A two-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of W. Mount Houston in northwest Harris County has left one Belizean dead and another hospitalized in the U.S. Car dealers, Lennox “DJ Tambran” Young, and Sostenes Tamay from Corozal were along with a third person from Cayo when a Ford pickup truck crashed into the right side […]
Against the backdrop of everything happening in diplomatic halls and in the Sarstoon, has Belize’s rhetoric changed somewhat? For months all Belizeans heard out of meetings between countries was talk of peace and love and warm, happy friendship. But recently we’ve heard even Prime Minister Dean Barrow express anger and distress with what appears to […]
Twenty-one-year-old transgender woman, Vanessa Champagne Paris, died over the weekend at the Southern Regional Hospital in Dangriga. Born Porfelio Rodriguez, he would assume the name and personality of a woman, Vanessa Champagne Paris, and go on to live a controversial life. Champagne’s death is equally shrouded in mystery and its cause is to be determined […]
For LGBT activist Caleb Orozco, only the results of a post-mortem examination will provide some reasonable clarity, but the death in itself highlights what was Vanessa Champagne Paris’ very difficult life of often violent condemnation. Orozco who himself has been the target of hate attacks, told News Five that he hopes Vanessa is afforded more […]
Vanessa Champagne Paris, a member of the transgender community, first came to Orozco’s attention in April 2014 after she was badly beaten by an angry mob in Belize City. It’s hard to imagine a life of almost daily abuse, criticism and scorn, but Orozco says that is exactly what Vanessa experienced for much of her […]
A decision was handed down in the case of forty-five year old Ervin Reneau, accused of the double murder of Edgar Ayala and David Longsworth, the son of well-known businessman, Pastor Howell Longsworth. Both were murdered on November thirtieth, 2010. The case was tried by Justice Adolph Lucas. This morning, Reneau was found guilty of […]
There was another death in the south. A sixteen year old minor is currently detained by Dangriga police for Friday night’s murder of a well known artist in the culture capital. John Jay Rodriguez was killed during a robbery attempt at a gambling den, which he visited routinely on Friday nights. The Dangriga community as […]
This weekend, Cuba was the venue for the Association of Caribbean States’ seventh Summit of Heads of State and Government. Belize was represented by Gaspar Vega in his last official undertaking as Deputy Prime Minister, accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington. The Summit is designed to forge stronger ties between the participating countries […]
Guatemala was also represented at the seventh Summit in Cuba, by President Jimmy Morales and Foreign Minister Carlos Raul Morales. Not surprisingly, the president didn’t take kindly to the address by Vega soliciting the support of the ACS and asked permission to respond specifically to Vega’s comments. Jimmy Morales, President, Guatemala “Thank you very […]
The National Fire Service is today mourning the loss of one of their own, Corozal Sub-station Chief Meshack Henry. Henry, who was in his uniform, died instantly this morning when the motorcycle he was driving slammed into a truck on the boulevard in Corozal Town. The investigation is still ongoing, but preliminary indications are that […]
The finals of the National Coca-Cola Spelling Bee took place today in Burell Boom, Belize District. Twelve finalists representing all districts competed to become the top speller in the nation. It was a nerve wrecking experience which would be won only for the second time by the Toledo District and the first time for a […]
Prensa Libre T.V. has been airing an amateur video in which it claims that Belizean police and border management personnel are intimidating Guatemalans from Melchor de Mencos along the Adjacency Zone on the western border. The incident is said to have happened recently when the Belizean officials approached the Guatemalans who were in that area […]
Scheduling conflicts between the Annual Carnival Road March and the Expo Belize Market Place will soon be a thing of the past. The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the National Celebrations Commission have signed on to a mutual agreement to establish a formal calendar outlining the dates for the respective events. The calendar […]
According to Blake, the calendar also takes into consideration the date for the annual Carnival King and Queen Competition. Marcello Blake, VP Commerce, BCCI “It was a meeting between both parties and basically what we all did was, each side provided their view on what the different activities were and we tried to find […]
The Memorial Park – remixed with a very expensive upgrade, was officially opened in September, 2013 – with what we were told was a modern bandstand and stylishly designed wooden booths. Nothing happened, and those booths were never opened. In October 2014 there were signs of life as Mayor Darrell Bradley spoke about eight of […]
Bad news at the memorial Park, but it’s not all bad. The Cinderella Plaza is almost done, and so are adjacent works on Kelly Street and Baymen Avenue. It’s welcome news for the residents of the area and for the taxi-men who had to endure months of gaping potholes. Mayor Bradley told us that where […]
Taxi operator, Lionel Gillett was found dead at his mobile house in a secluded area of Belmopan on Wednesday afternoon. His family went to his home when he did not respond to their calls. Gillett was executed sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday and his house was ransacked, leading police to believe that robbery motivated […]
A small protest was held this morning near the office of Area Representative Beverly Castillo. A group of women was denied a permit to protest but still gathered to decry the firing of two women who were let go by Castillo because they purportedly supported Minister Patrick Faber and not John Saldivar for the first […]
There was a brazen late evening shooting on West Canal on Wednesday during which a pair of Belize City men were targeted by rival gang members in the area. Fortunately, the duo escaped unharmed. Nonetheless, they were later detained pending the outcome of an investigation as it is believed that the men may have been […]
Is the murder of Gerald ‘Shiny’ Tillett related to the Saturday afternoon murder of Michael Wallace? There seems to be a bit of confusion as to whether or not there is a nexus between the two incidents. On Monday, Assistant Commissioner of Police Edward Broaster went on record to say that they are indeed linked. […]
Just after seven on Wednesday night, Ego Rio Bar in Santa Familia Village, Cayo District was gutted by fire. San Ignacio Police and Fire Departments responded to a call in the area and found the wooden structure engulf in flames. Initial investigation revealed that the owner, sixty-year-old Manuel Humes, left the location secured around six-thirty […]
The transportation industry in Belize is in terrible shape, and that’s putting it kindly. Terminals are deteriorating and so are the buses. Schedules are iffy at best and there are just too many commuters for the buses on the roadways, which leads to serious and even dangerous overcrowding. These conditions aren’t new, and over the […]
But is it a situation where the Department is just overwhelmed? Is the lack of supervision, oversight and regulation the cause of the transportation woes? It’s likely, but Galvez says that with so many factors in play, they plan to look first and foremost at the road service permits held by bus operators, and then […]
The body of a very popular Belmopan taxi-man was found this afternoon in the Rivera area of Belmopan. Forty-five year old Lionel Gillett was last seen by family members at around nine last night as he headed for his home. When he didn’t answer calls to his phone, friends went looking for him at his […]
On Tuesday’s newscast we told you about reports of a ruckus in Cabinet…reports later denied by all the Ministers with whom we came into contact. But while nobody will outrightly admit it, there is a chasm between the Saldivar camp, a majority of Cabinet and the Faber camp. News Five has been able to confirm […]
