Tonight police are investigating the disturbing case of Diana, a small child who is believed to be the centre of a human smuggling ring. According to sources close to the investigation, the little girl aged approximately two to three years old was found in a private car on the Western Highway between Belmopan and San […]
A Belize City man is behind bars tonight after he stabbed his girlfriend and her son during a violent dispute. And while some domestic abuse cases never make it to court, this afternoon one mother promised to protect her children from harm. Erna Bethran, Stabbing Victim ?When she gone for the baby, the baby like […]
A hit and run driver has been arrested in connection with a fatal traffic accident on the Southern Highway. According to police, around six on Thursday morning they were called to a spot between miles five and six where they saw a badly damaged bicycle and the body of a man lying on the right […]
Earlier this month, a traffic accident on the Northern Highway left a father dead and his wife and children seriously injured. Tonight the survivors of that gruesome car crash need your help as they fight to stay alive. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting For almost a month now, ten year old Seleni Magana has been admitted to […]
Employees and customers at a factory on the Northern Highway were held up this afternoon, but within minutes police had picked up five suspects. Police say they responded to a call from Creative Tiles and Windows at mile two and a half that three unmasked men, one with a firearm, had held up the establishment. […]
Belizean consumers will be relieved to know that electricity rates will not be going up for at least a year. Today the Public Utilities Commission issued its initial decision in the annual review proceedings for Belize Electricity Limited. According to the P.U.C., “The decision maintains the mean electricity rate and customer tariffs at existing levels […]
Security measures at the Phillip Goldson International Airport will undergo an overhaul thanks to the I.D.B. According to a government press release, a grant of more than a hundred and forty-two thousand U.S. dollars will be used to beef up the Department of Civil Aviation and its staff in accordance with the standards of the […]
This afternoon official opening ceremonies in Belmopan marked the start of the National Agriculture and Trade Show 2006. But as Belizeans from all over the country prepare to head to the capital city this weekend, News Five’s Kendra Griffith examines the popular but dangerous practice of riding in the back of pickup trucks. Kendra Griffith, […]
More than twenty-two children have been diagnosed with hydrocephalus, known locally in Belize as “water head.” One such patient is one-year old, Kimora Leslie. Kimora has already undergone ten surgeries to help her lead a normal life, but tonight she needs your help. According to Kimora’s grandmother, Shawn Lemoth, doctors have advised the family that […]
As preparations intensify for the Belize-Mexico match-up next week, tonight News Five’s Janelle Chanona takes a closer look at the players who will defend our national pride on the hardwood of the Belize City Centre. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning Team Belize hit the hardwood at the City Centre in its first official practice. The […]
Due to a Public and Bank Holiday on Monday, May first, there will be no newscast. The next broadcast will be on Tuesday, May second, 2006.
It’s the scene of several fatal accidents and numerous fender benders … but while you might think I’m talking about one of the nation’s major highways, you’d be wrong. The intersection of St. Thomas Street and Princess Margaret Drive has also seen its fair share of blood and is responsible for thousands of dollars in […]
Following a stabbing incident in Belize City last Friday, police have arrested and charged the prime suspect in the case. Fifty-two year old Arthur Thomas, also known as “Old Bomb,” stands accused of attempted murder, use of deadly means of harm, and dangerous harm. Thomas has been identified by forty year old Francis Simon as […]
Another young girl has filed charges of sexual assault, this time against an Orange Walk man. According to the cops, this week the fifteen year old victim reported that in mid-March she went to the home of thirty-six year old Sebastian Coc in San Felipe Village and the two later had sex. As a result, […]
All the experts agree that positive behaviour change is priority one in fighting the spread of HIV infection. Here at home, statistics show that the population most affected by the deadly disease is in fact the country’s workforce. With that in mind, since last May the International Labour Organization and the Ministry of Labour have […]
The art of embroidery may be a dying skill, but as News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin discovered today, a new exhibition at the House of Culture is determined to show how the intricate techniques weave the very fabric of Belizean society. Ritamae Hyde, Exhibition Coordinator, H.O.C. ?I know that whenever I would look at a Mennonite […]
With the clock counting down to next week’s big game against Mexico, this afternoon our News Five crew was part of the small welcoming committee waiting at the Phillip Goldson International Airport to greet two Belizean basketball players who will help to defend our national honour. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Point guard Darwin Carter and forward […]
He’s been on the music scene for over twenty years and although he’s had success with singles like “Belize Please” and “Put Down the Gun,” it wasn’t until a couple months ago that Mobile Malachi finally decided to put together a full length CD. “Teachings of his Majesty” is a compilation of Malachi’s older hits […]
The Holy Redeemer Credit Union boasts a membership of almost forty thousand Belizeans and assets of more than two hundred and forty million dollars. But even with those impressive figures, the country’s favourite financial institution is feeling the pinch of the reality of life in Belize. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting As […]
Technology: it’s opening up whole new worlds of human enterprise, particularly in the field of telecommunications. But while the science expands exponentially, the legal, political and economic ramifications lag far behind. That’s the position in which Belize finds itself as the public discovers the wonders and the phone company experiences the woes … of VOIP. […]
The body of forty-one year old Robert Massiah, missing since Saturday was recovered this afternoon in the area of the Sibun Bar. The search was conducted by relatives Marlon Neal and James Swan. As we reported on Monday, Massiah, along with four friends, were in a twenty-three foot fibreglass boat near Stake Bank when the […]
The plague of sexual assault cases in Belize continues unabated. On Tuesday, Belmopan police arrested a twenty five-year old man in connection with a claim made by a thirteen-year old girl from a nearby village that she was raped by a pair of assailants. The minor reported to police that around one a.m. on Easter […]
The long-delayed trial of Gabby Affif began this morning in the courtroom of Justice Adolph Lucas. Affif is charged with five counts of possession of false official documents; six counts of uttering a false official document, and five counts of forgery of an official document, all in connection with the illegal sale of Belizean nationality. […]
The term human trafficking conjures up images of frightened immigrants, packed like sardines into airless shipping containers and smuggled across borders into an uncertain future. And while the reality is usually less dramatic, the problem is no less real. Every day defenceless people, particularly the young, are being forced into lives of exploitation bordering on […]
Five down and five to go. That’s the status of choosing the ten semi-finalists for KTV 2006. Last night a packed house saw a very close contest but in the end there could be only one winner. Here’s how it went. William Neal, KTV Host ?The winner is contestant numberrrr three.? (Ronald Casimiro signing ?Penny […]
