Two more foreign criminals on the run in Belize have had their stay in paradise cut short. According to local police, fifty-two year old Arthur Schuh and his brother thirty-six year old Thomas Schuh were arrested on Monday after a police raid in Ladyville. With the help of an informant, U.S. officials have been working […]
On Friday, we reported on the arrest of two men for burglary after they were caught by police inside a Belize City house. One of the pair, Archibald Leslie, has pleaded not guilty and has been remanded until June twenty-seventh. The other, however, Eugene Ramirez, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight years in prison […]
A series of blackouts left the country in the dark last night, but according to Belize Electricity Limited, the outages were not the result of sabotage. According to a company rep, they are taking the rap for this one, citing that guy wires for a pole supporting the main transmission line from Mexico rusted out […]
It is the oldest and largest environmental conservation organisation in Belize. And tonight, the Belize Audubon Society will take time out to report to its membership on the organisation’s activities over the last twelve months and present its plan of action for the way forward. Advocacy Manager Tanya Williams-Thompson says Audubon’s thirty-sixth Annual General Meeting […]
The drive called Books for Belize is the brainchild of Penny and Jack McDonald of Florida. Since their first visit to the country as tourists almost two years ago, the McDonalds have donated a variety of educational materials to Frank’s Eddy Government School. This year a total of one hundred and forty-one boxes will be […]
Her work appears regularly in the Amandala and her words have entertained readers for a number of years. Today, American retiree Anne K. Lowe released an anthology of poems called “Liberated.” Her musings touch on subjects ranging from the beauty of nature to crime and violence. News Five caught up with the poet at the […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley with this fresh dish of Sports Monday. Week three of the Regent?s Cup playoffs took us again to Calcutta at Corozal where the home team Bulls hosted the sizzling San Pedro Seahawks on Sunday. Still looking for its first playoff win, the Bulls attack off this set piece and while […]
A Belize City man is dead and his killer is on the run. The victim is twenty-one year old Wasani Belgrave, a resident of Freetown Road in Belize City. According to Belgrave’s mother, Cecilia Lewis, her son had just finished working on a delivery truck and was heading home; but instead of proceeding to Freetown […]
Another Belize City man has also died as a result of being attacked earlier this week. Today the K.H.M.H. reported that Loren Dale Augustus died after battling for his life since he was shot on Tuesday near the Municipal Airstrip. Augustus, an employee of Tropic Air, was shot in the head as he rode home […]
For those who thought the commission of inquiry into the Development Finance Corporation might be thwarted by the D.F.C.’s supposed confidentiality regulations, there is good news tonight. Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh delivered a judgment today which clears the way for the commission to proceed. The C.J. ruled that the Commission of Inquiry appointed by Prime […]
In crime news from the Stann Creek District, a boledo vendor was injured when a group of would-be robbers tried to stop his vehicle and probably hold him up. The victim told police he was returning to Santa Cruz Village from Placencia around five-thirty Thursday evening when upon approaching the Sagitun Farm, two men came […]
An alert neighbour’s report has led to the arrest of two Belize City men who broke into a house just after midnight on Wednesday. Police responded to the call and discovered thirty-seven year old Eugene Ramirez and thirty-eight year old Archibald Leslie still inside the house on Woods Street. Both men have been charged with […]
It has become one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the primary school year and a chance for children from all over the country to shine. No, we’re not talking about the Festival of Arts, but the Coca-Cola National Spelling Bee. This year, the finals moved out of the city and headed north. It […]
Belizeans who love their Cadbury chocolate may be interested to learn that Cadbury Schweppes has purchased a company that uses cacao beans grown right here in Belize. That’s right, Green & Black’s, the makers of Maya Gold organic chocolate bars is now part of this international corporation. Cadbury has retained the same management team and […]
Due to a public and bank holiday in commemoration of Commonwealth Day, there will be no newscast on Monday. The next news broadcast will be on Tuesday, May twenty-fourth.
When most of us think about the victims of HIV/AIDS we think about adults who are living with the disease or efforts to prevent its spread. But we seldom consider its impact on the youngest members of our society, children left behind by those who have died from AIDS or whose parent is HIV positive. […]
A Belize City man was chopped in the head and had his wallet stolen during an argument over a bicycle. Twenty-four year old Darren Arzu of Antelope Street Extension told police he got into an argument with another man around seven-thirty Wednesday morning when the man picked up a machete and attacked him. He says […]
In an update to the shooting of a Tropic Air employee on Tuesday, Loren Dale Augustus has been transferred to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital from Universal Health Services and no improvement in his condition is being reported. Augustus was shot in the head as he rode home from work Tuesday evening and despite surgical […]
It’s called “Expedition Climb Up” and will take a group of adventure-seekers all the way to the top of Victoria Peak this weekend. For the second year running, a team of officers from the customs department will leave their air conditioned offices behind to trek miles of jungle terrain to raise funds to help the […]
If you love rock music, there’s a little bar in Belize City you might want to check out this Friday night. The band “Echoes” will be performing at a venue that is fast attracting young Belizean talent. News Five spoke with the manager of the Putt-Putt Bar and Grill this afternoon. Orson Elrington, Mgr., Putt-Putt […]
Last week it was the Ms. Y pageant for seenagers, and this week it’s the selection of a primary school queen. Patrick Jones had the pleasure of meeting the young contestants this afternoon. ?My name is Kira Reneau. And I am the reigning Miss Wesley Upper, and it?s time to choose my successor.? Patrick Jones, […]
They have scattered far and wide; some in the U.S., some in Europe, and others in all parts of Belize. But this week a very special group of Belizeans gathered together one more time to reminisce and catch up on each other’s lives. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting These men and women may not […]
Police were on the scene well into last night and today they’ve been busy trying to piece together a motive and the physical evidence to find the man who shot a Tropic Air employee. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods today visited Universal Health Services where Loren Augustus clings to life with a bullet lodged in his […]
Late last night the murder cases brought against twenty-nine year old Mark Vega and twenty-four year old Luis Urbina ended in the Belize City Supreme Court… but the conclusion has brought no solace to the victim’s family. A jury of their peers returned a not guilty verdict for Urbina and was deadlocked in its deliberations […]
Tonight investigations continue at the Immigration Department following sensational reports in the international media that a notorious smuggler of illegal immigrants into the United States had been arrested carrying a Belizean passport. Latest information to News Five is that this woman, Cheng Chui Ping a.k.a. Big Sister Ping, was holding Belizean nationality documents in the […]
