When the decomposing body of four-year-old Oscar Velasquez was found on Thursday evening not far from his house in Belize City, it was assumed that a monster was loose in the southside neighbourhood; a deranged predator who perhaps lured the child into his confidence and then brutally ended his life. Tonight that description may indeed […]
The body of a man has been found in the sea in the Buttonwood Bay area of Belize City. In word just in from the Police Department he has been identified as thirty-four year old Giovanni Rodriguez of Pickstock Hutments. Around eight this morning police were called out to an area along Seashore Drive and […]
A late Friday night fight in Belize City came to a deadly end when one of two men introduced a knife to the altercation. According to police reports, twenty-one year old Trevor Gill and forty-four year old Anthony Flowers became involved in a misunderstanding some time around ten Friday night on Lovely Lane. Shortly after, […]
A resident of Belmopan has been arrested following a fatal traffic accident on the Western Highway. Thirty-eight year old Victor Cuevas was charged with manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct, driving without due care and attention, three counts of negligent harm and negligent wounding as well as drunk driving. The charges arise from […]
Tomorrow is March first, the day on which government’s new tax measures, delayed from a month earlier, will begin to take effect. The idea, negotiated between GOB and the nation’s unions, was that the period in between would be used to examine alternative sources of revenue along with spending cuts that would reduce the tax […]
It carries an extensive and diverse jurisdiction; and now the Belize Family Court is taking a proactive approach to settling family disputes. It’s called mediation and according to head of the Family Court, Margaret Nicholas, the idea is to prevent disputes from having to reach the formal court setting. A group of mediators along with […]
James Adderley, Reporting Good evening I?m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Week six of the Regents Insurance Cup Tournament brought the red hot Juventus of Orange Walk to the MCC Grounds, which brought the question could Kulture Yabra of Belize City be able to cool them down. Indeed, it?s a fast start for […]
The disappearance and death of a four-year-old Belize City boy has the whole nation talking, and shaking their heads. Was he murdered or was it a case of rough play that went too far? Tonight, we still do not know, but the police are checking every possible lead and hoping someone who knows something will […]
Three weeks ago, Marlon Fisher was shot in the chest. He survived, but had to have one lung removed. Tonight he is in the hospital again, with more gunshot wounds, this time to his back. Police report that twenty-five year old Marlon Fisher was on Baghdad Street around eight Thursday night when two men began […]
A young man from Jalacte Village was killed on the Placencia Road Thursday evening. The driver of the truck, Ervin Odalgez of Seine Bight told police that he was two miles from the junction with the Southern Highway when he saw three people approaching on bikes from the opposite direction. He claims that one of […]
If you’re planning to get married anytime soon, or maybe you are just toying with the idea, you might want to attend the “Wedding Expo” this weekend at the Belize Biltmore Plaza. The two-day event features everything from wedding gowns to fine wines and floral arrangements. Of course, there will be representatives from some of […]
The mood was a festive this afternoon at All Saints Church as members of the congregation gathered to break ground for the expansion of their church. The Parish, a beacon for Anglicans in Belize City for the last fifty years has decided they simply do not have enough space anymore to accommodate all those who […]
There is little doubt that over the last decade the quality of medical care in Belize–both public and private–has improved dramatically. But even with all the C.A.T. scans, dialysis machines and intensive care units the attitudinal side of a patient’s recovery cannot be ignored. On Thursday the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital inaugurated a new feature […]
They were a confident bunch, talking about winning and beating the competition this weekend. And although they come from different schools all across Belize they share a common interest: softball. Patrick Jones reports. Patrick Jones, Reporting Four male and four female teams are suiting up in search of national softball dominance for their high school […]
The search for four year old Oscar Velasquez came to a dramatic and tragic end late this afternoon when his decomposing body was found inside a house within sight of where he disappeared on Monday. Residents of the Antelope Street Extension area who just one day earlier had joined in a neighbourhood search for the […]
March first is less than a week away and little has been heard regarding the implementation of new taxes that had been delayed from the first of February. But this week the halls of power in Belmopan have echoed with intense discussions between Government officials and representatives of Belize’s labour movement. On GOB’s side of […]
There is disturbing news coming out of Belize’s farming community as News 5 understands that more than ninety families from the Mennonite community of Shipyard in the Orange Walk District have relocated across the border to Mexico, having found greener investment pastures there. As a result, the Belize Chamber of Commerce has initiated a public […]
The name Capital Life is a familiar one in Belize, but beginning this week it will be preceded by a new title that may not be so well known–Sagicor. The president and CEO of Sagicor Capital Life is in town to explain why the change is more than just cosmetic. David O?Brien, President, CEO, Sagicor […]
With the effects of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy preparing to reverberate throughout the region, today industry leaders, government officials and representatives of environmental organisations met in Belize City to discuss marine resources, and more specifically, the implementation of a policy regime for CARICOM members to safeguard this vital sector. With a broad framework […]
Belize may be a land of many cultures but not all those various groups are necessarily found living together in one place. The Maya, for example, may be Belize’s oldest residents but most urban Belizeans outside of Toledo would not be familiar with their lifestyle. That challenge to educators is being met by a new […]
When first discovered on February fourteenth speculation on the identity of a set of bones found near Gracie Rock ranged far and wide. But tonight a growing body of evidence suggests that the remains are those of a Belize City man, who may be one more victim of drug related violence. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods […]
He has been missing now for more forty-eight hours but tonight family and friends of four year old Oscar Velasquez are still clinging to the hope that the young boy is alive and well. News 5 Patrick Jones has the latest in this disturbing case. Patrick Jones, Reporting In desperate search for four year old […]
Called “the cost of power forum”, it is part of a highly charged process in the first full tariff review proceedings for Belize Electricity Limited, which will ultimately determine the new rates of the essential service for the next four years. Organized by the Public Utilities Commission, for the rest of the month, a power […]
Separate robberies in Belize City have left one man suffering from gunshot wounds to the head and another in police custody. According to authorities, the first incident took place on Tuesday morning at grocery store on Caesar Ridge Road. News 5 understands that thirty-five year old Wayne Rowland and a friend were outside Ming’s Shop […]
In the current national debate over the budget and related issues of taxes, deficits, imports and exports, the one thing we take for granted is that, unlike many small Caribbean countries, Belize can feed itself–at least with the basics. And no food is more basic to the Belizean diet than our beloved chicken. Today the […]
