They managed to cheat death, but five occupants of a pickup truck driving in Belize City last night have reason to be fearful. Somebody, it seems, was out for their heads. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods has the story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting One of the shooting victims had just gotten a haircut at a barber shop […]
He was one of two men arrested for the killing of popular businessman Inez “Blankie” Leal … and today twenty-one year old Jermaine Pascasio was found guilty of murder. The jury of four men and eight women deliberated for just over two hours. They chose to believe the testimony of policeman Ramon Cantun, who on […]
The Orange Walk office of Belize Water Services has been hit by armed robbers. According to police reports, around two-thirty this afternoon a pair of masked men, one armed with a pump shotgun, entered the B.W.S.L. office on Stadium Street. The gunman threatened the employees while his sidekick emptied the cash drawer of four thousand, […]
Almost three years ago, on March fifth, 2003, elections were held for local leaders in the nation’s seven towns and two cities. But with the more crucial national polling held on the same day, the municipal voting received little public notice. This time around it’s different, with the spotlight shining brightly on races from P.G. […]
For many of us, just the sound of a dental drill is enough to cause excruciating pain. All the more reason why it’s so important to take care of your teeth. That’s the message of one group of health care professionals that News Five’s Jacqueline Woods caught up with at St. Mary’s Primary. Jacqueline Woods, […]
Call centres: they’re a product of the new global economy. The buyer of a product in New York, for example, may find that when he dials that eight hundred number for service advice the phone is answered in New Delhi. For Belize, with an educated English speaking work force, it was only a matter of […]
Today was day six of the M and M Tour of Belize and News Five’s James Adderley was once again up with the roosters. James Adderley, Reporting The bright young face of Daniel Quetzal displays the intensity of a race leader trying to hold off a hungry pack on day six of the M&M cycling […]
Cabinet has spoken on the bus situation … and it appears that a single nationwide transport company is a thing of the past. According to a press briefing on Tuesday’s Cabinet session, the industry will be restructured within a policy of managed competition. Rather than salvage the nationwide monopoly introduced by the Novelo Brothers and […]
They used to avoid each other like sworn enemies … and when the two armies did meet it was often disastrous, like the time four B.D.F. soldiers were kidnapped by their Guatemalan counterparts in 2000. But these days–thanks to sharp prodding and generous financial inducement from the U.K. and O.A.S.–the military forces are looking more […]
Belize City musician Bobo Youth is singing the jailhouse blues tonight after he was hit with a seven year sentence for burglary. The twenty-four year old, also known as Theodore Parchue, and another man, twenty-two year old Maurice Usher, were arrested and charged after police found them inside the HL’s Burger branch on Freetown Road […]
It’s not unusual to hear of police showing up right after a crime, but it’s a surprise to hear tell of a robbery happening right in front of a cop. According to Detective Samuel Bonilla on September twenty-fifth, he was in plainclothes when he saw a man choking a woman on Barrack Road. Bonilla ran […]
A man and woman were acquitted in the Supreme Court today in connection with a report of carnal knowledge by a female minor. Immediately after a nine-member jury was empanelled to hear the case against James Saunders and Geneva Estrada, Prosecutor Kamar Henry rose before Justice Adolph Lucas this morning and offered no further evidence […]
A good friend of Belize has died. Dr. Gay Wilentz, Director of Ethnic Studies at East Carolina University in the U.S.A., also worked as a visiting professor at the University of Belize. Her work here dated back to 1991 and she made it possible for a number of Belizeans to further their studies at E.C.U., […]
Twelve years ago Arthur Samuel Richardson and his two children left their native country of St. Lucia to embark on a journey through Latin America. Today the Richardsons are in Belize on the final leg of their odyssey before returning home. The trip has been financially sustained by the proceeds from exhibitions the family holds […]
When it comes to Caribbean entertainers in Belize, we tend to regard them like fine wine: they just get better with age. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods today sampled the latest vintage. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It?s not the first time that Jamaican Reggae artist Lloyd Lovindeer has been to Belize, but we still treat each trip […]
The nine-day cycling race known as the M and M Tour of Belize becomes more interesting with each new stage. James Adderley was on the road this morning and returns with the latest. James Adderley, Reporting Stage five of the 2006 M&M Tour blasted off under clear skies this morning featuring sixty-eight cyclists on a […]
The case is five years old, but tonight it has brought one of Belize’s most wanted fugitives back into the headlines. In February 2002 Jermaine Fuentes, also known as Jermaine De Paz, was sought by police in connection with two high-profile murders. He was never caught and it is believed he fled the country. Prior […]
A teacher from the Orange Walk district has been acquitted of the rape of a twelve year old girl. In the Supreme Court today, a jury found thirty-five year old Antonio Aragon not guilty of the charges of rape and carnal knowledge of a former student in July 2004. The jury of six women and […]
They claimed that police beat them, burned them, and shocked them with electric wires … and now three men from the Stann Creek district will get a chance to challenge their alleged torturers in the Supreme Court. Frans Faux, Mark Faux and their father John Faux have been given a date of April fourth to […]
Two men arrested and charged with robbery at a Belize City radio station have been arraigned in Magistrate’s Court. Twenty year old Bernard Smith and a fifteen year old minor will be tried jointly in connection with the December twelfth incident at WAVE radio. According to the station’s financial manager Juliet Thimbrel, around ten that […]
Charges of attempted murder have been reinstated against a Belize City man in connection with an attack against a well-known businessman. Twenty-seven year old Giovanni Lauriano appeared before Magistrate Sharon Fraser today where he was re-indicted for two counts of attempted murder. Lauriano is now jointly charged with Kenrick Reneau and Aniver Palacio in connection […]
You met him on Friday’s newscast as he was hyping the weekend’s tribute to Bob Marley, but today one local concert promoter is singing a different tune: the bluenote blues. Janelle Chanona, Reporting The two hundred dollar bills are almost identical … front and back, to the point where it?s easy to see how someone […]
Sooner or later, every major company finds its charitable niche. In the case of B.T.L., that special interest seems to be parks. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning, official groundbreaking ceremonies were held in Belize City to mark the adoption of Constitution Park by Belize Telecommunications Limited. During the event, the communications company unveiled its plans […]
On yesterday’s broadcast of Sports Monday we briefed viewers on the first three days of the M and M Tour of Belize. Today News Five’s James Adderley is back with the latest on the nine-day excursion. James Adderley, Reporting The M&M Tour entered its fourth day this morning with the forty mile ride up and […]
She was knocked off her bicycle last July as she neared the Colonel English Bridge in Hattieville. The cowardly motorist that hit her drove off, leaving the seven year old for dead. But little Skylar Sanchez not only survived, but is rapidly recovering from her ordeal. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods has an update. Floreth Requeña […]
