Around this time of the year, politicians, priests and everyone in between publish or broadcast a New Year’s message. While the statements are acknowledged, few become newsworthy. But as News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, this year the Prime Minister has dropped a bombshell on the Belizean people. Prime Minister Said Musa
Tonight the family of a Belize City entrepreneur is keeping vigil at the K.H.M.H. after their loved one was caught in the cross fire of another violent eruption in what police are calling a turf war. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin has the disturbing details. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Tonight twenty two year old Carlos Barrera is […]
Just as police began to investigate the shooting incident at the corner of George and Dean Streets, detectives received word of a stabbing incident in another part of southside Belize City. When officers arrived at the scene, they found twenty-seven year old fisherman Barrington Logan better known as Barry gravely injured. He was rushed to […]
In court news, a resident of the Cayo District accused of attempted murder is tonight a free man following the conclusion of his trial in the Supreme Court. According to court reports, just after six on Thursday evening, a jury of his peers found twenty-eight year old Henry Baptist not guilty of the attempted murder […]
He bid Belize goodbye earlier this week but it seems law enforcement officials were determined to keep Kirk Anderson in Belize as long as possible. According to our sources, around noon today, the former Director of Public Prosecutions was about to get on an American Airlines flight but apparently when he got to the counter […]
In news from the citrus industry, a press release today has announced that the sale of almost half the company is a done deal. According to the Citrus Growers Association, following two separate decisions in the Supreme Court, on Friday December twenty-second, forty-six point five nine percent of the shares of Citrus Products of Belize […]
Before dawn on Monday morning cycling fans will follow the pedal by pedal action of the Krem New Year’s Day Cycling Classic from its departure at the Santa Elena border in Corozal all the way to what promises to be a dramatic finish in Belize City. One man sure to be on the sidelines is […]
Adele Ramos has made a name for herself as a journalist but tonight we preview her latest attempt to conquer the world of a recording artist. Kendra Griffith explains. Kendra Griffith, Reporting On Saturday, poet Adele Ramos will be releasing not one but two debut CDs. The first is entitled Red Graffiti. Adele Ramos
If you’ve ever been on Albert or Regent Streets after five, it’s hard to miss the huge flock of birds that congregate at Battlefied Park. And as News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, it’s a situation that is both ugly and unhealthy. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Every night hundreds of blackbirds descend on the downtown area, roosting […]
The case of the crown versus Ben Bou-Nahra is back in the headlines tonight as in one of his final acts, Director of Public Prosecutions Kirk Anderson has upped the charge of manslaughter to murder. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting An arrest warrant has been issued for Belize City businessman Ben Bou-Nahra […]
The sale of the City Council Pound Yard compound was a hot news item leading up to municipal elections in March. And today, the elected members of the United Democratic Party council began to feel the heat of that reality. Because as News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, the owner, Belize City businessman Arun Hotchandani, is […]
And while the City Council is trying to sort out its property issues, this afternoon Mayor Zenaida Moya took the opportunity to discuss the garbage situation plaguing the old capital. Moya says while sting operations have resulted in three people being issued garbage tickets, the city wide problem persists. Zenaida Moya, Mayor, Belize City Council
A traffic accident on the Western Highway this afternoon has resulted in the death a teenager. Police reports are that around one thirty today, thirty-nine year old Felipe Flores was driving his pickup towards Belize City but between mile thirty-seven and thirty-eight, he knocked down a boy. Flores says the child stepped from behind a […]
He controls chaos on a daily basis and for his years of dedicated service, this month the Belize City Council is honouring one of its own as Employee of the Year. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For the past four and a half years, forty year old traffic officer Frank Foster has […]
For sports fans, the New Year’s Day Cycling Classic kicks off the year’s calendar of races. The 2007 edition promises to attract more than a hundred elite, female and junior riders, and in an attempt to keep things organized on the road, coordinators have colluded with the Belize Police Department to shut down the Northern […]
In December 2005, we met a young girl from the Cayo district whose heroism touched our lives. Then thirteen, Jessica Garcia braved the raging flames of a home fire to save her four younger siblings. Following our news story, we were happy to acknowledge the outpouring of support from the community. But one year later, […]
Under the Prevention of Corruption in Public Life Act, the Integrity Commission was appointed to review the declared income, assets and liabilities of elected officials. But since the first members were appointed, their reports have received little or no attention. And as News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports, today the Senate called on central government to […]
Amid the joy and merry making of Christmas Day, one Belize City family found itself in the throes of anguish as a domestic dispute turned deadly. And more disturbingly, the main witnesses to the crime were the couple’s two young sons. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Around six p.m. on Christmas day, thirty-two year old Karel Ogaldez […]
In the Cayo district, homicide detectives continue to investigate an incident in San Ignacio that resulted in the death of a teenager. According to police reports, eighteen year old Chris Rosales and his friends were walking on Burns Avenue around midnight on Christmas Eve when they were attacked by another group of men. When the […]
A young man from Dangriga is lucky to be alive tonight following an incident on Christmas Eve. This morning the victim gave me his side of the story from his hospital bed. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Tonight twenty-one year old Dangriga resident Evan Martinez lies in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital recovering from injuries he suffered […]
A traffic accident on Tuesday night on Princess Margaret Drive left two vehicles extensively damaged but all occupants uninjured. According to traffic police, around nine that night, thirty seven year old taxi driver Mark Lord was making a right turn into the Marion Jones Sporting Complex when he was rear ended by a white Mazda […]
Tonight a police officer accused of murder is out on bail following special proceedings on Saturday morning in the Supreme Court. According to court reports, Justice Troadio Gonzalez granted Police Constable Jesus Maroquin bail of twenty-five thousand dollars following arguments by the officer’s attorney, Dickie Bradley. Bradley pointed out that while Magistrates are prevented from […]
After a quiet weekend, fire officials had their hands full today as separate blazes in Belize City threatened a Southside landmark and destroyed an S.U.V. As News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports, the drama began at Sunny Side Bakery just after noon today. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Fire Chief Henry Baizar says the department got the call […]
It’s a high pressure post, the Director of Public Prosecutions … And for almost five years, the man in the hot seat has been Kirk Anderson. Today as Anderson prepares to leave Belize, he sat down with News Five’s Janelle Chanona to talk about the past and his future. Kirk Anderson, Director of Public Prosecutions
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