Two Guatemalans who were cultivating land in the Chiquibul National Park were escorted back to their country and a complaint has been lodged with the Guatemalan Ambassador to Belize. According to the Ministry of National Security the men and their corn and bean plantations were discovered by members of the B.D.F. and police on a […]
As cases of sexual assault against minors continue to be reported, just yesterday sixty-two year old Evadney Allen of St. Ann’s Village in the Belize District accompanied her twelve year old grand-daughter to the police station where the minor revealed that her uncle Raymond Allen sexually molested her. Since then Allen has been arrested. Police […]
There is distressing news tonight from the world of archeology, where it seems one of Belize’s most interesting repositories of ancient Maya culture has been violated. The Chechem Ha cave on Cayo’s Vaca Plateau had been accidentally discovered in 1989 by area residents. It was found to hold dozens of Maya pots, plates and bowls […]
Many of us who travel abroad return with cassette players, stereos or other electronic equipment that was so reasonably priced abroad we simply couldn’t pass up the deal. But one Belizean apparently checked in more than just a new color TV set with his luggage. Now he’s facing some stiff penalties. Thirty-eight year old Austin […]
While they are disturbed by the recent number of sexual assaults against children and young women, police say they are heartened that the victims are now starting to come forward. As a result of such courage, police made four arrests this week. Today the offenders were taken to court. News Five was there. The men, […]
A family in Xaibe Village in the Corozal District was terrorized by five masked men over the weekend. Another man, who may have been involved in the holdup, is in the Corozal Hospital after being shot that same night. Police say that thirty-eight year old Adolfo Duran was at home with his family when five […]
In other news from Corozal, a man has been charged with attempted murder after he reportedly chopped a man in the Alta Mira area. Police say on the twenty seventh of February fifty year old Stephen Staubs was found outside his home with chop wounds to his forehead and arm. There was a machete at […]
In February two tourists were detained at the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport after allegedly not paying a bill at San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. According to information News Five received at the time from police sources, the couple was prevented from leaving on their Miami flight and taken to the Ladyville Police Station where they […]
Two men have been arrested and one man underwent surgery this afternoon after being shot this morning at the corner of Zacaranda and Morning Glory Streets. Police say that four friends were standing at the corner talking when some young men in a house located at forty-four fourteen Morning Glory Street reportedly opened fire on […]
Two former employees of J.S. Espat Limited were arrested today for the theft of over twenty thousand dollars. According to police, cashier Martha Bowen is alleged to have misappropriated the sum of over eighteen thousand dollars in cash from February first to February eleventh. After internal investigations conducted by the company Fedrick Mortor a cash […]
Public perception may be that little girls are the ones who need to be protected from sexual assault but a case last month in Orange Walk illustrates all too clearly that boys… even baby boys… are in danger. Police say that they have charged a man for molesting his own son on the sixteenth of […]
The lid of Pandora’s Box appears to be opening as police are now receiving daily calls about possible cases of the sexual exploitation of children. Two weeks ago a twelve year old was murdered in Orange Walk and there were three incidents this week of adults being arrested for having sex with minors. One case […]
Two men face charges of illegal fishing after they were caught net fishing off the pier at the Port Authority in Belize City. Fisheries personnel confiscated twenty-eight yellow fin jacks, two catfish, and a snapper as well as the men’s nets and boat. News Five spoke with Fisheries Inspector Troy Garcia about the incident and […]
Police are warning the public about a con-artist who is operating in San Ignacio, Belize City, Orange Walk and Corozal. They are asking people to be wary of the man originally from Sand Hill who is around fifty-four years old. A.I.P. Simeon Alvarez, Head of C.I.B. “Bill Cantun, since 1982, since my enlistment in the […]
The Banana Grower’s Association has given the Ministry of National Security a donation of seventy-five thousand dollars for the construction of a police sub-station at the junction of the Southern Highway and the road to Placencia. The project and the donation were originally announced less than a year ago by the previous Minister of National […]
Tonight parents can breathe a little bit easier since an accused child molester is now behind bars, at least for a while. Forty-four year old Ephraine Eraso appeared in Magistrate’s Court today and was charged with rape and indecent assault. He was remanded to Hattieville Prison until March eleventh when he will reappear in court. […]
When your child is at school, you hope they are safe. But these days that’s not always the case. Police say there are men out there who are preying on little girls and offering them money for sexual favors. Yesterday police caught a man they say was about to assault a student from St. Luke’s […]
On this broadcast we don’t usually report routine police busts for unlicensed firearms or small quantities of drugs… but when the man busted is one of our own broadcasters the public figure doctrine comes into play… and the chips must fall where they may. News Five sports reporter James Adderley was today arrested for the […]
A pregnant woman was beaten during a robbery attempt this morning on Central American Boulevard. Vinith White, an employee at S.J.C. Sixth Form cafeteria, told News Five she was walking to work early this morning and as she was about to cross the boulevard, a young man walked up to her and punched her in […]
In November a group of Justices of the Peace and court commissioners got together to try and assist the community in the fight against crime. This month the temporary leaders of that association and the Attorney General Dickie Bradley reported back to members and gave them added responsibilities, reminded them of the duties they already […]
This past week members of the United States Coast Guard conducted a “Boarding Officer Course” for members of the Belize Defense Force, the Belize Police Force, Port Authority, Customs, Immigration and Fisheries Departments. Hyacinth Latchman reports. Twenty-nine participants came to the Fiesta Inn this morning to receive their certificates from the United States Coast Guard. […]
The body of thirteen year old Becky Gilharry was found Monday near an archeological site at Santa Rita Hill in the Corozal District. Police now say they have the man they feel is responsible for her death. On Sunday Isolene Gilharry reported that her daughter left home to make a call at a nearby phone […]
Yesterday police arrested and charged Andrew “Papa” Brown, Winston “Tanga” James, Francis Guy, James Hyde and Lionel “Toe Nail” Kelly with kidnapping, conspiracy to kidnap, robbery, conspiracy to rob, blackmail, conspiracy to blackmail and they additionally charged Brown with abetment. It is alleged that all five men were involved in the kidnapping of the Requeña […]
Tonight, four well known Belizean men have been arrested and charged with kidnapping. According to Assistant Inspectors of Police, Charles Galvez and Simeon Alvarez investigations have led them to strongly believe that Andrew “Papa” Brown, Winston “Tanga” James, Francis Guy, James Hyde and Lionel “Toe Nail” Kelly were involved in the kidnapping of the Requeña […]
Reports reaching News Five late this evening are that the body of a girl has been found at the Santa Rita ruins in Corozal. Details are sketchy at this point but we understand that the child had been reported missing by her mother yesterday. Although News Five contacted Corozal police we were told we could […]
