On Tuesday, December fifteenth, twenty-six year old Mark Henry was injured during an alleged shoot-out he had with police as he hid from them underneath his house on North Creek Road in Belize City. Henry, who received shots to his right upper leg, left lower leg, left side of his buttocks and right upper arm, […]
And a late report from Punta Gorda indicates that a prisoner in the town’s jail has committed suicide. Twenty-three year old Jerry Ash, who had been arrested in Punta Gorda on Christmas for a robbery committed in Dangriga, was found yesterday in his cell hanging from the neck. It is believed that a lacing from […]
The cash registers have fallen all but silent in downtown Belize City but as the merchants of Albert and Queen Streets count up their Christmas sales the consensus is that the traffic in the shops just about equaled that on the streets: that is to say, jammed. Hyacinth Latchman sampled some sellers. Sunil Sadarangani, Owner, […]
One enterprise that is looking forward to a better year in 1999 is the Belize Social Security Board. As the only local shareholder in the Fiesta Inn the Board saw its three point two million dollar investment seriously jeopardized by the Fiesta’s recent fall into receivership. A check of the Board’s other investments shows that […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for a fresh serving of Sports Monday. For Acros football team of Belize City, a winless second half in the current B.F.L. Competition seems to be quickly approaching a painful reality. Yesterday the struggling Acros team looked to change its circumstances against another struggling ball […]
A Belize City businessman is hospitalized following a shooting at his club on Central American Boulevard early this morning. Police say around four thirty-five a.m. they were alerted by a taximan that three men had broken into the W.B. Pool and Bar located at the corner of Central American Boulevard and Trinity Street. Police responded […]
No one involved in the situation at Fiesta Inn is in any hurry to talk to the press but a picture is slowly emerging as to what the future holds for Belize’s largest hotel, now in receivership. In a short phone interview today with News Five, receiver Stanley Ermeav of K.P.M.G. Peat Marwick explained that […]
But the Belize Bank is not only concerned with the receivership of the Fiesta Inn and today the staff celebrated its customers by greeting the winner of their Action Plan Loan raffle. Iracela Acosta went to the Belize Bank branch in San Pedro in September to get a loan to buy a golf cart. This […]
With so many people making merry tonight and over the next few days, the Traffic Department would like to warn you to be on the lookout for drunk drivers. The department says some of the signs that a driver is under the influence include reckless driving, braking erratically, speeding or doing just the opposite — […]
Inmates at the Hattieville Prison had their Christmas a little early this year. Yesterday there was a church service in the morning followed by a big meal complemented with apples and soft drinks. Then it was time for the big show courtesy of a new organization, the Young Artists Association. News Five’s Hyacinth Latchman was […]
A lighthouse keeper, his wife and their children disappeared on their way to English Caye over a week ago. Their boat has been found but there is still no sign of the family. Today News Five spoke with relatives about this strange case and their refusal to give up the search. On Wednesday December sixteenth […]
While adults may be staying up late tonight to wrap presents, visit with friends or go to midnight mass, most children will be trying very hard to go to sleep tonight because they know — or hope — that in the morning they will find something special under the Christmas tree. But while there may […]
The deal had been rumored for weeks and today a story in the Belize Times made it public. After almost ten years in business and millions of dollars in losses the hotel operation known lately as the Fiesta and more fondly as the Ramada, has been put into receivership. What this essentially means is the […]
Three men from Sittee River have been arrested for the murder of Efraim Rowley who was gunned down in a poolroom Friday night, but the Kelly family is still uneasy and believes the whole incident could have been avoided if police had been more responsive. Today News Five spoke with the father of a woman […]
A second person has died as a result of a fire on Tibruce Street on Sunday night. Police tell News Five that George Joseph died this morning at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital of his injuries. His common law wife Isolene Garcia was killed in the fire which began around nine thirty p.m. Police and […]
A truck collided with a bus last night on the Northern Highway and one man was injured. Police say around six thirty p.m. Tito Sib was driving a bus heading towards Ladyville when between miles three and four a truck driven by Frank Kerr heading in the opposite direction reportedly made a left turn and […]
Security at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital and Hurricane Mitch rehabilitation were among the topics discussed at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting in Belmopan. Today’s briefing reports that Cabinet decided that the Ministry of Health should hire a security company for the K.H.M.H. and that a rental system should be created to allow private doctors access to […]
On Sunday the People’s United Party announced its slate of candidates for the March City Council Elections. David Fonseca will be running for mayor and there are nine nominees for councilor including incumbent Mayor Marshall Nuñez. Most of us didn’t think much about it because traditionally there have been nine members of the council, but […]
An accident in Belize City has left two men injured. Police say at about six thirty this morning a security guard for Courts Belize Limited twenty-seven year old Carlos Williams reportedly took a Courts pickup truck for a ride without permission. While on Cork Street by the Memorial Park Williams lost control of the vehicle […]
Orange Walk police are investigating a holdup and robbery at the Come and Go Gas Station around six forty-five, Sunday evening. According to police reports, a masked man, wearing camouflage clothing and armed with a machine gun, walked into the station and demanded money. Police say after an undetermined amount of cash was handed over, […]
It looks like the residents of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye will be having a brighter Christmas this year. Work on the Belize Electricity Limited’s submarine power line connecting the town to the national power grid situated at the mainland coast near Maskall Village has been completed. The line, which was constructed over an eight-month period, […]
The Belize City Council will tomorrow night hold its annual Christmas Concert in front of the commercial center. One of the night’s main attractions will be awards given out to outstanding Belizeans who the council believes need to be recognized in some way. Danny Madrid, City Councilor “Our first is for Peyrefitte Brothers whom have […]
If you hear someone singing Jingle Bells or Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, tomorrow night, peek out your window because it may be the children from the National Organization for the Prevention of Child Abuse spreading holiday cheer. News Five’s Hyacinth Latchman was invited to a special preview at the NOPCA office today. They are […]
If you still haven’t finished your Christmas shopping and plan to make a last minute trip to Chetumal you’re likely to be in for quite a surprise. News Five’s Stewart Krohn reports from Santa Elena, Corozal. Stewart Krohn “For years we’ve watched as busloads of Belizeans head across the Rio Hondo to shop in Chetumal. […]
