A road traffic accident last night claimed the life of immigration officer Jessica Heusner. It happened at around ten-thirty between miles eleven and twelve on the George Price Highway. Heusner had left Belize City and was headed home to Belmopan in her SUV. Fire officials say that she was attempting to overtake a vehicle when […]
The official police report, has Jessica Heusner labeled as ‘Jane Doe’ until DNA testing can confirm that it was her in the SUV that crashed and burned. A post mortem examination is expected to reveal if Heusner died as a result of the impact, from smoke inhalation or the flames. Station Supervisor at the National […]
The revised Maritime Areas Act in which Belize is reclaiming all twelve miles of its territorial waters under international law is complete, following the Governor General’s approval of the amended piece of legislation on Wednesday. The GG’s assent was the final phase in a three-step process that began on Monday with a Special Sitting of […]
Opposition Senator Eamon Courtenay suggested during a meeting of the upper house on Tuesday that Belizeans, including civilians and members of the armed forces, begin to utilize the twelve miles of territorial waters allowed under international law. The notion comes with the amendment of the Maritime Areas Act which initially allowed Guatemala access to the […]
On Thursday in Belgium, during the one hundred and ninth session of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Council of Ministers, a resolution was adopted that reasserts the firm commitment of the seventy-nine member states to the territorial integrity, sovereignty and security of Belize in the context of Guatemala’s claim. The ACP ministers commended Belize for […]
Earlier today, the foreign ministers of Belize and Guatemala, Wilfred Elrington and Sandra Jovel Polanco met at the O.A.S. Office at the Adjacency Zone in the west. The meeting was to take stock of the progress made by both countries in the territorial dispute. Following the May eighth referendum, the people of both countries have […]
The People’s United Party has formally withdrawn a case against the Government of Belize in which it was challenging in the Supreme Court the legality of the Special Agreement signed between Belize and Guatemala in 2008. On Monday, Leader of the Opposition John Briceño made the announcement during a Special Sitting of the House of […]
The Belize Peace Movement has decided, following a national planning meeting, to take up a legal challenge commenced by the People’s United Party which it has abandoned following the outcome of the May eighth I.C.J. referendum. The BPM plans to keep the lawsuit alive in the Supreme Court, however, it is leaning on the Belizean […]
A trade facilitation workshop organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development came to an end today in the Old Capital. Essentially, the aim was to bring together all stakeholders, both from the private and public sectors, to discuss and provide solutions to many of the day-to-day challenges. What is discussed will be […]
On Thursday morning, police received information which led them to Dangriga Street in Corozal Town. The officers searched under a culvert on that stretch of road and found drugs. Four plastic bags containing what is suspected to be crack cocaine were found. The drug totaled two hundred and fifty-three grams. Since no one was in […]
Three persons were reported missing on Thursday from the Belize and Toledo districts. William Reyes Senior is reporting that his wife and five-month-old son have gone missing. Reyes Senior claims he left Iris Sarmiento at home with their son on Wednesday afternoon and when he returned home around nine-thirty the following morning; they were nowhere […]
The opening ceremony for the 2019 National Festival of Arts was held today at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts. It’s the hallmark event for expressive art lovers, especially teachers and students who worked during and even after classes to secure golden performances that will be showcased during next week. News Five’s Duane Moody […]
There is another fifteen thousand-dollar winner for Scratch and Win. Jennifer Franklin is from Corozal and she only just started testing her luck about two weeks ago. But on Thursday night, she purchased a two-dollar ticket and after scratching, realized that there were three fifteen thousand-dollar prizes on her ticket. Today, she arrived in Belize […]
Since late March, there have been many winners of the grand prizes of fifteen thousand dollars and five thousand dollars and even more winners of the smaller amounts. At our last check, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been issued to lucky winners across the country. According to Scratch and Win Director, Alex Gamero, the […]
