There was a brazen execution style murder immediately in front of the St Ignatius School on Euphrates Avenue just as students were getting back into their classrooms after the lunch break. The ringing of the school bell was eclipsed by the blast of gunshots when a gunman rode up and fired several shots at Marvin […]
In Corozal this morning, Mexican national Zurisday Villasenor Mendez appeared briefly in the Magistrate’s Court for keeping prohibited firearm and ammunition, unlicensed firearm, drug trafficking and possession of controlled drugs. Villansenor was charged following a bust at the Las Vegas Casino in November. The case was called up today and quickly adjourned to December nineteenth. […]
A recent incident on San Pedro that resulted in a police corporal’s transfer after arresting an unruly U.S. national has prompted reaction from the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia admitted to News Five on Wednesday that he asked for the transfer of Corporal Sharmane Young from San Pedro even […]
The P.U.P. is also speaking out against the transfer of Police Corporal Sharmane Young from San Pedro. Deputy Party Leader, Dolores Balderamos Garcia says, that as the Area Representative, Manuel Heredia has no business in the affairs of the Police Department, especially when it comes to the transfer of an officer. The party’s view is […]
The saga of anti-virus founder John McAfee continued today with juicy gossip posted on his blog from an immigration center in Guatemala City to which he has returned after a brief hospitalization for chest pains. McAfee’s high profile lawyer Telesforo Guerra has filed legal challenges to stave off his deportation to Belize for questioning in […]
A report on how the country has moved since the launch of the Millennium Development Goals was released today at the University of Belize. The UNICEF report looks primarily at women and children and the findings show a mixed bag. On the positive side more children are being breastfed, more women are in schools but […]
The Prime Minister is in Miami for scheduled meetings and will return to Belize on Sunday. This afternoon after his departure, a joint release by his office and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) was issued. It indicates in diplomatic language that Belize is mending fences with the IDB in the aftermath of scathing remarks on […]
Twenty-seven year old Cecil Castillo, an inmate at the Belize Central Prison, was today found guilty of attempting to assemble a makeshift firearm behind prison walls. On May twenty-ninth, while Castillo was on remand for murder, he was caught in possession of a homemade firearm. The crudely constructed weapon, a weld of plastic, an aluminum […]
Thirty-five year old Trisha Stephanie Jefferies Domingo, a cook of a Santa Barbara Street address, has been charged for possession of over two pounds of marijuana with the intent to supply. Dominguez, represented by attorney Bryan Neal, appeared before Magistrate Adolph Lucas. It is alleged that police visited her home on Thursday where they discovered […]
It’s the season of giving and for the second time this week, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has received the latest medical technology to boost their services. On Tuesday, the hospital received five VeinViewers from the Hope Presbyterian Church of Memphis, Tennessee valued at twenty-five thousand dollars each. And today, another donation courtesy of the […]
Since September there have been persistent reports that something is horribly awry at the Northern Regional Hospital. At least ten women have claimed mal-practice and only last week a newborn died under suspicious circumstances. Tonight, there may be some comfort to the victims, because the police are preparing to launch an investigation. Duane Moody looks […]
With the number mothers and newborns who have suffered severe complications, the People’s United Party says the time has long passed for stringent action. The P.U.P. is calling for the immediate suspension of the doctors and other medical personnel involved in alleged crisis at the Northern Regional Hospital. It also wants an independent investigation to […]
Three lucky students—two attending St. Luke Methodist Primary School and one attending first form at Wesley College—are the recipients of scholarships from the Belize Bus Owners Cooperative. Twins, Alyssa and Gregory Duran, as well as Toryeh Jones received six hundred and fifty dollars and seven hundred dollars respectively at their schools this morning. The scholarships […]
Start your weekend right with Channel Five’s Christmas Spectacular at the Bliss tonight. It’s also the final night of Gimme Five, which means you’re in for great performances and the biggest giveaways of the week. The grand prize is two round trip tickets to the US and a thousand dollars in cash while door prizes […]
