A man was killed late this afternoon in Lake Independence, behind the Complex building off Cumberbatch Street. It is the sixth murder in four days and the seventh for the month of April. Ernest Thurton wasn’t from the neighbourhood, but at around four today, he was shot once by an unknown assailant and died on […]
A homeless man, who was a fixture in the downtown area, died today at around midday, in the height of the rush hour. The unidentified amputee would continuously hang out on his wheel chair on Albert Street at day and at night he would be found among a group of homeless persons who made their […]
And our question for tonight is: Do you think that despite a court ruling government should extend the license to US Capital Energy for drilling in the National Park? 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 […]
Government’s hiring of the daughter of Minister Erwin Contreras to a high level post in the Ministry of Health is meeting sustained resistance from the Pharmacists Association of Belize. The association will meet with the National Trade Union Congress of Belize this Wednesday as the situation heats up in respect of Danini Contrerass appointment. The […]
The Pharmacists’ Association currently has approximately one hundred and fifty members. Even as the situation heats up, the association says that under the Essential Services Act, they are prevented from taking industrial action but can carry out a go-slow and can also count on the support of the N.T.U.C.B. and P.S.U. Hortence Humes, President, […]
According to Public Service Regulations, for the appointment of Contreras to be rescinded, the association will have to make a formal request to the Ministry of Labor. In a brief comment to the media today, Hulse said that the application had not reached his desk, but when it does, a tribunal will be enacted to […]
After several weeks of litigation in the Supreme Court to settle outstanding arrears of some three hundred thousand dollars owed to Belize Waste Control, Mayor Darrell Bradley can rest easy tonight since the matter is now behind the Belize City Council. Both parties had been locked in a legal battle that led to a war […]
While there won’t be any further court action, Mayor Bradley says they still need to sit down to iron out the kinks of the present agreement, particularly where it concerns the exclusivity of certain aspects of the contract. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “We are still hoping to work out issues in relation to […]
Attorney Bryan Neal was able to secure Supreme Court bail for Marquin Drury, a resident of Santa Barbara Street in Belize City, who police alleged fired shots at them back in March. The firearm, however, was never found in the vehicle that Drury was driving. Drury was arraigned on March thirty-first for two counts of […]
A domestic dispute between a business man and his wife turned ugly on Sunday night at their home in the King’s Park area. Enfield Reyes is now being accused by his wife of pulling out his licensed firearm and shooting at her. While he missed his target, she has been left traumatized and is seeking […]
Another businessman was before the court today. Darrell Carter of Carter’s Upholstery located on Cemetery Road was taken to court by the GST in respect of an outstanding bill amounting to twenty-three thousand eight hundred and forty-seven dollars. Carter was picked up on Monday and spent the night at the Queen Street lock up because […]
Time-sharing is an increasingly popular option for regular vacation goers, especially in Cancun and other parts of Mexico. It’s sort of a club, where you can buy into future vacation packages for one lump sum. That lump sum gives you access to accommodation packages at substantially discounted prices for a period of, say, ten years. […]
On Monday morning, Belize Water Services Limited employees working near Iguana Street made a discovery of suspected human remains. The bones were unearthed as the employees were digging a trench at the junction of Central American Boulevard and Iguana Street. The police were called on site and the bones were collected for testing. Corporal Jorge […]
Across the environmental community, organizations are lending full support to the Sarstoon-Temash Institute for Indigenous Management. SATIIM, as well as the five Mayan communities, has proceeded to file an application for an injunction to prevent the Government of Belize from extending a permit granted to U.S. Capital Energy for exploratory work within the Sarstoon-Temash National […]
There isn’t any local official report on it, but the Department of Foreign Affairs of Philippines says that Belize is among a group of countries that will enjoy visa free privileges to enter the Philippines for thirty days effective today. The other countries are Croatia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. According to the announcement […]
The Easter weekend is just days away. For some, it is a time of Christian symbolism, for spiritual reflection. For others, it is a time to party…non-stop drinking and revelry. And for others, it is the time of opportunity. With so many residents leaving their homes to travel to the cayes or across the border, […]
