The raging flames of the immigration scandal remain uncontained tonight and there is the very real possibility that its effect will be felt in the Cayo Northeast constituency in days to come. The People’s United Party has issued an ultimatum to area representative Elvin Penner to resign from the House of Representatives by Monday or […]
A number of Bills went before the Senate on Wednesday and were ratified. Aside from an amendment to the Criminal Code that is causing disquiet among the churches, there is the Trust Amendment Bill 2003 which makes provision for the mandatory registration of all domestic trusts. Shortly, it is to become law and in so […]
Of note is that the Insurance industry has been for some time one of the most regulated industries and has always had a supervisor of Insurance. Even with all that CLICO could not be saved. Now, the drafts of the Pensions Act, as well as the Pensions Regulations Act, were prepared by a legal consultant […]
The other controversial Bill is for the amendment of the Criminal Code which seeks to further protect children from predatory offenses such as rape and carnal knowledge. But other language in the Bill is causing the church to mobilize because sections of the Bill can be interpreted as favorable to the gay rights agenda. This, […]
The P.M. further stated that while the language used in the drafting of the gender policy can be revisited and discussed, such is not the case with the proposed amendment to the Criminal Code. He says the church is way off tangent. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “You know, the gender policy. I’ve said to […]
Elvin Penner is recovering from hypertension for which he was admitted at Medical Associates on Thursday. Since then, he has been visited by the P.M. who says that his condition has improved. But P.U.P. Leader Francis Fonseca has given the Cayo Northeast Area Representative until Monday to resign or be recalled. That offer is still […]
But even while the P.U.P. is gearing up for a recall, there is still the issue of a criminal investigation. A complaint was made earlier this week by WUB Morning Show Host, Mose Hyde, for a criminal investigation to be launched into the passport scandal. In the senate, a motion was also made to prompt […]
On Thursday, the Gang Suppression unit seized twenty-six pounds of marijuana from a lot on Belama Phase four. The report by the unit states that officers conducted a search on an open lot occupied by thirty-three year old Richard Smith and two other persons. While nothing incriminating was found on the lot or on any […]
While Smith was charged by Police, today his girlfriend Sandra Thompson says the GSU made a deal with her, and then didn’t keep their part of the bargain. According to Thompson, she was on the scene and the GSU beat Smith before going to the lot where they found the drugs. She claims that she […]
A Belize City janitor, police say stole over fifty-five thousand dollars worth of jewelry, is tonight out on a bail of thirty thousand dollars. Reports are that between July eleventh of 2012 and October first 2013, forty-nine year old Dawn Baizar, a domestic of Balan Street, allegedly managed to steal from J.E.C. twenty-six pairs of […]
Fourteen year old Scott Thompson has been missing since last week Thursday, and tonight his mother, Elvira Thompson, is begging the public to assist her in locating the teen. She is especially frantic because Scott is a special needs child, and she is afraid that somebody will hurt him. It’s not the first time the […]
There is another family who is reporting that their loved one is missing. Twenty-four year old Shana Dominguez left home around five p.m. on Thursday. According to her common-law-husband David Torres, with whom she shares two children including a two month old baby, they were involved in an altercation just moments before she left the […]
A new transfer station replaced the old garbage dump site at mile three and a half on the George Price Highway. The transfer station receives tons of garbage from the city which is recycled and then moved to the mile twenty-four sanitary landfill. It was launched in late July and when News Five revisited the […]
This morning, standard six students transformed the educational surrounds of the Holy Redeemer upper classrooms into a fruit and vegetable utopia. It was a veritable shrine to healthy eating using local produce. The event was in honor of Wellness Week…and we can tell you that we’ve never seen quite so much wellness in one location […]
Fire and Brimstone will be raining down on Belize this weekend, but in a good way. That’s the name of a gospel concert featuring artists and church groups from all over the country. They’ll be converging on the Institute of Culture for a one night affair of positive music, inspirational performances and fellowship. Organizer Andrew […]
