Although police say they have been on the lookout for escaped prisoner Darrington Lauriano, he wasn’t exactly on the run, more like hiding out in plain view, at almost the exact same place they picked him up the first time. Today, Lauriano was taken into custody from a house in the North Creek area of […]
They say when ?trouble ketch yo, pickney shut fit you.? But a Seine Bight resident probably never heard of that old saying and his lack of better judgment earned him a swift meeting with the judge. Around two o?clock on Tuesday morning, Placencia police stopped a Ford Ranger, found that it was uninsured and unlicensed. […]
Still in the south, Placencia police have secured another conviction, this one a Belize City man charged for the crimes of burglary and handling stolen goods. Thirty-one year old Ian Staine was charged after a report made by an American national that his room at a resort in the village was burglarized. Fifty-year-old Hae Sun […]
This one room dwelling situated at the corner of Mahogany and Flamboyant Streets may not seem much to report on, but it was home for forty-eight year old Clive Arnold Jr., better known as “Colburn.” Fire investigators are still trying to determine what caused the structure to burn around six fifty four this morning. Arnold […]
If you’re looking for some fresh tunes to add to your music library, you might want to pick up the latest local CD to hit the streets. “Outa Trenchtown” is the creative work of the artist known as Dan Man. This evening he stopped by our studios to let News 5’s Patrick Jones sample his […]
Most of us just assume that our children are mastering the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic while they are at school. But because not every child has an easy time with the three R?s, the Management of Anglican Schools has placed special emphasis on literacy, with considerable success. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Studies conducted in […]
This year, Belize’s little trick or treaters are in for an added treat since Halloween falls on a Sunday night, giving them a full weekend of candy gathering this year. But while the candy hunt can be good fun, it poses certain safety risks. To help parents help their children stay safe, the American Academy […]
And while Halloween may be growing in popularity, and commercialism, in Belize, we must admit, it’s an imported tradition. So in search for something more Belizean, more authentic, and far more reverent, tonight News 5 brings you a story from our archives in which Jim McFadzen travels to Benque Viejo Del Carmen for Los Finados. […]
Tonight members of the crimes investigation branch continue to investigate two major cases of fraud in the Belize District that are suspected to have earned two con artists more than seventy-two thousand dollars. In the first case, a Belize City family reported to authorities that they were at home when a man approached them with […]
Belize City police are still trying to find out why a young man tried to burn down a house on the Southside of the city early Wednesday morning. According to police, Justo Suazo, who lives on Jane Usher Boulevard was at home around three that morning when he started to smell gasoline. Suazo told police […]
The special committee appointed to conduct a review of the loans and investments made by the Social Security Board, met again this week at the National Assembly building in Belmopan. According to a release from the office of the clerk, the committee has agreed on the terms of reference of selecting a special purpose auditor […]
Details are still sketchy tonight but official reports are that starting next week radio stations in Belize City and the districts, will no longer be receiving what many have dubbed subventions, which translated into a monthly payment. Radio station personnel contacted by News 5 this evening were quick to defend receipt of the funds stating […]
According to the Ministry of Human Development so far this year, ninety young women under the age of sixteen in Belize City have been sexually abused. That’s just one of the troubling statistics organisations like Youth Enhancement Services must grapple with when addressing the issue of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of young women and girls. […]
It may seem like a rain drop in a desert, but any amount of money to combat HIV and AIDS in Belize is welcomed. According to UNICEF’s representative in Belize, Nadya Vasquez, some fifty thousand U.S dollars has been donated to ensure that the National Plan of Action becomes a reality. The contribution from the […]
It may not have the mainstream popularity of basketball, volleyball or softball but this week, tennis is taking over the court. With the help of an expert from the International Tennis Federation, the Belize Tennis Association is currently hosting a series of workshops designed to train Belizean coaches in the sport. This morning’s wet weather […]
In case you haven’t noticed, November nineteenth is not too far away and in preparation for the cultural event, branches of the Garifuna Council throughout the country are organizing activities relating to Garifuna Settlement Day, including crowning their delegates to participate in the national Ms. Garifuna Pageant. This weekend, the Belize City branch is inviting […]
It was part of the deal when the port was privatized but when that reality hit home this week, the city’s stevedores took to the streets, protesting what will be the new policies at the pier head. On one side, the workers say they are being robbed of their hard earned pay. But industry insiders […]
A release from the Prime Minister’s office indicates that cabinet is looking for ways to solve the ongoing problems caused by the bankruptcy of the Novelo?s Bus Line. Noting that a plan by a group of investors to take over the company has been withdrawn, a committee headed by Minster of Transport Cordel Hyde has […]
A trio of burglars plying their trade early this morning in Punta Gorda town found themselves face to face with the police. Around two this morning a concerned citizen called PG’s police station after they observed suspicious activity inside Mel’s Store on Main Street. Quick response by the cops nabbed two men who were seen […]
It’s one of those things that most of us might take for granted, our ability to read and write. Traditionally, Belize’s literacy rate has been high but now education experts say those numbers are falling. Determined to get back into good books, the Ministry of Education is launching a series of learning programmes in schools […]
While negotiations for Government and Carnival Corporation continue to seek compromise on the cruise port contract, the latest statistics indicate that both overnight and cruise tourism are going nowhere but up. According to a Belize Tourism Board release the number of overnight visitors arriving through all ports of entry is up three point three percent […]
I’m just one recovering victim, but this week, hundreds of Belizeans have been struck down by one of the most infectious illnesses known to man: the flu. You know the one I’m talking about: the splitting headache, the contagious cough, the sore throat, the high fever and of course, the runny nose. According to the […]
Meetings surrounding the controversial Carnival contract continued this week as key players met in Belize City to navigate a way forward in negotiations. News 5 understands that on Monday, Minister of Tourism Mark Espat and Chairman of the Belize Tourism Board, Therese Rath, met with representatives of the Carnival Cruise Line, namely Giora Israel, Vice […]
In crime news, a shooting incident in Belize City on Monday evening has left one man injured and a series of unanswered questions for which the police are trying to find answers. Around five o clock Monday evening, twenty-seven year old Kevin Garcia says he was standing in a yard on Antelope Street when he […]
A concerned caller who used the 922 Crimestoppers hotline to voice his concerns has led police in Cayo to solve two crimes in one. According to authorities, the complainant informed them that two children, one of them a fourteen year old were being neglected by their parents in a village in the Cayo District. When […]
