For the hundreds of people lined up on the Western Highway, their biggest problem of the day was how to get from point A to point B with a broken bridge in between. But residents of villages in low lying areas along a dozen rivers in the southern half of the country had more serious […]
For many people uprooted from their homes by yesterday’s flash floods, today was the time to survey the damage. Jacqueline Woods joined residents of one hard hit village on the Western Highway. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Today as the water started to go down in St. Matthew’s Village, many residents who have been affected by the […]
Again, there is no good news to report tonight on the manhunt for Patrick Robateau and Leslie Pipersburg, the men who gunned down four victims on Tuesday night in Belize City. In fact, not only have the fugitives managed to elude police, but it appears that the latest effort to promote their capture could backfire […]
Mark Vega, believed to be the leader of a gang that went on a depraved spree of murder, rape and robbery last Thursday, has been hit with additional charges. The new counts for robbery, forcible abduction and kidnapping come in connection with the assault on Jacob Rancharan and a female companion which occurred near the […]
While moving around the country to chronicle this week’s disaster, News 5 reporters heard dozens of opinions which sought to explain the severity of the flooding. Theories ranged all the way from the political–that is blaming the government–to the diabolical–which meant blaming the Chalillo dam, even though the project has yet to get underway. This […]
Ever since Hurricane Iris carved a path of destruction across southern Belize last October, Belize’s weather has been remarkably benign. The recent dry season proved mercifully short and the seasonal onset of rain fell gently and evenly… until now that is. Tropical waves moving across the country have dumped up to twenty-three inches in some […]
It’s a story that was pushed off the front page by the weather, but in any case, there is little to report in the aftermath of Tuesday night’s quadruple homicide in Belize City. The two killers, Leslie Pipersburg and Patrick Robateau, remain on the loose and while police have received a number of leads on […]
Earlier in the week we ran a story, pegged to the opening of lobster season, that stressed the importance of fishermen observing conservation laws. These regulations, it was explained, are designed to prevent this valuable resource from being depleted. But not everyone was paying attention, it seems, as today we received word from the Fisheries […]
Next week, two Belizean students will visit Mexico City on an official tour, their prize for winning competitions held earlier this year. Nine-year-old Grace Primary School student Shenice McKoy and thirteen year old Nardo Che from Escuela Secundaria Mexico received certificates today at the Mexican Embassy to mark their achievements. McKoy earned top honours for […]
Medical advances around the world over the last decade have radically changed the prognosis for people with HIV and AIDS, as new drug treatments have greatly prolonged the length and quality of life for those infected. But for patients in Belize and other poor countries, the latest treatments have rarely become available, due to their […]
Sports on this newscast is usually reserved for Monday and the sharp tongue of James Adderley. But today we make an exception. In case you haven’t noticed, the action in the Belize Basketball Association, once thought to be a coronation party for the B.T.L. Nets, has evolved into a genuine race involving no less than […]
When word spread around Belize City last night that two security guards had been shot to death and a third wounded, the reaction was one of anger and disgust, but not necessarily of surprise, as attacks on security guards have regrettably become common. But when rumours were confirmed that two unsuspecting civilians had also been […]
He’s been in office less than two months, but for Police Commissioner Carmen Zetina, it may already feel like a lifetime. Today, while his men mounted a manhunt for two multiple murderers, the commissioner answered some questions put by News 5’s Stewart Krohn. The first inquired whether Zetina was optimistic about catching the pair of […]
One bright spot in an otherwise bad day for police occurred in Orange Walk, where it appears that authorities are making progress in solving last week’s spree of murder, rape and robbery in the north. News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams reports. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Twenty-seven year old Mark Vega of Orange Walk Town was today arraigned […]
Police arrested another criminal suspect today. Luis Castellanos of Red Creek Village in the Cayo District has been identified as the man who robbed the San Ignacio office of Belize Water Services on Tuesday. Three thousand, four hundred dollars in cash was given up by the cashier after the robber threatened the staff with a […]
A body found in the Salvapan suburb of the nation’s capital remains unidentified. The corpse, buried in a shallow grave was discovered on Sunday and according to police, belongs to an Hispanic man with long hair tied in a ponytail. The deceased was about five foot, eight inches tall, weighed one hundred and seventy-five pounds […]
And in the only item in today’s news that does not involve crime, three days of meetings ended in Belize City today for the tourism commission of Plan Puebla Panama. According to a government press release, the meetings were designed to come up with ideas to link the southern states of Mexico with the seven […]
The reports of tragedy began to come in early and didn’t let up until mid afternoon. By newstime it was clear that at least six people were confirmed dead today of various causes, three in a single traffic accident…and that’s where we’ll begin our newscast. Six children in the Mennonite community of Spanish Lookout are […]
A resident of Biscayne Village has died at the hands of his stepson. Police say around 8:00 on Monday night Gilbert Lamb, seventeen, had a quarrel with his thirty-eight year old stepfather Kenneth Ferguson. It is alleged that the cause of the argument was Lamb’s scolding of one of Ferguson’s sons. The misunderstanding led Lamb […]
Another stabbing incident, this one at the Hattieville Prison, has left an inmate recuperating from his wounds. Reports are that prisoners Erlin White and Marlon Fisher had a fight while on break. Inmates reported that White was stabbed to the right side of the abdomen and that shortly after, Fisher was seen running with a […]
Police have found a dead body in Corozal. He is identified as sixty-eight year old Theodocio Tzul of Santa Rita. Tzul was discovered in the Finca Solana area of Corozal Town around 7:00 on Monday night. The fully clothed corpse, which had facial injuries, was lying beside a blue racer bicycle. Police are trying to […]
Police have finally caught one of the four men they believe murdered a woman in cold blood, injured her husband and raped a young lady on Thursday in Corozal and Orange Walk. Twenty-seven year old Mark Vega was picked up by police around nine last night as he arrived in Belize City by bus from […]
Police have detained a security guard for questioning in connection with the robbery of the Belize Water Services office in Santa Elena, Cayo. B.W.S. public relations officer Paul Lecky told News 5 that around two this afternoon a lone dark complexioned gunman entered the office, ordered the guard to lie on the floor and demanded […]
Prime Minister Said Musa returned home today after a four-day official visit to South Korea. According to a government press release, the P.M. met President Kim Dae Jung at the Blue House, the president’s office in Seoul, to talk about a number of issues. These included financial support for Belize through Korea’s Economic Development Co-operation […]
The name became synonymous with government ineptitude when an earlier attempt to build a new bridge at the location resulted in the incomplete structure being washed away in a flood. But tonight the new Iguana Creek Bridge is a reality. On Monday morning officials cut the ribbon on the new two-lane steel span, which replaces […]
