In the city brothers Jafari and Wasani Castro and their companions managed to run afoul of two separate law enforcement organizations in the span of a single day – this past Friday. It started early in the morning when they were stopped by police on motorcycles in the Conch Shell Bay area and detained after […]
The Eastern Division (South) police’s official account differs slightly in that the vehicle was parked when the officers approached, but the rest of the leaked report appears to be true. However, the quibble raised by A.C.P. Chester Williams at today’s briefing, separate and apart from politics, is whether police had enough to charge at any […]
So there will be no charges, and the matter appears to be resolved – except for the leak of a usually confidential police document seemingly designed to bring pressure on the Department to re-open the case. A.C.P. Williams says the Department is concerned about the release of its information and is doing an internal investigation, […]
The family of fifty-two-year old Jorge Lemus is trying to come to terms with his untimely death. His body was found in a drain in the village of Unitedville in the west. But tonight, the cause of his death remains under investigation though the Lemus family believes he was robbed, killed and then discarded in […]
Still in the west, twenty-six-year-old Fabiola Velasquez lost her life in a traffic mishap in the early hours of Sunday morning while riding a motorcycle along the Valley of Peace Road. The young lady was returning from an event in that western community when she overtook a team of policemen who were also traveling along […]
Another charge made by the family, believing that foul play may have been involved in the death of their loved one, is that the officers left behind evidence of an attempted cover-up. Those pieces of items include a pair of bloody surgical gloves. According to Senior Superintendent Gillett, the officers were merely sloppy in disposing […]
The Ministry of Health recently announced that it will take over all processing for importation of pharmaceuticals into Belize. Considering past problems involving the drug inspectorate it seems a strange move. But the Customs and Excise Department, which also has a role to play in safe importation of these goods into the country, has been […]
News Five has learned of a significant bust of drugs on the island of Harvest Caye, where Norwegian Cruise Lines has their cruise port. Sometime last week, three visitors to the island were found with two kilos of methamphetamine according to Placencia police. The visitors, two men from the islands of St. Vincent and the […]
An Orange Walk man is free of the charge of theft following the conclusion of his trial in the Supreme Court late on Friday. A jury of nine deliberated for a little over an hour and found him not guilty of theft. Juan Angel Munoz appeared before Judge Adolph Lucas; he was accused of stealing […]
The historic Battlefield Park has a new decoration: a Belize sign where people can take photographs and have a reminder of where they are. Mayor Darrell Bradley says it is part of his continued transformation of downtown Belize City from the “Old” Capital to a vibrant and lively space. The sign, created by Estevan Perera […]
We have been regularly reporting on issues along the Mexico-Belize border with respect to contraband and other smuggling, illegal entry and exit and other issues. The Customs and Excise Department has been at the forefront of curbing and reducing such problems, but it is always a tough job. Recently there have been flare-ups between smugglers […]
The men and women of law enforcement across the country, those attached to the Belize Police Department, are celebrating Police Week 2017. Since launching a calendar of events on Sunday morning, officers have been involved in a number of activities, including cleanup campaigns and community outreach. Later this week, outstanding officers will also be recognized […]
About twenty budding filmmakers are learning an introductory course in video production from established director and producer Steven Torriano Berry. The creative force behind local dramatic television series “Noh Matta Wat,” Berry is no stranger to Belize and for the next five days the concepts drawn by his students will leap off the page to […]
This morning in Placencia, representatives of various ministries within the Government of Belize convened a Green Climate Fund conference. G.C.F. is a fund established within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It is used to assist developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change and its objective is to support […]
The competition was close, but on Saturday night Belmopan native Jennifer Louise Smith was crowned the new Miss Y.W.C.A. 2017-2018, succeeding Ms. Eleanor Sutherland. Smith won the crowd over at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts with a powerful re-telling of her life story in song and monologue. She overcame neglect in childhood and […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights from the weekend sporting activities….]
A group of Belizeans who probably agree with the conclusions of the International Monetary Fund is the Belize Leaders for Social Justice. It is a grouping of social justice organizations dedicated to fighting for the cause of the common man, and they are hoping that Belizeans will brave the expected wet weather this weekend to […]
The Immigration and Nationality Department has been under intense scrutiny ever since Auditor General Dorothy Bradley released a special report on findings within that government agency during 2011 and 2013. That microscope aside, Minister of State Beverly Williams today discussed the ministry’s position on Central American refugees who are seeking residence in Belize. She also […]
On Thursday, we brought you the response of the chair of the so-called “Morality Commission”, Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber, to the news that the Anglican and Methodist churches have withdrawn from their united position to respond to Government in the wake of the Section fifty-three decision from last August. Faber said Government remains interested […]
A San Pedro man is missing for over three weeks and his family is desperately looking for him. Thirty two year old Erin Linarez left his family home on the island on the twenty first of May to voluntarily check himself into the REMAR rehabilitation center in Bullet Tree Village. Linarez was suffering from alcoholism […]
Earlier this week, Panama severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan and announced it was forging relations with China. The move angered Taiwan, which later announced that it was closing its embassy and recalling its technical and diplomatic mission. Today News Five caught up with Taiwan’s Ambassador to Belize we asked him about the rupture and whether […]
And while Ambassador Charles Liu remains positive and hopeful about the ties with Belize, we asked him if there is any concern that China, with its big coffers, will come knocking on other doors in Central America, particularly countries that rely heavily on foreign aid. Liu believes China’s move was strategic and that while they […]
The Taiwanese Government, through the Primary and Secondary Art Skills Training Centre, launched the Taiwan Cultural Exchange Program in Belize. This is the first of its kind program that aims to educate locals about Taiwanese culture, with a focus on language, food, music and education. Andrea Polanco was at today’s launch and has more about […]
The Museum of Belize is spearheading a project that will see small museums enter into an association. Next week the Museum of Belize is going to officially incorporate and sign the article of association that will see small museums better supported with training and other opportunities. When we spoke with Director of the Museum Alexis […]
It’s usually held closer to Mother’s Day, but this year’s Miss Y.W.C.A. pageant will be a Father’s Day affair. Seven “seenagers” will vie for the prestigious title at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. The Association marks sixty-one years and twenty-four for the pageant under the theme Empowering Women in a Changing World. News […]
