Home » 2022-07-04
You are currently browsing entries tagged with the keywoard: 2022-07-04
The churches are tonight one step closer to triggering a referendum on the issue of cannabis legalization in Belize. When last we reported on the concerted effort by the religious community to push for a national vote on the issue, several boxes filled with signed petitions were being handed over to the Governor General in Belmopan. Since […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
Social Issues |
Comments Off on Threshold Met: A Cannabis Referendum is Now Certain
A budget is yet to be created to fund the expenses associated with the cannabis referendum. That responsibility lies with the ministries of Finance and Public Service, however, the Minister of New Growth Industries says that other national issues should be included in the referendum. Kareem Musa, Minister of New Growth Industries “None has […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places,
Social Issues |
Comments Off on Other Questions Should be Included in Upcoming Referendum
There was a murder in Dangriga early this morning. The victim, thirty-three-year-old Emerson Nunez, was only a short distance from his home on Gadsby Ramos Street when he was shot three times, once to the head. Nunez’s relatives who were mostly inside their homes sleeping at the time of the murder only heard gunshots in […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured |
Comments Off on Monday Morning Murder in Dangriga Town
According to Police, their investigation has revealed that Nunez was in the company of two other male persons sometime after midnight. A.S.P. Fitzroy Yearwood told reporters today that neighbors reported hearing a loud argument between the three men before hearing gunshots. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “Police visited a scene in […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured |
Comments Off on Police investigating Emerson Nunez Murder
Thirty-six-year-old Allyson Major was shot and killed while being pursued by Belize City police in July 2019. The incident happened in the downtown area where officers on mobile patrol gave chase when they reportedly observed Major tossing a bag out of his vehicle in the vicinity of Southern Foreshore. The hot pursuit led them down […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Cpl. Kent Martinez Walks from Allyson Major Manslaughter Case
Attorney Oscar Selgado who represented Corporal Kent Martinez in the matter, told reporters after the trial that there was simply insufficient evidence to convict Corporal Martinez for the charge that was brought against him. Oscar Selgado, Attorney-at-law “It was a case before a jury. Corporal Kent Martinez was placed before a jury of his […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Featured,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Insufficient Evidence Leads to Martinez’s Manslaughter Acquittal
Convicted murderers, William Danny Mason, Ashton Vanegas, Terrence Fernandez, and Ernest Castillo were back inside the Belmopan Supreme Court today. They stand accused of the May thirty-first, 2016 alleged kidnapping of business man Lloyd Thiessen and his wife in the Belmopan area. The Thiessens had reported their abduction before fleeing the country in fear of […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Convicted Murderers William Danny Mason Et.al Faces Kidnapping Allegations
Rodriquez’s client, Ashton Vanegas was sentence to life in prison with the possibility of parole after serving thirty-five years in connection with the July 2016 murder of Pastor Llewelyn Lucas. Vanegas and four other men were convicted back in July of 2020. Vanegas’ attorney is appealing his client’s conviction. Today we asked him for an […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Crime,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Attorney Norman Rodriquez Appeals Ashton Vanegas’ Life Sentence
Village council elections are all but over, save for two communities down south where flooding prevented villagers from coming out to cast their vote a few Sundays ago. Earlier today, News Five spoke with Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai who told us that elections have been rescheduled for Blue Creek, San Benito Poite and Conejo […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on Only Three Communities Left in 2022 Village Council Elections
The recently re-elected chair of the Caye Caulker Village Council, Seleny Villanueva-Pott, spoke with News Five about her victory at the polls on June twenty-sixth. As we’ve reported, Villanueva-Pott and five members from her Generation slate got elected into office; one councilor who ran under the P.U.P. banner was successfully elected. While the official swearing […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on Seleny Villanueva-Pott Speaks Out About her Re-election as Caye Caulker Chair
Leading up to the elections, Villanueva-Pott had concluded some projects on various parts of the island. She says that there are already some other projects in the pipeline and for the next three years, so the community can expect those to come on stream shortly. Seleny Villanueva-Pott, Chairlady, Caye Caulker Village Council “For sure […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on New Projects to Commence on Caye Caulker
An altercation among relatives in Aguacate Village, Toledo has ended in two of them being chopped and two others in police custody, including the First Alcalde of the village. It happened on Friday evening and when it was over, two members of the Cal family had to be hospitalized. The police department’s Communications Director, Fitzroy […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Crime,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Relatives Turn On Each Other in Aguacate Village, Toledo
Former U.D.P. City Council candidate and stalwart, Allan Kelly has been charged with discharging a firearm in public and aggravated assault. This is in connection with an altercation that occurred on Police Street in the Lake Independence area of Belize City that reportedly resulted in shots being fired in the presence of a child. A.S.P. […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Crime,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on Former U.D.P. City Council Candidate Charged with Discharging Gun in Public
There was another fatal traffic accident, this time on Sunday in Carmelita, Orange Walk. And yet again, the victim is a senior citizen, as the Belize Police Department’s Communications Director, A.S.P. Fitzroy Yearwood shares. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “Kadie Rhaburn reported to police that he was driving his Ford Ranger […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Auto Accidents,
Crime |
Comments Off on Man Detained Pending Charges for Another Fatal Accident
Eighty-year-old Santa Chun was knocked down as she walked on the Valley of Peace Road in the Cayo District on Friday night. Although the woman was immediately aided to get medical attention, she only lived for a few hours before passing away. A.S.P. Fitzroy Yearwood told the media today that the driver has since volunteered […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Auto Accidents,
Crime |
Comments Off on Police Charge Vendor for Fatal Road Traffic Accident in Cayo
There were a series of fatal road traffic accidents that took place over the weekend. One of the victims was Derrick Banner, a tractor operator with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing. A release on the Ministry’s Facebook page states that Banner was on his way to San Antonio Village, Cayo early Saturday morning […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Auto Accidents,
Crime |
Comments Off on Tractor Crushes M.I.D.H. Employee Heading to Work
Herman Valdez And the third senior citizen to perish in a traffic accident over the past three days was a popular employee for the San Ignacio Town Council. Herman Valdez was carrying out his daily cleaning of the streets in downtown San Ignacio this morning when a dark blue S.U.V. careened down a hill and […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Auto Accidents,
Crime |
Comments Off on Popular San Ignacio Employee Killed in Traffic Accident
The Belize Tourism Board was also at the Caye Caulker Lobster Fest. The team was out capturing the festivities as they engaged with domestic and foreign visitors. But their role was two-fold because they were also out sharing information and selling tickets for the first-ever Belize International Music and Food Festival. News Five spoke with […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Art & Culture,
Economy,
Entertainment |
Comments Off on Tickets Going Fast for Belize International Music & Food Festival
Over the weekend, the Caye Caulker Lobster Fest took center stage as Belizeans traveled over to La Isla Cariñosa to bask in the three days of activities. It commenced on Friday night with an opening ceremony and was followed by two days of visitors enjoying lobster dishes and music on the island. And despite the […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
Agriculture,
Art & Culture,
Economy,
Entertainment |
Comments Off on Caye Caulker Lobster Fest – a Resurgence of the Tourism Activity
