Two men lost their lives violently in separate incidents in Belize City over the weekend while a third was viciously chopped to death up north. The bloodshed started in the Old Capital on Saturday morning. The life of a taxi driver on duty was cut short when he was executed near Banak Street. Norman Thompson […]
Norman Thompson’s execution was followed by the stabbing murder of twenty-five year old Ezekiel Medina in the city. His body was found early on Monday morning and it took hours for the family to confirm his identity. Medina is originally from Dangriga and he would come to City at least twice monthly. Last week he […]
Up north in the village of Caledonia, an ex-boyfriend was viciously chopped to death on the abdomen while at a Chinese store in the village. Three brothers have been charged and arraigned for the murder twenty-six year old Eder Alcoser that occurred sometime after eleven on Sunday night. Alcoser and his father, Marcelo, were viciously […]
In the early hours of Monday morning, former P.U.P. Minister and Toledo West Area Representative sixty-five year old Marcial Mes died in a road traffic accident. Mes was driving his green Toyota Rav-four from the direction of Punta Gorda Town toward his home in San Marcos village. The incident happened at around one-fifteen a.m., and […]
Leader of the People’s United Party Fonseca told us he got the news early Monday morning. Marcial Mes served as the P.U.P. Area Representative for Toledo West from 1998 to 2008 as a part of the P.U.P. Administration of Prime Minister Said Musa. Mes was the Minister of Rural Development and Culture, and later a […]
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On May nineteenth, a case brought against Minister of State Edmond Castro was thrown out by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin. The case had been filed by Belize Rural North resident, Trevor Vernon, who claimed that Castro had breached the court of conduct when he received checks from the Belize Airports Authority for his political and […]
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Prime Minister Dean Barrow in a defamation suit brought against opinionated attorney Arthur Saldivar for disparaging remarks he reportedly made in 2011. Those comments, made on-air during one of his many talk show calls, are costing Saldivar dearly. Justice Courtney Abel handed down judgment in what […]
The lump sum was to have been settled on Monday; however, Saldivar has indicated that he will appeal the judgment. When asked why he did not appear in court to testify in the matter, the outspoken lawyer says that he was never served any papers asking him to appear before the bench. Arthur Saldivar, […]
News Five has reported extensively on two comprehensive audits which point to large-scale financial irregularities and misuse of public funds – one for the Southern Regional Hospital and the other for the Central Health Region. There’s also the matter of two ongoing disputes at the Ministry of Health – one between Health C.E.O., Peter Allen, […]
The proposed reappointment of Court of Appeal Justice Samuel Awich by the Prime Minister is facing opposition. The Justice’s contract ended on May fifteenth, and Prime Minister Dean Barrow has decided to extend it for another eight years, until Awich turns seventy-five. These appointments are generally done after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition, […]
Disgraced former Minister of State Elvin Penner will be back in court on Thursday, the defendant in a private prosecution brought by COLA. But Penner’s appearance before Lady Justice may be short-lived. That’s because the efforts of COLA to secure evidence in government hands have been stonewalled at every turn – from the Attorney-General to […]
Last Thursday, Minister of State Mark King told the media that his government looks after U.D.P. first, Belizeans second and P.U.P. last. While those words are likely true, in this case honesty may not have been the best policy. King’s comments have gone viral. By Friday, the People’s United Party fired off a release calling […]
The Bain discussion continues to rage, with almost frenzied submissions from both sides of the argument. Today, P.U.P. Leader Francis Fonseca told News Five that the ‘homosexuality’ issue, for lack of a better term, has different layers and must always be approached rationally, respectfully and with observance of the rule of law. He cautioned that […]
While Fonseca advises respect and rational discussion, activist Audrey Matura-Shepherd is more direct. The outspoken attorney was a guest on OYE this morning and condemned the move to oust Professor Bain, in no uncertain terms. She called it an outright hit orchestrated by the LGBT extremists, stating that instead of rebutting the evidence presented by […]
Good evening folks, I am Duane Moody and welcome to this episode of Sports Tuesday. James Adderley is taking some time off, so I am sitting in for him. It’s week fifteen of the 2014 National Elite Basketball League and the top four teams in the semi-final rounds are Cayo Western Ballaz, Belize City […]
