We begin tonight’s newscast with shocking news of the death of a baby girl under most mysterious circumstances, where authorities are not sure if it was an accident or a case of murder. A month shy of her second birthday, twenty-three-month-old Janeeka Campbell suffered a most brutal and senseless death. Her mother is speaking to […]
Late-breaking information from an aunt of the deceased, who spoke to News Five via telephone this evening, is that according to Janeeka’s father, they were sleeping in bed together when the child got up and went outside to play. She apparently fell down a steep flight of stairs, sustaining massive scrapes and bruises, and it […]
While police are yet to conclude that a two-year old girl from Saint Matthews was murdered, in the courtroom today, two murder suspects of another child walked free. The case fell apart when the prosecution could not produce the evidence to convict Randy Green and Michael Young for the murder of the then seven-old Joshua […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow did not make it back to Belize from New York for health reasons, following meetings with bondholders. A release today says the PM is receiving medical treatment for gastroenteritis. PM Barrow was experiencing symptoms seemingly consistent with viral gastroenteritis prior to his departure to New York. The release states “the symptoms have […]
On Tuesday, the Chief Justice struck out a case brought against the Speaker of the House by Cayo South area rep Julius Espat. Espat argued that his removal from the House did not follow due process. Espat’s argument focuses on a technicality that when Pickstock area rep Wilfred Elrington got up to name him in […]
The Christmas Cheer was introduced by the Barrow Administration to U.D.P. ministers, caretakers and other political officers. Thousands of dollars from the public purse were also disbursed, albeit disproportionately to opposition parliamentarians, as a Christmas Cheer. The monies are said to have been drawn down from the bountiful Petrocaribe Funds. But Petrocaribe has dried up […]
The second session of the Senate Special Select Committee recalled Auditor General Dorothy Bradley, who was joined by direct assistant and Supervisor of Audit Carla Faber to answer further questions in regard to the Immigration Audit Report. The six Senators on the Committee covered extensive ground in the first full session, one of two planned […]
Among the many irregularities found in the Immigration Audit Report’s three volumes is the curious process by which persons who had never set foot on Belizean shores were able to obtain visas, Belizean nationality and passports, in that order, bypassing many of the procedures in place with little more than the sponsorship of local benefactors, […]
The bitter land dispute in Frank’s Eddy Village between businessmen Michael Modiri and Bradley Paumen, over access to Paumen’s Dark Night Tours, is unceasing. Despite their names making headlines on numerous occasions, including a foiled plot to execute Modiri and several others, one individual has remained in the background. Jerome Crawford blew the lid off […]
Crawford claims that he was physically abused by the arresting officers, a matter which is presently before the court. He also says that in visiting the Belmopan police station on Tuesday, he caught wind of a plan involving several officers to blackmail employees of Michael Modiri. Jerome Crawford, Employee of Michael Modiri “The day […]
The government is filing a lawsuit against Andre Vega for not reimbursing to government a four-hundred-thousand-dollar compensation that was paid to him in a land scandal surrounding a property near the Haulover Bridge. Vega, who is the son of former DPM and former Lands Minister Gaspar Vega, and Sharon Pitts were both compensated after they […]
The last we spoke with Minister Elrington, he made it clear that communication with his counterpart in Guatemala, Carlos Raul Morales, was non-existent and that things relating to the territorial claim were at a standstill with Guatemala. . Today, we asked him whether there has been any improvement in particular in respect of a proposed […]
An investigation into the cause of a massive fire that decimated the historic Chateau Caribbean Hotel a week and a half ago, has concluded. According to officials at the National Fire Service, the blaze was the result of an explosion triggered by a leaking gas line which led to the kitchen. The blast took down […]
A teenager, who was busted in front of a Belize City Magistrate’s Court room this morning, is claiming the police planted a gun on him. Authorities suspect they may have stopped a crime from occurring since they strongly believe the gunman, John Orozco, was there to execute a hit on someone. A police officer who […]
Today, the Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework was officially launched following the signing of the agreement between the Government of Belize and the United Nations. The five-year program links the national growth and sustainable development strategy of Belize to the new UN agenda to create a better world, lessen poverty and better the rule of law […]
Christmas is a time for giving and in the spirit of goodwill the Belize Bank, threw a huge party for the children of Stella Marris at the Radisson this morning. The much anticipated event brought joy to the children at the sight of Santa Claus bearing gifts. News Five’s Duane Moody joined in the celebration. […]
