The society for the promotion of Education and Research has released the findings of its latest public opinion poll … and, just like the results of the March municipal elections, those numbers are not going to make the ruling party happy. Based on a sampling of four hundred telephone interviews, the SPEAR poll indicates a […]
Police have made an identification and arrest in the weekend murder in Ladyville. According to police press officer, G. Michael Reid, this morning friends of the deceased identified the corpse as thirty-seven year old Alberto Jaime Serrano, a resident of Ladyville. The cops have since charged forty-five year old Julio Che, also of Ladyville, with […]
Belize City police still do not know who stole over sixty-four thousand dollars from the Belize Seventh day Adventist Mission’s office on A Street in Kings Park. Sometime between one on Friday afternoon and eight on Sunday night a thief or thieves removed louvers from one of the windows to gain access to the two […]
Tonight many children will don their Halloween costumes for trick or treat … but early Monday morning three robbers put a real scare into a Belize City watchman. Police say they still have no suspects, who are described only as young men wearing Halloween masks and armed with a sawed off shotgun. Around three a.m., […]
The victims in two separate cases of rape in the Supreme Court have requested no further action against their accused assailants. The first case involves thirty-four year old Aris Cacho. It is alleged by a sixteen year old girl that on October twenty-seventh, 2005, she was at the same premises as Cacho, when he held […]
Things were relatively quiet at today’s public hearings as members of the Commission of Inquiry sought to find out exactly what the D.F.C.’s outside auditors knew about the inner workings of the corporation. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Today?s public hearing of the Development Finance Corporation took an administrative turn with the […]
For the first time in eight years Belizeans will not be following the N.B.A. career of Milt Palacio. The journeyman point guard, who has played seven seasons with six different teams, was waived last week by the Seattle Supersonics. He had joined the Sonics on October second as a free agent. Palacio played in four […]
As we near the end of a hurricane season that will hopefully be recorded as one of the quietest in memory, it behoves us to recall a time when we were not so lucky. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting On this day forty-five years ago hurricane Hattie with winds in excess of two hundred miles per hour […]
Chief Justice of Belize Abdulai Conteh has dismissed an application for judicial review from former Social Security Board general manager Narda Garcia to quash the report of the Senate Special Select Committee. Garcia’s motion, filed by former Solicitor General Elson Kaseke and attorney Oswald Twist, alleged that the Senate committee had violated natural justice during […]
With the first fruits of what should be Belize’s most profitable crop now being processed, the biggest question in the Stann Creek Valley is: who will own the Citrus Company? On Saturday a special general meeting of the Citrus Growers Association gathered to finally make that decision. News Five’s Stewart Krohn reports. Stewart Krohn, Reporting […]
Tonight police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a murder victim. According to the police, on Sunday night officers in Ladyville received reports of a body lying on the side of the road at mile ten on the Northern Highway. But when the investigators arrived at the scene near Ladyville Technical High, all […]
A Guatemalan accused in a number of attacks against Cayo resorts, tour guides and tourists in the Cayo district has skipped bail. In July thirty year old Henry Gonzalez was one of three men charged with abetment to commit robbery in connection with the armed hold up of the Banana Bank resort in February. Subsequently, […]
A Belize City man caught red handed breaking into a school has been sentenced to spend the next eight years behind bars. According to police, around ten on Saturday morning they responded to reports of a burglary at the Holy Redeemer primary school on North Front Street. Officers say when they searched the ground floor […]
It’s a sad reality that many of our nation’s students go to school with empty bellies. To combat that fact a number of institutions have established feeding programmes and a new initiative launched today should be a welcome addition. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning, the boys and girls of St. […]
Over the weekend, Belizean and Mexican fire officials pooled resources to combat a fire that raged for several hours in the Corozal Free Zone. This morning I travelled to the scene and discovered that while damage was minimal, the incident has highlighted a lack of fire fighting resources in the congested shopping area. Jacqueline Godwin, […]
Good evening. I?m James Adderley, and we welcome you to this issue of Sports Monday. The Regent Cup four team play-offs took off this weekend, which brought together two contenders inside the M.C.C. Grounds as F.C. Belize played host to Hankook Verdes of Cayo. It was team number two against team number three. The last […]
Fireworks are expected to fly at Saturday’s special annual general meeting of the Citrus Growers Association as growers vote on a proposed investment agreement with Eastern Caribbean interests. Following criticisms to the contract, the growers appointed a five man team to review and make recommendations to members. It is expected that following that presentation and […]
Two Corozal cops are in big trouble tonight after they were busted trying to sneak goods out of the Commercial Free Zone. According to the authorities, around eleven thirty Thursday afternoon, Corporal Leroy Hernandez and Constable Edgar Pech were dispatched to investigate a theft in the zone. But subsequent investigations have revealed that while inside […]
Meanwhile, two other police officers have been fined, in a case where they beat a man so badly, his spleen had to be removed. In May 2005, twenty-two year old Caye Caulker resident Luis Alcoser got into a confrontation with police constables Ricardo Cowo and John Mas. The argument came to blows and ended with […]
A Belize City man has been found guilty of rape. According to court reports, this morning forty-eight year old Edward Negron, accused of sexually assaulting a female relative was convicted of the crime by a jury of his peers. Justice Michelle Arana has set sentencing for November ninth. Negron was arrested and charged with rape […]
For most of us, Christmas is still two months away but for one group of Belizeans this weekend will be filled with glad tidings, religious reverence and of course a big party with lots of food, drinks and dancing. News Five’s Janelle Chanona explains. Rakhi Bhowjwani, Indian Community Spokesperson ?Diwali is a festival of lights […]
Also this weekend, two social service organizations are teaming up to promote healthier lifestyles for Belizeans. The event is an all day fair on Saturday coordinated by WIN-Belize and Youth for the Future. WIN’s Shelmadine Cacho explains. Shelmadine Cacho, WIN-Belize ?The purpose of the fair is to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence, as well […]
They are among the busiest professionals in the country but for two days, doctors and nurses from across the nation are in the old capital as part of the twenty-fourth Belize Medical and Dental Association Congress. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin reports on this year’s talking points. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Every year physicians and dentists meet […]
Earlier in this newscast, we reported on the efforts of the Belize Medical and Dental Association to improve service to the public. This week, another similar organization is marking an important milestone as it strives to create public interest in its profession. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports on the life of the pharmacist. Adelita Ghazy, […]
The Court of Appeal has denied the application by the Government of Belize for a stay of execution of the Supreme Court ruling that restores Jeffrey Prosser’s position on the board of Belize Telecommunications Limited. The ruling was presented this afternoon by Justice Manuel Sosa after fellow Justice Boyd Carey had stated that there was […]
