Next Saturday, the bugle will sound at the starting line of this year’s Cross Country Cycling Classic. It’s the biggest sporting event locally that takes cyclists from Belize City, up the hills in the Cayo District and back into the old capital. Belizeans are feverishly hoping that the prestigious garland will go back in the […]
A family from the west is alleging that police used excessive force on them. It’s not an unusual claim, but it involves an elderly woman, who says that she was dragged through a door and fell four feet to the ground. Another family member had to get medical attention and the incident left the entire […]
FIFA’s president Joseph Sepp Blatter touched down in Belize for only a few hours on Wednesday; he arrived and left on a private plane heading to Nicaragua. The visit, albeit short, gave him enough time to express his stanch support to Dr. Bertie Chimilio, the president of the Football Federation of Belize which is a […]
Last week, Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced the introduction of tough new anti-crime laws. But the violence and lawlessness continue unabated and criminals roam and kill with relative ease. So today while a peace march was not huge in numbers, the message from the University of Belize students was loud and clear…. they want an […]
While the U.B. students protested the violence, one man was taken to court to face charges for one of the many murders in Belize City. It was a shock to his family and friends when twenty-nine year old Andrew Moses was brutally gunned down on March tenth, 2010. That’s because he was well known in […]
In the fight against drugs, last year News Five joined the Belize Defence Force as they destroyed a marijuana plantation in a field in the Orange Walk District. While those burning buds were for local use, narco-traffickers use Belize as a transshipment point. But the anti-drug war is being fought by security forces on all […]
City councilor Eric Chang is tonight the subject of an investigation by the Customs & Excise Department following a raid on his home on Wednesday night. While Chang was not found in possession of any uncustommed goods, it is suspected that duties have not been paid for his vehicle, a late model Isuzu D-Maxx. The […]
Is it a case of a fox and the sour grapes? According to Joe Coye who lost terribly to Anthony Mahler last Sunday in the Caribbean Shores, it is rather a case of “grapes of rational wrath.” So ends a statement Coye issued today following his defeat as standard bearer in the Caribbean Shores […]
Tuesday afternoon’s murder and shooting was followed by an armed robbery in the old capital. Robbers made off with over six thousand dollars in cash and thirty thousand dollars in cheques. It wasn’t a brazen daylight robbery but one that occurred on a dead end road in Belize City after nine o’clock on Tuesday night. […]
In our newscast on Tuesday night, we reported on the late afternoon murder of Avondale “Hogbone” Fuller who was ambushed at the Conch Shell Fish market. The homicide has the Gang Suppression Unit on high alert as Hogbone, is a reputed affiliate of the George Street gang and retaliation can be expected. One person, with […]
A few hours after the deadly shooting police detained a suspect whom they believed could assist them in their investigation. The murder of Avondale Fuller, despite increased police presence in the streets of Belize City, succeeds a series of retaliatory shootings in what is believed to be an ongoing gang rivalry. News Five spoke to […]
Following the murder of Hogbone, another shooting took place in the area. Twenty year old Jerome Lewis was injured to the upper arm. No suspects have been charged. Lewis was standing in front of his house on Fairweather Street when he was met by gunfire. The employee of Maya Island Air almost became the next […]
U.S. national, Thomas Donahue, is the most recent U.S. most wanted fugitive to be captured in Belize. Donahue was busted on Tuesday at the home of Hector Polomo, who resides on Santa Rita Road in Corozal Town. The forty-four year has long rap sheet and is a registered sex offender wanted for allegedly producing tons […]
OCEANA and the Northern Fishermen Cooperative this morning sealed a deal for the purchase of two trawling vessels. The agreement follows a ban on all forms of trawling in Belize’s territorial waters. Aside from purchasing the trawlers, OCEANA will also be providing funding to the cooperative for small eco-friendly loans and disaster relief. One of […]
A well known associate of the George Street gang has been gunned down this evening by the Vernon Street Fish Market. Avondale Fuller, also known as Hagbone, was shot and killed and according to reports, by a barrage of bullets. Fuller is by trade, a fisherman of sixty six West Street. But his reputation from […]
A mere ten days ago on April third, the prices of fuel hit the roofs. And if you felt the pain in your wallet, well, we can tell you that the new prices will be even more merciless. Another fuel hike is in the works at midnight tonight which will put the price of premium […]
The Fire Department was called to the scene before dawn this morning in the area of Vernon Street. Two vehicles parked near the Red House were on fire and the owners believe it is a case of arson. The vehicles belonged to the Galvez family; one of the brothers Chris was murdered in December 2009 […]
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It has been tough for the former employees of National Transport Limited. Since the company went into receivership late last year, they have been in limbo over salaries owed to them. Another round of meetings was held today with the Labor Department but that might not bring any comfort to the workers. News Five’s Isani […]
The group Citizens Organized for Liberty through Action has been at the forefront of social issues affecting Belizeans. COLA has been very vocal about the offshore drilling issue and the government’s sharing agreement with Belize Natural Energy. Recently, COLA has even gone as far as staging a sleep-over in front of the Prime Minister’s Belmopan […]
Five persons, including the bank manager, were arraigned on Monday in connection with the robbery at the Orange Walk branch of Heritage Bank. Just as that case got underway, a retrial against three men for a previous bank heist in that district came to an end. Six men are believed to have carried out the […]
Belize City police have increased their presence on the deadly streets of the Old Capital in the wake of last weekend’s bloodbath. But the boost in manpower has proven insufficient in thwarting criminals from taking aim at three Belize City men, two who were murdered within three hours. We begin tonight’s newscast by reporting on […]
Belisle rented the taxi on Saturday morning and had already planned on making runs from a local nightspot. It is believed that his attacker trained his weapon on the men who came to his assistance and that Belisle was simply at the wrong place. Kenny Gladden, Friend of Deceased “He’s a quiet man, you know. […]
The murder of Enrique Trapp, which preceded that of Kirk Gladden on Saturday, is widely believed to be an act of retaliation for a previous shooting incident which occurred earlier that day. Trapp, a resident of Taylor’s Alley, was shot multiple times less than a stone‘s throw away from his home. Police reports are that […]
It appears that, as originally suspected, the robbery of a bank in Orange Walk Town was an inside job. Police say they now have enough evidence against the manager of Heritage Bank and four others for last Tuesday’s heist. Samantha Carlos, the manager who is also a former beauty queen, along with an unlikely ally, […]
