Former Minister Elvin Penner has been in the headlines for immigration illegalities, but on Friday, he was in the driver seat of a vehicle which hit and caused the death of a father of three-year-old girl. The fatal accident occurred on the George Price Highway when Kenrick Myvette was returning to his family in Unitedville. […]
The murder count continues to go up in the west where a wave of violence has flared up in recent times. There have been five murders so far in two weeks and a sixth case in Teakettle though unofficial yet, could very well end up as a murder. But on Saturday night, twenty-one-year-old Akeem Guzman […]
Also in the west, Belmopan Police have solved the three homicides reported in their jurisdiction so far this year. But they may possibly now have another murder on their hands. Twenty-four-year-old Markie Mendez of Teakettle Village disappeared while in the company of friends last Wednesday, and his family is now convinced that he was murdered. […]
Teakettle residents whom we spoke with today still showed traces of fear and frustration on their faces. That boiled over on Saturday, when about twenty disgruntled residents, fed up with what they felt was slow police response to the Markie Mendez missing person case, took action. They set tires across the George Price Highway in […]
The Football Federation of Belize remains deeply divided tonight. Its tenth congress scheduled for the weekend, did not proceed even though executives from CONCACAF were in Belize to provide oversight of the event. Four district associations and the Premier League did not turn up, as they had threatened, which meant there was no quorum to […]
Former First Vice President Sergio Chuc has been sidelined from the F.F.B. for over a year. Since the deadlock between himself and Ruperto Vicente for presidency of the federation in 2016, the businessman has been actively acquiring support within the organization. Those efforts have been called into question by opponents who describe Chuc’s altruism to […]
All the infighting and turmoil within the F.F.B. has allowed interim president Marlon Kuylen, himself a candidate for presidency, a few more months at the helm of the organization. But what happens next, as far as a schedule of events to resolve the internal conflict? According to Kuylen, there are a few steps that need […]
The new bridge across the Macal River in San Ignacio is almost complete. It will be temporarily opened to vehicular traffic this week and then closed for final touches before a historic gala opening that is planned by the Ministry of Works. But for one landowner in the area, there’s nothing to celebrate. Felix Castillo, […]
Neal told us that his client has basically been ignored by Government for several years, even as the Mining Unit forced shutdown of the quarry, costing him his livelihood. While Castillo has a right to legal action, Neal contends that he would prefer to see the matter settled without having to resort to the courts. […]
Twenty-two-year-old Gian Espadas flew under the radar last week when close friends Jafari and Wasani Castro made headlines for a weekend escapade that involved an unlicensed vehicle, as well as a significant haul of contraband beer. Espadas’ name surfaced with the Customs and Excise Department following the seizure of the illegal booze, but was overshadowed […]
A store manager from Corozal Town was robbed over the weekend by two men who waylaid him at the Ranchito airstrip up north. Thirty-four-year-old Avinash Deshmukh went on a quick trip to San Pedro and it was on his return that he was robbed of about fifty-four thousand dollars in cash. Deshmukh took a one-thirty […]
The rains over the weekend, specifically in the west, cause flashfloods in Bullet Tree and nearby areas in the Cayo District. The waters rose up to eight inches inside homes and damages to property were minimal. Today, when we visited the area, the waters had subsided and NEMO Coordinator Al Westby told News Five that […]
The waters receded rapidly, but it did cause a problem. Since Saturday, the Bullet Tree Village has been without water at the pipes. The torrential rains over the weekend damaged the pump at the water system. NEMO Coordinator Westby told News Five today that a replacement pump should be installed overnight and running water should […]
The Northern Region Hospital today officially opened its newly renovated operating theatre. For two years, medics were using an interim facility that didn’t allow the team to do the extent of work they were capable of. So today, they announced that they now have two operating suites that will be serving Orange Walk and Corozal […]
On Saturday, five hundred and thirty students graduated from the University of Belize with diplomas at the Bachelor’s, Associate’s and Certificate levels in areas of Education and Arts, Management and Social Sciences, and the Science and Technology faculties. This is the first commencement exercise under the leadership of Professor Emeritus Clement Sankat, having been appointed […]
This morning, stakeholders in the Adult Continuing Education sector began the first day of a workshop geared towards curriculum writers. The idea is to convert as many as fourteen courses to e-subjects that can be studied online. It’s a process that has been introduced elsewhere in the primary school curriculum, but is for the first […]
On Friday, we introduced you to the 2017 Team Belize representing poker enthusiasts in the country at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The group of twenty players got to work over the weekend participating in one of the most popular tournament in the series: the Monster Stacks. Our News Five Team, Marleni […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities…]
