Three Belizeans originally among those arrested in Belize’s biggest drug bust, are now free. Liston McCord and his wife Jenny, along with Linda Alamilla, had been charged with drug trafficking after police found three sacks of cocaine in a van registered to Jenny. According to police, the drugs were part of a larger haul of […]
The installation of computers and internet access for Belizean schools under government’s project with Intelco no longer qualifies as hot news. But today’s event in Port Loyola marked something of a milestone for Belize City’s south side. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This afternoon, residents of the Port Loyola community watched proudly as their new library was […]
It was supposed to be a triangular softball meet between Guatemala, El Salvador and Belize…but the threesome has now been reduced to a duo. Citing conflicts with work and schooling, the Guatemalan girls left for home today after losing all four of their games. The competition will continue, however, with Belize’s B.T.L. team facing off […]
Belizean men, women and children are urged to “run, walk or ride toward a healthy lifestyle” as part of Challenge Day 2002. According to Councillor Lillette Barkley-Waite, this second observance of the day, on May twenty-ninth, is sponsored by City Hall. Lillette Barkley-Waite, City Councillor “A way of fostering healthy municipalities and in the past […]
I don’t know how much longer we can do this same story, but until someone picks a winner, we’ll have to just stay with it every Wednesday and Saturday. In case you’re not a player, that’s when those magic ping-pong balls start to fly. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting No one knows for sure that they’ll win, […]
The Belize District Children’s Festival of Arts keeps rolling along at Parish Hall and Ann-Marie brings us some clips from last night’s performance. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Twenty-eight certificates were last night presented to deserving students in poetry, dance, choral speaking, music and drama. Eighteen schools took home the gold, nine silvers and one bronze. One […]
When the Government of Belize announced that it had decided to privatise the port in 2001, immediately it became a source of controversy. And that controversy escalated dramatically when it became clear that well-known Belizean contractor Luke Espat was looking to become the lead investor in the deal. Today, the Government of Belize announced that […]
But while Espat outlined the objectives of the investment, Public Relations Officer for the Ministry of Budget Management, Norris Hall, struggled to provide the elusive details of the deal. Norris Hall, P.R. Officer, Min. of Budget Management “What will happen let me explain, the Espat group will begin to be a part of the board […]
A day after the official UDP announcement that Kenny Morgan was being rinsed as standard bearer in the Pickstock Division, it appears that a replacement has been anointed by the party hierarchy. According to reliable sources, that candidate is none other than Diane Haylock. Haylock, a long time community activist associated for many years with […]
An elderly businessman from Roaring Creek has reported being robbed at gun and knifepoint. According to seventy-five year old Hsi Hong, around 11:00 on Monday night, he was inside his bar with three customers when two masked men, armed with a nine millimetre pistol and knife respectively, burst into the room. Hsi says the bandits […]
On Monday’s newscast we reported that because of a robbery on Friday afternoon at a factory in Belmopan, management had laid off their employees and threatened to leave Belize. Tonight we are pleased to report that since then, the people from Caribbean Investors Limited have reviewed that move and opted to stay put. Speaking with […]
Emotions ran high last night at Holy Redeemer Parish Hall; not because of any stirring political debate, but due to the quality of some young artists. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting It was a night, for the most part, of stellar performances in the arts. There were twenty-seven items of dance, poetry, drama and recitals performed by […]
It’s an idea, like many, that has been around for a good while. But unlike most, this one is rapidly becoming a reality. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It took some time, but finally work on the country’s first Hospice and Cancer Centre has commenced. The building’s first floor is scheduled to […]
Family members of three Guatemalan men shot and killed by a Belizean security patrol last November have been awarded payments from the Belize government. According to Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, David Gibson, on May sixteenth Belize’s ambassador to Guatemala, Moises Cal presented cheques valued at a total of forty-eight thousand […]
A payroll heist on Friday afternoon in Belmopan netted thieves nine thousand dollars, and has left over fifty workers out of a job. Employees of Caribbean Investors Limited, located on the Hummingbird Highway across from the agriculture show grounds, say around 3:00 p.m. two masked men emerged from the bush toting handguns. The gunmen demanded […]
Over the weekend, a group of tourists visiting a Maya ruin in the Cayo District became the terrified victims of an armed hold-up. According to the police, on Sunday a tour guide from Benque Viejo took ten visitors to Belize to the El Pilar Maya ruin near Bullet Tree Village. The guide says sometime after […]
Orange Walk police have arrested and charged two Belize City men after they threatened the life of a four year old child in order to steal from his mother. According to twenty-nine year old Hilma Chinchilla, around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May fifteenth, two men came to her door asking for water. She decided to […]
Thieves were also busy in Belize City, as during the heavy rains of Sunday night, a downtown store was burglarised. The criminals are still on the loose and the owners have yet to determine just how much was taken. Jacqueline Woods has the details. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The hangers the thieves removed the clothes from […]
While most visitors to the Agriculture Show grounds this weekend endured the intense heat to inspect the various booths and sample the food and drinks, the main tribute of the fair goes to Belizean farmers. As usual, three farmers from different parts of the country were awarded junior, woman and senior farmers of the year […]
Leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow has consistently maintained his party’s right to replace standard bearers if it was deemed necessary… and today the first casualty of that policy was announced. Kenny Morgan, UDP candidate in the Pickstock Division has been asked to step down by the National Party Council. A UDP release did not […]
We hate to admit it, but when News 5 is summoned to Mayflower Street, it’s usually because a shooting has just gone down or there’s a police raid in progress. Tonight we are pleased to bring you a very different sort of story from Mayflower Street. As News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams found out, the residents […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re camped around another issue of Sports Monday. We’ll take you immediately into Friday night’s B.B.A. clash of undefeated ballclubs at the City Centre, where B.T.L. Nets played host to five-time champ, the Raiders. Meet the phone company’s big gun Keith Acosta, and he gets the contest started with […]
An early morning attack on Eve Street has left a tourist suffering from a gunshot wound to the head and the criminal on the loose. Twenty-one year old Scott Williams and his friend, twenty-one year old Justin Lannan, visitors to Belize from Texas, have reported to police that around 2:00 this morning, they were walking […]
A hit and run accident on Thursday has left one man dead and his teenage son in the hospital. Reports are that forty-year-old Abel Diaz and his sixteen year old son, Wilber, were walking on the Northern Highway towards their home in San Jose Village around 7:00 p.m. But when the two reached an area […]
This morning San Pedro police had their hands full after an early morning stabbing escalated into a shooting incident involving a police officer. Reports are that around 5:30 this morning, fifty-year-old Evelinda Lopez went to the police station to report that she had been stabbed by twenty-nine year old Rutillo Lopez during a fight in […]
