Residents of Punta Gorda Town are tonight reeling from the senseless murder of one of their beloved musicians and former band mate of the famed Coolie Rebels. Thirty-five-year-old Lascelle Martinez, son of former Toledo East Area Representative Peter Eden Martinez, was stabbed to death around midday today at his residence. The deadly attack preceded another […]
When we left you on Tuesday evening, the breaking news was the discovery of a body, believed to be that of a Guatemalan national, inside the Chiquibul National Park. The body was located in the extreme reaches of the Ceibo Chico area, approximately eight kilometers east of the Adjacency Line. Earlier today, a joint operation […]
For the second week running, former Minister of State for Immigration and Nationality Elvin Penner was the headline witness at the Senate Special Select Committee. After last week’s appearance, any thought that he would be more cooperative was dashed within seconds of his taking the oath this morning. He got into a quarrel with the […]
The Committee’s public hearings were briefly interrupted by an outburst from the public gallery. Its source has been identified as opponents of Senator Eamon Courtenay and supporters of the United Democratic Party, there for the specific purpose of continuing to call him out about his relationship with Lord Michael Ashcroft. The hecklers also turned on […]
The saying goes that a man who represents himself in a court of law has a fool for a client. In the case of former minister Elvin Penner, he claims to have gotten legal advice. But his legal adviser was not present at either of his appearances before the Senate Committee. Two members of the […]
More than two thousand names collected by the Immigration Department are suspected of having obtained Belizean nationality in less than optimal circumstances during the rush to the 2012 general elections. Immigration officials testifying at the Senate Special Select Committee, right up to Director Ruth Meighan, have admitted that the persons registered to vote based on […]
Current systems administrator at the Immigration Department, Georgia Bowen, worked at the Information Technology section of the Department during the time of the Won Hong Kim case. It has been established through prior testimony at the Senate Committee that a ‘picture of a picture’ can be taken and introduced into the system. But how can […]
A fire which has now been determined to be a case of arson ripped through two buildings early on Tuesday night in the City. Five family members were displaced as a result of the blaze which was seemingly the result of a dispute between the Palacio relatives. The affected persons, however, wish not to take […]
It was widely suspected that the weekend fire at the Belize Audubon Society’s Education Center in Crooked Tree was arson. A completed investigation by fire officials has now confirmed that someone deliberately set the place on fire. It is well-known that in the past, there has been conflict between some residents and the Audubon over […]
The Matalon Building on Coney Drive was shot up Tuesday night. Police say as many as thirteen shots were fired and eleven of them met their target on the first two floors, which are used by the Belize Bank. The bank issued a brief statement today to confirm the incident, saying that no one was […]
A bus conductor, who has been travelling to and from Belize City for years, was injured in July 2016 when a patron got personal with him after he was removed from the bus because he could not pay his fare. The conductor, Samir Martinez, was hit on the head and robbed of his money bag […]
A female coast guard was placed on interdiction in January of 2016 when she attacked and choked another female officer over an old beef that had been festering between them. After spending days in lock down at the Belize Central Prison awaiting her fate, she was sent home with two court fines. Last year, Maribel […]
“Positive Play, Positive Minds, Brighter Tomorrow” was the theme of a two-day early childhood development conference convened by UNICEF and several local ministries. As many as a hundred and eighty stakeholders were present for the event that discussed programs that addressed issues related to child development, literacy, as well as parenting, and specialized services for […]
The Saint Martin De Porres Parish received a twenty-five-thousand-dollar cheque from Rotary. Today, visiting Rotarians from Houston Texas and local Rotarians went to visit the School and handed over the cheque. The money will be invested in the school’s feeding program which assists more than eighty children. News Five’s Andrea Polanco has more on this […]
The Belize City Council has teamed up with the Belize Association of Planners and the Caribbean Network for Urban Land Management to host the 2017 Caribbean Urban Forum. Approximately one hundred and fifty persons will engage in discussions on how to better plan for growing cities and towns. News Five’s Duane Moody was at the Radisson […]
Senator for the Churches, Ashley Rocke, has been in hot water in some quarters for not paying attention to his duties during the Senate Special Select Committee. A few weeks ago, journalist Micah Goodin captured a picture of Rocke apparently browsing social media while in a public hearing. It prompted a stinging reaction from Chairman […]
The Saint Martin De Porres Parish will be getting a brand new hall in the next few weeks. The structure has been under construction adjacent to the Parish – it is worth around eight hundred thousand dollars and is expected to be used as a source of revenue for the Parish. Today, Father Matt Ruhl […]
