A Placencia tour operation, Advanced Diving, has lost its license following the death of a SCUBA diver and three day ordeal at sea for three other divers who survived. According to the Belize Tourism Board, the Tour Operating Licensing Committee met last Friday and not only voted to shut down Advanced Diving, it also recommended […]
Today, near the end of the busiest hurricane season in recorded history, it is only fitting that Belizeans–who were spared this year–pause to remember a night forty-four years ago when we were not so lucky. News Five’s Karla Heusner reports from Lord Ridge Cemetery. Karla Heusner, Reporting On October thirty-first, 1961 Hurricane Hattie levelled Belize […]
Four men have been arrested following a robbery and kidnapping in the Riverwalk area of the Cayo District. The frightening ordeal occurred at the home of sixty-three year old Oscar Chapeau. Chapeau told police that he was drinking at home in the company of his secretary and another man when three armed masked intruders entered […]
A young man has been detained while Orange Walk police investigate a report that he raped a student on Friday night. According to the sixteen year old girl, she was buying food from a vendor around eleven forty-five that night when she was approached by a man who offered to take her home. The police […]
The incident occurred over three years ago, but today four law enforcement officers were finally held accountable for their crimes. Police Officer Vladimir Ortega and Special Constables Jesus Dominguez, Filomeno Badillo, and Cornelio Andueza were found guilty of theft and were fined five hundred dollars each by Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord. Whoever cannot pay by […]
A truck driver whose high speed bumping of a passenger car resulted in the driver’s death has been charged. Nineteen year old Keith Budd of Burrell Boom was today arraigned by Magistrate Dorothy Flowers for the crimes of manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct, and driving without due care and attention. No plea […]
At around a thousand men and women strong the Belize Defence Force is larger than we can afford, but not large enough to defeat an invasion from the west. It’s not a great position to be in, but in life you’ve got to play the cards you’re dealt. And part of that poker game involves […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley and you?re on board this weekly ride we call Sports Monday. Week eight of the RFG Insurance Cup Tournament brought part two of the Belize City derby to the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday. If you remember, in part one F.C. Belize and Kremandala had settled for a 1-1 stalemate, so we […]
Late this evening, the government announced that it is extending the deadline of its B.T.L. share offering. The shares will now be available for an additional two weeks, until November eleventh. Although payment was originally restricted to U.S. dollars in U.S. cheque form only, the Central Bank has changed that position and is now allowing […]
A mechanic convicted of rape and other charges was sentenced to ten years in prison today in the Supreme Court. Dennis Gabourel appeared before Justice Adolph Lucas and following a lengthy mitigation plea by defence attorney Hubert Elrington, was given eight years for rape, three years for grievous harm, and two years for aggravated assault. […]
A youth who described himself as a “break dance instructor” has been charged with dangerous harm, use of deadly means of harm, and robbery following a fight between two men on Freetown Road in Belize City during the September Celebrations. However, when asked by Magistrate Harry Hewlett what the fight was about, Demetrious Martinez said […]
Police have made another arrest following a burglary at a shop on King Street in Belize City. Seventeen year old Germaine Gomez appeared in Magistrate Court on Thursday where he was charged with the burglary for the October twenty-fourth incident at Rekha’s Store. Police received a call early that morning that a burglary was in […]
The artist so many refer to simply as “Chico” has released another new recording. True to many of his other compositions, Chico Ramos is using music to tackle social issues and promote positive activities, and attitudes. But as News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, because music is his business, he also takes the issue of piracy […]
November is right around the corner and Garifuna Settlement Day activities are about to begin… starting with a pageant this weekend. As in years past, the focus is not on appearances or fashion, but on a deeper understanding of the culture and appreciation for all things Garinagu. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting These are the five ladies […]
American Nancy Masters is lucky to be alive. She and three companions on a dive trip last weekend wound up spending three days and two nights floating in the waters off Silk Caye after their boat developed engine trouble and their guide seemed unable to remedy the situation. Unfortunately, one of the group, Abigail Brinkman, […]
The survivors of a disaster at sea off the coast of southern Belize continue to recuperate from the traumatic experience. All three of the SCUBA divers have now been released from the hospital and are under private medical care at a local hotel. We understand tonight that as soon as they are well enough to […]
A baby girl was killed and several people injured when two trucks collided on the Blue Creek Road Wednesday morning in the Orange Walk District. Carlos Estrada Pinta of Peten, Guatemala, told police his Toyota Hilux crashed head-on into a red pickup being driven by Darwin Hernandez. Four month old Maribel Hernandez, who was not […]
Yet another vendor has been held up at the Queen Square Market. William Garcia told police he was taking pineapples out of his pickup truck on Monday night when a man pointed a handgun at his face and robbed him of nine dollars. Police say they are doing what they can to stop the recent […]
A high school teacher who was accused of three counts of carnal knowledge seventeen months ago was acquitted today in the Supreme Court. An eight-woman, one-man jury found Norman Rodriguez not guilty after the teen, who was fourteen at the time of the alleged incidents, gave conflicting testimony. At one point the minor could not […]
A child molester who was caught in the act was today given a fine instead of time in prison. Gregorio Cacho was found guilty of aggravated assault in Magistrate’ Court and fined one thousand dollars. Several witnesses testified against him including a twenty-three year old woman who said she went to the victim’s home to […]
It’s something women walking through any town in Belize may have to contend with: men using obscene language and even gestures. But what many people do not know is that both acts are not only annoyances, they are criminal offences. On Sunday, Carlos Sandoval was picked up by police in Trial Farm Village and charged […]
Most of the time the public meets police officers when they are on duty, but this Friday night you can see another side to the men and women who have sworn to serve when they take to the stage. The “Night of Drama” at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts will feature skits and […]
Belizean and Caribbean banana growers suffered another setback today as the World Trade Organization has ruled against the revised tariff proposed by the European Union on Latin American bananas. The W.T.O. said that the tariff of one hundred and eighty-seven Euros per ton was still too high to allow fair competition from South and Central […]
Two Belizean women are tonight fifty thousand U.S. dollars richer after American talk show host Oprah Winfrey rewarded them for turning in an accused child molester who fled to Belize. Patricia Waight and Thelma Palacio appeared live on Oprah today to collect their money. Channel Five will be airing the show tonight at eight, but […]
These days the news is often filled with tragedy, but today we are pleased to bring you a story with a happy ending… And one instance in which the words “Gift of Life” could not be more appropriate. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It is hard to imagine that the young boy you see […]
