News Five has been investigating reports of an apparent sex scandal at the Western Regional Hospital. There are allegations that a driver was engaged in a sexual relationship with a patient in the psychiatric ward. Furthermore, it is claimed that he was allowed to do so by nurses in the unit, and that the patient […]
Rafael Perez, the pastor of Zion Ministries Assemblies of God Church in Orange Walk Town, is still nowhere to be found. Perez has been hiding out since August second, when officials from his church approached him with serious questions. There are allegations from various women that they paid Perez money after he promised to take […]
Since cancelling a co-management agreement with the Sarstoon/Temash Institute for Indigenous Management, SATIIM, a month ago, the Forest Department and, by extension, the Government of Belize, has been at odds with the environmental organization over supervision of the Sarstoon/Temash National Park. The latest standoff took place this morning in Punta Gorda Town, at the foot […]
In the past, co-management of protected areas has been based on somewhat of a gentleman’s agreement between the Government of Belize and non-government organizations. But there is a move to form a legal framework for that agreement. Stakeholders came up with a draft which was then submitted to Cabinet. And that’s where the problem began. […]
A Mahogany Heights resident is tonight in critical, but stable condition at the K.H.M.H. following a chopping incident inside his home. In the dead of night, shortly after twelve o’clock this morning, Kenneth Flowers was sleeping inside his residence in the western community when a machete wielding man entered the bedroom and inflicted several chop […]
Nineteen-year-old Jose Alfredo Herrera, a resident of Valley of Peace Village, has been charged with possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply, kept firearm without a gun license and two counts of kept ammunition, following a raid of his residence by personnel attached to the Gang Suppression Unit on Thursday morning. While an […]
Forty-five-year-old Wayne Welch, a taxi driver of a Rivero Street address, is tonight on remand at the Belize Central Prison after being unable to meet bail, following a charge of aggravated assault. On August twelfth, thirty-year-old Tanya Matura reported to police that Welch, who is her common-law husband, arrived at their home shortly before one […]
The annual Belize Basketball Federation’s Ballers for Life Summer Camp ended last Friday with a big rally at the St. John’s College gymnasium. The two-week camp, which was held from the seventh to the sixteenth of August, included over seven hundred young basketball enthusiasts from across the country. The boys and girls were between the […]
There is good news coming out of the Police Department with respect to crimes. According to the figures released, major crimes are down by twelve point seven percent from January to July 2013 when compared to 2012. The release points to a significant decline in murder, from eighty-eight in 2012 to sixty-seven this year. And […]
This morning, under the patronage of the University of Belize, the Ministry of Education and the Commonwealth Open Schooling Association, Open School in Belize was officially launched. It’s the first of its kind and is being implemented at Gwen Lizarraga High School. The initiative is supported by the Commonwealth of Learning and is to foster […]
Residents of Sister Cecilia Home for the elderly were treated to a hearty meal this afternoon through an act of charity by one Belize City company. It was an experience that employees of Diamonds International won’t soon forget, as they took advantage of an opportunity to meet and assist the aging men and women. News […]
Every year at the end of summer there are a number of organizations that work to provide needy students with school supplies. It’s much anticipated and in some areas it is a vitally important community initiative. There is one such organization that is going above and beyond its social call of duty. The House of […]
