The crime may have been a common one but the weapon of choice certainly wasn’t. According to 22-year old Christopher Pitts of a Banak Street address he was walking down Mayflower Street around 10:30 Thursday night when a man known to him only as “Mocco” held him up wielding nothing less than an AK 47 […]
While at least one bad man is roaming the streets with an AK 47, there are three others who will be chilling for a while in Hattieville. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods this morning took a look at some of their handiwork. Three young men are expected to be charged after authorities found this assortment of […]
In the history of Lotto, no jackpot has ever climbed so quickly. Today, Jacqueline Woods found out why. With a little help from the unclaimed prize fund, the lotto jackpot now stands at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars! Carol Young, Manager, Tropical Gaming Company “What happen, we had seventy-five thousand dollars of unclaimed prizes. […]
It’s a grim statistic we have had to report for far too long…that is a rising rate of HIV infection, with almost one new case diagnosed each day. But tonight there is some good news to report as local experts contend that there is measured progress in the arena of awareness–usually seen as a precursor […]
His name is Warrior King and as luck would have it, he owns one of the hottest tunes on the charts. On the eve of his performance on Saturday at the City Centre, this charismatic Jamaican entertainer stopped by for a chat with News Five’s James Adderley. Warrior King, Musician “Well, some people from here […]
It’s a genre that’s difficult to classify…but whether you call it a movie, a video or a teleplay, what’s important about the presentation is the effect it has on viewers. That, we’ll learn on Monday evening when the home-grown production, “Choices” debuts at the Princess. Janelle Chanona has a preview. Kimberley Vasquez, Writer/Director, Choices “All […]
A major case of embezzlement has been uncovered in the Cayo District. Details are still sketchy but sources in San Ignacio indicate that two employees of the Belize Marketing Board’s San Ignacio Branch have been arrested and will be formally arraigned tomorrow morning in Magistrate’s court, charged with theft and conspiracy to commit theft. The […]
A road accident in the Cayo District has claimed the life of a U.S. citizen. Melissa Cavanaugh, 30 years of age, was headed east from San Ignacio on the Western Highway just after midnight on Wednesday morning, when near the entrance to Georgeville she lost control of her Chevy pickup. The truck hit a tree […]
And while still in the Cayo district, police report no new developments in the case of the 16-year old Belize City student who was found nude and tied up, but otherwise unharmed, Wednesday morning near Benque Viejo. Investigations continue with police looking for two suspects whom the girl claims forced her into a car as […]
A U.S. tourist is tonight recuperating from injuries he received during a robbery in Belize City on Tuesday night. Thirty-year-old Alva Caple had only arrived in the country that afternoon, checked into the Princess Hotel and later decided to take a walk along the Newtown Barracks. Around ten p.m. he was on his way back […]
After forty-four years of dedicated service to the people of Belize the organisation known as VSO today officially shut down its operations here. Voluntary Services Overseas, often described as the British version of the U.S. Peace Corps, placed hundreds of skilled volunteers in Belize who compiled an impressive record of technical assistance. In a closing […]
Viewers who can tear themselves away from their TV sets to look outside later tonight are in for a treat. For the first time in three years sky watchers across the western hemisphere will have the chance to witness a total eclipse of the moon. A lunar eclipse takes place when the earth lines up […]
The side of non-governmental agencies that the public usually sees is when their projects are inaugurated, ribbons cut and cheques presented. What you don’t see on the television is what the NGO went through to get the money in the first place. This week in Belize City Red Cross Societies from across the Caribbean are […]
We first met Alvaro Vernon when he carved a replica of the Fantome, that ill fated ship lost at sea at the height of Hurricane Mitch. Today, as News 5’s Patrick Jones discovered, his creative powers remain no less formidable. Alvaro Vernon, Model Boat Builder “I just don’t like to stand around and say well […]
In a culture that can’t seem to get enough of beauty pageants, there is one competition that has managed to rise head and shoulders above the rest. So move over Queen of the Bay, chill Miss Belize, because this weekend…Miss Y di run tings! Catalina Casimiro, 66 years old “I am from Punta Gorda and […]
Police in the Cayo District are reporting a strange occurrence that at news time has them baffled. Late this morning, alerted by a resident near Benque Viejo, officers were called to a bushy area near the border where they found a sixteen-year-old girl, naked, her hands and feet bound with duct tape. According to police, […]
A postmortem examination has been conducted on a Belize City man found dead earlier this week and it indicates that foul play was not a factor in his death. The body of Clive Lord, a mentally unstable resident of Euphrates Avenue, was discovered on the roof of his house Monday afternoon, a place where he […]
When business is good, the people at the Belize Tourism Board are always eager to keep the media supplied with the numbers that prove it. And in 2003, it appears that business is very good. The latest figures on April tourist arrivals at the P.G.I.A. show an almost unbelievable increase of over thirty-five percent in […]
But as well as things are going in the tourism sector, the economy of Belize is a lot bigger than just tourism. Agriculture remains the economic pillar of Belize and a quick roundup of the four major export crops indicates that 2003 will see stability in three areas and explosive growth in the fourth. For […]
While all those predictions of a new world of advanced communication technology at rock bottom prices have still not come true for most Belizeans, hope springs eternal…and there was no shortage of that today as Belize’s main provider observed World Telecommunications Day. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Hundreds of primary school students […]
Belize’s entry in next month’s Miss Universe Pageant departs for Panama tomorrow, and before leaving Becky Bernard has been making the rounds. According to a release from Pageants Belize, Bernard made courtesy calls on the Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, as well as working the radio talk show circuit. This afternoon she honed her […]
Last night’s karaoke competition was said to be the tightest yet…with virtually all the contestants giving performances worthy of victory. The drama was evident as host Neil Hall announced the winner. Neil Hall, KTV Host “Our winner is…recipient of one hundred dollars cash, one bling-bling watch and many other fabulous prizes is…Ladies and gentlemen, tonight’s […]
Population is a touchy issue in most countries, and Belize is no exception. But a meeting today in Belize City emphasized that numbers alone don’t tell the real story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The most recent census reveals that in May of 2000 there were just over two hundred and forty thousand people living in Belize. […]
If various estimates are anywhere near accurate, then there are thousands of Belizean men who, following this broadcast, may be extremely nervous. The reason has to do with the crime of rape…and the fact that an increasing number of rape victims are coming forward to report their assaults to police…even though the crimes may have […]
A body found last week on the Western Highway has finally been identified. The apparent victim of a traffic accident is eighteen-year-old Rueben Salazar of the Stann Creek Valley road. Salazar’s body, displaying injuries to the head and torso, was found late Wednesday night near mile twenty-one and a half. Speculation is that Salazar either […]
