Orange Walk police have their hands full tonight as they investigate the double murder of two men Saturday morning in a cane field. The bodies of forty-seven year old Ismael Tillett, a cane loader and sixty-one year old cane farmer Aurelio Ku were found in a field near the village of Trinidad. The victims’ families […]
While police look for leads in this latest double murder, a previous homicide remains very much on their minds. It has been a week since Corporal Fernando Rosado was shot to death, but the prime suspect, Kirk “Psycho” Thompson, remains at large. Police believe that Thompson is still in the country, perhaps even the city, […]
There was a time earlier this year when notorious reputed gang leaders Clay Monsanto and Brian Brown agreed to bury the hatchet and publicly renounced crime and violence, and advise their younger followers to do the same. The ensuing months have not been kind to the two men however, as Monsanto has been repeatedly detained […]
If you drive between Belize City and points west at any hour close to mealtime, the restaurant called Cheers is an attraction that’s hard to pass up. Unfortunately, this weekend Cheers also proved irresistible to a pair or armed robbers. Shortly after nine on Friday night after the last customer had left, two gunmen held […]
It’s New Year’s eve, that one night of the year when Belizeans get dressed up for a late night rendezvous at their favourite nightspot. We’re talking about church of course, and Ann-Marie has a preview of what to expect. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting “When the bells toll tonight for the traditional watch-night service or midnight mass, […]
When it first appeared a year ago, the 2001 Belikin calendar became an instant collector’s item. This year’s edition is hot off the press and according to early reviews, Belize has never looked so good. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting They may not be professional models, but the group of women who posed for the Belikin 2002 […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and tonight’s show closes out Sports Monday for the year 2001. Like you know it Belize, we’re always on time and we’re always here when you call and that’s not about to change. What’s also not going to change is the leader atop the B.F.L. standings as we head into […]
This morning the ongoing dispute between the Committee for Action on Public Utilities and Belize Telecommunications Limited took another dramatic turn as G.O.B., in the form of Minister Ralph Fonseca, issued a stop order against the telecommunications’ new rates. In a meeting today between Minister Ralph Fonseca, Attorney General Godfrey Smith, BELTRAIDE Chairman Eamon Courtenay […]
Of course, CAPU is calling the stop order a victory for their corner. According to President of the Public Service Union and a member of the CAPU team Margaret Ventura, even though G.O.B. has now actively joined the negotiation discussion, they will not stop their protests against B.T.L.’s price hikes until there’s a roll back […]
Also in news on the telecommunications scene, International Telecommunications, Intelco, announced on Thursday, that company chairman Glenn Godfrey has decided to sell his majority shares in the company to media giant AVANZIT TMT, based in Madrid Spain. Godfrey has also tendered his resignation as chairman and has already been replaced as chief executive officer. He […]
Tonight police are looking for three men who gang-raped a woman from Santa Elena on Thursday. According to reports, the twenty-two year old was in Ontario Village in the Cayo District around 9:30 p.m. trying to hitchhike a ride home. The woman says two Creole men and a Hispanic man driving an Isuzu trooper stopped […]
Also in crime news from the west, a Chinese businesswoman has been robbed at gunpoint by two men. According to police reports, thirty year old Zhong Cai Mei of Santa Elena Town was in her store on the Western Highway around 9:30 p.m. when two men walked in and one of them pointed a handgun […]
It could almost be a source of national shame that more Belizeans don’t take advantage of the spectacular natural attractions that bless our country. However, as News 5’s Brent Toombs discovered today, there is at least one youngster in Caye Caulker who has decided to jump in with both feet and enjoy one of her […]
In our line of work, we get to tour most of Belize City on a regular basis. On a couple of those trips we’ve seen some interesting sights, not all newsworthy, but interesting nonetheless. One thing we’ve noticed lately are some creative signs at various points of the city, some hidden in people’s yards and […]
It’s been a common complaint of both the young and old that there’s nothing to do to entertain yourself in Belize. But with the arrival of the Princess Entertainment Company, we’ve had the return of the big screen and the controversial casino. Now, the company is getting ready to launch it’s latest product, bowling. News […]
Over the course of this year, we’ve reported our fair share of robberies, but this next story still manages to stand out. One local businessman has been robbed of over one million Belize dollars…at pen point. Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Today, Belize businessman Cornelius Dueck, owner of General Automotive Limited on Central American […]
In other crime news, police suspect foul play after a man was found dead on the Northern Highway. According to police reports, motorists informed Corozal officers that the lifeless body of a male Hispanic person was lying on the side of road between miles seventy-four and seventy-five. Police observed a large cut wound to the […]
Police are tonight looking for one Cessario Nicholson in connection with a Christmas day chopping incident. Reports are that around 6:00 p.m., twenty-one year old Dorian Cano, a butcher from Corozal, was in Xaibe village when he got into a fight with a group of men. In the scuffle that ensued someone pulled out a […]
Today, forensic photographer Police Corporal Fernando Rosado was laid to rest in San Ignacio with full honours. Rosado was shot and killed on Saturday at a home in the Sarstoon area of Belize City during a police operation meant to detain twenty-nine year old Kirk “Psycho” Thompson. Thompson, wanted for questioning in the murder of […]
With one big drinking day out of the way and another one right around the corner, liquor consumption is at an all time high. But with the number of establishments more than willing to sell alcohol to underage consumers, stay open after hours and other no-no’s, the liquor licensing board is under pressure to get […]
The Committee for Action on Public Utilities, CAPU, has today called for an extraordinary meeting of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Utilities. According to a press release sent out by the group, a letter has been sent to Mike Espat, chairman of the committee on Public Utilities, requesting a meeting by the fourth […]
A Belize City mother is tonight three times blessed. Twenty year old Jolene Lamb knew she was expecting, but when she went into labour on Boxing Day, little did she know she was about to get the surprise of her life. Jacqueline Woods has the story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The three bundles of joy were […]
A police officer is dead tonight after he was gunned down in Belize City late Saturday night. The suspects are still on the loose, but the police have made the case a top priority. News 5’s Janelle Chanona and Brent Toombs were at the scene today and file this report. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Tonight police […]
Two Belize City sisters are in hospital tonight after being attacked by armed assailants on Sunday night. According to police, twenty-nine year old Alice Mak, her sister Shelley and their brother, Brian were just about to close A-Mak store on Central American Boulevard around 9:00 p.m. when four men forced their way into the shop. […]
Sandhill police are tonight investigating the murder of a still unidentified man earlier today. According to reports, the man was drinking with several others at a bar in the village when a misunderstanding resulted in the victim being chopped in his face. He was later found dead in a pool of his blood. His body […]
