Errol Ferguson, the taxi driver known as “Lighta”, was violently stabbed to death at around seven a.m. on Thursday and it was suspected that the culprits were brothers. Today three siblings, twenty-two year old Michael and twenty year old Ryan Pook along with their seventeen year old brother were arraigned before Chief Margaret Gabb McKenzie. […]
A search party, led by the police, is combing the Roaring Creek area for a father of three who has been missing since Sunday. The family of Rufino Sho, a handyman, is fearing the worst since he was inebriated when he was last seen and his clothes have been found near the National Agriculture Show […]
One of the most startling findings of the 2010 Population Census was that the unemployment rate has peaked to twenty-three percent. That prompted our last poll question, which asked viewers if they feel that the high unemployment will hamper the country’s economic recovery. While seventeen percent don’t share that concern, the majority of the voters—eighty-three […]
Another intake of young men has gone from recruits to soldiers. This morning they became the newest members of the Belize Defence Force. Governor General Sir Colville Young was the inspecting officer at the graduation, which was also attended by the Acting Chief Justice Samuel Awich and Minister of Defence, Carlos Perdomo. The annual event […]
After the ceremony the recruits gathered with their family in celebration at Price Barracks. While there are opportunities for growth and experience in the B.D.F. for these recruits, it is very likely that they will eventually be placed not only along the borders of the country, but also in the streets of the old capital […]
There are two murders to report tonight; one in Orange Walk where three minors are expected to be charged and the other in the Old Capital this morning. In both cases, the culprits are believed to be brothers. In the City, a taxi driver originally from Hattieville, was stabbed multiple times just after seven this […]
In the other homicide, a brawl involving two sets of siblings ended in a senseless murder at a school in the north on Wednesday evening. Three minors from Orange Walk Town are expected to be arraigned shortly in connection with the murder of a nineteen year old ITVET student, Shamir Gonzalez. Shamir and Yassir Gonzalez […]
In the west, police are tonight looking for a resident of Roaring Creek who was reported missing by his family on Wednesday. Thirty-six year old Rufino Sho along with his wife, Hilaria Oh, had visited the show grounds on May first with their three children where they attended the National Agriculture and Trade Show. Later […]
Diverging perspectives on the state of race relations in the Jewel since Independence was at the centre of an educational forum at the Bliss Institute. Students from three tertiary level institutions; the University of Belize, Ecumenical Junior College and Galen University presented their research findings on the weighty topic of Social Cohesion in Belize’s Multi-Cultural […]
Two cases of sexual offences ended in court today; one with a conviction and the other with an acquittal. This afternoon, the trial began against thirty-five year old Michael “Crazy” Arnold on a charge of rape. But before the Prosecutor, Kay Grant, could call her first witness, Arnold pleaded guilty to raping a fifteen year […]
The St. Martin’s community was thrown into panic early on Tuesday night as the urban warfare intensified in the Old Capital. The area was cordoned off, residents were evacuated, the police top brass were deployed and the bomb expert was flown in from San Pedro. An unidentified man hurled a grenade at no less than […]
At news time, Police continue to look for suspects in connection with the hurling of the fragment grenade. If there would have been an explosion, the bloody aftermath of murdered women and children would have brought irreparable damage to the government’s initiatives such as Restore Belize and Operation Jaguar. But regular raids carried out by […]
Tonight’s question is: Do you think that the high unemployment rate that is hovering at close to twenty three percent will hamper economic recovery? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com.
Our headline news tonight is about a grenade that was launched at a group of women and children. It didn’t go off but it threw the community into panic. In San Pedro, big guns from the region are in a conference on illicit trafficking, that’s the illegal trading, selling or dealing in specified goods, including […]
As we reported on Tuesday, the national executive of the People’s United Party met today at Independence Hall. Except or a few sparks that flew across the room, the executive approved the appointment of area representatives Mark Espat and Cordel Hyde as senior deputy leaders of the opposition party. Both were not present for the […]
Corporal Gavin Sanchez was shot several times and died at the San Pedro Police Barracks on March eighteenth, 2010. More than a year later, it is still not known whether the officer that pulled the trigger, Sergeant Paulino Reyes, will be held responsible for Sanchez’ death. The controversy surrounding the killing was compounded last October […]
In the Belmopan Supreme Court, arguments concluded today in the case of against interdicted police constable, thirty-six year old Manuel Hill for Abetment to Murder. Hill, who was stationed at the police formation in the Capital, was charged in 2009 and is accused of being involved in the murder of Taiwanese National, Hui Lin Chen […]
Two persons fell victim to street violence over the weekend. A resident of Faber’s Road was shot at close range on Sunday night. One bullet found its mark on Russel Douglas’ abdomen as he socialized with friends at a regular hang-out spot on Faber’s Road. The gunman simply rode up on a bicycle and delivered […]
The other victim did not die from gun violence, he succumbed to stab wounds. Forty-one year old Elvis Rhamdas, who was viciously knifed on Holy Thursday whilst standing at the corners of Victoria Street and New Road, passed away after a weeklong battle for his life in the intensive care unit at the K.H.M.H. On […]
In a late afternoon session in court, Customs personnel filed a complaint against the owner of a Plymouth Voyager Van that was found with contraband vegetables on Monday night. The vehicle was pursued on the Northern Highway and shots were fired when the driver sped off, but the occupants abandoned the van and escaped in […]
On November fourteenth, 2010 a team of law enforcement personnel including four police officers and a customs boatman was nabbed near the entrance of San Juan Village. The men, it is suspected, were the masterminds behind the landing of an executive jet, laden with eighty bales of Colombian cocaine, along the Southern Highway in the […]
It’s been at the top of the news around the world. The most wanted terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, the founder of the militant Al-Qaeda organization was killed on May first during an operation in Pakistan that had been under the directive of U.S. President Barack Obama. Bin Laden, fifty three years old, was shot in […]
In news of a political nature, are Mark Espat and Cordel Hyde back in the P.U.P. graces? There is word that the executive of the People’s United Party will be meeting this Wednesday to decide on some major changes in the hierarchy of the party. The executive is being asked to consider the re-instatement of […]
And there were two political conventions over the weekend. On Sunday, the U.D.P. elected Hugo Patt, the Chairman of the Belize Sugar Industries Control Board, as the new standard bearer for the Corozal North Constituency. Patt who garnered one thousand one hundred and forty votes thrashed the area representative of the constituency, Nemencio Acosta who […]
Exactly how many men, women and children are living in Belize? And is there a particular ethnic group that occupies most of the country? Which religion dominates? It’s not just a simple numbers game, as any majority group can guide public policy and sway political might over the country. The answers of these questions can […]
