Twenty days of peace on the streets of Belize City were shattered last night by a single gunshot, as shortly after dawn this morning police would discover the body of yet another young man lying in a pool of his own blood. Today I joined investigators at the scene as they searched for a motive […]
Tonight after much speculation regarding the status of the official investigation into the death of Leslie Rogers Jr., the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has commented on the matter to the media. D.P.P. Kirk Anderson told News Five that approximately two weeks ago he informed the Police Department in writing that he did […]
Reports from Dangriga tonight are that bus drivers for the Novelo’s company have launched a two-day strike in protest of poor working conditions and malfunctioning equipment. According to a group of approximately ten drivers working from the southern terminal, they have lodged numerous complaints with the receivership managing the bus company over broken windshields, bad […]
In news from Cabinet, that executive body has appointed its secretary to serve as the Commissioner for Belize in the Belize Guatemala negotiations. Via a press release issued today, it was announced that Robert Leslie will fill the role of commissioner as set out in Article Twenty in the September seventh 2005 agreement as part […]
Today marked the official end of what weather experts are calling an “incredibly active” hurricane season, with just about every record shattered. According to the National Meteorological Service, this year there were twenty-six named storms, the most since 1933 when there were twenty-one. Authorities are attributing the increase to above normal sea surface temperatures, a […]
ACE: Adult and Continuing Education, it’s not a new concept to Belize, but after an extended period of dormancy, the movement is being revived. According to administrators, the unit is now in the second year of its five year national action plan which focuses on youth empowerment and participation. But as News Five’s Janelle Chanona […]
Much of our coverage this week has focussed on women, but tonight we highlight the needs of some of our most vulnerable citizens, our children and their fight for a better way of life. Today I met some young men and women, who despite the challenges of reality are determined to be productive members of […]
For the second time this month, fuel prices have actually gone down. The new prices at the pump are nine dollars and eight cents for premium, down eighteen cents from nine-twenty-six. Regular has gone from eight dollars and ninety-six cents to eight dollars and eighty-one cents. That’s a decrease of fifteen cents. Diesel has dropped […]
A brazen hold up in the Cayo District on Monday ended with seven people being robbed at gunpoint, one of them a police officer. Tonight we understand that around nine that morning, two vehicles travelling to the ancient Mayan site of Caracol were ambushed by seven men carrying M16s and a short-firearm. In the first […]
Police have made arrests in connection with Saturday’s destructive fire. According to court reports, today thirty-one year old Kevin Kelly, thirty-two year old Lincoln Allen, thirty year old Anthony Major, and fifty-five year old Michael Cain, who all live in the neighbourhood, were arraigned on a charge of burglary before Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord. The […]
Meanwhile, Ladyville police have arrested and charged a young woman after they found her neighbour?s stolen property in her living room. Twenty-one year old Elena Kerr appeared in Magistrate’s Court today where she was formally charged for handling stolen goods. Kerr has pleaded not guilty to the offence and was granted bail in the sum […]
In August, it was the last thing the Immigration Department needed…a robbery within the very confines of it offices. Authorities would later discover some two hundred passports missing. In the aftermath of the incident, the investigation led police to search the homes of ranking members of the department, but tonight, almost three months after the […]
A man accused of shooting in the direction of three police officers on Friday night near the Princess Hotel was charged today in Magistrate?s Court. Deshawn White was arraigned before Magistrate Sharon Fraser on three counts of attempted murder, three counts of aggravated assault, one count of carrying an unlicensed firearm, and one count of […]
For months, crossing the intersection at Cinderella Plaza has been a game of Russian roulette. The dangerous condition at one of the busiest parts of the city is attributed to the fact that the traffic lights have not been working for the past five months. And according to City Councillor responsible for traffic, Adrian “Danny” […]
In this next story, we introduce you to a woman who has endured more pain and suffering in the last twelve months than most will in a lifetime. Last November, forty-five year old Ann Tiabo gave birth to twin boys in a Chetumal hospital, but within hours the newborns passed away. Now a year later, […]
Exact figures for literacy rates in Belize are hard to come by, but experts agree that children today are reading far less than the generations before them. But one Belize City school is refusing to take that fact of life sitting down. Today, Central Christian School invited acclaimed Belizean author Zee Edgell to its campus, […]
With World AIDS Day just two days away, today the National AIDS Commission and Pan American Health Organization met with Belizean journalists to examine the reporting of HIV/AIDS in Belize. Among the topics were whether or not our print and electronic media are helping to increase awareness of the epidemic and what reporters can do […]
In the fight to end gender based violence, it is clear that women have taken the lead, serving as primary advocates and publicly calling for an end to the suffering and the silence of victims. But today, supporters took a slightly different approach and gave the guys a chance to speak up. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting […]
In a city filled with wooden homes, the sight of thick black smoke rising above rooftops ignites fear in the hearts of many. Such was the case on Saturday afternoon when a fire that began in the bedroom of a guesthouse on the northside of the city threatened an entire neighbourhood. News Five cameraman Rick […]
A young woman is in police custody tonight in connection with a home fire in the Maxboro community on the Northern Highway. According to police, one person has been detained pending charges of burglary and arson. Reports to News Five are that the woman, who lives next door to the victim, was ratted out by […]
In the west, a traffic accident on the Hummingbird Highway has claimed the life of a Belmopan resident. According to police reports, around eight on Saturday morning, twenty-eight year old Manuel de Jesus Garcia was riding his bicycle between miles fifty-four and fifty-five when he was struck from behind by a car travelling in the […]
It has been two weeks since American citizen and retired teacher sixty-eight year old John Dresp went missing at sea during a snorkelling tour at Shark and Ray Alley just off Caye Caulker. Dresp arrived in Belize on the “Norwegian Dream” cruise ship and with his brother and sister in law, Donald and Winifred Dresp, […]
The family of the late twenty-one year old Leslie Rogers is in shock tonight following reports that the man accused of shooting their loved one will not be brought up on charges. According to Patricia Bennett, the family has yet to be officially informed by the Director of Public Prosecutions that the charges against police […]
It’s a side of the war against HIV and AIDS that we don’t often hear about…the constant exposure doctors and nurses face by simply doing their jobs. Today, health care professionals from throughout the country gathered in Belize City to discuss the latest techniques in handling blood specimens to ensure accurate, reliable results. But as […]
Lack of local programming beyond the talk shows, news programmes and of course K.T.V., has always been a mark against Belizean broadcasting. But one group of enthusiastic young Belizeans are determined to change the status quo and has embarked on an ambitious miniseries that chronicles the story of a Belizean family that might just have […]
