Teachers descended on the Old Capital today for a protest march against one of the most controversial and unpopular laws to be put in effect. The march started from the Pound Yard Bridge and meandered through the streets, ending with a rally at the B.T.L. Park. Despite sweltering temperatures, the teachers trekked peacefully, calling for […]
The People’s United Party is moving full steam ahead with a constitutional challenge of the Sarstoon Law even though the temporary instrument expires on May twenty-ninth 2016 by the time the matter is brought before the Supreme Court. The P.U.P.’s legal team is proceeding with the suit in an effort to thwart a possible lengthening […]
Earlier this week the P.U.P. filed a claim against the attorney general and the governor general seeking a determination from the court to declare the Sarstoon Law unconstitutional. Senator Eamon Courtenay, provides a legal explanation why the law should be rescinded. Not only is the statutory instrument unconstitutional, Courtenay also maintains that it is counterproductive. […]
Lending its unwavering support to the B.N.T.U. at today’s rally was the Belize Progressive Party. The B.P.P. is of the position that government has not relaxed the law and that government needs to look at other options to deal with the Guatemalan aggression. The reason, according to Patrick Rogers, is because the situation has escalated […]
There was an attempt on the life of top cop, Chester Williams who has been strengthening community outreach with the police as a way of reducing crime and violence in the city. But tonight nineteen year old Zacharia Knox is in custody after he attempted to kill Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams on Thursday […]
The man who fired at Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, Zacharia Knox, was picked up shortly after at a residence on Benbow Street. Police have also gotten a lucky break, since the expended shells found at this scene appear to match those from a shooting earlier in the day. That one happened at around […]
So what’s the reasoning behind the sudden spate of shootings? Apparently there is a revival of gang activity in a city which was surprisingly bloodless in 2015. Within the last month two notorious gang figures have been executed – George Street don Gerald “Shiny” Tillett and Keon “Gambis” Williams. Police say they know the players […]
As we bring you the news tonight, Cayo Police are still trying to verify very disturbing reports at the farthest regions of their jurisdiction near the Guatemalan border. Unofficially, News Five understands that two Mennonite farmers were clearing a fire-break with a bulldozer on their farm near the El Pilar archaeological site. That’s when we […]
A final award on the acquisition of BTL shares by the Government of Belize is yet to be issued by the Permanent Court of Arbitration Tribunal based in the Netherlands. While that figure is yet to be calculated, it is expected that GOB will have to fork over a hefty sum to Dunkeld International and […]
Government’s procrastination in settling the claim, according to Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay, has resulted in an exorbitant amount of interest to be paid outside of the principal cost of acquiring B.T.L. As we said the price per share is in the range of five dollars and sixty cents but the interest puts the total figure […]
Three murder cases fell apart in court today. We start with forty-five year old Orlando Williams who was the first murder victim at the start of the New Year in 2013. Today, the suspect in his murder, twenty-three year old Akeem Humes, a known George Street associate, walked free. Williams was gunned down as he […]
A pair of men also walked free of the murder of Michael Welch and the attempted murder of Kingsley Morrison, who were both shot in the Saint Martin de Porres area of the City. The duo walked when their case file could not be located almost a year after their arrest so they had not […]
Twenty-year old Boyd Lopez is home tonight following his sentencing for the February eighteenth, 2015 traffic fatality that took the life of seventy year old Marie Knowles. Knowles was walking on the side walk on Baghdad Street in Belize City when Boyd, who did not possess a driving licence, hit her. The elderly woman sustained […]
The Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the K.H.M.H. has been with gifted with cutting edge equipment courtesy of the Government of Japan. The hospital’s C.E.O., Doctor Adrian Coye says that babies needing specialized medical treatment will be benefitting significantly and that the modern equipment elevates the Unit to regional standards. News Five’s Andrea […]
Silt has been accumulating at the Belize City Harbor specifically in front of the Bliss Institute for Creative Arts. But the big question on everyone’s mind is when will dredging begin? Although there is a dredge in the area, Mayor Darrell Bradley says its won’t be anytime soon since the work will require the input […]
Earlier this year the K.H.M.H. introduced an increase in clinic fees from fifteen to twenty five dollars. And while some speculated that there would be a reduced number of patients at clinics because the increase is steep, today, the C.E.O. of K.H.M.H., Dr. Adrian Coye, told the media that there was nominal decrease at few […]
Fighting gang and criminal activities with basketball? That’s what the police department is doing. Today they officially launched a sixteen week basketball programme in the Southside that will see members of ten gang groups participate in friendly competition. A.C.P. Chester Williams says that he hopes it will help to put down the guns and squash […]
And on more issue on the Sarstoon. A provocative article appeared today in Prensa Libre, the mouthpiece of the Guatemala government which is upping the ante on the Sarstoon. The Guatemalan government is maintaining that the B.D.F. is provoking it’s troops stationed in the Sarstoon. According the article, the B.D.F. is not complying with established […]
Jane Usher has led an extraordinary and exemplary life. Over the years she has touched so many lives through her involvement in community affairs, politics and the credit union movement. Like her iconic brother, George Price, Miss Jane, has lived her life striking a balance between her beloved family of ten children with her work […]
