In the Supreme Court today, there was a murder acquittal. Twenty-eight-year-old Norman Slusher was freed of the murder of Jason Canto. Canto, who was getting a trim at Dale’s Barber Shop on East Collet Canal, was the innocent target of two armed attackers in May of 2012, one of whom was never found. Businessman and […]
The Belize City Council dissolves at the end of the month, exactly one week after nominations from political parties take place in a bid to succeed the present administration. February twenty-eighth is also the last day for Mayor Darrell Bradley to remain in office, before municipal elections on March seventh. Those two weeks will be […]
In respect of controversial renewal of Miller’s four-year contract, Mayor Bradley says that despite not agreeing on whether city administrators and directors fall under the category of C.E.O.s or permanent secretaries, all nine municipalities have agreed to place these officers on contract. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “That is something that all nine municipalities […]
Most of the current councilors have been serving since Zenaida Moya’s administration at City Hall. So with the transition process underway, in what state will Mayor Bradley’s successor inherit 109 North Front Street come March seventh? Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “This council is, I don‘t want to say debt-free because no government is […]
In January, the government withdrew the motion for the re-appointment of Contractor General Godwin Arzu in the Senate after objections were raised by the Opposition. It is from the Office of the Prime Minister that motions emanate for the appointment of substantive legislative posts. No word has been given about the fate of the Contractor General.
The corn and beans crop planted late last year by villagers in the Toledo District, particularly San Benito Poite, was wiped out this past weekend by flooding. Villagers are staring disaster in the face after an unusually rainy few weeks in the area. The floods also caused the area to become inaccessible by road, reducing […]
The Ministry of Health has been monitoring measles in the region. While to date there are only two confirmed reported cases of the viral infection in Guatemala and Antigua, health authorities are concerned. They say they want to keep the public informed on this very contagious disease since it presents a real threat to Belize. […]
There was another case before the Supreme Court today. Hubert Martinez, Belize Defence Force civilian driver, avoided jail time after pleading guilty, but was assessed a total of ten thousand dollars in fines. Last week he pleaded guilty to charges of manslaughter by negligence and negligent wounding in the death of three-year-old Jahston Terry. In […]
The third annual Math Olympiad was held today in Belize City to test the ability of participating students in formulating answers to rigorous mathematical questions. Taking off from the defunct national math Olympiad once organized by the Social Security Board, the Anglican Cathedral College is attempting to encourage enthusiasm and love for math. To make […]
The use of drones and lidar technology for mapping were not previously available for farming practices, but it is now here and replacing old methods of surveying in the sugar industry. With already an unusual amount of rainfall this year, the research arm of ASR/B.S.I. carried out the first aerial survey using the cutting-edge technology […]
Julio, an American crocodile, was relocated today from San Pedro to ACES Sanctuary in Ladyville. He’s a huge croc that was creating a lot of disturbance in a community in San Pedro and ACES says they have no choice but to put him in the sanctuary. News Five’s Andrea Polanco went out to meet Julio […]
The Rotary Clubs of Edmonton, Canada and Belize gifted the Saint John’s Anglican School with a playground. The outdoor recreational space is fitted with swings, slides and ladders for the children to play. The playground was salvaged from a community in Canada and installed in schools grounds. Today, it was officially inaugurated and News Five […]
A young Belizean left for the U.S. today on a short program to play soccer in Phoenix, Arizona. Demille Flores is a fourteen-year-old second form student from Dangriga. He is an exceptional footballer and was selected by the RUSH Program as one of the top sixteen players of his age group to play in the […]
Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day, but also, though only coincidentally, today is Ash Wednesday. It marks the official start of the season of Lent, which runs to Easter time which this year falls at the end of March. It is a day of penitence and confession, marked, literally, by Christians attending church and receiving a cross […]
Just shy of two years ago, residents of Maskall in the Belize District welcomed the start of an upgrade to their water system that was more than thirty years in the making. Within a year, the old system lost electric power because residents were not paying their bills on time, but there were also complaints […]
On the other side of the Philip Goldson Highway, the Crooked Tree Road and Causeway is expected to receive significant upgrades, improving the lives of residents who have faced challenges with the current causeway and main road into the village which runs for four miles. But area representative Edmond Castro says the feasibility study and […]
