It’s a documented fact that the vast majority of people reported to police as missing, are either found or voluntarily return within a day or two. For adults it’s usually a case of marital difficulties or an alcoholic binge, while for absent children it’s most often young love or family rebellion that prompts the flight […]
On Thursday, News Five brought you the story of accused San Ignacio burglar eighteen year old Victor Castellanos following his latest break-in at the Santa Elena primary school snack shop. Among the stolen items police also discovered a small bottle of oil and a written prayer that Castellanos told the cops he uses to protect […]
A woman is out on bail tonight after she stabbed her former common law husband on Friday evening. According to court reports, the victim, thirty-nine year old Randoloph Galvez of Roaring Creek was about to get into a taxi on Orange Street in Belize City when his ex, forty-five year old Myrtle Marin of Mahogany […]
Sometime between seven Friday night and midday Saturday there was a break-in at one of Belize City’s most treasured landmarks. And while nothing appears to have been stolen, the intrusion into historic St. John’s Cathedral has not been well received. Fr. Lloyd Neal, Dean of St. John?s Anglican Cathedral ?Just after one o?clock on Saturday, […]
Standard bearers have been selected by the Peoples United Party in three constituencies. The closest contest was in Toledo West where incumbent representative Marcial Mes barely fought off a challenge by Oscar Requena. Mes received one thousand one hundred and twenty-one votes to one thousand thirty-seven for Requena. In Dangriga former Mayor Cassian Nunez held […]
Good evening. I?m James Adderley and we welcome you to this edition of Sports Monday. Game two of the R.F.G. Trophy Tournament Championship Series took us to scenic San Ignacio yesterday where undefeated New Site Erei of Dangriga was hosted by Hankook Verdes inside the Norman Broaster Stadium. For starters folks we must congratulate the […]
Whether you know it as Scarlet Macaw or Ara Macao, it’s hard to miss the fact that the proposal of a massive hotel, marina and golf course in the south has stirred up plenty of controversy. Critics argue that the environmental impacts caused by the project will far outweigh any economic benefits. In response, tonight […]
Every night this newscast is filled with accounts of criminal atrocities affecting our society. But while most of us feel sorry for the victims and pray for an end to the violence, one group of young people have combined their efforts to be a part of the solution. They call themselves Y-FOCUS, Youths Freeing Our […]
Belize is one step closer to the implementation of an oil agreement with Venezuela. On Thursday the two countries inked a document for the formation of a joint venture company, ALBA Petrocaribe Belize Energy Limited. With this latest signing, Belize can now commence construction of storage tanks for the distribution of refined petroleum products from […]
Tonight the latest addition to the Belizean art scene will officially open to the public in the old capital. News Five’s Alyssa Noble has a preview of the show. Alyssa Noble, Reporting ?Flows and Gravities? is the latest exhibition to open at the Institute of Mexico on Newtown Barracks in Belize City. The pieces are […]
Today, the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition met with their counterparts in Belize to establish a support network for persons infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. According to Laison officer of the United Nations Population Fund Jewel Quallo Rosberg, the community based initiative is a welcomed effort. Jewel Quallo Rosberg, U.N.F.P.A., Laison officer, Belize ?The whole idea […]
Competition. C-O-M-P-E-T-I-T-I-O-N competition. Spelling is a fundamental subject in primary school education and no event better illustrates that fact than the National Coca Cola Spelling Bee. Today district champions gathered in Belmopan for the final face-off and as News Five’s Alyssa Noble reports, these dedicated students are in it to win it. Alyssa Noble, Reporting […]
On May thirtieth we aired the traumatic experience of young David Bahadur, the construction worker from Punta Gorda was left with horrific burns to more than half his body following an accident on the job. This morning, I visited with Bahadur to find out how he and his family are coping with their new reality. […]
After two days of presentations in the Supreme Court, this afternoon Justice Samuel Awich handed down a decision in favour of the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management in its case against the Government of Belize. Awich placed an injunction on oil exploration activities by U.S. Capital Energy in the Sarstoon Temash National Park and […]
Just when you thought that recent incidents of sexual assault on minors had reached the lowest depths of depravity, along comes a case that can only make us weep with shame. Today in Magistrate’s Court thirty-three year old Wilfred Gillett was charged with six counts of rape and six counts of carnal knowledge, while his […]
School break-ins are not a particularly unusual crime … but the one that occurred last night in Cayo came with a special twist. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Around three this morning, police were informed that someone had broken into the snack shop at the Santa Elena Primary School. When the officers arrived on the scene, the […]
Also in court today was a young man who is alleged to have put a merciless beating on an elderly resident of the twin towns. Sgt. Gilroy Nicholas, O.C., San Ignacio Police Station ?The way how this guy attacked this poor old man, who was working so hard for his living, so we made an […]
Tonight we regret to announce the passing of Joyce Barrow, the mother of Leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow. Mrs. Barrow, who died on Wednesday, was seventy-eight years old. She is survived by her husband Arthur Barrow and children Denys Barrow and Denyce Barrow-Anderson. Brothers Dean Lindo, James Lindo and Gilbert Lindo. A funeral service […]
It hasn’t generated quite the same buzz as the introduction of V.A.T. in 1996, but the impending implementation of the G.S.T. is finally sinking in. To see how the business community was gearing up, this morning I visited ground zero: Albert Street. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Across the country this month, Belizean businesses are offering big […]
The competition was stiff, but the Belize National Basketball Team triumphed as they defeated El Salvador last night in San Salvador. The score was ninety to eighty-one. The victory was the second in a two game series in which Belize took game one at home. This means that Belize has now secured a spot in […]
The recent press briefing by the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has highlighted the problem of affordability of health care for lower income Belizeans. Today that institution was the venue for a clinic that, while not solving the problem, at least helps a significant number of patients. News Five’s Alyssa Noble reports. Alyssa Noble, Reporting Heart […]
It is an institution that figures frequently in this newscast and today is no exception. At a press conference this morning the people who manage the nation’s largest medical facility came front and centre to explain their plans and confront some recurring demons. Dr. Alvaro Rosado, Chief Executive Officer, K.H.M.H. ?We welcome constructive criticism and […]
It does not look like a case of murder but the family of a drowning victim is no less distraught over the tragic death. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin has more. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today the Flores family of Lords Bank Village gathered on the banks of the Belize River after the body of their loved […]
Four years ago twenty-three year old Jermaine Usher, a resident of Punta Gorda Town, went missing. And while at the time authorities suspected that his disappearance was no accident, there was no evidence to substantiate their suspicions. Today there is. Police would not go into the specifics of the ongoing investigation but in a press […]
It may be common practice in most places but here in Belize, police prosecutors are patting themselves on the back, having convicted an accused burglar by using fingerprint evidence. Court reports are that nineteen year old Shane Atis was charged with burglary after police found him in possession of more than three thousand dollars worth […]
