The second death reported this weekend, was up north in Orange Walk. But the body did not wash to shore in the floods; in fact it was simply sitting in a wheelchair. Police were called to the Slaughterhouse Road area at around seven p.m. on Sunday where a man was found in the wheelchair, parked […]
Her name has been called countless times as the prosecutor in court cases, but today twenty-nine year old Christelle Wilson became the newest member of the Belize Bar Association. Wilson was called to the Bar at a special session in the courtroom of Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh this morning. The CJ congratulated the new attorney […]
Two senior officers of the Belize Police Department who will likely not be here for the storm, are Senior Superintendent of Police, Chester Williams and Superintendent Bart Jones. Williams, who was in charge of the Cayo police formation, left Belize today en route to the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies […]
This news just in, a family of six heading by sea to Belize City is in peril tonight after the skiff they were traveling in reportedly ran aground at the barrier reef and broke into two. A distressed friend of the family called News Five a few minutes ago, to report the incident, which happened […]
The much publicized poverty alleviation project does not stretch to the north side of the City, but that does not mean that poverty does not plague this side of the Old Capital. Far from it, if you go through Belama Phase Three, you can still find the infamous London Bridges that are prevalent in backyards. […]
A fifth person lost his life, but it was not to gun or other violence. The lifeless body of a man was retrieved from the Belize River on Saturday morning, a short distance from the foot of the Bel-China Bridge. Residents of the Conch Shell Bay area in Belize City were alerted to the scene […]
Senior Counsel Rodwell Williams, law partner and close friend of Prime Minister Dean Barrow, returned to Belize on Sunday after more than three months of intensive care at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Florida. Williams was critically injured in an execution attempt on the night of June first while he was leaving his firm, Barrow and […]
It also got heated at the trade expo at the new ITVET building and tonight Police Corporal Bradford Berry is the subject of an investigation after an incident involving Kremandala personality Mose Hyde. Reports are that around five o’clock on Sunday evening the men got into a verbal altercation at the fairgrounds when Berry informed […]
It’s one of the staples for September—The Primary School Children’s Rally and dates back to a time when lemonade and powder buns were the special treats. Despite the changes in treats, however, the objective of the event itself remains the same—to inject a sense of national pride. Delahnie Bain re-visited a fond memory to compare […]
The entire country is still reeling from the bloodbath in the old capital over the past weekend. And for those who find comfort in the gospel in the midst of the darkness, a group of singers are hosting a concert this weekend with a positive message. Belize’s Mikal Evans and Jamaican artist Dwayne Murphy are […]
There were no murders today, but sadly there was still loss of life. A resident of Rasta Street was trying to deal with the city’s heat by going to take a swim in an area known as Old College on Monday. Thirty-two year old Dion Young told his family he was going to the Old […]
The Holy Redeemer Cathedral in downtown Belize City was overflowing today with family and friends for the funeral services for the late Carlos Espat, former educator and Secretary General of the People’s United Party. Espat was interned at Homeland Memorial Cemetery on the Western Highway following celebration of his life. There was no eulogy and […]
Two school aged siblings from San Marcos, Toledo, have been missing for more than a week. The two kids were selling craboo and limes last Monday when they disappeared. The last place they were spotted was near Cattle Landing. The parents of nine year old Onelia and eleven year old Benjamin Rash say they needed […]
A search continues for two missing siblings from the village of San Marcos in the Toledo District. As we told you last Thursday, they have been missing since August thirtieth when they were selling craboo and lemons near Cattle Landing. Anxiety reached boiling point among family and the community over their disappearance this past Sunday […]
The United States Army is testing two Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in the Cayo District. The YMQ-18A /FORESTER, which is essentially a remote controlled helicopter, reportedly crashed while attempting to land at the Central Farm Airfield. A release sent from the U.S Embassy says that no injuries or fatalities resulted from the accident and the […]
The Carnival King and Queen Competition was held on Saturday night and we’ll bring you all the action on Tuesday. But even with that aspect of the judging out the way, the bands still have a lot of preparation before the road march on September eleventh. The Jam Jam Mas Band worked until about two […]
By now you would know that the City Center has been condemned as unsafe to accommodate mass events. The building was not maintained over the years and has deteriorated to the point where structural damages make the facility a dangerous place. So we asked the public their views on whether it should be demolished or […]
If you live in the neighbourhood you would know of the competitiveness between St Luke and St Martin’s Primary school. Both traditionally put off superb music performances at the annual Festival of Arts. While the competition is friendly, it is about to get a bit more fierce in their music programs. St. Martin’s has just […]
The Women’s Issue Network of Belize received a grant of close to two hundred thousand dollars today. The grant will assist the agency in addressing gender-based violence in Belize. When domestic abuse goes unresolved, the consequences can be deadly, as we reported earlier with Shamir Henry and Leshawn Lino. The grant was made by the […]
We reported earlier this week that the Belize City Center will be out of commission for a number of activities in this month’s national celebrations. The facility deteriorated over the years and has now been declared unsafe due to structural damages. The Ministry of Words has inspected and deemed that it should be closed off […]
The body of a man that was found in the Mopan River in Succotz Village on Monday remains unidentified. A post mortem has confirmed that the man died from drowning and police do not suspect foul play. The body which was decaying is described as about five feet four inches in height. The deceased was […]
There will be plenty to see and take part in during the celebrations of Belize’s twenty nine years of Independence. Favourite events include the Carnival Road March and the Citizen’s Parade. It is a time of year that all Belizeans across the diaspora return home and what better way to treat them than with a […]
Carnival 2010 is days away. Organizers say they expect a large turnout of bands this year. On Wednesday night, our carnival team caught up with two-well known senior bands as they sweated the night away with bacchanal fever. The mas camps are included in the first part of the judging process which culminates on September […]
The post mortem results of fifty-seven year old Gregorio Cornejo reveal that he died from drowning. Cornejo has been employed at Mata Chica Resort on San Pedro Ambergris Caye for the last ten years. On Monday night, the staff of the resort held a staff party to celebrate the end of the tourist season which […]
With crime soaring, there is legislation in the pipeline to bring the circulation of illegal weapons under control and off the hands of criminals. One of our viewers, Israel Moran, proposed a question about the protection of the law-abiding citizens. So we asked on Tuesday night: Should the government make it less onerous for private […]
