And though the drowning remains suspect, there is no guesswork with what happened to a Cayo resident. The cab driver and Bullet Tree resident was found dead two hours after his vehicle was chartered to take a family to the North of the country. On Monday afternoon around one o’clock, San Ignacio Police discovered the […]
On Monday night we told you about the home invasion that has left sixty-eight year old Caspula Westby fighting for her life in the hospital. Since late yesterday evening Westby’s condition made a turn for the worse and the doctors at the KHMH had to induce a coma. Westby was asleep in her bed when […]
In November 2009, the Belizean public was introduced to four-year-old Tarrell Sutherland who was diagnosed with ichthyosis, a rare condition which causes the skin to become dry, thick and scaly. At the time he was diagnosed as the second person in the country to be afflicted with the disease. Since then Randy Robateau has also […]
Today the Ministry of Education’s National Resource Center for Inclusive Education (NARCIE) held the first ever Disability Awareness Quiz Competition. Six district finalists participated and after the extra reserve round, Christina Aldana of Holy Redeemer Primary School took first place. Erlette Thomas of NARCIE says that the aim is to spread awareness and foster acceptance […]
On Thursday night around ten o’clock a fatal crash near a wooded area northwest of the Belize Zoo claimed the lives of two Colombian nationals piloting a single engine turboprop airplane registered in Mexico. While the direction in which the Cessna T210 aircraft was heading remains unknown, it was later discovered that its occupants, Miguel […]
Kevin “Cowboy” Alvarez was in prison since the Murder of Orange Walk businessman, Hui Lin Chen on March thirteenth, 2009. Lin’s throat was slashed during what was believed to be a contracted hit. The alleged killer fled the scene and headed to a nearby river where he was surrounded by cops and attempted to shoot […]
Gang related murders have decreased but not all city residents have been able to keep the peace. A blade was repeatedly thrust into the chest of a senior citizen while she should have been safely asleep in her bedroom. Why would someone stab sixty eight year old Caspula Westby? That’s what News Five Isani Cayetano […]
Home invasions otherwise known as aggravated burglaries appear to be on the rise. They are particularly violent when women are involved. Unlike Westby who was stabbed, other victims of home invasions are sometimes raped. Just weeks after thirty-five year old Rudolph Smith was released on bail for allegedly trying to rape a woman inside her […]
The U.D.P. Caribbean Shores divisional elections will take place on December fourth. There has been movement back and forth between campaign workers of Chandra Cansino and Santino Castillo. Late this evening, News Five spotted current area representative Carlos Perdomo’s driver, Omar Burns campaigning with Castillo. Perdomo passed his divisional workers to the Cansino team but […]
Sports Monday will be coming up later in the newscast, but there is a local sport that is going higher than hoops, cutting across tracks, faster than sprinters and muddier than any on record. On Sunday November twenty-seventh, the Belize Motocross Association held a race at the Peter August Stadium in Santa Elena, Cayo. There […]
Not all sporting events have the cooperation of their governing bodies. And a recent disagreement with the Belize Amateur Athletics Association (BAAA) has caused some international repercussions. The B.A.A.A. has removed Ian Gray as the president and as a member of the association during a special sitting on October fifteenth. Deon Sutherland, the Vice-President was […]
When a Super King Air landed on the Southern Highway in November 2010, a massive load Colombian cocaine was found hidden nearby and charges followed for several officers. Another plane fell from the sky in June 2011, on the outskirts of Guinea Grass Village in the Orange Walk district. That plane carried the Mexican flag […]
While the plane was hovering above the Western Highway, its pilots may have noticed a fire on the ground, but it wasn’t its landing strip. A local business located on Cemetery Road, near the entrance to the Western Highway, caught on fire just before midnight. News Five’s Jose Sanchez spoke to Darrell Carter, the owner […]
There is trouble in paradise for Kimano Barrow and Alfredo Acosta, as the injunction filed against Paradise Energy Limited continues to be in effect. Their oil contract was signed in June 2010, and shortly after its release, other shareholders appeared, including Oren F. Miles I and II, and Allen Saum. Saum and Miles, also principals […]
Still on the prospect of oil, Cabinet has approved the establishment of the Environmental Common Fund as has been long stipulated in the Petroleum Regulations. All current Production Sharing Agreements require the contractor to contribute a percentage of the annual gross revenues to the ECF after a discovery is made and production commences. Oceana Belize […]
Commemorating the annual Sixteen Days of Activism, the Women’s Department along with their partners, held their official opening ceremonies. It is anticipated that the activities which are geared at sensitizing the public on this common issue will stimulate much needed action. News Five attended the opening and Andrea Polanco reports from the very lively parade […]
For the past six months Belizean and Guatemalan students have been working side by side, learning art and music in a cultural exchange program. The initiative to bring together youths from both sides of the border who share common interests, is a part of the Confidence Building Measures implemented by the Organization of American States […]
Cabinet met in a regular session on Tuesday and there is some good news for Belizeans and Caribbean Community importers alike. It is expected that the approval for the removal of environmental tax from CARICOM will mean lower prices for consumers of CARICOM imports. The other order of the day concerned the cane farmers. And […]
However, environmentalists are paying keen attention to Cabinet’s announcement of the establishment of the Environmental Common Fund (ECF). The ECF is observed in Regulation fifteen (two) of the Petroleum Regulations. It states that current Production Sharing Agreements require contractors to contribute a percentage of the annual gross revenues to the ECF after a production commences. […]
Protection of fertile natural resources is not only to maintain stable ecosystems but also for supporting agricultural production. The sale of locally produced rice, according to several grain growers in the north, has seen a dramatic decrease since May of last year. It is rumored that the Belize Marketing and Development Corporation (BMDC) has been […]
The date for General Elections has not been set, nor has the government given any indication if it will be called early. However, activity in one important piece of electoral real estate could become seismic. There are four persons vying to represent Caribbean Shores, three United Democratic Party hopefuls and one Peoples United Party standard […]
And while things are heating up in Caribbean Shores for Santi, News Five caught up with his two opponents, Chandra Cansino and Anne-Marie Williams, who made it clear that they aren’t the orchestrators of Santi’s billboard woes. And with just over a week away from the convention slated for December fourth, both women say that […]
Forty-two year old Brian Charlesworth, a resident of Belize City, appeared in court on October twenty-fourth, a few days after allegations were made accusing him of sexually assaulting a pair of minors. He has been on remand at the Belize Central Prison since before re-appearing before Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith this morning. Initially, Charlesworth […]
An economic forum was held today between government and the private sector. We’ll have more on this shortly, but first the People’s United Party today released the appointees to the new executive. The news, however, is more about who has not made it on the list. But, firstly we note that the Fonseca executive has […]
With the economic train moving slow, Prime Minister Dean Barrow met with the private sector this morning to discuss ways to spur economic growth. Both have been at odds on a number of issues, including nationalization and the ninth amendment, but today a long list of issues that range from crime to taxes were identified […]
