There are two murders to report tonight, both of them in western Belize. The first happened, it is believed, sometime early Saturday morning, on the More Tomorrow road outside of Belmopan. One man was viciously stabbed to death and left in the bushes on the side of the road to be discovered later that morning. […]
The second murder was a particularly bloody one, as a Guatemalan labourer was stabbed to death on the remote More Tomorrow Road. It happened sometime in the early hours of Saturday morning, when it is believed that twenty-two year old Juan Alberto Guerra Ramirez was socializing with other persons at a bar nearby when there […]
On Friday, we reported that the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association had refused to endorse a purchasing agreement with Belize Sugar Industries Limited under the premise that B.S.I. had introduced articles which were outside of the extent of the initial agreement. While B.S.I. has since argued the point that as purchaser the company reserves the […]
Now that the contentious item has been cleared from the contract Carballo says a response, as well as a signature from B.S.C.F.A. is imminent. The next step, he says, would be to discuss and finalize a starting date for the sugar crop. Belizario Carballo, Financial Controller, B.S.I. “We expect to have an agreement as […]
While B.S.I. remains optimistic that a response from B.S.C.F.A. is forthcoming, up to news time tonight the agreement had not been endorsed. The effect of the delay of the sugar crop, says Carballo, will only be known towards the end of the season in May 2015. Belizario Carballo, Financial Controller, B.S.I. “The response is […]
A Ladyville family lost all their belongings and the place they called home to a fire on Saturday evening. While it was initially believed to be a case of arson, an official investigation by the National Fire Service has since dispelled claims that the fire was intentionally set. News Five’s Duane Moody has the following […]
Separate road traffic accidents on the Phillip Goldson Highway have left one person dead and several others injured. A fatal accident on Saturday between Douglas and San Juan villages in the Orange Walk District claimed the life of a sixty-two-year-old farmer of Douglas. Initial Investigations reveal that Fermin Gonzalez was hit by a pickup driven […]
Did Clive Myers falsify his certifications? An investigation is currently ongoing at the Belize Tourism Board where for the past four years, Myers had been working –initially in the marketing department and then as Destination Planning and Development Coordinator, before being appointed as Acting Director of Marketing and International Relations. But that position was short-lived […]
But if in fact, Myers documents were falsified, would that warrant criminal charges against the former Acting Marketing Director? Reporter “We understand that there were rumors circulating when Mister Myers was first being looked at as the replacement director and that this information reached to high-level ears and that it was sort of ignored. […]
Last week we told you about the historic renewal of diplomatic affairs between the governments of Cuba and the United States. The news was followed by the announcement of the establishment of diplomatic missions in Havana and Washington. But there is also another outcome of the decision; that is, Cuba as a tourist destination. So […]
Fourteen-year-old Janae Matute was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth, a lifelong condition that has been attributed to a medical error committed when Doctor Raju Meenavalli miscalculated her mother’s pregnancy. Janae was born several weeks premature and since then has been totally dependent on her mother. A subsequent lawsuit was filed against Doctor Raju where […]
A young man from Belize City is on remand at the Belize Central Prison tonight after he was charged with rape. Police say that on Friday, twenty-three year old construction worker Alexander Nunez was in the act of raping a woman in a yard on Raccoon Street when they passed by and stopped him. Nunez […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The PLB playoffs was a bang this weekend as the 4 teams making the scene brought out even the kitchen sink in an effort to get off on the good foot. We kick off the action with Saturday night clash between the #1 team […]
