Belize City tallied another murder on Thursday when thirty-three year old Mark Anthony Dougal, died of injuries suffered in the wee hours of that morning. The weapon of choice was neither a gun nor a knife, as it appears that Dougal, no stranger to the law, died from a massive beating, likely at the hands […]
A post-mortem was conducted this morning on the body of a man shot by police in Corozal. While we have not yet been able to obtain the official results, a family member is satisfied that, contrary to earlier allegations, Francis Diego was indeed shot in the legs and not the back. What is still unresolved, […]
Sometime after one this morning, thieves broke into Ladyville Technical High School. This evening police were at the scene collecting evidence that may lead them to the criminals. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting At this time, the police do not have any suspects, but strongly believe that whoever broke into Ladyville Technical […]
Driving a taxi in Belize is not exactly what you’d call a dream profession. The cost of fuel is high, the roads often punishing and the threat of crime is ever present. But acquiring a green license plate always remains a last resort for out of work Belizeans and that means the competition for fares […]
They were an institution in Belize for seven years, as Raleigh International brought thousands of hardworking volunteers to participate in community projects. While the British based charity has moved on to Costa Rica and Nicaragua, it is still maintaining close relations with Belize. This evening we found five Belizean Venturers waiting for a flight south […]
Counterfeit currency is a plague that seems to descend upon Belize at irregular intervals and then disappears as quickly as it arrived. But the latest epidemic of bogus bills appears to be a hardier breed than most. News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams reports from the Central Bank. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Counterfeit notes in Belize used to […]
Next week a delegation of Belizean musicians will be travelling halfway around the world to entertain audiences in Asia. Andy Palacio and the Garifuna All Star Band will be one of the main attractions at the Rainforest Festival in Malaysia’s Sarawak province, performing alongside groups from Africa, Europe and South America. According to Palacio, the […]
Okay, so by now the sight of Belizeans in a glass booth frantically grabbing slips of paper isn’t unusual, but it’s still pretty funny. Today, News 5 was invited to the Courts compound on the Northern Highway to watch six more people try their hand at catching the cash. Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting […]
Carnival is coming in September and as usual, money is scarce. Today Ann-Marie visited a group of imaginative fundraisers who are offering some family entertainment and looking for your support. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Seven little girls between the ages of six and eight years old compete for the title of Little Miss Southside at St. […]
More counterfeit currency has turned up in Belize City as police reported three incidents on Wednesday alone. The forgeries are very high quality and the counterfeiters have wisely confined their fakes to twenty and ten dollar denominations so as not to arouse the suspicions associated with blue notes. Police say that some of the serial […]
As I speak there is a ceremony taking place at U.B. featuring graduates of a course for emergency medical technicians. While I couldn’t be in two places at once, News 5’s Jacqueline Woods spent time with some of the nation’s emergency medical workers and gained a new respect for what the new graduates will be […]
The league’s stars may increasingly hail from the streets of North America, but the quality of their play is drawing a growing number of Belizean fans. Last night was no exception as Janelle Chanona reports from courtside at the Belize City Centre. Janelle Chanona, Reporting When players the of San Cas U.B. and the Corozal […]
Closure in the death of Corozal’s Francis Diego is still at least a day away as a post-mortem scheduled for this morning in Belize City was postponed. The reason was the Diego family’s inability to secure transport to the K.H.M.H. to witness the procedure. Diego, a familiar figure to Corozal law enforcement authorities, died on […]
Businessman Jitendra Chawla, better known as Jack Charles, who owns Xtra House Supermarket on Cemetery Road is out on two thousand, five hundred dollars bail plus one surety. Chawla appeared in Court number two this morning before Magistrate Dorothy Flowers where he pled not guilty to customs duties evasion, falsifying customs declarations, importing a restricted […]
The Co-operatives Department said all along that irregularities at Corozal’s St. Francis Xavier Credit Union would result in criminal charges…and this week that prediction came true. Rafael Dominguez, a field officer with the credit union, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with forgery and claiming of a document. The charges follow an investigation by the […]
The CARICOM summit proceeds in Guyana, but the headlines out of Georgetown have more to do with events in the streets than in the conference centre. On Wednesday police fired on a group of demonstrators who broke into the presidential compound, killing two and wounding six. The small group of anti-government protesters broke away from […]
A suspect shot by police in Corozal has died of his wounds and the man’s family is contradicting the official story of his death. According to police reports, around noon on Tuesday officers in Corozal visited the home of Francis Diego in order to affect his arrest. They say that when Diego was being apprehended, […]
Meanwhile, in Belmopan a Guatemalan resident has been arrested and charged with murder. Deris Antonio Torres, who lives in the Riviera neighbourhood of the nation’s capital, is believed to be responsible for the killing of Honduran Adoli Moralez. The decomposed remains of Moralez were discovered yesterday by police buried in a shallow grave on a […]
A Belizean businessman will appear in court tomorrow to answer charges for various customs offences. According to a release from the Customs and Excise Department, twenty-seven year old Jitendra Chawla, owner of J.C. Belize and the Xtra House Supermarket on Cemetery Road, has evaded custom duties, falsified declaration forms, obstructed the duties of a customs […]
Pictures of politicians handing over houses may have become a common sight, but the happiness of new homeowners is nonetheless genuine. This time around the people with a new address come from the Pickstock Division where today, aspiring politician Godfrey Smith presented the keys to new houses to four constituents. According to Smith, like many […]
The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute has a new chief executive officer. She is Imani Fairweather-Morrison. Fairweather-Morrison succeeds Dr. Vincent Gillett, whose term expired in February. She previously served as project manager with the ESTAP project in Toledo and will hold her new post for a two-year period, effective July first. The C.Z.M.A.I. is […]
Another new appointment, this one in Belmopan, has recently become effective. Alan Usher, no stranger to military and police matters, is now the C.E.O. in the Ministry of Home Affairs. He takes over from Dr. Victor Gonzalez who will retain the C.E.O.’s job in the Ministry of Defence. Viewers will recall that the Ministry of […]
The Pan American Health Organisation is intimately involved across a wide spectrum of health issues in Belize, but it is the first time that the organisation is promoting the issue that quality health care is a human right. The session, which will take place on Thursday night, is part of PAHO’s centennial celebration. PAHO country […]
As we move deeper into the hurricane season, the issue of disaster preparedness moves increasingly from the theoretical to the practical. And as News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams discovered, all segments of Belizean society are being trained to deal with whatever mother nature may send our way. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Some ninety young people will over […]
The opening of the school was widely applauded and today the first results were put on display. Jacqueline Woods reports from Ladyville. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting This evening, the first twenty-six graduates of Tubal Trade Institute received certificates after successfully completing a three-month course in computer, electrical and automotive mechanics. Eric Gabourel, Prin., Tubal Trade Institute […]
