On Monday, the Government of Belize and the Opposition Party will go to legal war at both the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal is scheduled to hear government’s application to have the Supreme Court injunction lifted. If the Court of Appeal rules in favour of G.O.B., this will allow the […]
The Opposition Party has until Saturday evening to file skeletal arguments after which the hearing will be held on Monday. For the government, it is a race against time and Peyrefitte is accusing the P.U.P. of purposely delaying the legal proceedings. Michael Peyrefitte, Attorney General “The People’s United Party does not want this matter […]
As you heard, attorneys for P.U.P. parliamentarians and the Government went before the Court of Appeal this afternoon for case management ahead of arguments on Monday. To put things in perspective, News Five’s Isani Cayetano looks back at the interim injunction granted on Wednesday by the Chief Justice which has triggered another round of legal […]
So what is happening at City Hall? P.U.P. Belize City Councillor Ryan Elijio caused quite a stir on Thursday night after a post on his personal Facebook profile alluded to him resigning from the council. Posted on Elijio’s Facebook was “I work too hard for my name and I will never need it up for […]
The remains of an elderly man were found today near the Los Lagos community, Ladyville. It has been determined so far that the bones are that of an elderly man, but there are still many unanswered questions and his identity has not been confirmed. Not far away, police also found clothing items and a denture. […]
Barranco in is one of the smallest villages in the country. The quiet community is located in a remote area of southern Belize and overtime, it has generally kept away from the news. The iconic Andy Palacio is a son of the village, he died years ago and generally, the population has been shrinking so […]
Belize is among five countries that have been named as “drug transit” countries by the U.S. government in the latest International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. The other four countries are: the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica. The report states that Belize was also named a transit country for illicit drugs destined for the […]
The Belize Electricity Limited has asked the Public Utilities Commission to maintain the mean electricity rate of forty-one cents per kilowatt-hour from July of this year through to June of next year. After an increase in January, it was expected that another increase would have followed in June, but according to B.E.L., the current rates […]
There was a fire this evening just before five on Freetown Road in Belize City. The fire was seen coming out of the upper flat of a concrete building with a sign “P & S Security Ltd.” Quick action by fire-fighters put out the flames before it spread to the rest of the building and […]
Family and friends of Percival Flowers Junior are grieving his untimely death. The experienced swimmer perished in the Belize River a few days ago when he flipped from a tree into the river. But something went awfully wrong and Flowers Junior never resurfaced. Hours later, his body was pulled out of the river by his […]
Interpol says Argentinean fugitive, seventy-one-year-old Alberto Samid is hiding in Belize. International Criminal Police Organization issued a red alert for the Samid who is wanted in Argentina for tax evasion. Investigators believe that Samid escaped the country through Paraguay, later flew to Panama before making his way to Belize which does not share an extradition […]
A forty-six-year-old father of Belize City will stand trial in the June session of the Supreme Court for incest of his thirteen-year-old daughter. He is accused of the sexual abuse of the minor in December 2017. When the P.I. kicked off before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford, the father told the magistrate that he was under […]
An inmate who is a prison trustee, who is serving an eleven-year sentence for manslaughter, has been charged with the sexual assault of a security officer. Thirty-two-year-old David Rosalez appeared before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford and picked up the sexual assault charge of a twenty-eight-year-old security officer which occurred back in 2018 at the Hattieville […]
Earlier this week we showed you a pair of Jaguarundis who were born two months ago at the Belize Zoo. News of the birth spread quickly among the zoos across the world and now the kittens are being sought after because unlike the Belize Zoo, those zoos have not had much success in getting their […]
The Anglican Cathedral College held an open day showcase for its enterprising students. They showed off the creations they made to observe the theme, “Innovation Financial Management Securing a Sustainable ACC.” The students used recyclable materials, garden produce and other innovative materials. News Five stopped by the fair to find out more about the students’ […]
Belize City Defenders and Dangriga Dream Ballaz head to the basketball court at the Civic Centre in a do or die game. Tonight’s game will determine who moves up to play in the playoffs of the National Elite Basketball League. Both teams have brought in imports to strengthen their play, but with only one spot […]
