Police are tight-lipped today after an alleged drug plane landed at a remote location behind the Spanish Lookout Community sometime after midnight. Official details are practically nonexistent, perhaps because Police do not have much to offer at this time. But unofficially, News Five has learned that at around one this morning a plane was heard […]
The families of three fire victims who perished inside a padlocked room at the Princess Youth Hostel are still reeling over their horrific deaths. Today, the families of the minors received their charred remains prompting deep emotions and pain. Two of the minors were interned at the facility for a year, but the other enrolled […]
There are lingering questions on the death of Shadisha Arnold, Ana Carlos and Elizabeth McKoy. As far as we know, the independent investigation led by a former magistrate, Margaret Nicholas, has already begun and she has received preliminary information on the fire, including a riot that took place on the compound in the aftermath of […]
Today at one p.m., a postmortem was performed on the charred bodies of Shadisha Arnold, Ana Carlos and Elizabeth McKoy. According to the families, only Arnold’s mother was informed of the date and time for the autopsy and the others were only told late this morning. But Belize Progressive Party representatives, Jose Espat and Elizabeth […]
And tonight’s question is: Do you believe there’s negligence which led to the death of three girls in a fire at the Princess Royal Youth Hostel? 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 your comments […]
Legal redress in the wake of Saturday’s deadly fire at the female section of the Princess Royal Youth Hostel is an option that most likely will be explored by the grieving families of the trio of teenagers who perished in the mid-afternoon blaze. There are two investigations taking place, including one by the police to […]
Collectively, attorneys offering counsel to the fire victims’ families have come up with a figure for compensation in the absence of a formula such as the one used to calculate the potential earnings of an adult. According to Saldivar, the existing laws of Belize do not provide for compensation in the death of persons under […]
Whereas an independent investigation into the tragic incident is being led by former magistrate and Director of the Family Court Margaret Nicholas, attorney Saldivar maintains that the ministry should not be investigating itself. Arthur Saldivar, Attorney-at-Law “This is a tragedy and my heart goes out to the families. In relation to the whole investigation […]
There is good news for anti-offshore drilling activists and organizations tonight. A release from Cabinet late this afternoon revealed that a policy has been approved which bans exploration in areas within the seven World Heritage Sites. That’s an area totally four hundred and forty-eight square miles, but there’s more. Cabinet has also agreed to ban […]
Employees of Santander, heading to work from Benque Viejo this morning, escaped serious injuries when the bus they were traveling suddenly caught fire. The incident occurred sometime before six o’clock while the bus was transporting them to their worksite in the Valley of Peace area. According to Osbando Castillo, General Manager of West Line, an […]
Belizeans travelling across the border to shop during this Christmas season are asked to be on alert. A Mexican newspaper reports that Belizean shoppers are being targeted by thieves who prey on them at the Plaza de Las Americas mall or at commercial centres such as Wallmart and Sams. The newspaper says that the modus […]
I n July of this year, the Customs Department caught an Orange Walk businessman with an assortment of uncustomed vegetables and flour. Sergio Chi pleaded guilty and was fined three times the value which means he was to pay more than thirteen thousand dollars. Chi agreed to settle out of court but did not and […]
In the Supreme Court, the trial of three Belize City brothers, Michael, Ryan and Adrian Pook is coming to an end. This morning, the trio was called to answer to the charge of murder in the chopping and stabbing death of Errol Ferguson, aka “Lighter,” which occurred on Administrative Drive and Mahogany Street Extension on […]
There is unprecedented infrastructural works ongoing across the country, projects funded through the Petrocaribe bounty and others through monies from various lending agencies. It was a major platform of the government’s campaign to successfully win a third term in office – that infrastructural push from north to south, east and west…across every municipality and in […]
Mayor Bernard has his own infrastructural problems in Orange Walk Town, similar to municipalities countrywide. There is little money for the upgrading and maintenance of all streets in town, and it shows. Bernard has implemented a comprehensive works program – paving or cementing the worst and most heavily trafficked streets, and he is hoping that […]
The Inspiration Calendar is now in its fifth edition. The latest publication was launched today by the Office of the Special Envoy for Women and Children along with McNab Design. The calendar continues to feature the artwork of children living with disabilities as a way of promoting awareness to reduce discrimination. Isani Cayetano has a […]
