Good evening. I?m James Adderley and you?re absolutely welcome to this version of what we call Sports Monday. And we were certainly felt privileged to be inside the Carl Ramos Stadium in Dangriga yesterday where New Site Erei played host to Hankook Verdes of Cayo, in game one of the R.F.G. Trophy Tournament two game […]
And in case you missed E.S.P.N. this weekend, we are happy to note that our favourite Belizean sprinter, Marion Jones, is back in form. Jones, running in just her third race in the last eleven months–and first in the U.S.A.–placed first in a strong field in Saturday’s Reebok Grand Prix held in New York City. […]
Belize City businessman Gabby Affif is a free man tonight following a not guilty verdict handed down in the passport scandal. The jury of six women and three men began their deliberations at a quarter to one this afternoon and in less than four hours, had made their decision. Outside the courtroom, News Five spoke […]
Details are sketchy at this hour but reports to News Five late tonight indicate that Black Rock Lodge, located near Benque Viejo del Carmen was attacked by armed bandits around five thirty this evening. Sources in the area indicate that the group of seven men stole cash, valuables and weapons but there is no word […]
Tonight another body lies in the Belize City morgue, another victim of deadly gun violence. According to the survivor of latest incident, he became a target the second he agreed to testify in another criminal case. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Around nine thirty on Thursday night, thirty-one year old Raymond Gentle, also known as ?Killa?, was […]
An accused killer walked out of court a free man today, but that freedom turned out to be short-lived because authorities immediately rearrested him for the attempted murder of another victim. In February 2005, twenty-one year old Evan Neal was charged with the murder of twenty-seven year old Sherwin Requeña. However, during the preliminary inquiry […]
It might have taken almost two years to complete but today, the Customs Department has officially released the findings of its investigation into the discovery of two containers filled with contraband cigarettes. According to Comptroller of Customs Gregory Gibson the case of the counterfeit Marlboros led investigators to a local broker in Corozal but because […]
Rising crime rates in Belize have prompted the question of reinstating the death penalty for convicted criminals. This weekend, a new play will open at the Bliss on that very subject and even though times and attitudes have changed, the underlying message is that sometimes an innocent person dies at the hand of the law. […]
To put it mildly, the Belize National team has had a tough time in international play but the players and coaches are going down kicking and screaming. This weekend our boys will play El Salvador at home in an eleventh hour bid for bronze and a spot in Centro Basket. According to Harold Zuniga, general […]
A new exhibit opens tonight at the Image Factory in Belize City and as News Five’s Alyssa Noble reports, the show focuses on life in one of the prettiest places in the whole country. Alyssa Noble, Reporting In 2003, Peace Corps volunteer Crissie Ferrara moved to Laguna village, in the Toledo district. Little did the […]
Following the mass resignation of twelve members of the governance commission last November, today the Musa administration announced a new list of persons appointed to the body. The group comprises of ten members and will serve for two years. It’s mandate to act as “an advisory body to the Government of Belize on public sector […]
Few Belizean products have been able to successfully break into international markets, but one group of Toledo educators is hoping that traditional practices and modern day marketing will spell success in the honey industry. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Having convinced the bees that their plan for harvesting and marketing honey was […]
Tonight two young men are behind bars, arrested for the shocking murder of security guard Oliver Blanco on Wednesday morning. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin has the disturbing details of the case. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Eight hours after the cold blooded murder of fifty-eight year old Oliver Blanco the Belize City Crimes Investigation Branch arrested the […]
One week after eighty year old George Anglin Senior was fatally stabbed fifteen times in his Orange Walk home; his son has been arrested and charged for the crime. According to investigators, today, twenty-six year old, Berris Anglin and twenty-three year old, Calbert Carcamo stand accused of attacking the elder Anglin in his yard on […]
Summations in the case against Jabor “Gabby” Affif continued today in the Belize City Supreme Court. Presenting the defence team’s review of the case was Senior Counsel Ellis Arnold. The defence attorney told the jury, “We are not saying that those forms are not forged. There is also no dispute of who forged them. The […]
In case you’ve missed all the warnings, today marks the official start of hurricane season. Belize might have escaped disaster last year but as News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin reports, preparedness is key. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Hurricanes remain one of the most unpredictable forces of nature but scientists have been getting better in tracking these often […]
The Public Utilities Commission has put the brakes on an April advisory by B.T.L. to its analogue and fixed cellular customers that itemized bills would cost an extra five bucks a month. According a P.U.C. press release issued this afternoon, the implementation of a new billing system has in fact “constituted a change in the […]
Word out of the Cuban embassy tonight is that a neurosurgeon has been dispatched to work in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Fifty-one year old Dr. Abigail Matos is described as a doctor with twenty-five years experience, most recently at the Saturnino Lora Hospital in Santiago de Cuba. Matos arrived in Belize in mid-May and […]
It’s an issue that has been swept under the rug in too many Belizean homes. In an effort to get rid of domestic abuse, this morning, the Women’s Department launched a video that will put the reality of the problem in your face. Dr. Carol Fonseca, Director, Women?s Dept. ?Too many times we hear our […]
The results are in but educational officials have had to admit that while there were some improvement in grades, overall performance in the primary school examination can be much better. News Five’s Kendra Griffith was on hand today as administrators shared the good … and bad news. Maud Hyde, Chief Education Officer ?We have adopted […]
It’s an initiative that has been launched all over the world … human interaction with marine animals in an enclosed environment. But when the idea took root in Belize, local conservationists expressed concern that captivity would tarnish the country’s image as having abundant wildlife in natural ecosystems. Earlier this week, cameraman George Tillett and I […]
