News 5 regrets that its next newscast will not be until January 3rd. The station will be closed between Christmas and New Year?s in order to remodel and reequip our control room with the latest digital technology. We look forward to seeing you in the new year.
For months Belizeans have been crying “Tings haad out ya”, but if you were visiting Belize City for the first time this week, you’d never believe money is tight. Downtown Albert Street and all the side lanes have been bustling with shoppers and traffic has slowed to a crawl for most of the day. The […]
While many merchants are handing out calendars for the new year, not all of them have the public and bank holidays marked in red. So if yours are missing, or you have an internationally made date book you’d like to Belizeanize, grab a pencil because here are the official holidays for 2006. Monday, January second […]
There’s going to be a showdown tonight at the Bliss as superstar Leela Vernon defends her title as champion in the Wilfred Peters Brukdown competition. Last year she swept the contest walking away with thousands of dollars in cash and prizes. Well, the money is even better this year, with over nine thousand being donated […]
A Belize City man appeared in court today to answer to charges that he robbed a store on Wednesday and was later found with unlicensed weapons and ammunition. Maxwell Anderson of North Creek in Belize City appeared before Magistrate Sharon Fraser where he pleaded not guilty to all the charges. He was remanded to custody […]
When a man accused of theft, wounding, and aggravated assault failed to appear in Magistrate Court earlier this week, Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord ordered that the two people who stood bail for Shandon Richard Avila be arrested. He further insisted that Gary Tasher and Amanda Bermudez bring their surety payments of two thousand dollars with […]
A taxi driver arrested after a fight on Thursday night is claiming his car was stolen because police refused to let him bring it to the station. Edwin Haylock of East Canal appeared before Magistrate Sharon Frazer today where he was arraigned on charges of aggravated assault and wounding. He pleaded not guilty and met […]
This Christmas was certainly a season of giving. A number of organisations and businesses held toy and food drives to make the occasion an extra special celebration for those who ordinarily cannot afford the holiday treats. But it is not only groups of people who are helping to make someone’s Christmas memorable. One individual, well-known […]
As we head into the holidays, some of us are focusing more on the partying than the praying. But if you are feeling spiritual, or hoping to lend your thoughts and prayers to create something positive, the Faith and Justice Commission of the Roman Catholic Church invites you to join a Prayer for Peace service […]
One aspect of Christmas in Belize that always seems to get better every year is the houses decorated with lights. Drive around any community and you will see homes and businesses whose owners always get into the holiday spirit and then some. Last night News Five went out to capture some of the best displays […]
A woman, her unborn child, and her father were killed in a terrible crash on the Northern Highway last night. News Five went to the scene today and spoke with police about the tragedy and the need for motorists to be cautious, especially as the holidays approach. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Police are trying to determine […]
Officials from the Ministry of Finance, the Development Finance Corporation, and Atlantic Bank spent most of today in meetings to try and find a way to salvage operations at the Novelo’s Bus Line receivership and get back some of the millions of dollars the company owes its creditors. While there seems to have been no […]
A project to assist in the recovery of stolen vehicles got its third and final financial instalment this week from the Republic of China on Taiwan. Ambassador Charles Tsai presented a check for almost one hundred and twenty-seven thousand Belize dollars to Minister of Home Affairs Ralph Fonseca. A previous amount of three hundred and […]
In the Supreme Court today, a former police officer appeared for sentencing following a manslaughter by negligence conviction in Belmopan last month. Cardinal Smith appeared before Justice Michelle Arana and apologised to the family of the victim of the 2004 traffic accident which claimed the life of Jamil Torres Shepherd. As it turns out, Shepherd?s […]
A man with only one leg appeared in Magistrate’s Court today accused of stealing a bicycle. Alex Lopez was charged before Magistrate Sharon Fraser for burglary and granted two thousand five hundred dollars bail. In November, Michelle Willoughby of Amara Avenue reported that Lopez went to her home and shortly after he left she realised […]
U.B. student leader Moses Sulph appeared in court once more to face charges of organising and participating in a public procession without a permit and trespassing on Pallotti and St. John’s College campuses during the civil disturbances in April. However, yet again, the case did not proceed, with the prosecution telling the court that one […]
It was a day of raffles and giveaways, and while it was impossible to cover them all, News Five is able to bring you the winners of two major cash draws today. Benny’s Home Center on Regent Street drew the winning ticket for their twenty thousand dollar giveaway. The lucky recipient was Rodolfo Ayuso of […]
B.T.L. employees have also been wearing Santa hats this week as they distributed pre-paid phone cards to the inmates at the Kolbe Foundation. This is the second year that the telecommunications company has teamed up with Kolbe to help inmates reach their families and loved ones over the holidays. In addition, B.T.L. distributed food stuffs […]
Every year around this time police officers from across the country reach out to the community to spend some quality time with those they serve and protect. This week the police high command visited several homes for the elderly, treating residents to karaoke entertainment, food, and gifts. On Wednesday, the tour took Police Commissioner Gerald […]
Today, the Belize National Teacher’s Union held a press conference to voice a number of concerns the union says it has been calling on the Ministry of Education to address, without much success. However, the B.N.T.U. did acknowledge in a press release that it recently wrote to the Minister of Education Francis Fonseca requesting an […]
On Tuesday the receivership for the Novelo’s Bus Line threatened it would cease all service beginning today. Well, they made good on that promise, but the Transport Board also immediately activated a contingency plan similar to the one they used during the one-day suspension of service last month. Bus providers from all over Belize were […]
Two arrests have been made in the murder of an American man in San Pedro and police believe a third person may have been involved. Seventy-one year old Leston Langdon of Coconut Drive was found dead on Sunday morning at his home on the island. According to autopsy reports, he suffered a ruptured skull due […]
Tonight, San Ignacio police are asking for your help in locating a three month old baby and the child’s father after he reportedly took the child without the mother’s consent. Belize City resident twenty-two year old Shawnice Young told police that around eight-thirty on Monday night the child’s father, Samuel August Sr. who lives in […]
Tonight four men have been cleared of murder charges, but two others stand convicted of manslaughter in the Supreme Court. The jury deliberated for four hours and acquitted Clifford Hyde, Russel Hyde, Dennis Hyde, and Delvin Galvez of murder charges, but found Clifford and Russel Hyde guilty of manslaughter in the death of Allison Castillo […]
Prime Minister Said Musa had a working luncheon today with the Belize Defence Force at Price Barracks in Ladyville. The P.M., along with Minister of Defence Cordel Hyde, was put to work, serving Christmas dinner to those who serve and defend Belize throughout the year. It’s a holiday tradition for the force, and their support […]
