In terms of survivability, eighty-seven percent of positive cases since the beginning of the pandemic in Belize have recovered. The fatality rate is at two point zero one with four hundred and eight COVID-related deaths recorded so far. Even more frightening is that up to last Friday, thirty-seven deaths were already recorded for the month […]
Among those three deaths recorded on Tuesday was Nurse Bernadette Flowers Smith of the Belize River Valley. The much respected medical professional was in charge of the health center in Double Head Cabbage for over three decades. She died after being hospitalized for several days at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. “Miss Nurse,” as she […]
We are in week-two of additional measures put in place by government to curb the rising COVID-19 numbers. The benefits of these measures will not be seen for another few weeks, but is two weeks enough? Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa says that the longer the measures are in place, the better control of the spread. […]
There is some good news in the fight against COVID-19. Vaccinations are up. To date, one hundred and twenty-three thousand four hundred and seventy-five persons are fully vaccinated. The COVID-19 vaccination report from the Ministry of Health and Wellness indicates that twenty-three thousand five hundred and fourteen children twelve to seventeen have been vaccinated. Almost […]
The planned reopening of schools for face-to-face learning does not seem like a good idea with the climbing COVID-19 numbers. While many students, ages twelve to seventeen, have been vaccinated, is it advisable that schools reopen? Word from the Ministry of Education is that schools can reopen on October fourth for hybrid learning, following the […]
Police are searching for Geoffrey Crawford, a resident of Mile thirty one the Phillip Goldson Highway. He is reported to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Police say sometime around seven a.m., a neighbor saw two men enter Crawford’s yard. That individual later assisted the men when they needed a jump start. However, as the two […]
There have still not been any arrests in the murder of Dwayne Gabourel and those persons who were detained earlier this week have since been released. But in the wake of the senseless murder, the viral videos of the killing and the subsequent footage of the crying mother climbing into the pan of a police […]
A shooting incident in a relatively quiet neighbourhood off Fabers Road in Belize City has claimed the life of another teen. Contrary to reports from the police, nineteen-year-old Paul Bood was clinging to life at the K.H.M.H. since Saturday evening, and this morning, he succumbed to gunshot injuries to the head and upper body. Today, […]
Paul Bood died exactly one week after their daughter celebrated her first birthday. The Bood and Singh families are devastated by his death. Sade speaks about the trauma, saying she never believed something like this would have happened to her family. Sade Singh, Girlfriend of Deceased “Last week he was here with us, now […]
Investigations continue into the shooting death of fifteen year old Dwayne Gabourel who was gunned down in his neighbourhood shop as he went to buy bread on Saturday in Belize City. Gabourel died on Monday. Police told news five today they quote “have detainees” but no one has been officially charged. So far no motive […]
A memorial has been erected in honor of fifteen-year-old Dwayne Gabourel, who was gunned down in Belize City on the evening of September twenty-fifth. The third form business student at St. John’s College was loved by his classmates and teachers. This morning, they placed a monument at the entrance of Landivar Campus to fondly remember […]
News Five today spoke with Belizean Ambassador to Mexico Oscar Arnold about the reports of another two Belizean nationals killed in neighboring Mexico. Ambassador Arnold says that his office has also received these reports and they are awaiting confirmation on the identities of the bodies and whether they are in fact Belizeans. So far, no one […]
While no arrests have been made in the murder of Dwayne Gabourel, up north in Corozal, Xiabe resident Abel Cowo has been charged for the murder of Aldo Cowo. While both the victim and the accused carry the same surname, police say that they are not related. What police investigation suggests at this time, however, […]
Assistant Superintendent of Police Santiago Patt has been charged in the death of B.D.F. soldier Karl Tillett. Tillett, we are told, is a resident of Gales Point who was supposed to be on quarantine having tested positive with COVID-19. But on Sunday evening, he was involved in a traffic accident when the motorcycle he was […]
While Brandon Baptist joined several others from the Backa Lands and PIV gangs on Monday morning to denounce the senseless murder of Dwayne Gabourel, what they didn’t know was that a team of officers was descending on this Police Street residence, reportedly armed with a search warrant. They were there to retrieve material from a […]
There is a large delegation of Belizean officials in Mexico City this week, headed by Prime Minister John Briceño. The visit comes on the heels of the celebration of Mexico’s independence, which was attended by PM Briceño at the request of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Today, News Five spoke with Ambassador Oscar Arnold about […]
He was a son, a student, a friendly young man who never got in trouble and just wanted to play basketball. One glance at his picture, or a moment listening to him deliver an SJC speech via Facebook, and we instantly recognize Dwayne Gabourel as one of our own. His death, like seven other minors […]
The senseless murder of Dwayne Gabourel has incensed the Belizean community, prompting the Belize Police Department to take additional measures in addressing the pervasive gang violence that has taken hold of Belize City. While the Commissioner of Police did not disclose those measures, he gave his word that all resources will be expended in solving […]
Prime Minister John Briceño returned to Belize on Saturday, following a trip to New York where he addressed the United Nations General Assembly on a range of issues, including climate change as well as the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will have more from his UN speech elsewhere in the newscast. This afternoon, however, […]
The St. John’s College community is reeling from the death of young Dwayne Gabourel, even as they are still coming to terms with the mid-August attack on a fellow schoolmate, fifteen-year-old Kassman Gill, who was also shot during an armed attack on Magazine Road. Gill, who was preparing to enter third form, is still hospitalized […]
This morning, a group of individuals from the Lake Independence area came out condemning the recent killings of innocent young persons, including the most recent shooting death of fifteen-year-old Dwayne Gabourel. These men, who are known to have run-ins with the law for the alleged involvement in gangs, say that the gun-wielding youths of today […]
Regional Commander of Eastern Division, Doctor Richard Rosado also confirmed that the group responsible for the killing of Gabourel was not a part of the recent truce brokered last week between PIV and BLC. Nevertheless, there are increased patrols across the city and those who are perpetrating crimes will be dealt with. Dr. Richard […]
There is another murder to report. Up north in Corozal Town, a brazen gunman approached and executed Aldo Cowo in front of his family. The deceased was reportedly in front of his house with family members in the Baeza Layout area when the gunman came out of the bushes and fired the fatal blast from […]
Police are waiting for further confirmation of reports that two Belizeans have been killed in Chetumal, Mexico. Over the weekend, information surfaced that the men – one from San Pedro and the other from Corozal Town – had travelled to neighbouring Mexico, but were robbed and executed. Their names will not be disclosed at this […]
Will senior police officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police Santiago Patt be charged in connection with the death of a B.D.F. soldier in Dangriga? On Sunday afternoon, Gales Point resident and B.D.F. soldier Karl Tillett was traveling on a motorcycle when he collided with an SUV driven by ASP Patt. Tillett sustained head injuries and was […]
