The recent crash landing and abandonment of a suspected drug plane has resulted in the arrest of three men, two of whom have pleaded guilty. The plane, a twin engine Cessna, was discovered by police on Friday on a side road near mile thirty-eight on the Northern Highway. Although no drugs, pilot, or passengers were […]
A day after Opposition Leader Dean Barrow released what he claims is a copy of the agreement signed between Government and Innovative Communication Corporation for the sale of B.T.L., the reviews are still coming in. Most criticism of the deal involves what has been called a government guarantee of a fifteen percent return on I.C.C.’s […]
It has become a tradition under Minister of Tourism mark Espat… and you can’t really blame him. With the biggest business in the country going nowhere but up, today’s annual industry presentation was a chance for government to put out some good news that needed no spin to make it shine. Patrick Jones Reports. Patrick […]
It was vintage Dean Barrow and the United Democratic Party this afternoon as they staged a press conference to disclose details of the agreement that gave International Communication Corporation majority ownership of B.T.L. Armed with the thirty-page document, Barrow explained that the agreement essentially gives Jeffrey Prosser massive tax breaks and concessions that leave Belizean […]
Classrooms across the country may be empty for the Easter break, but truancy officers get no such breaks. School Community Liaison Officers today began a house-to-house survey in the Port Loyola area of Belize City to collect vital information for the Ministry of Education to determine how best to assist needy children. Monitoring Officer, Marva […]
Dangriga police acted quickly to apprehend two men believed to have carried out a robbery at Tackles Gas Station on Saturday evening. The station manager reported that two dark complexioned men held them up and took an undisclosed amount of cash. Police immediately searched a residence on St. Berry’s Alley and picked up Allen Jones […]
A man was stabbed during the “Elephant Man” concert in Belize City on Friday night. Police officers on duty at the concert reported that twenty-year-old Leon Soberanis came up to them and said he had been stabbed in the neck. He was admitted to the K.H.M.H. in a serious condition, but police say he has […]
Two people were hospitalised following a bar fight in Corozal on Saturday night. Winston Duheany, forty-six, is alleged to have gotten into an argument with other patrons at the Scorpion Bar and pulled out a firearm, firing a shot which hit a fifteen year old student who was passing outside at the time. Some of […]
Crime is a concern of every citizen, and often we are the eyes and ears of the police. But just about everyone who picks up the phone to call in with information worries about the confidentiality of that call. Well, the Rotary Club of Belize wants to help us rest a little easier on that […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley with this fresh dish of Sports Monday. Week five of the Regent Insurance Cup Tournament found Builder’s Hardware Bandits of Belmopan hosting the San Pedro Seahawks inside the Isidoro Beaton Stadium Saturday night. Immediately off the kick off, the Bandits try to grab the lead when Andy Hunt displays nice […]
He’s been a wanted man for over eight months. But this afternoon the man at the centre of the biggest passport scandal in the history of Belize, fifty-seven year old businessman Jabor “Gabby” Affif, was marched up to Magistrate Court number one. As Affif sat stoically beside his attorneys, Senior Counsel Simeon Samson and Michel […]
Belmopan police are investigating a disturbing report made by a sixteen year old high school student who says she was raped by a gang of nine young men yesterday. Initial reports reaching News 5 are that the second form student was allegedly attacked on a field during a sports day. However, when we contacted the […]
A Belize City shopkeeper has been charged with carnal knowledge and aggravated assault after reports that he had sex with a twelve-year-old girl. Tereso Hernandez, age seventy-five, was picked up after the girl’s mother told police that she became concerned when her daughter started coming home late from school and had money she could not […]
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in apprehending a man who escaped from their custody. Twenty-six year old Michael Arnold of Michelle Estate in Ladyville was to appear in Magistrate Court on Thursday, but police say he somehow managed to get out of the cellblock at the Queen’s Street police station. He was on […]
It didn’t appear on the daily police press briefing, but reports to News 5 this afternoon are that three Belizeans including a police officer was detained in Melchor de Mencos, Guatemala on Thursday because they were intoxicated and acting in a disorderly manner. Police Press Officer G. Michael Reid confirmed the detention of the officer […]
On Thursday it was a suspected drug plane that landed in the Orange Walk District, this afternoon, police in Caye Caulker discovered another suspected narcotics vessel, this time a Colombian boat. Responding to information received, officers were dispatched to an area in front of Caye Caulker village where they found the thirty-six to forty-foot boat […]
Most Belizeans slept through it, but the entire nation was plunged into an electrical blackout around four-thirty this morning. According to B.E.L.’s public relations department, the total system collapse was caused by a failure at the Xul Ha substation in Mexico. B.E.L. scrambled to get its mile eight gas turbine going and the nationwide grid […]
When it comes to nature based tourism, a number of Belizean villages have begun to capitalize on either their beautiful surroundings or their wildlife, or both. Perhaps the most recent entry into this segment of the tourism market is Rancho Dolores. But unlike Bermudian Landing, which made a name for itself with its howler monkeys, […]
Arguments in the case of teacher Maria Roches and the Catholic Church were concluded today in the Supreme Court with Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh now considering his decision. Appearing for the applicant, attorney Dean Barrow and his associate Magali Marin Young, maintained that their client was the victim of discrimination because she was fired by […]
The new owners of Belize Telecommunications Ltd. spent their first full day in charge getting acquainted with the company’s staff and operations, but the Belizean public is still in the dark on the details of the deal. The plot thickened today with the release of a statement by Michael Ashcroft that could only be described […]
For the second time in two weeks the tourism industry has taken a major hit at the hands of government. Last week it was the announcement of a twenty-eight percent hike in the hotel tax; this week it’s the near doubling of airport departure fees for visitors from abroad. Effective today all foreign nationals departing […]
One visitor arriving by air who will not be paying any departure tax is the pilot of this plane that landed sometime last night near the village of San Lazaro in the Orange Walk District. According to police, the aircraft, believed to be involved in the drug trade, made an emergency landing after being pursued […]
The competition has been heating up all year and the stage is now set for cycling’s biggest day on Holy Saturday. To get the hype going even more, the Belize Cycling Association today unveiled the 2004 edition of its souvenir cross country publication. News 5’s Patrick Jones took the opportunity to do some reading. Patrick […]
That Belizean cultural staple known as the beauty pageant will be in full flower this weekend as two Belize City educational institutions will be showing off to the public. On Friday, the young ladies of Saint Catherine Academy invite you to support an event that they hope will raise money needed to aid the advancement […]
They’re among the top academic performers in the country; but more than just book-worms, students of Saint John’s Junior College want to show the community they also know how to have fun. And the outlet for the expression of their talents will be a unique Mr-Miss S.J.C. competition. Pageant organizer Dejon Tucker says the mix […]
