There are new developments in the immigration department corruption scandal tonight. First, News Five has been able to confirm that at least six public officers from that department have been summarily transferred, effective immediately. That’s just what we know for sure, but inside information to us suggests that there is a sweep underway which will […]
Acting Director of Immigration, Maria Marin, is the person who called for the suspension of three passport department staffers early in the administrative investigation. Sharon Neal-Flowers was the head of the passport section in Belmopan. She and two data entry clerks, Omar Phillips and Erwin Robinson were put on suspension just days after the Wonhong […]
This afternoon at two-thirty, senior officials of the Ministry of Immigration met with members of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize and social partners. The meeting was held in Belmopan at the brand new government office of Minister Godwin Hulse. News Five didn’t get to speak to Minister Hulse while we were there, and […]
While Ministry of Immigration officials met with the N.T.U.C.B., there was another very important meeting taking place not too far away. Cabinet met until nearly three this afternoon, and Minister Edmond Castro was in attendance. News Five waited downstairs to speak to Castro, but he dodged us again. His government ride was parked in front […]
At the last full meeting of the Senate, Opposition Senator Lisa Shoman made clear her intent to bring a motion requesting a Senate Inquiry into the Immigration scandal. Since then a notice of motion was drafted and discussed with social partners before it was handed in to the Clerk of the National Assembly on Monday. […]
And tonight’s question is: Should there be an investigation into the finances of Minister of State Edmund Castro? 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.
Tonight, there is chilling and telling video of the shake down of a young man by the police. The incident happened on the night of September eighth when Tyrell Hyde was parked in his car near the Buttonwood Bay Park along with three other friends. The group was approached by police officers who searched them […]
Thirty-six year old Jaziba Nasser is eight months pregnant, but she finds herself behind bars since last Thursday. Nasser is remanded along with her husband, businessman Nazim Nasser and their two children Jamil and Hilal, following the discovery of six corroded bullets inside their residence in San Pedro Town. The family was jointly charged for […]
A double tragedy has hit a family from San Ignacio following a traffic accident that occurred earlier this month. On the night of October seventeenth, forty-one year old Ricardo Tepaz was travelling in his Toyota pickup along with his three kids: seventeen year old Dennis, fourteen year old Glendy and thirteen year old Elmer. He […]
A search is underway in the Mopan River near Succotz for the body of a sixty-five year old resident who died while crossing the river. Carlos Valdez and his family would traverse the river as a way of life, but the rising river levels would devour him on Monday morning. He was swept away when […]
On Monday in the Supreme Court, Justice Adolph Lucas wrapped up a trial on a charge of murder for forty-nine year old taxi driver Vincent Tillett. On November twelfth, Justice Lucas will give his ruling in the case, which is being heard without a jury. Tillett is accused of stabbing to death twenty-three year old […]
Also in the courts, Special Constable Barrington Brown, who works as a cabinet maker changed his not guilty plea to guilty of beating of his wife during a domestic dispute on May fourteenth, 2013. The interdicted officer pleaded guilty to wounding his wife, Sharon Brown because his wife provoked him. The Chief Magistrate, Anne […]
Since its establishment in 2006, the Information Communication Technology project, an agreement between the Government of Belize and the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), has seen the construction of a three million dollar ICT Center in Belmopan. The joint undertaking has provided training for public servants in various capacities so as to improve […]
The Belize City Council has not paid Belize Maintenance Limited for sixteen weeks. BML is responsible for a large portion of the city’s cleaning needs…from the pruning of trees and cutting of grass to the maintenance of drains and recovery of litter and debris. The City pays seventy-eight thousand dollars a week for those services, […]
The Christian Workers Union, following a meeting of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize on Monday, has been expelled from the umbrella organization. The dismissal was formalized as a result of poor attendance of a congress which was held on Saturday. That unauthorized meeting saw a turnout of ninety-nine members, mostly stevedores, who were […]
The needs and rights of persons with disabilities are often overlooked in favor of others who are considered physically capable. The government has agreed to take every possible action so that children with diverse abilities can enjoy all human rights and freedoms equally with other children. This is in accordance with the United Nations Convention […]
A pair of Belizean boxers, led by Coach Leopold Smart and Boxing Association President Moses Sulph, left for Managua, Nicaragua this evening, where they will compete in the Central American Boxing Championship. If successful, the pugilists will qualify for the 2014 Commonwealth Games to be held in Veracruz, Mexico. News Five spoke with Moses Sulph […]
Stay tuned to this station for episode two of our popular reality wedding, from Yes to I Do. In tonight’s episode, you will catch the challenges among the aspiring couples as they compete to win this year’s wedding of a lifetime. In the last episode, the men cooked a meal from scratch to impress both […]
