Well, once again the Tropical Gaming Company, fondly known as the Lotto people are looking for a winner to claim a hefty sum of money. That’s right no one has claimed the $77,500 prize. So if you have your tickets handy, you’d better check them again. The winning numbers are: 2, 6, 14, 20 and […]
After a two-year break, Special Olympics Belize is making a comeback. The event, which is scheduled for November of this year, will feature the sporting talents of children from all over the country. The Coordinator of Special Olympics Belize Dativa Martinez explained that the competition is still in the planning stage. Dativa Martinez, Coordinator, Special […]
Word spread quickly this afternoon that a man had been electrocuted at a construction site. A crowd gathered at the scene on Central American Boulevard where thirty-seven year old construction worker Luis Meggs had been hoisting lumber from the ground floor of the building to the roof when the accident occurred. Eyewitness Greg Moguel said […]
A young man’s attempts to get friendly with a young lady apparently sent him to the hospital today. A sixteen year old boy says he was walking on Coffin Street and began a conversation with a young woman who asked him to change some money at a shop. As he was leaving the store, he […]
The Guatemalan Ambassador Rafael Salazar met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials today to express concern over the shooting death of a Guatemalan evangelist by a B.D.F. patrol on Saturday. Guatemala is asking for a full report on the incident, an indication of whether charges will be filed against the soldier, and results of the […]
A man has been arrested and charged with the attempted rape of a San Pedro resident. According to San Pedro police, a twenty year old woman reported that Marlon Blease visited her room at Captain Morgan’s Retreat, where she also works, at around nine o’clock last night. She claimed that Blease attempted to rape her […]
Here is a correction of a name reported in Monday’s newscast. According to Corozal police, the man found dead in a house on Fourth Avenue is popularly known by the same name as his father: Clarence Turner. However, investigations at the registry revealed that the deceased’s name is actually Alfred Herbert Gillett. The forty-two year […]
A missing ten year old girl was found dead in the Stadium Area of Orange Walk Town this afternoon. Although she disappeared yesterday, her mother did not make any report to police until this morning. Police say Melina Cruz, told them her ten year old daughter Karen returned home from a party around five p.m. […]
Violence erupted at a nightclub in Orange Walk early Sunday morning when a man and his girlfriend were stabbed and guests stampeded towards the doors, injuring two others. Orange Walk police say around three a.m. a fifteen year old girl was dancing with her boyfriend, twenty-three year old Marlon Henderson at Mi Amor Nite Club […]
A Guatemalan was shot by a joint police/B.D.F. patrol after he reportedly threatened members of the patrol with a machete. According to the B.D.F., on Saturday 32 year old Mateo Paiz crossed from Guatemala into Belize near Arenal and refused to let police search his knapsack. The B.D.F. says as Paiz and his ten year […]
While Orange Walk police question the mother of a ten year old girl found dead today, the mother of another murdered child led police to the grave of her daughter Sherilee Nicholas on Friday night. The officers weren’t there to pay last respects, but to dig up the body, whose identity is now being questioned […]
Last week the Water and Sewerage Authority began an exercise to consult with the public about WASA services. But while most members of the public made complaints about their bills or leaks on water lines, there are several customers in the North Creek Area who have a far bigger problem on their hands: raw sewerage […]
Wildlife hits the streets of Belize City tonight, courtesy of the latest art exhibit at the Bliss Institute. Terryl Godoy, the “Man at Work,” showcases his vast talent in “Wild Life and Street Scenes Exhibition.” News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Terryl Godoy, Artist “I have given myself this name, “Man at Work” at least about […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re just in time for this fresh serving of Sports Monday. The semi-pro basketball finals got off with a bang Friday night as B.T.L. Nets with a 7-1 finish in regular season play hosted 6-2 the Kremandala Raiders for game I of a 3 game championship series. In case […]
Another Chinese businessman was shot early this morning in Belize City, but this time the victim was not in his shop, but on a bike when the attack occurred. Thirty-five year old Wu Bao Hua of Cemetary Road told police he was on Johnson Street around two thirty and as he passed the Constitution Park […]
Twenty-two year old mechanic, George Waight was arrested and charged with rape today. Waight, who was released from prison on April twentieth was captured and brought into police headquarters this morning by the husband of his alleged victim. According to police on June second a Salvadoran woman was washing clothes in her yard when a […]
The Governor General Sir Colville Young will represent Belize at the inauguration of the new president of South Africa. Thabo Mbeki will be sworn in on June 16th. The Governor General is being accompanied by Captain David Jones. Cabinet Secretary Robert Leslie is the acting G.G. during Sir Colville Young’s absence. Outgoing President Nelson Mandela […]
Belizean importers as well as the general public are being advised that there is a temporary ban on the importation of animal products from the European Union due to contamination. The EU has confirmed that poultry products from Belgium are tainted with dioxin, a carcinogenic agent that was in the animal feed. Animals in Belgium, […]
The winners of a contest held in memory of broadcaster and comedian George McKesey have been announced. LOVE FM radio station, which sponsored the story telling contest to help revive this dying art, says there was a tie for first place between Kiwana Williams of Gwen Lizarraga High School and Shawn Gonzalez and Leticia Gill […]
“Dis Da Yu Chance” is the theme under which the Education Department will be holding it’s National Literacy Campaign. The campaign, which will run from July fifth through thirteenth August will feature an intensive programme of free classes for anyone over fifteen years. According to the Campaign’s Coordinator, Andy Palacio, the theme explains their main […]
Three up and coming musicians will be leaving the country to attend the Interlochen Arts Camp. The camp, which has been named one of the top 25 in the United States by Family Life Magazine, attracts two thousand students from thirty countries every year. Natasha Young, will study classical violin and piano, Leah Flowers will […]
The rain this morning didn’t dampen the spirits of the students of Belize Elementary School who welcomed their parents and fellow students into their classrooms to view their accomplishment. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods was among those enjoying the displays. The open day demonstrated what students could accomplish with a little bit of support from their […]
Tonight on the Last Word G. Michael Reid looks at the most popular sports in Belize and why our young athletes must be encouraged and supported. Sports has never been high on the priority list of any government in Belize and for a long time it’s sole purpose seemed to have been, to provide all […]
As the police forensics unit deliberate over the decision to exhume the remains of Sherilee Nicholas, the Special Unit of the Criminal Investigation Branch is working hard to solve the most baffling series of murders they have ever come across. Since October of 1998 two primary school girls were brutally murdered while a third remains […]
Four Guatemalans have been caught with a truck full of stolen goods and ammunition. According to San Ignacio Police Pedro Osorio, Jose Donado, Elda Moralez and Jose Rodriguez were heading for the Guatemalan border around seven o’clock last night when the Toyota Land Cruiser and Truck they were travelling in was stopped in the La […]
