They were nabbed by police for filling up their gas tank and driving off without paying, but tonight those three men may face additional charges in connection with as many as seven weekend robberies. According to police, shortly after noon on Sunday, a black Isuzu Trooper drove up to a gas pump at the ESSO […]
An NGO working to prevent the spread of AIDS in Belize has become the latest victim of burglary. The Pan American Social Marketing Organisation, PASMO, located at number nine Princess Margaret Drive, wasn’t hit just once this weekend, but twice. And according to Elisa Castellanos, PASMO’s Programmes Coordinator, the losses were major. Elisa Castellanos, Programs […]
He was charged with murder in the shooting of Police Constable Nedy Reymundo almost two years ago, but Chadrick Debride will have to wait a little longer for the administration of justice as his trial has been pushed back. According to court reports, Justice Troadio Gonzales adjourned the trial until Wednesday, August twenty third, after […]
Belize may not have much of a problem with human trafficking but, according to officials, that does not mean we should fail to prepare. That is why for two days social workers, police officers, immigration officers and psychiatric nurse practitioners are meeting to strengthen their capacity to provide a better level of protection and assistance […]
We’ve all heard them … those tried and true September celebration theme songs. But this year, patriotic Belizeans will have a new tune to add to their CD collection, courtesy Bredda David and Tribal Vibz. Bredda David, Musician ?We are the Belizean entertainers. This is the month when we generally step-up. The Belizean people usually […]
It’s getting on to that time of the year when all those summer camps that opened with such a bang are now winding down. For those attending sessions at the Institute of Creative Arts, what better way to graduate than with a performance. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Tanya Carter, Camp Coordinator ?We had three […]
Good evening. I?m James Adderley and we?re certainly glad you?ve been able to join us with this week?s delivery of Sports Monday. It?s week two of R.F.G. Football Cup Tournament on the front burner. So we take you out to the M.C.C. Grounds where Acros Lake is looking for a winner in its home opener […]
After refusing to comment on severed ties, tonight word out of Belmopan is that the Attorney General has had to step in and patch up things between the Office of the Director Public Prosecutions and the Police Department. A government press release this afternoon, says that following a conversation between A.G. Francis Fonseca and Kirk […]
But while the D.P.P. and the Police Department have apparently come to a truce, Kirk Anderson is locked in another battle, this time of a more personal nature. Director of Public Prosecutions Kirk Anderson and Prosecutor Kamar Henry have been prominently featured in the Reporter newspaper two weeks in a row … and not in […]
A teacher from the Cayo district has been found dead in his home, the victim of an apparent crime of passion. According to San Ignacio police, on Thursday afternoon, concerned neighbours asked them to check on forty-five year old Timothy Matheny because they hadn’t seen him for several days. Cops say when they got into […]
Search and rescue efforts for a tourist missing at sea ended this morning when his corpse was pulled from the water. According to police reports, fifty-six year old Greg Maclennan fell over board around six on Thursday evening. According to boat captain Hector Allen, earlier that day Maclennan, his brother and a friend hired him […]
The controversy between the Belize City Council and its sanitation contractors might have reduced from boiling to simmer, but tonight one employee says he and his co-workers are being told to keep their mouths shut … or else. Sydney Forbes, Sanitation Worker, S.E.L. ?They fire me over a shirt, over the S.E.L. shirt. Yes, now […]
Belize has always boasted a high percentage of literacy in its population. But as many teachers will tell you, we can always do better. News Five’s Alyssa Noble reports on one initiative to do just that. Alyssa Noble, Reporting While students were at home relishing the last days of summer vacation, their teachers were hard […]
Hit and run accidents are committed with frightening frequency in Belize, but tonight one mother is refusing to let the driver who hurt her daughter get away with the crime. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting ?Why do you strongly believe that this is the person who hit your daughter?? Floreth Requena, Mother ?I don?t think that this […]
In response to rising rates of crime and violence, one newly formed association has launched a country wide awareness campaign. According to Dr. Leopold Miller, Chairman of the National Anti-Crime Association of Belize, on Saturday the B.T.L. park in Belize City will be the venue of the organization’s first anti-crime awareness day. Miller says the […]
The Southern Regional Hospital has received a much welcomed boost to its resources today, courtesy the Rotary Club of Dangriga. During brief ceremonies today Club President Brian Cullerton handed over the keys for a 1999 Ford F-350 ambulance to hospital administrator Bernadette Nicholson. The vehicle will be stationed in Dangriga to bolster service to the […]
Beauty pageants are as Belizean as rice and beans, but next weekend, one such show is out to break away from tradition and start a whole new trend. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Next Friday night, the Belizean pageant scene will never be the same as six Belize City women will vie […]
Belize boasts a growing corps of media workers … but despite its steady expansion over the last decade the number of journalists, editors, cameramen and other technicians is still small enough to fit on a single bus. Tonight unfortunately, one long-time member of that crew, instead of covering the story, is its subject. Jacqueline Godwin, […]
Tonight, Orange Walk police are asking the public’s help in finding a man in connection with the rape of a thirteen year old girl. He is Jason Audinette Bull. According to what the victim told police, around four on Monday evening, the minor left home on an errand for her mother, when she was pulled […]
A Belize City Police officer stands accused of being a criminal. Thirty-five year old P.C. Osborne Arzu was today brought before Magistrate Roberto Ordonez, where he was charged with the crime of Handling Stolen Goods. On July second of this year, Walter Westby reported to the Criminal Investigations Branch that his 1985 Honda motorcycle had […]
One man has been charged in connection with the armed jacking of Chinese grocer, Ming Xian Wu. Nineteen year old, Delroy Matura today appeared before Magistrate Kathleen Lewis and has been charged with Robbery. On Monday, Ming, owner of Zheng Shop on Jane Usher Boulevard, reported to police that while she was at her store, […]
The police department is maintaining the right to stay silent tonight following reports that the Director of Public Prosecutions has ceased its practice of reviewing case files and recommending appropriate charges. Via telephone this afternoon, Commissioner Gerald Westby told News Five he is not prepared to make any statement or comment regarding relations with the […]
It is a controversy that is anything but simple, involving high stakes contracts, complex legal interpretations and, of course, no end of political intrigue. But for the sanitation workers affected by the Belize City Council’s financial crunch it all boils down to one word: money. B.M.L. Sanitation Workers ?They talk about no money, that?s all […]
It started late and ended early but day six of the Commission of Inquiry into the Development Finance Corporation made for just under two hours of gripping testimony. The continued questioning of Credit and Projects Manager Franklin Magloire delved deeper in the corporation’s long list of bad loans with little or no collateral. According to […]
She has been in Canada for a week, first attending a seminar for Caribbean journalists and over the last three days reporting from the International AIDS Conference in Toronto. Tonight News Five’s Kendra Griffith offers some details on one very tangible result for the region coming out of the conference. Kendra Griffith, Reporting The challenge […]
