More details have emerged in the aftermath of Wednesday’s massacre in Guatemala in which two Belizean Mennonites were killed. It turns out that in addition to the murdered David Thiessen and his son Abraham, a second Thiessen son, twenty-three year old Juan, was also riding in the vehicle when it was attacked by heavily armed […]
A mid morning jacking in Belize City has made one thief six thousand dollars richer…at least for now. The money, which was salary for fifty-six school wardens, was taken from the School Community Liaison Officer’s building on Partridge Street soon after the staff began to prepare the payroll. According to the secretary, Jane Alvarez, a […]
Police may be still looking for the Partridge Street jackers, but today they announced the landing of two much bigger fish. Twenty-six year old Joe Miralda of Red Creek and twenty-nine year old Efrain Cruz of Santa Elena, Cayo were arrested and charged with burglary and conspiracy in the daring break in at the Belize […]
The trial of Hadrian and Robert Hertular continued today in Magistrate’s Court number one. Cross examinations of yesterday’s witnesses were conducted by defence attorney Simeon Sampson. Sampson challenged P.C. Sosa’s account of what transpired at the scene of the drug discovery at the Hertular home in Ladyville on May ninth. Sosa, of the Dragon Unit, […]
After three and a half days aground near English Caye, the cargo ship Atlantis is once again back in business. The vessel, belonging to the Hybur Line, was pulled off the edge of the Belize City harbour channel shortly after four Thursday evening. A local tug and another Hybur freighter combined to free the stranded […]
Any parent knows that it’s not always easy holding the attention of even the best behaved four year old. But what if you had to cope with over a dozen? The Ministry of Education’s pre-school Unit is wrapping up a session which trains prospective teachers on how to develop the right atmosphere inside the classroom […]
He heads one of the nation’s largest family business empires, runs a popular musical group and has also dabbled in electoral politics…but for most Belizeans the name Santino is associated with sports. In a conversation with the busy executive, News 5’s Jose Sanchez found out that the sportsman has shifted gears. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Santino […]
Complaints continue to mount as the transition from old water system to new has resulted in daily water outages throughout much of Belize City. While News 5 and the rest of the media has amply covered the technical woes of the water company, tonight we look at the plight of consumers forced to confront the […]
Two Belizean Mennonites were killed Wednesday morning in what amounted to a massacre in Guatemala’s Peten. Fifty-two year old David Thiessen and his twenty-eight year old son, Abraham Thiessen, were among nine people murdered and seven injured when the two vehicles in which they were driving were ambushed by a group of armed men firing […]
The trial of brothers Adrian and Robert Hertular now underway in Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord’s court, took a turn this morning, when defence attorney Simeon Sampson made a submission that Lord should remove himself from the case. News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams, who has been following the proceedings, spoke to special prosecutor Fred Lumor and attorney […]
A suspect has been arrested in a brutal robbery which occurred Tuesday night in Corozal. Nineteen year old Kirk Belisle, also known as “Small,” of Tigris Street in Belize City, has been charged with aggravated burglary for an incident in which an elderly Chinese couple were assaulted and robbed. Seventy-eight year old businessman Samuel Lowe […]
Many Belizean importers are still literally waiting for their ship to come in. The ship in question, The Atlantis, remains stuck high and dry on the edge of the harbour channel near English Caye. The cargo vessel, which runs to Belize weekly from Miami, went aground early Monday morning after its rudder became stuck due […]
Two officers from Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are in Belize advising the government on how to make Hattieville Prison operate more efficiently. Lieutenant Robert Hudson and Captain John Vander Horck have been in the country only a few days but they say that there are areas clearly in need of improvement. John Vander Horck, […]
The much touted N.H.I. pilot project, most recently scheduled to start on Monday, July second, has once again been put off. A Social Security Board press release stated that southside Belize District residents will be able to access primary care from four clinics. However, two of them, the Belize Family Life Association, on Central American […]
On Tuesday News 5’s cameras followed health inspectors as they visited a number of Belize City groceries and confiscated damaged and stale dated products they said were a danger to consumers. Today Jose Sanchez spoke to a number of large wholesalers to find out where these suspect goods originate. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Two of Belize’s […]
The press conference was called to discuss a matter of importance to our national sovereignty and leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow displayed the kind of righteous political indignation that has become his trademark. Prime Minister Said Musa, according to Barrow, had lied to the nation by signing and ratifying a controversial treaty with the […]
While the Leader of the Opposition claimed to be dropping a bombshell, Attorney General Godfrey Smith believes that the allegation is one more instance of much ado about nothing. Godfrey Smith, Attorney General “I can’t see how Mr. Barrow could be talking about it being done in secrecy and I say that for two reasons: […]
Police continue to report a steady flow of counterfeit hundred dollar bills around the country. The latest sightings on Tuesday occurred in Belmopan, Belize City and Punta Gorda, including two bogus bluenotes collected at the B.D.F. camp in that southern town. One major development in the case is the arrest of a suspect, twenty-eight year […]
Word from English Caye is that the cargo ship Atlantis remains aground near the entrance to the Belize City harbour channel. The ship lost control of its rudder early Monday morning and ran up on a sand bank. The vessel along with sister ships of the Hybur Line, makes the run between Miami and Belize […]
Today in New York Prime Minister Said Musa stepped up to the podium of the UN General Assembly to address that body’s special session on HIV and AIDS. Citing an estimated infection rate of just over four percent of the population, the P.M. noted that Belize ranks ninth in the Caribbean and is near the […]
Part of the mission of the Methodist Church has always been to reach out to the wider community it serves. The first step in that outreach was realised this afternoon. Ann-Marie was on hand for the event. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting A long time dream has come true for the Methodist community–the opening of the Wesley […]
We usually associate the art of storytelling with our grandparents who would fondly recall the era of the mahogany camps…a time when the sound of swinging axes dominated the day and Anancy stories ruled the night. Well, the big mahogany trees may be gone, but Anancy is apparently very much alive and well…as Jose Sanchez […]
They spend a lot of time practising at the Belize City Centre, but the average sports fan would be hard pressed to name even one Belizean volleyball star. Having watched the national team’s latest workout, however, Jose Sanchez, is no longer a stranger to the game. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Volleyball may not be as popular […]
If you look closely at virtually all of the imported foods sold in Belize– everything from corn flakes to hot dogs–you’ll see a combination of letters and numbers printed on the packaging. That sometimes obscure code is a date after which the manufacturer indicates that the product can no longer be guaranteed fresh and wholesome. […]
It has educated several generations of Burrell Boom residents, but overnight that village’s only primary school was hit by fire. When the flames died down a building and its contents belonging to the Methodist school lay in ruins. The blaze erupted around midnight and according to the PTA’s public relations officer, Brad Pattico, it appears […]
