It was not a particularly good weekend for police as in at least two instances the conduct of individual officers has left civilians with major complaints, not to mention serious injuries. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has been investigating the incidents since morning and finds that, in the case of a traffic accident on Saturday night, […]
The weekend’s other allegation of police impropriety involves a tactic that authorities have been using for years: that is the entering and ransacking of private premises without the benefit of a search warrant. The cops say it’s both legal and necessary…but for one man hassled in the wee hours of Saturday morning, it’s a practice […]
An elderly Corozal man is dead and two young men are detained pending a charge for murder. Police say seventy six year old Alfonso Santos was chopped in the back of his head during an attack by a pair of assailants as he rode his bicycle on Corozo Street, a newly constructed road that links […]
While an edged tool was the weapon of choice in the Corozal murder, in Orange Walk a senseless act involving a chunk of concrete has left a sixteen-year old boy hospitalised in critical condition. Police say that on Sunday night, Francisco Cawich and a group of friends were hanging out on the side of the […]
He’s no stranger to police and tonight thirty-three year old Kenrick Domingo, also known as Buck Dougal is in lockdown, accused not only of thieving a young woman’s bicycle, but also attempting to attack the victim when she identified the thief. Emily Lopez reported the bicycle theft on Saturday and while police could not locate […]
A trio of workers from a Belize City warehouse got the day off from work today, but their appointment with a Magistrate could severely interrupt their employment status. Twenty-three year old Freddy Calderon, twenty-one year old Abdulio Calderon, both of Saint Matthews Village, and twenty-five year old Minol Ventura of Melchor de Mencos, Guatemala, are […]
It has been closed for all but emergency business since October ninth of last year. And when the consular section of the U.S. Embassy finally reopened today there were new procedures to match the fresh decor. Patrick Jones was at the front of the line this morning and files the following report. Patrick Jones, Reporting […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley with yet another dish of Sports Monday. Week six of the B.P.F.L.’s B League brought a monster showdown to the Sandhill field yesterday as Belize Rural All Stars hosted Yabra United of Belize City. We join the action as the host team Rural attacks with this nice heel play that […]
Life is increasingly cheap on the streets of Belize City… and this trend is reflected not just in the proliferation of firearms, but in the equally dangerous weapons known as motor vehicles. On Thursday afternoon a family of pedestrians barely escaped death at the hands of a cowardly young driver who has still not been […]
Yesterday’s near fatal accident in Belize City is only one more demonstration that Belizean drivers are among the most irresponsible to be found on any road. One reason for this lack of discipline is that for as long as most of us can remember, it has been virtually impossible for a motorist to be stopped […]
Another criminal suspect has taken a bullet at the hands of the cops. According to police, thirty-two year old Alvin McNab of Sittee River was shot in the hand Thursday as he threatened arresting officers with a machete. McNab was a suspect in a burglary and indecent assault in the village. He was treated and […]
When the Biscayne Government School burned down on the afternoon of June fourteenth few people believed that the educational institution would recover so quickly. But only one semester later officials and members of the community gathered to celebrate a new beginning. Patrick Jones was on hand for the event. Dorla Wade, Principal, Biscayne Government School […]
While on the subject of education, the new man in charge of the ministry, Francis Fonseca, says he sees no reason to deviate from the course that he and his predecessor, Prime Minister Said Musa, have charted over the last ten months. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education “We want to continue building on that foundation […]
Over the years the Image Factory has hosted numerous art exhibitions at its North Front Street gallery. And while each of the displays featuring sculptures, paintings, and photographs has been unique in its own way, the latest show, which opens tonight, is especially eye opening. Patrick Jones reports. Patrick Jones, Reporting “TAMARIND POPE SOCCER BULLET […]
He may not be carrying a handgun, but there is no doubt that armed only with a smile and a handshake, the subject of our lead story is dangerous. Jacqueline Woods has more on a conman who has left a trail of bad cheques from Hondo to Sarstoon. G. Michael Reid, Police Press Officer “Be […]
Her name has not surfaced in this newscast before, but six months after the fact we have learned that a Belizean serving in the U.S. Army has been wounded in Iraq…and today she was rewarded with U.S. citizenship. Twenty-six year old Army Specialist Lucy Lopez, a native of Punta Gorda, began her military service in […]
Over the weekend, Prime Minister Said Musa and Minister of Foreign Affairs Godfrey Smith will depart Belize bound for Monterrey, Mexico for the Special Summit of the Americas. According to Musa, the summit provides the opportunity for the leaders of thirty-four democratic countries to address urgent issues facing the region. Prime Minister Said Musa “It […]
There are few among us who will easily forget the successive onslaught of storms named Mitch, Keith, Iris, and Chantal. But unknown by people my age, an earlier generation lived through a similar experience, beginning in the mid 1970’s. The big names of that era were Carmen, Fifi, Hermine, and Greta…and the man who guided […]
The Public Utilities Commission is best known for its role as a regulator of monopoly industries…but it also has a lesser-known function as a promoter and planner. Today the P.U.C. sponsored a meeting in Belize City with the objective of expanding our energy horizons. Patrick Jones reports. Patrick Jones, Reporting For years, the sugar cane […]
And while scientists and economists discuss the feasibility of ethanol, Belizean consumers are once again being forced to pay higher prices for fossil fuels. A government release informs us that as of today increased acquisition costs for imported butane have resulted in a four dollar increase in the control price of a hundred pound cylinder. […]
You’ve seen them all over the country: animals that are supposed to be wild, tied up or caged as pets. Ever wonder what happens to these creatures when their owners are no longer willing or able to care for them? Today I found out. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Meet the Monkey Lady… Robin Brockett, Monkey Lady […]
Two days after the Prime Minister’s Cabinet shuffle, or as he put it, “realignment”, reaction is emerging from all corners. Today, the man who many say lost the most took his turn at the mike. This afternoon, a calm and composed Jose Coye told News 5 that the new assignments are the Prime Minister’s prerogative, […]
In news from the first meeting of the new Cabinet, we are informed that the annual budget exercise is underway and the presentation in the House of Representatives is scheduled for Friday, January twenty-third, with the debate taking place on February sixth. The new financial year begins on the first of April. Also announced today […]
Life on one of the Caribbean’s most beautiful islands is supposed to be stress free, but for the second time in a little over three years a Prime Minister of Dominica has died in office. Forty-nine year old Pierre Charles was rushed to the hospital yesterday after complaining of chest pains during a Cabinet meeting. […]
To many of us the numerous acronyms surrounding the world’s current trade negotiations are nothing more than a bewildering bowl of alphabet soup. But, according to one expert, that food can either poison or nourish us. Patrick Jones reports. Patrick Jones, Reporting The establishment of the Free Trade Area of the Americas will expose Belize’s […]
