strokes than we realize. Poor lifestyle habits, hypertension and diabetes contribute to the risk of stroke. Healthy Living tonight looks at the causes of a stroke and what you can do to […]
