Can government fairly investigate a procurement scandal that now appears to touch people close to the Prime Minister? That is the question Opposition Leader Tracy Panton is raising tonight. Following the departure of two government ministers and reports involving Prime Minister Briceño’s brother and Cabinet
Morale inside the Belize Defense Force is slipping, and retired Major Lloyd Jones says poor leadership is a big reason why. Jones says he has been speaking directly with active BDF soldiers, and what he is hearing points to deep frustration among the ranks. According
Why are qualified Belizean attorneys applying for seats on the High Court but not making it to the shortlist? That question is now at the center of a growing dispute over the latest judicial appointments. The Opposition says at least six Belizean lawyers applied for
As questions grow over recent High Court appointments, some in Belize’s legal community say the problem is not a shortage of talent, but a lack of trust in the process. Attorney Richard “Dickie” Bradley says many Belizean lawyers no longer bother applying because they believe
Government promised change at RECONDEV after the Mira controversy. But the Opposition says the new board looks a lot like the old one. Brian Mira is out as chairman, Myrna Waight is now in charge, and several members who served during the period under scrutiny
The Belize Tourism Board is being praised for rolling out major development projects across the country, but the Opposition says the public still does not know enough about how the money was spent. At the center of the issue is a fifty-million-dollar bond secured by
Police are investigating an attempted robbery that occurred just before midday on Handyside Street. Reports are that gunmen targeted Handy Side Loans and Pawn Shop located on the said street. Information provided to News Five is that the owner’s son was shot during the incident.
The family of twenty-seven-year-old Christopher Witzel is speaking out following his sudden death on Monday night, insisting he had no connection to the July twelfth shooting in Orange Walk. Relatives say Witzel died from kidney and liver failure after being taken to the Karl Heusner
A Saturday night robbery at Gas Plus Service Station in Orange Walk has left employees shaken and a business asking the public for help. Surveillance video shows two men arriving on a motorcycle and confronting workers near a pump. Police say the suspects held the
The controversy surrounding a thirty-year logging license issued to a company owned by the son of Minister of Sustainable Development Orlando Habet is drawing sharp criticism from Leader of the Opposition Tracy Panton. Panton says she does not accept claims that the minister was unaware
