A Belize City man is tonight charged with burglary after an early morning break-in on Friday. According to police, between 1:00 and 2:30 a.m., hardware store Salvador W. Habet on Regent Street West was broken into and an assorted list of items were stolen. Police have since arrested forty-one year old Gilbert Jones of Zacaranda […]
The hurricane season may be four months away, but this week several Belizeans are in Honduras to receive training in emergency response capabilities at both the national and regional levels. The training is a part of the Tenth Allied Forces Humanitarian Regional Exercise being held in Tegucigalpa. According to a government issued press release, the […]
Every September, several Belize City schools call us up to report serious overcrowding in their classrooms. But today, one of our regulars, Grace Primary School, proudly opened their new three-storey school building. Minister of Education Cordel Hyde was on hand for the official ceremony this afternoon and was among the first to climb the stairs […]
A Belizean delegation is back in the country tonight after grooming their counterparts in Taiwan for investment opportunities here. Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Briceno and Minister of Budget Management Ralph Fonseca travelled to South Korea last week in an attempt to cultivate new economic ties and even the possibility of oil exploration. According to the […]
Over the weekend, the Belize Ex-Services League accepted a welcome donation from their counterparts in Canada. According to the league, a shipment of twenty hospital beds and mattresses arrived in the country on Saturday from Royal Canadian Legion. The beds are to be used in a Home Care Service Project for Veterans and Widows being […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re in tuned with this latest version of Sports Monday. Yesterday’s amateur boxing card at the City Centre was a production of the Belize Amateur Boxing Association, and was billed as a battle between Mexico and Belize. But there were not enough Belizean warriors to handle the ten-man Mexican […]
This morning, things in the Sugar City got sticky after cane farmers from the north went head to head with factory managers. The situation was simple: the truckers were tired of spending long hours waiting to deliver the cane, and the factory said its hands were tied. News 5’s Janelle Chanona was at the Tower […]
Two Belize City teenagers are tonight recovering from gunshot wounds sustained while playing basketball this morning. According to police, shortly before midday eighteen-year-old Lloyd Diego and nineteen-year-old Dennis Myvette were running ball at the court at corner of Vernon and Sittee Streets when a gunman riding by on a bicycle shot at them. Diego was […]
This morning B.D.F. volunteer, eighteen-year-old Pablo Chub was laid to rest in the Toledo District. Chub, a resident of Emory Grove Village, died after being knocked down while riding his bicycle on New Road in Punta Gorda Town. Police have since identified a teacher of San Pedro Columbia Village as the hit and run driver. […]
Two Belize City men are tonight in police custody after they went all the way out to Caye Caulker to commit a crime. According to officers from the island, the men arrived by boat on Thursday and around 8:30 that night attacked a tourist walking on the beach. Fifty-three year old Pamela Gilford told authorities […]
A post-mortem examination on the body of a man found on Thursday in Orange Walk has determined the cause of death to be a heart attack. Fifty-eight year old Cecilio Trejo, a resident of Orange Walk Town was riding his bicycle on the Yo Creek Road when he suffered the attack and died.
This morning, a Belize City man suspected of murder was formally arraigned in Magistrate’s Court. Twenty-four year old Kenneth “Big Tom” Flowers appeared in court today and was remanded to custody. Flowers is believed to be the man who went into the Mahogany Street area on Wednesday and fatally shot thirty-six year old William Carl […]
This week, amid the cries of frustration about the level of crime dominating city streets, the call for a return to capital punishment was loud and clear. Even though, the penalty of death is already in black and white on Belizean law books, it’s been more than a decade since anyone on death row has […]
On Monday, Prime Minister Said Musa will officially visit the Republic of China on Taiwan. According to a government issued release, during his three days in the country Musa will meet with Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, and other high ranking government officials. Following his trip to Taiwan, Musa will then travel to Brisbane, Australia to […]
Today, teachers from all over the country participated in a workshop aimed at helping them educate students with special needs. News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams was at the training exercise in Belize City this morning. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Teachers have a daunting task trying to educate regular children, let alone those with special needs. Today, over […]
If you’re looking for something to do with the family this weekend, listen up. This Sunday, Children’s Week kicks off with the second annual Family Fun Day. Chairwoman of the event’s sub-committee, Carolyn Gentle Genitty, says that there will be a host of activities for both the young and the old to enjoy. Carolyn Gentle […]
This week Belizean guides, brownies and rangers celebrated the growth of their organisation in the country with a series of activities. Today is “Thinking Day” and according to secretary of the Girl Guides Association, Marilyn Young, the day is spent in reflection. Marilyn Young, Secretary, Girl Guides Assoc. “Today is very special for us as […]
For fans of Belizean-American Milt Palacio, it’s time to put away those Boston Celtics jerseys and go shopping in the sun, the Phoenix Sun that is. On Wednesday, the NBA point guard was part of a five-player deal between Boston and the Phoenix Suns. When the season started it looked like Palacio was finally going […]
As commuters and other drivers who frequent the Northern and Western Highways can tell you, this week getting outside of the city took a little longer than usual. Twenty-four hour checkpoints have been established on both major highways in an attempt to make the public feel safe. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports on the success […]
A public that just yesterday rose up in frustration at the growing menace of crime, will have little to cheer about today, as the man charged with the cold-blooded murder of millionaire heiress Therese Blake, has been found not guilty. That verdict, in the trial of Ernel Welcome, was reached without any deliberation by the […]
While one man today arrived at the end of his judicial journey, another was just embarking on his. Twenty-four year old Kenneth “Big Tom” Flowers, who police say has been identified as the person who fatally shot thirty-six year old William Carl Osmond at the corner of Mopan and Mahogany Streets, was today formally charged […]
Tonight police are asking for the community’s assistance after the body of man was found this morning in the Orange Walk District. The body of a Hispanic male believed to be in his late fifties was discovered just before 11:00 this morning at mile three on the Yo Creek road. A bicycle was also found […]
Meanwhile, Punta Gorda police are looking for the driver who hit and killed a teenager on Wednesday. Reports are that eighteen year old Pablo Chun, a B.D.F. volunteer from Emory Grove, was found dead on side of New Road in Punta Gorda Town, with his bicycle lying nearby. Chub had cut wounds to his forehead […]
Their recent relief efforts for Hurricane Iris were so seamless that you’d think the Red Cross had previously staged a full dress rehearsal. Of course, they had…in the form of Hurricane Keith. Today the organisation met to take stock of how they performed. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Belize Red Cross was one of the first […]
Crime may dominate the headlines, but while the bad guys are stealing the spotlight, some hard working scholars are getting ready for the future. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods caught up with these top students as they were honoured this morning. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting At the seventh annual CXC awards ceremony, two hundred and eighty-six students […]
