This morning, Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin heard closing arguments in the libel and slander suits brought by Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega against Ramon Cervantes Junior. The claim, in a nutshell, is that Cervantes arranged the broadcast of a recording, on Orange Walk based Fiesta FM, in which Vega is named as involved in the […]
Rodwell Williams says the suit for slander is an appropriate charge, and he disagrees that the offence would have to be committed verbally. He told News Five that by his actions, if not his words, Cervantes Junior certainly slandered Vega. Rodwell Williams, Attorney for Gaspar Vega “We are not saying he said. If you […]
Eamon Courtenay is the attorney for Fiesta FM, the station on which it was said Cervantes caused the offensive recording to be broadcast. But Courtenay claims that the recording from Fiesta FM was never introduced into evidence, so Vega has no case against his client. Eamon Courtenay, Attorney for Fiesta FM “That is where […]
Williams admits that indeed, he has been forced to rely on secondary evidence because they could not get a copy of the allegedly offensive broadcast. He’s hoping that the Justice will allow that secondary evidence. Their case against Fiesta FM and even against Ramon Cervantes Jr. depends on it. Rodwell Williams, Attorney for Gaspar […]
On Tuesday, News Five broke the story of the removal of K.H.M.H. Board of Governors Chair Chandra Nisbet-Cansino. She was approached on Monday and asked to step down, although she had recently renewed her contract for an additional three years. We also reported that the reason for her removal was political, a direct repercussion of […]
Was fifty-one year old Arlie Andrew Avilez killed? An investigation is ongoing by officers attached to the Belama Police Station into the untimely death of the Belize City man on October twenty-fifth at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The official police version is that on October ninth, Avilez was involved in a brawl on the […]
On October thirteenth, however, only Avilez would appear before Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith and arraigned for one count of wounding upon the Chinese businessman. He pleaded guilty to the charge and was released. But in court that day, Avilez told the Chief Magistrate that he was badly beaten—not for attempting to steal, but while […]
On Wednesday, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry met in special session to elect a senator to upper parliament. Daniel Gutierrez of Belize Natural Energy Limited and businessman Mark Lizarraga both offered themselves for candidacy. Following the first round of election, Lizarraga was returned to represent the business community. This is his second term […]
Newly appointed U.D.P. Senator Francine Burns has been the subject of a malicious online attack. On Monday, a post on Facebook which shows a nude image, purportedly that of the young lawyer, began circulating. The widespread distribution of the screenshot prompted a number of organizations, including the National Women’s Commission and the Women’s Issues Network […]
A mother of seven children, forty year old Stephanie Moreira, who is a resident of Iguana Street, Belize City, will have to spend time behind bars for using insulting words to Georgia Curry and causing harm to Shasta Flowers. This morning, Moreira pleaded guilty to charges before Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith and was sentenced […]
A driver of the Human Services Department appeared in court this morning and pleaded guilty to causing harm to a fourteen year old child. Forty-one year old Frederick Neal was accused of causing injuries to the young girl when he attempted to discipline her for a love bite on her neck. The incident occurred on […]
Caye Chapel, an exclusive property, is on its way to becoming home to a world class golf course. The island was acquired by a Mexican group of hoteliers last December after being on the market for some time; they will be investing two hundred and fifty million dollars to upgrade the facilities. The two hundred […]
The battle for leadership of the People’s United Party is currently being waged primarily in the social media. Whoever wants the title has until December fifteenth to submit their names, and the battle will certainly start in earnest on the ground then. Four names are circling around – John Briceño, Julius Espat, Cordel Hyde and […]
In time for the celebration of Garifuna Settlement Day, Pen Cayetano is exhibiting a collection of paintings at the Mexican Institute in the City. Entitled Our Heritage, Cayetano says that his art captures the essence of the uniqueness of the people and country. The exhibition opens tonight and will be remain at the Institute for […]
Regionally, the CARICOM Energy Week was launched on Sunday with a walk-a-thon across member states except for Belize. Since Monday, however, a team from the Ministry of Energy has been traveling across the country, visiting with several educational institution making presentations on the local energy sector. For some time now, CARICOM Energy Week has been […]
Healthy Living is back tonight after a hiatus. And in the following segment, we look at what is called UTIs; that’s the abbreviation for Urinary Tract Infections. It’s not a life-threatening infection, but it is one that is common among women. Doctor Daniel Godinez explains the source and treatment for UTIs. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting […]
