Belmopan police are asking the public’s help in identifying the victim of a fatal hit and run that occurred last night. Around nine-thirty police were called to a spot on the Ring Road where they observed the lifeless body of a Hispanic man with apparent head and body injuries. Reports indicated that the man had […]
A four-year-old child tonight lies in critical condition at the K.H.M.H. after he was hit by a pickup truck on the Northern Highway. Around three Thursday afternoon Leeton Galvez apparently wandered onto the road in Sandhill Village between miles eighteen and nineteen. Twenty-four year old Edilberto Guerra of Belize City told police that he was […]
There have been intermittent reports of counterfeit greenbacks in circulation, but this week police in Orange Walk hit the jackpot. Hidden in an open lot on Cocoplum Street they found one hundred and sixty-two thousand dollars in fake U.S. hundred dollar bills. They also detained four people in connection with their ongoing investigation. Authorities caution […]
The Ministry of Agriculture reports an outbreak of rabies in the Cayo District. According to a press release, five cases, all in cattle, have been confirmed in two separate locations, while additional cases at a third location are now being investigated. Authorities believe that vampire bats are responsible for the outbreak and a series of […]
It’s no secret that being a lawyer in Belize these days is a busy job. But having a knowledge and understanding of our legal system is not just the province of attorneys… as News Five’s Jacqueline Woods found out at the U.W.I. Luz Longsworth, Resident Tutor, U.W.I. Belize ?You know we are becoming so alert […]
This morning during brief ceremonies at the Princess Hotel, the fourth annual Made in the U.S.A. Expo was launched by officials of the United States Embassy in Belize. According to President of the American Chamber of Commerce of Belize, Maria Elena Sylvestre, the event provides an opportunity for local importers to showcase the American goods […]
There may be controversy about the circumstances of his death, but there is no doubt that twenty-two year old Eder Alamilla died with a future of artistic achievement ahead of him. A month-long exhibition of Alamilla’s work is about to open in Belize City and this morning Jacqueline Woods got a preview. Lisel Alamilla, Sister […]
It was once customary that teachers–like students–used the occasion of summer holidays to catch up on some rest and relaxation. But the world is becoming a more competitive place and the field of education is no exception… as I learned this afternoon. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Approximately one hundred and eighty teachers from the Belize District […]
Extradition proceedings against Belize City brothers Andrew and Floyd Brown continued today in the Chief Magistrate’s court, with defence counsel taking strong offence to a motion put forward by the prosecution for the matter to be turned over to the Supreme Court. Referred to as “case stated”, counsel appearing on behalf of the governments of […]
Police have announced a break in last month’s robbery of the Scotiabank branch in Dangriga. According to a press release late this evening, twenty-six year old Andy Pryor of Steadfast Village and forty-seven year old John Faux of Placencia have been charged, not in connection with the July twelfth heist which netted over one hundred […]
Aaron Juan, a suspect in the alleged rape of three British teenagers earlier this month, has still not returned home to San Ignacio where he is wanted for questioning. Family members tell News Five that they are urging him to turn himself in and expect to see him shortly. Sources indicate that, contrary to reports […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Kirk Anderson, today issued a memo ordering the withdrawal of a kidnapping charge against an eleven-year-old girl, substituting the crime of abetment to kidnapping. The case will now be heard in Family Court instead of Magistrate’s Court. The kidnapping charge against a thirteen-year-old girl in connection with the same incident, […]
The relationship between a landlord and tenant is sometimes a rocky one, but rarely do things get as bad as the case heard today in the court of Magistrate Margaret Gabb. It seems that on the night of July twenty-eighth the residence of Alida Chan was burglarised, the major item stolen being a stereo set […]
Following a series of fatal and near fatal accidents at sea, the Belize Ports Authority promised to become more aggressive in its enforcement of the nation’s maritime regulations. And that attitude was manifested today in Belize City Magistrate’s Court when the Authority brought criminal action against a number of boat owners accused of operating outside […]
Recent lightning storms have wreaked havoc on delicate computers and electronic devices, but on Tuesday the violent weather claimed its first life. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods has the story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Today, following a post-mortem at the city?s morgue, fifteen-year-old Wilver Alexander Calderon was finally laid. But his family is not satisfied with the […]
There will be a whole lot of spinning, mixing, and moving going on this Saturday night at the House of Culture as nine disc jockeys from across the country compete in the first DJ competition sponsored by Heineken beer and their agents in Belize, Karl H. Menzies Limited. According to Managing Director Kay Menzies, the […]
Earlier in the newscast we looked at an upcoming DJ competition… and while that type of music is topping the local charts, it’s not the only genre being explored by Belizean artists… as News Five’s Jacqueline Woods discovered at the Bliss. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The group has been around for only four months, but the […]
He is being sought by police in connection with the sexual assault of three teenaged tourists, but even while the suspect remains on the lam, his family is speaking out with their version of a story–that if you saw it on a T.V. soap opera–you’d say it was over the top. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Tonight […]
Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord today put a stumbling block in the path of the U.S. Government’s efforts to extradite accused drug dealer Andrew “Papa” Brown when he refused to allow a tape recording to be admitted as evidence. In making the ruling, Lord noted that no person was introduced who was present when the tapes […]
A second suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with last month’s robbery of the Princess Hotel. He is twenty-five year old Aniver Palacio of Waight Street in Belize City. Palacio joins twenty-five year old Egbert Vernon, who was arrested on August third in connection with the same crime. Both men have been charged […]
Police have made an arrest for another crime, this one a shooting, also committed on July twenty-seventh. Twenty-six year old Eldon Bevans of Conch Shell Bay in Belize City was arraigned before Magistrate Margaret McKenzie today, charged with aggravated assault, use of deadly means of harm, and wounding. The charges arise from the shooting of […]
Sometime after two this afternoon, traffic on Mahogany Street came to a standstill after a Toyota pickup collided into a Prado S.U.V. The crash caused the pickup truck to roll over on its side and both vehicles were extensively damaged. According to police, thirty year old Arnold Santos, the driver of the pickup belonging to […]
Were it not for the presence of three military helicopters, you might not have known that Belize was today visited by one of the highest ranking members of the United States Army. Under heavy security, General John Craddock, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, arrived in Belize for a one-day business trip. The Southern Command […]
If you have become increasingly confused by all the different corporate entities used by Michael Ashcroft in his bid for control of Belize Telecommunications Limited, get ready to add another to the list. In a press release issued to the international financial community, Carlisle Holdings Limited, Ashcroft’s flagship conglomerate, has announced that it is “demerging” […]
It was first mentioned in an interview last month with Airport C.E.O. Pablo Espat, but today it became official. Beginning sometime in November, Delta Airlines will increase its flights between Belize and its Atlanta hub from once a week to every day. The move will provide close to a thousand new seats each week for […]
