Another criminal suspect has found himself on the receiving end of police bullets, this time in Roaring Creek. Around twelve this afternoon, police cornered two men wanted in connection with a series of crimes in the Belmopan area, but taking them into custody has left one man hospitalized with gunshot wounds, another receiving treatment for […]
Police in Belize City have arrested and charged two suspects following a shooting on Tuesday night, which injured two people. Seventeen-year-old Deon Williams has been charged with four counts of attempted murder, four counts of aggravated assault, two counts of the use of deadly means of harm, and one count each of wounding and causing […]
Two Belize City men have been detained following a report of a robbery in Orange Walk town. Thirty three year old Shao Hau Zhen of Happy Valley Restaurant told police that around eight on Thursday night, he and his wife were inside the business establishment when two men entered, one armed with a knife and […]
The cargo ship that went aground at Lighthouse Reef over two months ago remains high and dry atop the coral and there is a great likelihood that its owners will be fined heavily for causing environmental damage. That’s the word from Major Gilbert Swaso of the Port Authority, who has recently concluded the Harbour master’s […]
In the best of times the running of Excelsior High School in eblize City is a touch and go position. But these are not good times for the institution…as News 5?s Jacqueline Woods discovered this morning. Gayle Thompson, Principal, Excelsior High School ?It is very frustrating. We are a poor school operating in a poor […]
Today preschoolers from across the country celebrated Cultural Day as part of activities in connection with Child Stimulation Month that is observed each year in March. This afternoon the children of Morning Star Preschool invited their moms and dads to a special luncheon that had a wide variety of local dishes from various ethnic groups. […]
“What do women want from politics?” That will be the burning question at the heart of what is being billed as a “passionate and informative” dialogue on Saturday morning in Belize City. The women’s arm of the United Democratic Party is organising the event, but coordinator Dianne Haylock says women from either side of the […]
Civil Aviation officials continue to conduct their investigation into Wednesday’s crash of a Tropic Air commuter plane. And while the injuries suffered by pilot Gerry Proehl and his thirteen passengers were relatively minor, airline veterans are saying that the results could have been much more serious. Like many of us, News 5’s Patrick Jones has […]
Another civilian involved in a confrontation with police has been fatally shot. The latest incident occurred Wednesday evening in the Western Cayo District near Macaw Bank. According to police reports, a two-man police patrol encountered a man who had just crossed the Macal River. He was armed with a machete and carried a large sack. […]
The Supreme Court case of Therese Cabral continued today in courtroom number three in Belize City. The forty-nine-year-old store clerk is charged with fifteen counts of forgery and six counts of perjury in connection with the illegal sale of passports. The first witness called to the stand by prosecutor Majorie Moyston was Inspector Santiago Ciau. […]
Prices for water will be going up, but not by as much as Belize Water Services requested. The Public Utilities Commission has announced its initial decision on the B.W.S.L. request for an annual tariff review based on “exceptional circumstances”. The P.U.C. rejected that part of the B.W.S. submission dealing with increased chemical costs but agreed […]
Today the National Council on Ageing launched a booklet highlighting a number of illnesses affecting the health of older women. The publication was released as part of activities observing Women’s Week. According to author Lindsey Chapman, a Challenges Worldwide volunteer from the United Kingdom, most of the information, which was accessed from the internet, identifies […]
It has been shut down for over six months, but today the 2005 version of the Matron Roberts Health Centre–now referred to as a Polyclinic–was unveiled today in Belize City. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has the story. Arturo Gamero, Clinical Director, Matron Roberts Polyclinic 11 ?Now even if we count the other private institutions that […]
A plane crash late this evening in Belize City has left over a dozen people injured. Shortly after five this evening, Tropic Air’s last flight out of the Municipal Airstrip heading for San Pedro crashed into the sea just moments after take off. Fourteen people, including the pilot Gerry Proehl were on board the Cessna […]
It was promised as part of the historic agreement negotiated between Government and the nation’s labour unions…and today that commitment to investigate the Development Finance Corporation is about to become a reality. Three members of the Commission of Inquiry have been appointed. Herbert Lord is the government nominee, Merlene Bailey Martinez is the union nominee, […]
With the threat of more industrial action from the country’s unions, legal battles being waged in three countries over BTL and the ever present danger of dissension within its own ranks, there’s no question that the Musa administration has its hands full. Today government spokesmen went on the offensive taking to the airwaves to garner […]
With regard to the telecommunications mess Smith reaffirmed his government’s preference for Belizean ownership of B.T.L. That possibility also received some top-level support today in the form of a letter to Sunrise Investments, the Belizean company owned by three local B.T.L. executives that are seeking to buy the majority B.T.L. shares from Government. While acknowledging […]
A resident of Dangriga has been re-arrested and charged with murder following the death of a Placencia businessman. According to police, twenty-three-year-old Darren Chiu of an Oak Street address now stands accused of murder, in addition to his pending charge of robbery. The charges stem from an incident in Placencia Village in late February in […]
Tonight Belize City police continue to investigate a shooting on the southside that has left two people recovering from bullet wounds. Reports are that around eight thirty last night sixty-seven-year-old Marie Olivera was inside her house, near the intersection of Kraal Road and Fabers Road when she heard a sharp noise…but it would take a […]
It has a proud history as Belize’s original home of eco-tourism. But today the Village of Crooked Tree is going through some dry times. News 5 Patrick Jones has the story. Patrick Jones, Reporting Where fish normally swim, small aquatic birds now scratch for food. And while the village wilts under the intense dry season […]
Week 8 of KTV is now history as one more contestant has moved up to the semi-final round. Here’s how things climaxed last night at the Bliss Palm Court. William Neal, Host, KTV “Our winner for tonight is…contestant…number…5. Thomas Cayetano will be joined by nine other semi-finalists when those two rounds are held on March […]
We live in a country with one hundred and seventy-five miles of coastline and scores of rivers, creeks and lagoons. With all this inviting water it’s no surprise that Belizeans, particularly at this time ofyear, love to refresh themselves by bathing at their favourite beach. But swimming has always been synonymous with danger and over […]
A pair of traffic accidents involving bicyclists have resulted in the death of two Corozal men within hours of each other Saturday night. At around six-thirty, thirty-seven-year-old Ramsey Pol of San Juan Village was knocked down while riding on the Northern Highway near San Joaquin. The driver of the vehicle that hit him, fifty-one-year-old Roy […]
Fifty-three people on board a bus escaped injury over the weekend after a dramatic fire completely destroyed the vehicle on the Hummingbird Highway. Around four on Sunday afternoon, Osborne Jones, reported to police that he was driving the three o’clock Novelo’s Bus from Dangriga to Belmopan, when upon reaching a curve near mile thirty-eight, he […]
A second suspect has been arrested and charged in the murder of four-year-old Oscar Velasquez. That person is a fourteen-year-old, and he joins a thirteen-year-old previously charged with the crime. Police believe the pair of youths acted together to kill the boy who had been left unattended in the Antelope Street Extension area of Belize […]
