A man was stabbed on Thursday night because he refused to buy a beggar a beer. Antonio Alfaro told police he was walking along Central American Boulevard around eleven p.m. when a tall, slim man asked him for a dollar. Alfaro gave him the coin, but the man then asked for a beer. When Alfaro […]
Radio listeners were surprised yesterday to hear reports of a freak storm affecting the one part of the country generally regarded as an inland safe-haven during hurricanes and other bad weather. But what happened in the twin towns of Santa Elena and San Ignacio showed all of us that Mother Nature is indeed a fickle […]
He’s been on the air for the last thirteen years and Cayo residents, especially children, tune in every Wednesday evening to see the Pandy Show. This weekend, the programme’s producer and host Kent Pandy wants all his fans and their friends to join him in celebrating this special milestone. On Sunday, the enterprising television personality […]
Belize City ah run red this weekend, thanks to Jamaica’s Fifth Element. That’s right, the all star line-up, including Richie Spice, Chuck Fender, Spanna Banna, and Anthony Cruz hits the city tomorrow morning for what promoters say will be a show-stopping performance at the Belize City Centre on Saturday night. Following their arrival, the group […]
It’s a popular way to teach social studies: get the children to dress up and make displays on Belize’s ethnic groups. But while many schools do a Cultural Day, the one at St. Joseph’s School in Belize City just seems to get better every year. And while many of the students brought cultural foods to […]
And while the children enjoyed their culture day today, last night it was the adults’ turn at the House of Culture/Government House with the second annual “Passion for Fashion” show. Not only were the traditional clothing of the three Maya groups of Belize featured, but Creole, Garifuna, Indian, Chinese, Lebanese, African, and even Mennonite costumes […]
A quiet Cayo community was stunned today to discover an elderly resident had been brutally murdered. News Five visited the scene of the crime and spoke with the victim’s brother who is still reeling from the terrible scene that met him this morning. Patrick Jones, Reporting The blood stains on his bedroom wall are mute […]
Cayo police are not the only ones searching for a killer. The Belize City department needs your assistance in tracking down the prime suspect in last week’s murder of twenty-one year old Wasani Belgrave. Twenty-one year old Alex Palacio is being sought by police who believe that he is heading south to Punta Gorda where […]
A delivery truck driver has reported being held up on Caesar Ridge Road in Belize City. Hugo Delgado, a driver for Femagra Limited, told police that on Wednesday evening he was in the middle of delivering goods to the Port Loyola Shopping Centre when a man put a gun to his head and demanded money. […]
The horrific events of September eleventh have left the world, especially the United States of America, increasingly concerned over the threat of another terrorist attack. That fear has spawned several international initiatives designed to beef up the state of national security in countries around the globe. This week in Belize, the National Emergency Management Organisation’s […]
Tourism. It is without a doubt one of the fastest growing industries in Belize. And while prospects for even greater expansion are plentiful, tourism stakeholders both big and small are this week getting some valuable training in trade issues. What does trade have to do with tourism? According to specialist with the Organisation of American […]
The legal drama playing out in a Florida Federal courtroom in the United States over control of the majority shares in Belize Telecommunications Limited will enter its second, and perhaps more crucial, second act next month. This afternoon, News Five’s Janelle Chanona spoke with Belize’s attorneys in Miami at the law firm of Hunton and […]
An employee of the Treasury Department has been charged for stealing vehicle license stickers from the Treasury vault. Kenrick Sanchez appeared before Magistrate Harrison Hewlett today, pleaded not guilty to three charges of theft, and was granted three thousand dollars bail. The charges follow an investigation which began on May nineteenth when Accountant General Carmen […]
For months we have been hearing about the Coca-Cola spelling bee, and last week that competition ended. But this week, another spelling bee was held, sponsored by Crystal Water. News Five was at Belize Elementary School auditorium for the hands-on event. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Hearing impaired children have made great strides in learning how to […]
Don’t let anyone fool you: life at the Belize Central prison is no picnic. It’s overcrowded, understaffed, and woefully lacking in what many of us would consider the basic amenities of human existence. But life at Hattieville is getting better. That assessment comes from the administrators in charge, the employees working there, and most importantly, […]
A Belize City businessman has moved from behind the counter to behind bars following accusations that he molested a nine-year-old girl. Forty-five year old Charles Vellair was arraigned today on a charge of aggravated assault when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord. The girl, accompanied by a social worker, reported to police that on […]
On Monday night in Bangkok she goes up against eighty other young women all vying for the title of Miss Universe. We know that however beautiful and talented she may be, the odds against Belize’s Andrea Elrington are stiff…but just how stiff we’re not sure… at least until today. The enterprising folks at sportsbook.com, which […]
The House of Culture in Belize City has been the venue for activities ranging from moonlight jazz to modern photography. Today a group of activists descended on the facility, not for an art exhibition, but to promote human rights. It was the first of three seminars sponsored by the Belize Centre for Human Rights Studies, […]
The term “summit” has become fashionable in recent years. Usually we report on a big build-up, a climactic meeting, a long list of resolutions… and that’s the end of it. Today, however, there was actually some follow up. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting These students representing pre-school, primary, secondary and tertiary institutions […]
Life is not always kind to the many pedestrians who are forced to share Belize City’s narrow streets with an ever expanding array of trucks, buses, and oversized S.U.V.’s. But if you think you’ve got it rough, try navigating with nothing more than a white cane. News 5’s Patrick Jones has more. Patrick Jones, Reporting […]
They call it La Isla Carinosa… but the Caye Caulker police were anything but loving this weekend to one island resident who alleges that cops beat him so mercilessly that he came close to death. Luis Alcoser, Alleges Police Brutality ?I bawl and bawl, and the more I bawl they work (beat) me because they […]
Police have yet to come up with a motive for the death of a Guatemalan national discovered on Saturday, but they strongly believe that someone murdered Andres Lopez. Lopez’s body was found lying on the side of the Hummingbird Highway in St. Margaret’s Village in the Cayo District around six in the evening. He had […]
Police have identified a man who was found dead, slumped over the side of his boat, on the Haulover Creek early this morning. Forty-six year old Redford Everett, a fisherman from Ladyville, was discovered by authorities shortly after midnight. He was found inside his skiff near the Bowen and Bowen compound with the engine still […]
Corozal police had their hands full on Saturday following two separate fatal traffic accidents on the Northern Highway. The first occurred around eight-fifteen following a collision between a mini bus and a Ford Bronco. Preliminary investigations reveal that thirty-four year old Daniel Acosta was driving the Bronco from the Mexican border to Corozal Town, but […]
It’s been a while, but police have added another notch to their anti-narcotics belt. The latest bust occurred at the checkpoint at the Burrell Boom cut-off on the Northern Highway. Around eleven forty-five on Saturday morning a routine search of a red four door Chevy Lumina yielded close to nine pounds of cocaine. The drugs […]
