Senior custom officer Elmer Torres is in hot water tonight and under investigation after a video released on social media earlier today went viral. The recording, which News Five understands was done over a year ago, purports to show the ill-treatment of an American expatriate at the hands of the customs official in Punta Gorda. […]
So how did a customs officer get involved in an issue that appears to be an immigration offense? Those details will be made clear following a pending investigation. Similarly, why would a customs officer threaten to expel anyone for illegal entry? Isn’t that the jurisdiction of the Immigration and Nationality Department? News Five also contacted […]
The Supreme Court was the scene of a mid-morning execution back in June 2010 when well-known gang boss Andre Trapp was executed as he left the courthouse. Since then, there has been a twenty-four presence of security personnel stationed at the adjacent buildings. But on Monday evening, another daring incident took place in plain view […]
The proprietor of a grocery store in Valley of Peace, Cayo was left traumatized after he came under attack from three armed robbers. At around four o’clock on Monday evening, while Tan Jian Pan, was at Pan Store, a trio of robbers burst into the grocery store and in the blink of an eye, stole […]
Twenty-two-year-old Oswald Warrior of Carmelita Village has succumbed to gunshot injuries eleven days after he was shot in Belize City. Police reported that Warrior died just after one this afternoon. We reported that the Orange Walk man was walking on Sarstoon Street in Belize City on April fifth sometime after seven o’clock when he was […]
Fuel prices will go up for a second time in one week. Today, the Ministry of Finance announced that at midnight, the pump price for premium gasoline will increase by forty cents taking the cost up to a whopping eleven dollars and thirty cents per gallon. Government repeats the reason for the increase as a […]
Government is inching closer and closer to setting a new date for a referendum. At news time, there is word that having been passed in the House of Representative and Senate, the Belize Territorial Dispute Referendum Bill 2019 has landed on the desk of the Governor General and has received his assent. The Prime Minister […]
The Maritime Areas Act was a controversial issue in the early nineties when it saw the fracturing of the then opposition United Democratic Party. On August sixth, 1991, government, after consultation with the U.D.P., introduced a bill in the National Assembly for an act to provide for the territorial sea, internal waters and exclusive economic […]
According to Senator Courtenay, Honduras will likely sign on as an interested party should the matter be taken to the I.C.J. He went on to say that the legal opinion provided by retired I.C.J. President Stephen Schwebel makes no mention of Honduras stake in the case. Eamon Courtenay, P.U.P. Senator “Beyond that, for the […]
N.G.O. Senator Osmany Salas, during his presentation in support of the Belize Territorial Referendum Bill 2019, spoke about the confusion that the politicization of the I.C.J. referendum has caused among voters. He says that voters have found themselves in a tug-of-war between the government and the opposition since the messages being sent are along party […]
And while the Leader of Government Business introduced the bill in the upper house, he was among the last to take the floor in the debate. Senator Godwin Hulse echoed concerns raised by Senator Courtenay in respect of litigation risk. While he asked for answers, Hulse also noted that Belize would be stronger in taking […]
Public officer Jerrylyn Bruce remains steadfast in her position that the Chief Elections Officer is politically victimizing her; a claim which Josephine Tamai has categorically denied. Disciplinary actions have been taken against Bruce and she stands accused of disenfranchising electors. But according to the career public officer, she was following the rules and accuses Tamai […]
In February, Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai appeared on this station’s Open Your Eyes to discuss the re-registration process ahead what should have been the April tenth I.C.J. referendum. During her time on the show, Tamai spoke about the two thousand electors who were placed on the disallowed list for failing to meet the requirements […]
In March, News Five brought you the story of several Belizeans who were disallowed to vote because they did not meet the qualifications as a citizen of Belize. Now, for Burrell Boom natives Selvin Segura Sr., Jennifer Baptist and countless others, being told that they were disallowed because they did not meet the requirements as […]
Attorney Andrew Bennett’s fight to stay in Belize continues. Bennett, who is fighting an extradition request from the U.S. Government, appeared on Monday before Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazer. The first hearing, however, was adjourned to April thirtieth. The Chief Magistrate explained that since the crown counsel who was prosecuting the case was transferred to another […]
A father of Lacroix Boulevard in Belize City is in big trouble with the law after a thirteen-year-old child made a report that she was touched inappropriately by a grown man. Twenty-six-year-old fisherman, Glenford Alvarez appeared in court today and is spending his first night on remand after he was denied bail on two counts […]
A warrant for the arrest San Pedro resident, Corazon Artulio Cortez was issued this morning by Magistrate Emmerson Banner. He found the accused guilty of drug trafficking and slapped him with a mandatory fine and jail term. A non-custodial fine of ten thousand dollars and a custodial sentence of three years were handed down to […]
Tonight, the Ministry of Health is on the alert as cases of the highly infectious measles disease have been reported in neighboring countries. There are no reported cases of measles locally, but health officials want Belizeans to be cautious and practice preventative measures to keep the disease out of the country. The disease is contagious […]
The Ministry of Tourism, Belize Tourism Board and the San Pedro Town Council inaugurated the Boca Del Rio Beach and Park this weekend. A beachfront was reclaimed along with the construction of a swimming area and the sea wall was reinforced. These developments are all a part of the B.T.B.’s plan to develop and enhance […]
A Belize City mother will be spending Easter comfortably. That’s because on Monday night after playing the game Scratch and Win, she came up with the lucky ticket she bought at a store on Euphrates Avenue. Esther Gillett scratched the ticket to win five thousand dollars. She was all smiles when she picked up her […]
