Orange Walk businessman Ramon Cervantes Sr. has been missing for over forty-eight hours. Cervantes was last seen as he headed to his farm on the San Roman Road early Tuesday morning. He did not come home for lunch, and calls made to him by family during the day suggested that something was wrong. His vehicle, […]
On Wednesday morning, the lifeless body of Andrea Herbert was retrieved from the Haulover Creek near the BelChina Bridge, amid speculation that she may have been killed and dumped into the murky water. It was later discovered that she had a history of mental disorder which is strongly believed to be the reason that Herbert […]
Tropic Air and the Construction Depot, one of the Benny’s Group of Companies, will seek a settlement after a multi-million dollar land dispute. That dispute arises from a human error in the Ministry of Natural Resources. In a nutshell, a lease to a parcel of land was granted to Tropic Air, which started construction of […]
This morning, Minister of Immigration Godwin Hulse was in court for a libel suit he brought against the Belize Times. That matter will not go to full hearing as attorneys are talking settlement which will be determined at a final court session on July tenth. But with that out the way, there’s always plenty to […]
The Puerto Azul project is still months away from serious consideration, according to Hulse. But the Norwegian Cruise Line Project is a definite go. In fact, work has already started on Harvest Caye to clear the site. Notwithstanding Government’s clear support for the project, on Wednesday, Justice Courtenay Abel granted B.T.I.A. leave to apply for […]
Gary Sewell has been fighting extradition to the US since 2010, and after a decision handed down by Justice Michelle Arana today, he will need to take that fight to the Court of Appeal. In 2013, Sewell’s extradition was given the green light in the Magistrate’s Court, and attorney Arthur Saldivar then submitted a habeas […]
The interim Auditor-General’s report was submitted almost four months ago and there is no sign of the final report which, hopefully, will be made privy to the public. Now we know the wheels of government grind slowly, but four months? There are still plenty of unanswered questions coming out of the interim version, which was […]
Minister Hulse also totally disregards some very serious criticism levied at his Director of Immigration Maria Marin. And even more than just criticism, the Auditor-General says that Marin can actually be charged. Marin’s name has come up before during our reports into the Penner immigration scandal and even during investigations into other immigration offences and […]
Former Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya and her family are grieving the death of her brother whom she believes was viciously attacked a week ago near the Conch Shell Bay Fish Market. Michael ‘Spam’ Moya passed away on Saturday, after reportedly receiving injuries to the chest, following an alleged altercation with a fisherman in the […]
Dennis Rajiv Gonguez Junior, the son of the Chief Meteorologist met his untimely death on April twenty-ninth 2013 when he was executed in front of Brown Sugar Marketplace on North Front Street. Gonguez Jr. and a friend, Jayme Marin, were exiting the compound, when a slim dark complexion man, who reportedly lay-waited them, approached and […]
While Navarro has been committed to stand trial in the Supreme Court, Derrick Munnings has been acquitted of an attempted murder charge. The twenty-one year old was accused of the April 2011 attempted murder of Donovan Pratt during a basketball game in Ladyville. After day one of trial today and more than three years on […]
After two nights in lock down at the Belize Central Prison, transgender woman, Vanessa Champagne Paris is finally out on bail. Today, Vanessa, who’s birth name is Perfilio Rodriquez, was out after her father met the seven hundred and fifty dollar bail granted by Magistrate Herbert Panton. While she appeared as a female on Tuesday […]
The Rod of Correction met at the offices of the Belize National Teachers Union today to determine the leadership structure of the organization and to take a position on three national issues. For some time now, the media has been airing the concerns of various associations and organizations on issues from land to immigration and […]
It’s been seven and a half months since the executive of the Christian Workers Union has been reconstituted with Audrey Matura-Shepherd as its President. Former president, Antonio Gonzalez and his General Secretary James McFoy were booted from the organization over alleged mismanagement of the organization’s funds. In December of last year, despite being expelled from […]
Almost twenty acres of rice have been cultivated in the north by children from Belize City who are participating in the annual Harvest for Kids initiative. In collaboration with Circle R’s Rice in Orange Walk they harvested sixty tons of rice for the local market. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Harvest […]
