A trio of brothers, who had been behind bars for the 2011 murder of taxi man Errol Ferguson, was released today on bail. Though they have not been found guilty, they have served eight years behind bars. Justice has been delayed for Michael, Ryan and Adrian Pook who were tried in 2015 and remained in […]
The Government of Belize, via the Minister of Finance, is being sued by Choice Bank Limited after operations were shuttered in June 2018 when its international banking license was revoked. That decision was taken by Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who is also the Minister of Finance, on the advice of the Central Bank. Choice Bank […]
There are still no charges for the driver of the vehicle which knocked down and killed twenty-three-year-old Marilena Mortis. Mortis had just visited with her mother on Dolphin Drive in the Buttonwood Bay area of the city and was crossing the Philip Goldson Highway near DK’s Supermarket when she was struck by a vehicle. The […]
News Five has confirmed that the parents of eleven-week old Dion Woodeye Junior have commenced legal action against the Ministry of Health. The parents have consulted a lawyer and are waiting for reports from the Corozal Community Hospital to proceed with their claim of negligence. Baby Dion died at the Corozal Community Hospital on December […]
For some time, a Belizean has been named as one of the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s most-wanted deportable aliens. He is forty-six-year-old Santos Moriera who has a number of convictions and has been deported a number of times from the U.S., but somehow managed to get back into the United States. But the long […]
At midnight tonight, the prices of diesel and kerosene will take a significant hike. Consumers will be hit with a sixty-six cents increase per gallon in the price of diesel which will be selling at nine dollars and ninety-seven cents, hovering under the ten-dollar mark. Kerosene will increase by sixty-three cents and will now be […]
As many as four legal claims have been brought against the Commissioner of General Sales Tax in the wake of a 2018 decision handed down by the Caribbean Court of Justice in a case against tour operator David Gegg. This morning, attorneys representing individual claimants, including Jaguar Ventures of Belize, Hugh Parkey’s Belize Dive Connection, […]
A resident from rural Belize District was arraigned and remanded for allegedly raping a male child on Monday. Today, a man accused in 2017 of raping a female child was committed to stand trial in the April session of the Supreme Court. He is forty-one-year-old Charles Brown of a Madam Liz Avenue, Belize City who […]
Also in court, twenty-five-year-old well-known repeat offender, Ignatius “Bantan” Williams of Flamboyant Street, Belize City was sent behind bars for possession of a firearm loaded with seven live rounds of ammunitions. Williams was arraigned in the court of Magistrate Emmerson Banner after allegedly being found in possession of a pistol loaded with seven rounds of […]
In January Former Boundary Commissioner Lindsay Belisle made his media rounds voicing his complete opposition in taking the Guatemalan claim to the International Court of Justice. According to Belisle taking the dispute for the I.C.J. to rule on is too risky because the 1859 Treaty does not give a title to Belize’s eight-eight-sixty-seven square miles. […]
“I am; I will” is this year’s theme for World Cancer Day. Every year, across the globe, there is an observance to bring awareness about the importance of prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer. This year, the theme encourages everyone to take responsibility and know their status. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, […]
Tonight there is growing concern among farmers in San Carlos Village, Orange Walk. Potato farmers are worried that their investment and weeks of hard work will be all for naught because they are unable to sell their products in the local market. Currently, there is a surplus of imported white potatoes from Mexico in the […]
According to Mai, local potato farmers have also been affected by contraband. He says that all relevant stakeholders should come together to prevent the perpetuation of illegally bringing in the vegetable as it affects local producers. Jose Abelardo Mai, Area Representative, Orange Walk South “The good thing about this is that the Belizean potatoes […]
Today, the P.U.P.’s Orange Walk South Area Representative Jose Abelardo Mai took a jab at the Ministry of Agriculture with respect to the concerns of the potatoes farmers. Mai says that the Ministry’s response to the plight of the farmers is nothing short of disgraceful. Jose Abelardo Mai, Area Representative, Orange Walk South “If […]
A recent trip to the Turneffe Atoll shows that there is large scale development in areas within the cluster of islands that are considered private property. Despite the acreages being individually held, there are issues of lack of environmental compliance, particularly where the building of massive commercial structures are concerned. Tonight, we look at the […]
Back in 2018, Infotel International was rebranded as Voyse International. On Monday, the community service arm of the organization, Voyse Cares donated four thousand dollars to the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Centre in Belize City. The donation is to assist with repairs and infrastructural upgrades at the centre. The handing over took place at Voyse […]
An investment in football is bearing fruits for the next generation of footballers. A group of athletes from all over the country were carefully selected and honoured over the weekend for their potential in the sport. Those who made the cut, both female and males, have competed and showed remarkable skills. The programme, by the […]
