Police are investigating the death of an Orange Walk man whose body was found floating in the Rio Hondo on Monday afternoon. Thirty-year-old Macario Coba of San Lazaro Village disappeared on October second although no report was made to police. His body was brought ashore at Bottes Village in Quintana Roo, Mexico. There were no […]
Police are looking for the messenger for the Belize City Magistrate’s Court and almost six thousand dollars which was supposed to be deposited in the bank on Monday. Seventeen year old Kenny Humes was given six thousand, one hundred and ninety five dollars to take to the Atlantic Bank that morning, but failed to return […]
A skiff belonging to the Belize Western Energy Company has been reported stolen. The ten-foot white skiff disappeared from its moorings in some mangroves at mile four on the Western Highway on October third. The skiff and its Yamaha engine are valued at two thousand six hundred dollars.
It’s almost a year since Hurricane Mitch threatened Belize, but better late than never. The Ministry of Health conducted a hurricane preparedness exercise at the Karl Heusner Memorial today. News Five spoke with the Nurse Administrator for the hospital about what they hope to achieve through the exercise. Ivorine Bulwer Hemmans, Nursing Administrator “We are […]
The European Union is offering grants from ten thousand to one hundred thousand Belize dollars to agribusiness owners to cover up to seventy-five percent of the cost of a research or training project. Adelina Jeffrey, Trade Investment and Promotion Service National Coordinator says the fund was made possible through Belize’s membership in CARIFORUM. Jeffrey says […]
After the murders of four little girls in Belize City, and rising crime the government imposed a curfew for all children. It was among the recommendations made by the children themselves at the Children’s Summit in March and for the most part the kids and their parents are observing the curfew. But there are those […]
The United Democratic Party held their first National Convention under their new constitution on Sunday at the City Centre. A new executive was elected which retained Dean Barrow as Party Leader, brought Senator Oscar Ayuso in as first Deputy Leader and Carlos Castillo as second Deputy Leader. Douglas Singh was voted in as Chairman with […]
The Minister of Economic Development Ralph Fonseca represented Belize over the last two weeks at CARICOM and Commonwealth Finance Meetings in Jamaica and Cayman as well as attending the International Monetary Fund/World Bank Meetings in Washington DC. On September twenty-ninth he spoke to the Plenary Session of the IMF/World Bank Governor’s Meeting on behalf of […]
The Belize Police Force has been criticized for their lack of evidence in key cases and the way evidence is collected. It is a problem the Ministry of National Security is addressing. Through a joint sponsorship with the US Embassy and the government of Belize, a one-week forensic course is underway at the Police Training […]
The week has only just begun but if you are already looking forward to the weekend, you’ll be glad to know you can sleep in next Monday. Today the office of the Prime Minister issued the year’s public and bank holiday list. Next Monday, October eleventh will be celebrated as Pan American Day, so it’ll […]
Police are looking for a man who failed to stop after reportedly knocking down a four-year-old child in Independence on Friday night. Carlos Muschamp is accused of hitting Albert Rivas with his gray pickup as the child was walking to a store in the village. The boy was cut in the forehead and complained of […]
The driver of a pickup truck that ran off the Western Highway on the third is in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital with a broken leg and other injuries. Uvaldemar Leal reported he was driving towards Belmopan around one p.m. when he lost control of the vehicle on a curve at mile twenty and ran […]
Belize’s manatees haven’t had a good day in a while with an increase in deaths from boat blades. But this week is all theirs. Manatee Week opened this morning at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall, and aims to educate everyone about this precious resource through competitions and informational displays. Nicole Auil of the Coastal Zone […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. We’ll start off at Rogers Stadium but first we want to warn you strap yourself down for this rugged flight. Up one game in a three game series, Acros looks to close the deal against Lady Rebels and they boost a two run lead going […]
Whoever they were, they’ve vanished without a trace with a bundle of money. Tenants of the Belize International Airport were stunned to show up to work today only to find that their establishments had been broken into during the night. This despite the fact that around five a.m. today, security officers on duty called their […]
Women all over the country are walking their children to school these days to protect them from child molesters and other criminals, but this morning shortly after eight a.m. it was a mother who was attacked. News Five was in Hattieville today where a woman, still shaken from her encounter with a prison escapee, told […]
A major component of his job is listening to people who feel their rights have been violated, or claim to be victims of police brutality. To help him become an advocate for the rights of all Belizeans, Ombudsman, Paul Rodriguez has been invited to a meeting of Central American ombudsmen in Managua, Nicaragua in November. […]
Police have picked up a second suspect and charged him with the murder of twenty-two year old Devon Velasquez, a musician from Caye Caulker. Punta Gorda police apprehended Kevin Myvette in the Go De Strong Area. Myvette of Neal Pen Road is being jointly charged with Christopher Castillo who was taken in earlier this week, […]
Belizeans spar and kata their way into Barbados. Eight Belizeans left the country for Barbados today to compete in the eighth ISKF Pan American Karate Championship. The Belizean team says they are looking forward to the event and have done some domestic traveling to prepare for it. Leonard Nuñez, Captain, Belize Shoto Kan Karate Team […]
Water Day is being celebrated throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Today the Pan American Health Organization held a fair in Belize City to teach the public, particularly children, about the importance of safe drinking water. If you felt thirsty today and were in need of a cool drink of water, the Water Day Fair […]
Helpage Belize is asking everyone to help them celebrate the United Nations International Year for Older Persons. Today a march for the elderly was held in Belize City from the Helpage complex on Wilson Street to the B.T.L. Park. The UN has adopted several principles for older persons that they would like all countries to […]
