The murder of twelve year old Janessa Jones continues to haunt the Ladyville community. The school girl left home after school to run an errand and from all accounts she never made it to the intended destination in the City. Her mother and stepfather have come under close scrutiny and today Arlene Bainton told News’s […]
A student was raped at a high school up north. The fifteen year old student from Corozal Town claims that after classes on Tuesday, eighteen year old Adolfo Manzanilla approached and forced her into the school’s male bathroom and sexually violated her. The young victim was taken to the Corozal Hospital. Manzanilla’s presence on the […]
The last hanging in Belize was back in 1985 when the noose was tightened on Kent Bowers for the murder of Robert Codd. With crime at an all time high many are calling for the return of the death penalty. But what do our viewers think about killing to defend life and property? On our […]
It’s the third anniversary of his death: but Andy Palacio continues to live in the hearts of Belizeans. At the Image Factory, Anthropologist Dr. Joseph Palacio, spoke of Andy, the perfectionist, whose untimely death came at the time when his music reached the pinnacle of success. The promotion and preservation of the Garifuna culture took […]
The Prime Minister’s recent statement on oil exploration in protected areas is causing a firestorm. Last week the PM said that while he had not decided on the future of offshore exploration, he supports drilling by Capital Energy in the Sarstoon Temash National Park. Earlier today, the Belize Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage issued […]
There were two shootings in the Old Capital in the past twenty-four hours. Shots rang out on Monday night at the usually quiet Belama community, across from the police sub-station on Chetumal Street. Just last week there was outrage from the area representative that the station has been closed since the end of last year. […]
In the other incident, a Belize City businessman is lucky to have survived a shooting this afternoon at the corner of Carnation Street and Western Avenue. Glenn Leslie of Leslie’s Sand and Gravel was shot in the abdomen and had to be rushed for medical treatment. According to police, two men pursued Leslie’s son and […]
Tonight’s question is: Is killing justifiable to protect life and property? 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.
The judiciary and members of the legal community were out in full force and regalia this morning for the traditional opening of the Supreme Court. The Acting Chief Justice Samuel Awich reflected on the number of cases and the rise in crime last year while the President of the Bar sought a commitment for the […]
Forty-three Belizeans working at the BATSUB Headquarters in Price Barracks, Ladyville have been given formal notice that come April first their services will no longer be needed. The layoff comes as part of a massive reduction effort by the British Ministry of Defense to ease its presence in Belize and several other countries. The job […]
He first made the news almost a year ago and it appeared that Detective Constable, Jermaine Mangar, an interdicted cop who has now moved from the City to live in Orange Walk, will remain in the headlines as he will now stand trial at the Supreme Court. The charge is an old one: Conspiracy to […]
A burglary early on Sunday morning at Three Flags Supermarket at mile fifty nine on the Western Highway, ended in the death of the suspect. Paul Benjamin was a football player and his family is still in shock. They don’t believe he ever entered the building and allege that the scene was staged. While the […]
There’s another death to report tonight; the body of fifty-nine year old Horace Reyes was retrieved from the Belize River in Burrell Boom Village around seven-thirty this morning by Ladyville Police. Reyes’ body was found floating under a dock behind the Old River Tavern. There were no visible signs of foul play and but the […]
There has not been a murder conviction for some time according to our records; that is until today when a jury handed down a guilty verdict. The jury, comprised of eight women and four men, found Orlando Wade guilty of the 2008 Murder of Sandhill resident, Dorla Pitterson Slusher. It took over three hours of […]
A new fee called a rider’s tax was unexpectedly imposed on domestic flights since Saturday. The tax ostensibly will be used for the expansion of the Belize City municipal airstrip, a project estimated to cost in the range of thirteen million dollars. Whether the tax is permanent, has not been determined, but what we can […]
SATIIM, which co-manages the Sarstoon Temash National Park in the south, is challenging the validity of comments recently made by the Prime Minister. According to Greg Ch’oc, SATIIM’s Executive Director, while the PM told the media that he hadn’t made up his mind about offshore drilling, he had a definite position regarding drilling in the […]
Twelve year old Janessa Jones was the first minor to be murdered this year, and since her body was retrieved from the sea last Wednesday, police investigations have not resulted in any arrests. The probe continues and so far Janessa’s mother and stepfather have twice been detained for questioning and released. Arlene Bainton, reported her […]
A local musician says he intends to sue for damages after a brutal run-in with police officers on the eighth of this month. Damion August, who goes by the stage name Weezy, says the cops broke his jaw and landed him in the hospital for a week. But aside from the physical pain, August says […]
Going into the weekend, there is great unease in the city where gang warfare has erupted. There were two shootings on Thursday night within minutes of each other. One turned out fatal for Trevor Trapp, the brother of Andre Trapp who was ambushed last year as he left the court in downtown Belize City. Trevor […]
Forty minutes before Trapp’s murder, a shopkeeper was shot inside his business. Shirong Mei, was at his shop at the corner of Prince Street and East Canal when he was shot by a customer. The customer came up to the barred window of the store and after placing his order, he shot twice at Mei. […]
The fifth murder victim for this year is from Carmelita in Orange Walk District. David Middleton left his common-law wife at work on Monday and did not return to pick her up. He was later found badly beaten and with six stab wounds. Middleton managed to talk to police before he slipped into a coma […]
There is trouble in the ranks of the newly formed association of tender of operators. On Monday the ad hoc association of tender owners was thrown together during a meeting that succeeded a sit down with Prime Minister Dean Barrow on his return from a meeting with cruise executives in Miami. The group of twelve […]
Our last question regarding primary school age children being sent on errands without adult supervision drew comments, some emotional, on both our e-poll and IMS. One viewer put her response in this way; “Belize is no playground, it is a dangerous place for EVERYONE, you can be sexually violated, assaulted or worst murdered so either […]
At midnight, the prices of fuel went up for the second time in two weeks. If you are reeling from that hike, well hold on because the prices of butane gas are also up. The hundred pound cylinder shot up by four dollars over all. The price changes were approved last Friday and the next […]
There is an unconfirmed report that a major shakeup is in the pipeline at the Central Bank of Belize. Multiple, credible sources say that Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Belize, Allan Slusher, who comes with substantial experience from the Caribbean Development Bank, is to be replaced by former Prime […]
