Twenty-three year old Miguel Matus, a prisoner who escaped from custody on February third, remains at large tonight despite being sighted by residents of Toledo District near Salamanca earlier this week. Matus, who was serving a life sentence for murder, has been on the run for the past six days after fleeing from a corrections […]
There is late breaking news from the north; and it is not sweet for the six thousand cane farmers that depend on the sugar industry for their livelihood, even though sugar is selling at thirty-three US cents per pound on the world market and is one of the highest paid commodities. After a late start […]
Industry insiders say that the quality of cane was greatly improved in this crop and that the temporary shut-down of the factory will extend the harvest into the rainy season. That scenario is likely to compromise the quality of the cane. Ortega also says that farmers are bound to be hit in the pockets. Via […]
Last Wednesday US National, fifty-nine year old Diana Mechling lost her life during a snorkeling trip to Goff’s Caye when the propeller of the catamaran she had just alighted from slashed her right hip and leg. Today the Belize Port Authority issued a release stating that following an inquiry by the harbor master, the captain […]
An immigration inquiry has brought two Indian nationals before the Magistrates Court. The first to be detained and charged was twenty-three year old Indra Kumar Baswani. He was asked by Immigration personnel on Monday to furnish his documents and he retrieved them from the warehouse of “At God’s Store” on Amara Avenue. Baswani was detained […]
Hurricane Richard hit parts of Belize with a vengeance last October twenty-fourth. The Hattieville community felt the full brunt of the storm and many families were displaced by the force of the winds. A resident, whose plea for assistance was heard on our newscast, has had her prayers answered. News Five’s Jose Sanchez found out […]
While two were killed, there was more tragedy when a family of eight lost most of their belongings in a mid-morning inferno on Sunday. The family was not home when the fire broke in one of two houses in the yard and it is believed it could be a case of arson. Julie Thurton rushed […]
We often hear of secondary school competition on the courts, fields and playing grounds. But the Institute of Social and Cultural Research designed a competition of the mind that questions the ties that bind us together as a people. The high school competition had the participation of close to a dozen schools, and the finalists […]
An incident that occurred at Gwen Lizarraga High School last week Wednesday has come to a close when the teacher and the school parted ways. Sometime after two thirty p.m. on February second, a student called his teacher ‘Soupy’ in class. Though it appears to be a harmless term, it actually made reference to an […]
Just last week three year old Lupita Padilla was bitten by a mixed breed dog in the Jerusalem area behind the Lord’s Ridge Cemetery. The toddler is said to have wandered into a neighbor’s yard where the dog pounced on her and bit her on the neck and face. No charges have yet been brought […]
Daniel Silva, one of the Deputy Leaders of the P.U.P. and the owner of Cahal Pech Resort in San Ignacio, was reportedly robbed by his own watchman. Silva reported to the police that on Thursday night, he secured his licensed nine millimeter pistol and a magazine with six live rounds of ammunition inside a wooden […]
Convicted murderer twenty-three year old Miguel Matus has been on the run since escaping from custody on Thursday of last week. While there are indications that his flight was orchestrated Belize City Police are yet to determine if there was collusion on the part of the prison officer that was along with him. It is […]
We reported three weeks ago that local musician, Damion “Weezy” August, is suing the police for damages after he was allegedly beaten on the face by a group of cops. His jaw was broken and is still wired shut, but August is not keeping quiet about what he believes is a cover up by the […]
The Opposition People’s United Party held a contested convention over the past weekend up north. Close to one thousand four hundred voters cast their ballot in the three-man race in the Corozal Southwest convention to replace the outgoing standard bearer, Doctor Gregorio Garcia. A veteran in the area, Garcia won as area representative in 1993 […]
The Chinese community turned out in record numbers for their lunar New Year celebrations at the Princess Hotel in Belize City. The occasion was festive; there was the traditional dragon dance as well as performances by a local Garifuna band. A thirteen meal course, Chinese style, topped off the celebrations. 2011 is the Year of […]
Local authorities remain on the lookout for twenty-three year old Miguel Matus who fled from custody on Thursday following a dental appointment in Belize City. Matus, who is serving life in prison for the cold-blooded murder of seventeen year old Priscilla Tzib, absconded around midday after visiting Dr. Bennett’s Dental Clinic accompanied by a prison […]
On Wednesday a mixed breed dog attacked three year old Lupita Padilla, who wandered off and ended up under her neighbor’s house in the Jerusalem area behind the Lord’s Ridge Cemetery in Belize City. The young girl was severely bitten on the neck and face and is tonight recuperating at the hospital. News Five spoke […]
Fifteen days ago, sixteen year old Khadisha Saragosa went missing after leaving her boyfriend’s house. He claims he never saw her again and her family has been fed with numerous rumors about her whereabouts, but all leads have turned out empty. Today News Five spoke to her grandmother, Angelina Allen, who says they were last […]
Meanwhile, Allen says they have started fundraising to offer a reward for information that can help them locate Khadisha. Angelina Allen “Right now we are working and are trying to raise funds to put out a reward so maybe someone could see her out there and we’re trying to get a thousand dollars reward so […]
Lyndon Bailey, a recipient of FirstCaribbean’s Unsung Hero’s program, came to our studios on Thursday because he felt he wasn’t given a fair assessment by Atlantic Insurance. His damaged vehicle was attached to a trailer when he dropped by to complain about the insurance company. Bailey, a founder of Tubal Trade School, was involved in […]
Police officers are expected to uphold the law and to be upstanding members of the community. But a man and his wife have come forth with a very serious allegation against a police corporal stationed at the Hattieville Police Station. Steven and Bridget Dixon say that their eighteen year old son was involved in a […]
Gilbert Tablada spent many years of his life dedicated to service with the police force. He is widely known as the no-nonsense cop who was both feared and respected. Tablada retired from the force years ago but his living conditions have not been optimal. But all that is about to change because Tablada and his […]
Diana Mechling and her husband Michael were among thousands of tourists who visited the jewel on Wednesday. The American couple chose to go snorkeling in the pristine waters off Goff’s Caye but that trip ended tragically for the Mechling’s from Ohio. Diana lost her life when the propeller of a catamaran operated by Cruise Solutions, […]
Twenty-three year old Miguel Matus, a convicted murderer from Benque Viejo, is tonight on the lam from local authorities in what can only be described as a comedy of errors on the part of prison officials. Matus, who is serving a life sentence for the shooting death of seventeen year old Pricilla Tzib, showed up […]
An incident at a Belize City High School has prompted the management to send home a teacher pending the outcome of an investigation. According to the administration of Gwen Lizaragga High School, the incident between the teacher, Wilfred Austin Neal, and a male student occurred after two thirty Wednesday afternoon. While in class, a student […]
