Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley was back in court today representing himself and once again he seems to be heading down the rocky road leading to his possible incarceration. The Mayor dodged that bullet in July 2013 when he managed to reach a settlement with Belize Waste Control at the eleventh hour. But now, he’s […]
As we told you, last year the Mayor narrowly dodged contempt proceedings which might have landed him behind bars. He and Belize Waste Control were able to reach a settlement on a judgment of two point two million dollars. In a nutshell, BWC agreed to write-off one million dollars, and the Mayor agreed to put […]
The police department has lost one of its brightest. Sergeant Kimari Tucker passed away this morning at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where she had been admitted since last Sunday. Tucker collapsed as result of a massive stroke while at a concert at the ITVET compound and she never regained consciousness. Just prior to her […]
And our question for tonight is: Do you think the killing of an armed Guatemalan in the Chiquibul is justified? 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.
Three months into 2014, six persons have been tried in court for three sensational and heinous murders. In fact there are about one hundred and ninety persons behind bars and the overwhelming majority is facing trial for murder or murder related offences. But if the acquittals since the beginning of the year are any indication, […]
There is another acquittal though for a lesser offence to report tonight. Back in May 2010, the wife of the then Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Development Juan Coy, was killed in a traffic accident in the area of Indian Creek Village. Juan and his wife, Brigida, were traveling along with Venancio […]
On Friday, an internal discord among teachers and management of St. Ignatius High School in Santa Elena Town came to a head when representatives of the Belize National Teachers Union were called in on behalf of a handful of discontented staff members. The teachers, as well as the union, are not happy with recent decisions […]
The murder of seventy-six year old American national Dennis Walt has gone below the radar. The incident has not made it to the police blotter, despite the discovery of his lifeless body last Friday at his place of business in Sarteneja. Walt, an ex-pat who has been living in Belize for the past twenty years, […]
Thirty-year old Azael Gomez, a resident of Guinea Grass, was found dead inside a latrine at a primary school in the village on Monday morning. His decomposing corpse was stumbled upon by a student who visited the restroom to relieve himself. The gruesome discovery brought to an end efforts by the family to locate Gomez, […]
Two men have been charged for fisheries offences after they were found with eight hicatees at a fishing camp in Sand Hill. Fifty-three year old Goldburn Seguro, who is the driver for a judge, and his nephew Hilberto Seguro were busted by a Fisheries Officer at around midnight on March twenty-seventh, in an area behind […]
A fifty-five year old man was before the court today to answer to the charge of Theft. He is accused of stealing nine hundred and fifty dollars worth of items from Paula Almendarez. Percival Usher, a resident of Central American Boulevard, appeared before Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith and was arraigned on a single charge […]
The Gang Suppression Unit is reporting that it found ammo and drugs in the Lake Independence area. The GSU says that at midday on Monday, it carried out a search on Berris Street which is considered territory of the PIV Bloods Gang. In an open lot, the unit found an Omega brand plastic container with […]
When we contacted former Chief Operations Officer of Telemedia, Karen Bevans, today, she told us that she was awaiting word from the Belize Tourism Board on the offer to take up a high level position at the B.T.B. Bevans has been in negotiations with the B.T.B. in respect of the offer which is supposed to […]
After months of delay, work on the Dangriga Town Market is set to resume. A new agreement for the completion of the project was signed on March twenty-fourth, between newly appointed Executive Director William Lamb Jr. and representatives of CB Construction. The contract with the San Ignacio-based company is valued at a little over one […]
The Mexican Embassy on a yearly basis provides scholarships to Belizeans students to obtain graduate and post graduate degrees at universities and education facilities within that country. And as of today, a Special Scholarship Program 2014 has launched for Belizean artists, teachers, media personnel and artists to obtain degrees and certifications from institutions within Mexico. […]
On February twenty-first, the Golden Princess Casino at the northern border closed its doors. Fifty-seven employees were terminated while ninety-six persons were relocated to the other Princess Casino at the border. The abrupt shutdown was a result of difficult financial times attributed to exorbitant rent and a drastic slow-down of patrons from across the border. […]
There is some positive news to report tonight and that is that Belizean Jacinta Gomez won the annual University of South Florida Miss International Pageant this past Sunday. It is the first time that a Belizean has clinched the title of the pageant which is organized by the Caribbean Community Exchange at the University. Jacinta […]
The Mexican Embassy is not only offering scholarships, today it launched a new artistic exhibit. The exhibition includes various drawings made by three young artists – Mireya Gomez, Mariana Montes and Victor Manuel Garcia – of the School of Fine and Visual Arts in Quintana Roo, Mexico. The pieces showcase the visual perspective of the […]
