Documents proving that former Minister of State Elvin Penner participated in every step of the current passport scandal have surfaced. Those documents are the nationality certificate and the recommender declaration for one Kim Wonhong, a national of the Republic of Korea. Both of them bear Penner’s signature, and one bears his certification that he is […]
Tonight, former Minister of State Elvin Penner has removed himself from scrutiny even as calls for his head continue to saturate the public arena. Government bureaucrats at the highest level seem intent on complicating the issue. But with the emergence of documentary proof, Penner’s complicity cannot be questioned. They say the proof is in the […]
To recall or not to recall…that is the question. Or at least it’s the political issue. That option remains open to the Opposition which hasn’t said much at all on the matter. In general elections 2012, the U.D.P. won by a narrow margin of seventeen to fourteen seats, which means that if two U.D.P. representatives […]
The dismantlement of the Belize City Center commenced earlier this week with a workforce of almost a hundred able men tearing down what was once the premier venue for sports and entertainment in the Old Capital. But tonight, one man remains in critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, following an accident earlier today […]
In light of his dismissal from Cabinet over the passport scandal, should Elvin Penner be allowed to continue as representative for Cayo Northeast? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com.
The Orange Walk Town Council is in a serious quandary. Early this morning, its accounts at the Belize Bank were frozen…as in the Council cannot access even a dollar. Here’s the problem in a nutshell. Back in 2010, the Ministry of Finance approved a request for an overdraft facility at the Belize Bank. That request […]
There are unconfirmed reports reaching our newsroom tonight that Discovery Expeditions, a local tour company belonging to Belize City businessman David Gegg, has gone into receivership. The insolvency of the concern is rumored to be a multimillion dollar debt owed to the Atlantic Bank Limited. Difficulties in servicing the loan have resulted in General Robert […]
Despite strong objection from the Belize Tourism Industry Association, particularly from six of its past presidents, regarding the introduction of cruise tourism to southern Belize, Norwegian Cruise Line has been garnering support from residents of Stann Creek and Toledo districts. Since signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Belize in mid-August, a public […]
A Ladyville resident is tonight behind bars following a domestic dispute with his common-law-wife. Thirty-three year old Kevin Burgess is accused of stealing three hundred dollars from the mother of his children, Deidra Pratt, as well as damaging her cell phone. The incident allegedly occurred on August sixth, but it was not until today that […]
While Kevin Burgess was before the court for a domestic dispute regarding his common-law wife, on the flipside of the coin, his brother-in-law was also before the court to answer to a criminal charge. Twenty-four-year-old Donovan Pratt was slapped with a single charge of aggravated assault with a knife upon Casey Lozano. A report made […]
A funeral service for twenty-five year old Erron Golanche was held today at the Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church in Belize City. Golanche was killed in a traffic accident last Friday in Orange Walk Town, he was knocked down by a foreign national, who it is believed has absconded across the border evading the police. […]
Keeping the Garifuna culture and music alive…that is the mission of the Garifuna Collective who for the past couple of years have been performing various styles of Garifuna music locally and internationally. Six years ago, the collective, along with Andy Palacio ruled the world stage with Watina and in July of this year, launched a […]
Tonight on Healthy Living, we have teamed up once again with the National Committee for Families and children and the Office of the Special Envoy for Women and Children to discuss parenting tips. Tonight’s segment looks at the importance of discipline for toddlers. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting It’s often said that “children don’t come with […]
