Police have removed one more automatic weapon from the streets. The AK-47 was seized in Corozal last night when police intercepted a black Toyota speeding around the town out of control. The prohibited weapon was found inside the vehicle and when cops subsequently searched the home of the twenty-one year old driver they found a […]
Three men have been sentenced for their involvement in a murder in Corozal. In the court of Justice Troadio Gonzales, Sharim Baizar received a life sentence for Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Giovanni Villanueva was sentenced to life for Murder, while Javier Villanueva will serve fifteen years for Abetment to Commit Murder. The victim, Wilfredo Baizar, […]
The Belize Times has released a statement in response to the issuance of an injunction in the libel case brought by Lois Young. After establishing its credentials as the nation’s longest running newspaper, and the P.U.P. as the political organisation most committed to freedom of the press, the statement gets to the heart of the […]
We often run stories on new medical advances in Belize, usually involving the acquisition of high-tech equipment. But what we sometimes fail to realise is that without the necessary human element, those machines remain useless. Today the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital finally put together the right combination. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today, this woman was just […]
For much of its early history as a British Colony, Belize’s most influential religious body was, not surprisingly, the Church of England, better known as the Anglicans. Today, although no longer claiming the majority of Belizeans as adherents, the Anglicans remain very much in the mix. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today the highest governing body of […]
It has become one of the longest running educational campaigns in the country but the students and staff of Wesley College remain determined to win the battle against illegal narcotics. Today, the annual Red Ribbon Day was celebrated with a parade as the advocates sent out the message that; True Winners Don’t Do Drugs. Jacqueline […]
In the world of international developmental assistance–that is what used to be called foreign aid–the latest campaign of choice is poverty alleviation. And while the most logical form of poverty alleviation would be to just give poor people money, life is not that simple. So instead we create projects … like the one News Five’s […]
You’d never think that a three and a half by five inch booklet could cause so much trouble … but it seems that in Belize, it is passports–and not petroleum–that carries the nickname black gold. Today the Immigration Department received more embarrassment as officials discovered what appears to be yet another set of purloined citizenship […]
Lawyer and Leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow went head to head with the People’s United Party and its newspaper, the Belize Times in a libel suit today. The conflict concerns photographs and articles printed about fellow attorney–and former wife–Lois Young. Barrow appeared before Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh to file the action against the Times […]
A Belize City mother is tonight recovering from gunshot wounds at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital following a shooting incident earlier today. According to police reports, twenty-nine year old Denise Flowers was wounded in the right side of her abdomen by one of two men on bicycles near the Queen Square Market. Flowers was rushed […]
Tonight the management of a primary school in the Stann Creek District is sifting through the ashes after one of their buildings burnt to the ground. According to Dangriga police, they responded to a call around one this morning that there was a fire at the primary school in Bella Vista Village. When they arrived, […]
This morning at the Corozal Free Zone, the National Emergency Management Organisation took possession of one hundred beds and mattresses. The donation came courtesy of the Princess Hotel and Casino and according to NEMO Liaison Officer Yasmin Shoman, the rest inducing gifts will be passed on to those who need them most. Yasmin Shoman, International […]
According to the National Health Information and Surveillance Unit, there are three hundred and eighty-one HIV positive Belizeans undergoing anti-retroviral therapy. In fulfilment of a 2004 government promise, that medication is provided free of charge … and while that is not about to change, the way the medication is distributed is. Director of the National […]
Sixty-four year old Carmen Parra, one of Mexico’s senior artists, will for the first time have her work showcased in Belize. The exhibition, which opens tonight at the Mexican Cultural Centre, features eighteen pieces in which the main theme is religion. According to the Embassy of Mexico’s Cultural Attache, Jorge Lopez Castro, Parra places great […]
It’s a problem that all concerned agree could and should be handled better … but the practice of poisoning Belize City’s stray dogs has persisted for decades. Might last night’s operation be the end of an era? Here’s what I found this morning. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting This dog managed to escape the hunt but eighty […]
Thousands of Belizeans prayed for the safety of Sgt. Ramon Aguilar after the soldier was reported missing during a training exercise in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve. For nine days, more than two hundred of his colleagues and other officials combed the dense jungle in coordinated air and land search and rescue efforts. And even as […]
It was done by secret ballot but at the United Nations today voting continued for the hotly contested vacant seats in that organization’s Security Council. According to press reports from New York, Venezuela’s bid for the Latin American seat may be fading fast after the seventh round of balloting left the South American country seven […]
One man is behind bars tonight, accused in the attempted murder of a Belize City businesswoman. According to police on Friday night forty-eight year old Seng Xui Ling was shot in her face as she manned the counter of her shop, Diana Store on Central American Boulevard. In her statement to authorities, Seng says that […]
This morning, another accused murderer walked out of the Belize City Supreme Court a free man. Today twenty-four year old Avondale Trumbach was allowed to go home after his attorney Ellis Arnold successfully argued a no case submission before Justice Michelle Arana. Trumbach, better known as Hogbone, was arrested following the death of seventeen Shawn […]
A brazen attack in the Stann Creek District has left one Pomona resident hospitalized with chop wounds to the head. This morning, I picked up the story at the K.H.M.H. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Forty-one year old Raymond Peters lies in the Karl Heusner memorial Hospital with several chop wounds to the head, left eye and […]
As a sport, triathlons are fast gaining popularity among Belize’s professional athletes and weekend warriors. But on Saturday, another age group tapped into their physical strengths as a creative way to raise money for a new building. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting A beautiful sunrise set the scene on Saturday morning as […]
Good evening. I?m James Adderley, so pull up for this current splash of Sports Monday, into your living room. Week nine of the Regent Cup Tournament brought Hankook Verdes of San Ignacio to the M.C.C. Grounds in a match against F.C. Belize as both ball clubs looked to take sole control of second place in […]
After days of intense investigation, today officials charged two men in connection with the theft of a hundred passports from the Belmopan Immigration Office. The accused are an uncle and nephew from San Ignacio and as Assistant Commissioner of Police Eduardo Wade explains, one of the two is an employee of the Immigration Department. Eduardo […]
In February 2005, the death of Leslie Rogers Junior sparked public outrage and controversy. Tonight, the fact that the police officer who pulled the trigger is now a free man threatens to do more of the same. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Aldo Ayuso, Cleared of Charges ?Tremendous relief, after a year of going through […]
A guilty verdict handed down to a former Caye Caulker police officer has been upheld in the Court of Appeal. According to court reports, this morning Linsbert Willis appeared on behalf of Sheldon Arzu to argue that his client was unfairly convicted because the trial judge failed to properly instruct the jury before deliberations. Willis […]
