Magistrate Sashawna Jody-Ann Thompson, originally from Jamaica and now the Resident Magistrate for the Toledo District, was called to the Belize Bar of Attorneys for the High Court on February 7, 2025. She earned her Bachelor of Law from the University of the West Indies
In October 2022, a 17-year-old high school student claimed she was raped after a night out at Eruption Night Club. She reported to the police that she was found partially clothed in an abandoned vehicle near the club. Michael Flowers, 27, was charged with the
Cable TV has had a huge impact on Belizean culture. From the early days of North American shows and ads shaping our choices, to today's diverse programming, thanks to tech advancements. But it wasn't always this way. In tonight's episode of Kolcha Tuesday, News Five’s
The political scene is heating up now that the Prime Minister has officially set March 12th as the date for the general election. Over the weekend, we followed all eight candidates as they campaigned in their constituencies. This weekend, News Five took its cameras to
Today, Tracy Taegar-Panton told News Five that all her candidates have been duly elected or endorsed in a U.D.P. convention, except for businessman Lee Mark Chang. She explained why she chose Chang to run against Barrow in the Mesopotamia Division. According to Taegar-Panton, U.D.P. supporters
Barrow told us the U.D.P. has thirty-one candidates ready to run in various constituencies. When asked if the U.D.P. leadership can select standard bearers without an endorsement or election convention, he explained that the proper procedure was followed to replace Taegar-Panton and others who violated
A few years back, Jose Uc Espat started a third party because he was tired of the two-party system running the country. Now, he's running for the U.D.P in the Albert constituency. We asked him if joining the same two-party system, he once criticized is
Another hot topic right now is the use of the color red for the U.D.P. While Taegar-Panton and Barrow claim there are thirty-one candidates for the U.D.P., Barrow insists that Taegar-Panton and the group that violated the U.D.P. Constitution are no longer part of the
Opposition Leader Moses “Shyne” Barrow firmly asserts that he is the legitimate leader of the U.D.P. and insists there can't be two groups using the same color. He has written to the Elections and Boundaries Commission about this issue, stating that Taegar-Panton and her group
Belize's general elections are set for March twelfth, 2025, and a recent online poll shows voters have mixed feelings about the timing. The poll asked Belizeans if they thought the election date was a good idea. Most respondents, one thousand, two hundred and two people,
