Orange Walk South P.U.P. Area Representative, Jose Abelardo Mai, is before Supreme Court Justice Courtenay Abel. The lawsuit against Mai stems from a traffic accident which occurred on the Phillip Goldson Highway on April first, 2016. Mai knocked down fifty-nine-year-old Julia Arana while driving through Trial Farm Village in the Orange Walk District. Arana was […]
Police have cracked the murder of forty-two-year-old Eleazar Chan in the Corozal District. Two persons, including a minor, have been charged for the killing of the Louisville resident. The body of Chan was found in a cane field on an access road to San Pedro Village in April. The owner of the cane field made […]
The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital officially introduced today its new Chief Executive Officer who takes over from Doctor Adrian Coye. The new C.E.O. has over three decades of experience in the medical field and was appointed from within having risen through the ranks. She is Nurse Michelle Cox-Hoare, who is assuming charge at a time […]
Today, News Five received several reports of BERT being unable to carry out ambulatory services because the emergency vans at the facility were all down. We were able to confirm with Executive Director Andre Carillo that one of its ambulances was experiencing mechanical problems while another was out dealing with an unresponsive patient. Two of […]
The thirty-ninth CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting got underway this evening in Montego Bay, Jamaica and continues through to Friday. Belize is represented at the summit of regional leaders by Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who for some reason did not make it when he was called to take his place. Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington, who […]
The national re-registration exercise is in its third day, with centers being established countrywide. The exercise takes place ahead of next year’s I.C.J. referendum and the upcoming general elections. Prior to the start of the activity on Monday, there have been questions concerning the status of Guatemalan nationals who are naturalized Belizeans. Likewise, the issue […]
For the next six months, Belize will remain at the helm of the Central American Integrated System, SICA, having assumed the Presidency Pro Tempore on June thirtieth from the Dominican Republic. During its chairmanship, Belize will seek to strengthen relationships between CARICOM and SICA. In observance of the International Decade for People of African Descent, […]
Belize last held Presidency Pro Tempore of SICA in 2014. According to Orla Cantun-Coleman, Director of International Affairs Cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, even with such rotating presidency, host nations often incur serious expenses in carrying out their responsibilities, but the important issue is continuity. Orla Cantun-Coleman, Dir. of Int’l Affairs Cooperation […]
After deliberating for six hours, a jury has found Rudolph Smith Junior not guilty of rape and aggravated assault. The unanimous decision was reached on Tuesday evening in the courtroom of Justice Colin Williams. Smith charges date back to November 2011, when a fifteen-year-old girl accused him of the offences which she claimed had occurred […]
Sea turtles are a valuable part of marine ecosystems because they help to preserve sea grass beds which are important for shelter and resource to many other sea organisms. But the reality is that sea turtles all over the world are threatened, particularly the Hawksbill Sea Turtle, which has been listed as critically endangered with a […]
The Belize City Council received two brand new cycles from a charitable Ladyville resident, Hernan Serrano, the owner of Serrano’s Bus Line. According to Serrano’s wife, he took home two hundred and forty-one thousand four hundred dollars from a Fantasy Five winnings last month and he had always wanted to give back. So, he took […]
The annual Ride Across Belize got underway this morning in Belize City and continues through to Friday. This year from the proceeds raised, the Social Security Board will be making a contribution to the Kidney Association of Belize to assist persons that are afflicted with renal failure. S.S.B. hopes to raise fifty thousand dollars between […]
Commander of Region One of Eastern Division, Senior Superintendent of Police, Howell Gillett rewarded three of his police officers for a job well done. Police officers Christopher Smith, Evaristo Cob and Alexander Shal were commended for the service they provide to the public. A short ceremony was held at the Raccoon Street Police Station and […]
Region One of Eastern Division has a new Deputy Commander and he is Superintendent Dwayne Sutherland. Sutherland, who was previously the Commander of the Belmopan Police Formation, has nineteen years of experience. He plans to use his expertise and skills to build upon what Gillett has been doing with community policing in the jurisdiction. […]
A change in the leadership of the Caribbean Court of Justice took place earlier today during a ceremony which paved the way for a three-day meeting of CARICOM heads. The event, which was prior to the meeting of the Heads, was addressed by Prime Minister Dean Barrow, representing one of four countries that has the […]
Youths Creating Talent is hosting a one-month free of cost summer camp for children on the south side at the Cumberbatch Field. The grassroots organization says that they have received overwhelming registration for the programme and are asking for the business community’s support to put on the programme for the children. The camp’s coordinator Justin […]
Professional violinist Cindy Burgos left the country today for a European Tour as part of the Orchestra of the Americas. Burgos, who has been playing the violin since she was twelve years old, is the only Belizean who was selected to experience the musical intimacy of playing before thousands of people in four different countries […]
