In early March, the High Court found fifty-four-year-old attorney, Oscar Selgado guilty of abetment to commit murder. Today, Selgado was back in court along with his attorney Arthur Saldivar for the continuation of his sentence mitigation hearing. Nine-character witnesses have been called over the last
Attorney Arthur Saldivar is fighting for a non-custodial sentence for his client Oscar Selgado. Over the last two hearings, Selgado’s diabetic condition has been a focal point of the court conversations. Reports are that his health has deteriorated while inside the Belize Central Prison, in
Preliminary data indicate that today was the second hottest day in the country’s history. Belize’s hottest day was recorded in 1976 at one hundred- and ten-degrees Fahrenheit. That was recorded in Belmopan. A National Meteorological Service field station in Chaa Creek has reported temperatures as
With the unbearable temperatures that Belizeans have been experiencing, the question on everybody’s mind is, when will we receive some relief? The good news is that temperatures are expected to be a bit cooler on Sunday. And according to the Chief Meteorological Officer, rains are
The past several weeks have been wrought with discomfort, as Belize experiences one of the worst heatwaves to date and while forest fires are not an uncommon occurrence for this time of year, the severity of the weather condition has made them especially difficult to
Fourteen newly trained EMT technicians received certificates after successfully completing the three-month course today. The training was offered by the Belize Emergency Response Team, BERT, whose Executive Director, Susan Ferguson told News Five that the training covered topics that first-responders would find and must deal
The Belize Peace Movement is asking the High Court to enforce the 2022 Redistricting Consent Order. Since the order was issued, the Redistricting Task Force has made one proposal that has been rejected by the House of Representatives. According to attorney Arthur Saldivar, there has
A new piece of law regarding solar energy is raising serious concerns among stakeholders in that sector, including the Belize Solar Industry Alliance. Today, the BSIA brought forward several issues that it has with the solar legislation and argues that it flies in the face
We also spoke with Minister of Energy Michel Chebat, who weighed in on the advantages of the new solar legislation. Michel Chebat, Minister of Energy “The new legislation is actually geared at opening up the energy market and the energy sector and it is exactly intended for
On Thursday, the Caribbean Court of Justice presided over a compliance hearing in respect of the 2015 consent order as it relates to Maya land rights. Represented during the virtual session was the Government of Belize and the Maya Leaders Alliance. Earlier today, the minister
