On Monday, US national Michael Virgin, checked in at a local hotel in La Isla Bonita. It seemed as if he had come to vacation in San Pedro, but before midday today Virgin was found dead in his hotel room. The forty-one year old US National left notes behind indicating that he was having problems […]
Last week we reported on the onion crisis in the two northern districts. Thousands of acres of onion fields, some nine hundred thousand pounds of the vegetable are rotting and farmers who invested substantially are at breaking point. Their financial losses are tremendous and many who turned to lending institutions are now facing burdensome loan […]
Normally it’s the Peace Corps or the Red Cross that is deployed around the world in times of disaster. But last year the Belize Defense Force sent a Company to assist Haitians in their recovery effort. It’s a year later since the earthquake and there is still much more to be done for residents of […]
This Good Friday, fish will be the preferred dish on many tables among Catholic families. It is a tradition that is related to the day when Catholics typically abstain from meat. Fish was once affordable, but when we made our rounds this morning, it is prohibitively high. In fact, the pound of fish at Conch […]
Easter isn’t complete without the usual goodies, some of which are age old traditions. One such delight is the Cross Bun; an Easter treat that we look forward to every year. Well, if you still aren’t sure how to bake the bun, we suggest you stay tuned because coming up is a recipe that you […]
Where will you be going to spend your Easter holiday? While many will use the time to delve into the beaches and bask in the sun with umbrella garnished drinks, the meaning of the holiday can be easily white washed in the seasonal heat. That’s why this morning News Five Spoke to Canon LeRoy Flowers […]
While Canon Flowers spoke about the true meaning of the holiday, Easter is also a time that unsavory criminals take advantage of unattended homes. Police Press Officer Fitzroy Yearwood also had an Easter message of sorts. Yearwood gave tips on how to keep yourself and your property safe over the long holiday weekend. Sergeant Fitzroy […]
The body of an elderly cab driver was found this morning at his home on Central American Boulevard. The sixty-eight year old was last seen on Sunday. Randall Bradley was found dead by his son who had gone to give him a haircut at about nine o’clock this morning. The discovery caused quite a stir […]
It is almost two years since the Government brazenly nationalized Telemedia in August of 2009. While Telemedia’s former shareholders are anticipating a favorable Court of Appeal decision any time now, that the nationalization was unconstitutional, the Government, through Telemedia, has launched another legal attack. This time Channel Five is in the eye of the storm. […]
The Belize National Teachers Union issued a press release today expressing support for Moses Sulph, the social activist who was fired from his job as a clerk at the General Registry on April twelfth. No reasons were given for his termination, but his desk immediately came under investigation after the COLA sleepover in front of […]
A primary school student, out on Easter vacation, is this evening lucky to have escaped serious injury after a wrought-iron gate fell on him at the Michael Finnegan Market. A little after four o’clock security personnel stationed at the newly built facility, along with his parents, rushed the injured child to the K.H.M.H. According to […]
Moses Sulph was fired weeks ago; no reason was provided, but his termination letter was received following a sleep-over in front of the Prime Minister’s offices in Belmopan in protest of oil exploration. Sulph is the vocal President of COLA and that organization has the support of the Public Service Union, Belizeans for Justice and […]
Last week, among the stolen and illegal items raked in during a sweep of hot zones in the City, was a high powered weapon, known to be used mainly by the US Military. The list included everything from power saws, fake parcels of cocaine, hand guns, homemade guns and even an M18-A1 Anti personnel mine. […]
It’s the time of the year for the Rose Classic International Basketball camp. The camp has been taking place for five years at Easter time when the students are away from the classrooms and looking for ways to occupy their time and minds. Since it started, the numbers have been growing and this morning News […]
Basketball is not the only game in town and across the City at the MCC grounds, another group of school children are competing in a football tournament. Organized by Crime Stoppers, the two-week competition is intended to absorb the energies of the young boys and keep them away from the social decay. News Five’s Isani […]
Shortly after one o’clock this afternoon, the coastguard retrieved the body of a man who had been missing at sea since Sunday. Kenrod Brown was among a group, including family members, who set out to sea on a fishing expedition to Bannister Caye. Things soon went awry when the engine of their small boat experienced […]
There is never a dull moment or even a quiet one in the citrus valley. This Saturday, all is set for another special general meeting which is expected to be as contentious and rambunctious as others in the past. Back in February, the Citrus Growers Committee of Management did not allow forty or so citrus […]
At the crack of dawn on Thursday, the Belize Defence Force and media headed north for the destruction of a clandestine airstrip; in its vicinity illegal logging was also taking place. At first blush, it also appeared that the airstrip was smack in the Shipstern reserve but according to its manager, that’s not so. News […]
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 […]
A Honduran fisherman of Independence Village headed out to the Placencia Lagoon at around eight o’clock on Wednesday morning. Fifty-seven year old Arsenio Reyes did not return home and exactly twenty-four hours later, police received a report that the body of a Hispanic male was floating in the lagoon. The body was later identified as […]
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 […]
Joe Coye is not the only one at a crossroads in politics. Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers intended to run for national office but her party put a spanner in the works since her suspension will be lifted after divisional conventions are concluded. Moya Flowers had all but gotten the blessing from Minister Michael Finnegan, her […]
City Hall had a tough day on Wednesday; it landed itself a black eye after B.E.L. pulled the plug bright and early for unpaid bills. The Belize City Mayor, Zenaida Moya Flowers, pulled no punches this morning in expressing how infuriated she is about the disconnection. Moya Flowers says that the council received a twenty-six […]
The Petters Research Institute, founded by Dr. Arlie Petters, one of Belize’s most famous and brightest sons, partnered today with the Belize High School. The B.H.S. opened its door only last year, but it is miles ahead in using technology as a learning tool in the classrooms. News Five’s Isani Cayetano has a report on […]
Tonight, fifty-nine year old Angel Santos Tillett is a happy camper. Tillett’s bank account has grown by fifty-seven thousand, three hundred and seventy-five dollars after he hit the lotto jackpot, which stood at sixty-seven thousand five hundred dollars before taxes. The Canero of San Lazaro says he’s a regular lotto buyer and bought the winning […]
