Police have levied charges against one of their own following a traffic accident that claimed the life of a Cayo woman. Twenty-three year old Police Constable Sherard Lawrence has been charged with manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct, driving without due care and attention, and operating a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above […]
The Commissioner of Police has ordered an investigation into a shooting incident that took place at the Benque Viejo border on Thursday night. According to the authorities, around eight that night they were on mobile patrol along the banks of the Mopan River when they saw a man with a backpack walking in the bush. […]
Tonight a shooting victim who survived a gunshot wound to the head is talking to the press. From his hospital bed at the K.H.M.H., Anthony Lewis says all he wants is to go home … this, even though he continues to claim that he has no idea why he was attacked. This afternoon attending physician […]
A botched burglary has landed a Belize City man in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. According to Lyndon Gentle, around midnight on Thursday he went to check on his house on Hyde’s Lane, which is under construction. But when he got to the site, he found a man removing building materials. Gentle told police that […]
Embattled former Belize City Mayor David Fonseca is in the headlines again tonight following reports that he has resigned from his post as Secretary General of the People’s United Party. P.U.P. officials confirmed to News Five today that Fonseca made the announcement privately in a party meeting, but has yet to officially submit his intentions […]
In the wake of several disturbing incidents involving tourists visiting Belize, this week the Belize Tourism Board officially notified tour guides and operators around the country that they are now working under new rules. According to B.T.B.’s product development manager, Anthony Mahler, high on the list of laws is the fact that guides conducting marine […]
The S.J.C. gymnasium … the very words may invoke memories of school graduations, weddings, the Expo fair, and even a few trips up and down the basketball court. But since the gym was built in 1958, improvement to the building has been limited to the construction of ventilated walls. With that reality in mind, the […]
They are a highlight of every parade to hit the streets of Belize but this weekend, marching bands from all over the country will take centre stage in a special competition organised by the Governor General. This morning, our crew got a special preview of the talented musicians in action. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting This Saturday, […]
As part of closing activities for Music Week 2006, this morning Belize City students were treated to a concert at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts. And as News Five’s Karla Vernon found out, the acts on stage might have even inspired the boys and girls in the audience to explore their own talents. […]
In a special appearance, tonight James Adderley reports on the arrival of an under twenty-one football squad out of El Salvador and how our boys are preparing for this weekend’s match-up. James Adderley, Reporting The national U-21 football team of Belize will face their Salvadoran counterparts in the first leg of the Central American Football […]
In the corridors of power in Belmopan, Guatemala City, and Washington D.C. negotiations to end the territorial claim to Belize continues. But behind the scenes, the private sectors of both countries are also hard at work, trying to put political differences aside in the name of business and investment. A big plus is that the […]
Police have made an arrest in connection with a shooting in Dangriga that left a businessman clinging to life. According to officers of the southern formation, twenty year old Nicholas Swaso of Independence Village is the man who shot Xue Ming Luo in the face last Saturday night. Following police investigations into the incident, Swaso […]
Meanwhile, cops in the Cayo district have arrested and charged two men following the seizure of two high powered weapons. Twenty-eight year old Eric Salazar and twenty-two year old Linsbert Bahadur of Linda Vista Street have been jointly accused of a keeping prohibited firearm and ammunition. The duo were detained after police searched two empty […]
A Belize City woman and two minors were today arraigned for drug trafficking in Magistrate’s Court. This afternoon Lavern Meighan, a sixteen year old, and a seventeen year old appeared before Magistrate Margaret Gabb-McKenzie and pleaded not guilty to the charge. All three were granted and met bail of three thousand, five hundred dollars and […]
In an update to a story from Wednesday night’s newscast, the driver of Ambassador for Women and Children Dolores Balderamos Garcia, has been released from custody after the complaint against him was dropped late yesterday evening. Jason Weatherburn had initially been remanded to Hattieville Prison for aggravated assault after a resident of Majestic Alley reported […]
Political history was made in Jamaica today as the country swore in its first female Prime Minister. In front of six thousand invited guests in Kingston this evening, Portia Simpson-Miller took over leadership of the country from former Prime Minister, P.J. Patterson. Patterson, a politician for thirty years, served as Prime Minister for fourteen, but […]
For some it’s an intimidating set of hand movements, but for hundreds sign language is their sole means of communication. Tonight News Five’s Jacqueline Woods takes a look at what one institution is doing to try and bridge a silent divide. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Today was a normal day for the hundred and seven students […]
This morning, thousands of Belizean preschoolers gathered to celebrate the end of Child Stimulation Month 2006. But as News Five’s Karla Vernon discovered at the City Centre today, parents might also need some motivation. Karla Vernon, Reporting Today?s pre-school rally at the Belize City Centre was the culmination of an entire month of activities designed […]
As any budding artist will tell you, one of the hardest things about breaking into the music industry is getting that “hit” song recorded in a professional studio. But for the past two days, young Belizeans have been belting out their lyrics thanks to the efforts of the Music Industry Association of Belize. News Five’s […]
A coroner’s inquest has concluded that former police officer Aldo Ayuso must stand trial in the Supreme Court for the death of Leslie Rogers Jr. in 2005. Witnesses who testified at the inquest gave conflicting reports about the shooting; some saying Rogers had a gun, others that there was no gun. One person even claimed, […]
In less than three weeks, the Belize Chinese Association has had to deal with a murder in San Joaquin Village and an attempted murder in Dangriga. And as Xue Min Lou lies in a coma at the Belize Medical Associates, there came word today that yet another Chinese national might have been the victim of […]
Police in Santa Elena have detained one man and recovered two unlicensed firearms. Acting on a tip, officers searched some bushes in the Linda Vista area and located a nine millimetre Luger brand Tec-nine loaded with six rounds of ammunition and a nine millimeter pistol with four live rounds. As a result of the find, […]
While most Belizeans are conscious of street and drug crime, terrorist attacks are not something on most people’s radar. That is about to change, at least for the people working our international gateways. No we are not talking about the airports or border points, but the maritime ports. As Jacqueline Woods found out today, thousands […]
It may not be as economically exciting as the discovery of oil, but in the sugar industry even the smallest piece of good news is important. The latest positive development comes in the form of an increase in the quota for Belizean sugar entering the United States. The twenty-five percent boost for the coming year […]
If you are a karaoke fan, then this next story will not be news to you since you were sure to be watching K.T.V. last night right here on Channel Five. The first show of the 2006 karaoke season was an exciting one with contestants hailing from Belize City, Burrell Boom, and Valley Community … […]
