Two of three men charged with the murder of a Nigerian taxi man will not proceed to trial. Egbert Daley and Jermaine Zuniga were charged with the murder of Francis Chukwu which occured in December 2010 on Pitter Street in Belize City. Daley and Zuniga had been on remand for eleven months but this morning […]
But a trio that was charged with the crime of preparing to commit a murder will stand trial in the January session of the Supreme Court. They are twenty years old Tevin Abraham and Jareth Usher, as well as twenty seven year-old Jamal Tablada. In May 2010, police busted the men in a Crown Victoria […]
A near fatal stabbing incident on Wednesday night in Orange Walk Town has left one woman in serious condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Shortly before nine o’clock on Wednesday night Felipe Wagner reportedly assaulted his wife Martha Alicia Wagner inside their residence on Rio Hondo Street following a domestic dispute. Police Press Officer […]
The badly decomposed body of seventy-nine year old Jose Ku, a resident of Orange Walk, was discovered on Tuesday in a grassland several miles outside of August Pine Ridge. The elderly villager was reported missing by his family over a month ago. On October eleventh, he set out on foot heading to his son’s house […]
Dennis Ireland’s name became headline news on last October twentieth, when a late evening police press release said that Ireland is “a person of interest” in connection with the Theft of the firearms stolen from the Belize Defense Force Armory on October twelfth. Ireland turned himself in for questioning, but his name did not appear […]
As reported on Tuesday night, four persons have been put on administrative leave following the heist at the B.D.F. headquarters in Ladyville back in early October. Forty-two guns were missing from the armory, including high powered weapons. C.E.O. Allen Whylie’s report dispatched under secret cover to the Minister of Defence, showed that there was a […]
It is no secret that the Chiquibul Forest Reserve is under threat and by now the situation has become dangerous. To compound the serious state of affairs, it was revealed two weeks ago that illegal Guatemalan loggers and poachers have ventured deep into the Chiquibul and are in close range of the Caracol Archaeological Site. […]
Executive Director of Friends of Conservation & Development, Rafael Manzanero says that urgent measures are needed to curb the plunder of the Chiquibul. With a detailed recommendation guideline, Manzanero says one of the important steps to prevent the mass illegal logging and poaching, is through the setting up of additional conservation posts. Rafael Manzanero, Executive […]
The case of UNIBAM for the decriminalization of homosexuality in Belize is catching fire on the international scene. It is seen as a first test case to essentially kick off a global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality in numerous countries around the world. The legal battle will start in the Supreme Court on December fifth by […]
It has been a little under three weeks since the start of a new crop season and tensions within the fickle citrus industry were simmering on Tuesday but tonight it appears there might be a resolution in sight to the latest problem. It started Tuesday when the management of Citrus Products Belize Ltd. notified growers […]
There is a burglary of major historic proportions to report tonight. Exactly a week ago, it was discovered that thieves had stolen a number of priceless antiquities from the House of Culture. The burglary was not reported in the daily police blotter but we can say that the items have historical importance and form part […]
Now, in respect of the forty-two weapons that were stolen from under the noses of the B.D.F. at Price Barracks back in October, there is some development to report. Word to News Five this evening is that four officers have been placed on administrative leave. A report following the heist submitted by C.E.O. in the […]
A sensational trial ended today in the Supreme Court, three men known as George Street bosses sued the Attorney General for false imprisonment following the murder of John Paul Saldivar that is believed to have been drug related. The court today awarded a handsome sum to the three men who had spent eleven months in […]
It has not been a good month for some cruise ship visitors to the jewel. A number of them have been arrested and charged for marijuana possession at the Tourism Village. Today, eleven tourists from the Carnival Dream were involved in a collision at the junction of the Boom Road and the bridge. The most […]
In our last question to viewers we asked if the D.E.A. should be allowed to operate freely in Belize. The response is as follows: fifty-eight percent of those who polled were ih favor of the D.E.A. unrestricted activities while forty-two percent were against it. Now turning to tonight’s question. It is: “Why do you think […]
The crime statistics are staggering, and to aid in the fight against the violence seventy-four new officers joined the force today. After passing written and physical exams, the recruits were commissioned as officers at the National Police Training Academy in Belmopan. Minister of Police Doug Singh referred to the rise in crime under his tenure […]
During his speech at the graduation ceremony for Recruit Squad number eighty-seven, the Minister of Police indicated that it’s time for the department to go back to basics and for some seasoned officers that may mean basic training. Doug Singh said that the failure of recent exams and a shortened training period shows that officers […]
A relatively quiet Saturday night ended in tragedy for the family of John Gillett. The trucker and his son-in-law were fueling a heavy dump truck but because the diesel did not appear as usual, Gillett tested it with a lighter. That single act caused a huge explosion that threw Gillett several feet away. Plans where […]
On Friday just before midday, Belize’s most wanted Taiwanese/Belizean, Kun Lin Lee who is locally called “Kevin Lee”, known for his “ no pain no gain” slogan, was deported to Belize escorted by US marshals. Lee covered his face from the cameras that awaited him at the Philip Goldson International Airport. After spending the weekend […]
The saga of forty-two year old Rhett Fuller may finally be coming to a conclusion. After numerous court appearances and even an appeal to the Privy Council, Fuller continues to fight an extradition request by the United States Government. Fuller is wanted in Dade County, Florida as one of two alleged conspirators in an incident […]
At this station we are extremely proud to announce that our newsroom has won four major awards in television broadcasting in the Caribbean. In fact, News Five has won in three categories of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union Awards. There were a total of eighty-three entries submitted by member stations across the region in the television […]
As many as seven band members were injured in a traffic accident on the Northern Highway over the weekend. The band was heading to Belize City in a Chevy pick-up when the vehicle overturned. Our crew was also travelling back to Belize City and Isani Cayetano has this report. Isani Cayetano, Reporting As many as […]
There is another vehicular accident that occurred over the weekend. This past Saturday, between miles twenty-nine and thirty on the Western Highway, a mishap resulted in a pileup involving three vehicles. Thirty-year-old Lorencio Vanegas was driving his Ford Escort from Belize City to Belmopan after eight that night. He was accompanied by his wife Odelma. […]
A daring early evening alleged kidnapping that ended in robbery has been reported. The victim, Dwight Montero, an employee of Citrus Products of Belize, says it started in Cayo over the weekend but a police report says the incident was a robbery that took place in Trial Farm. The police claim that at around four […]
Kevin Lee, the well-known and now infamous acupuncturist of the “Pain no Pain” massage parlors in Belize City, landed at the international airport before midday escorted by US Marshalls. Lee had been on the run since last September and was apprehended in Los Angeles in early October through local police and INTERPOL work. An attempt […]
