While Mark Medina is tonight behind bars, accused killer Louie “Ganzie” Gentle is still a man on the run. But as I found out today, new developments in the case might help the long arm of the law catch the fugitive. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Tonight a two thousand dollar reward is being offered by Crime […]
Somewhere in Belize tonight, someone is dining on one of the most expensive Belizean delicacies … lobster. According to the Caye Caulker branch of the Northern Fishermen’s Cooperative, sometime between six on Thursday night and seven on Friday morning, more than three thousand dollars of the prized seafood was stolen from the freezer. So if […]
Belize has a new Chief Magistrate and her name is Margaret Gabb. Effective tomorrow, Gabb will take over the duties of former Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord. Gabb began her career with the civil service in 1989, working as a summons clerk. She later served as Assistant Clerk of the Courts until she was appointed as […]
While the task force established by the Ministry of Health prepares its detailed recommendations for government’s takeover of financially strapped Universal Health Services, various bodies with an interest in the outcome continue to weigh in with their opinions. Following the Nurse’s Association criticism of the deal last month, on Friday a press release from the […]
Today the flag of Belize flew at half-mass at the Customs and Excise Department as employees mourned the loss of a dedicated co-worker. On Thursday, Assistant Comptroller of Customs Arthur Leslie went to work as usual … but sometime during the day, the forty-eight year old started complaining that he was having trouble breathing. Leslie […]
One of Belize’s largest shrimp farms is in financial trouble and its lenders are looking for ways to put it back in shape. In 1998 the Nova Farm, located in Ladyville, borrowed nine point five million U.S. dollars from the International Finance Corporation, which is the private lending arm of the World Bank, and the […]
The death of twenty year old David Pook was one of the more than eighty-five murders we reported on last year. But as News Five’s Janelle Chanona found out today, the Pook family has been given a way to keep their son’s memory alive in a meaningful way. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This afternoon, twenty year […]
The fallout following the announcement that a major investment in Belize’s citrus industry by Eastern Caribbean interests has been consummated, continued today as architects of the deal defended their decision to complete the purchase, even though several conditions mandated by the membership of the Citrus Growers Association had not been met. News Five’s Janelle Chanona […]
A minor glitch has cropped up in the appointment of Lutchman Sooknandan as Director of Public Prosecutions. The government, it seems, forgot to follow the constitution. This afternoon we spoke to Senator Godwin Hulse, the man most identified with political reform in Belize, who gave us a civics lesson. Senator Godwin Hulse
There is no present, no future; only the past repeating itself again and again. I’m not sure who said that but the quote certainly applies to Belize’s citrus industry. Just as a compromise seemed to have been brokered between opposing factions of the Citrus Growers Association, events have transpired to once again sow distrust and […]
A man accused of murder will sleep at home tonight after living on remand for almost two years in Hattieville Prison. Today, twenty-four year old Charles Hinds was acquitted of the January 2005 murder of then twenty year old Arthur Crawford, who was fatally shot on Central American Boulevard. Although witnesses claimed to have heard […]
While crime sometimes seems to be rampant, the upcoming January sitting of the Supreme Court will have a slightly more relaxed workload. The Court is expected to hear forty-three cases including fourteen murders, six attempted murders, four rapes and five carnal knowledge cases, as well as some involving arson, incest, robbery and theft. Although the […]
We believe that when it comes to deadly gang violence, Belize City is the only game in town. And while the old capital remains the big league of flying bullets, recent events in Cayo indicate that the west is a war zone of its own. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin reports. Omelda Rosalez, Mother of murdered […]
Public transport in Belize City is no walk in the park. Taxis are expensive and buses are often few and far between. So what’s a citizen to do? News Five’s Kendra Griffith has the latest. Kendra Griffith, Reporting It
He’s only been on the job since Wednesday, but today, in a wide ranging interview with News Five, Director of Public Prosecutions Lutchman Sooknandan, made it clear that he intends to restore the image and effectiveness of his office and convince the public that–at least in his office–nobody’s thumb is resting on the scales of […]
Twenty-nine year old Louie Ganzie Gentle remains on the run tonight, thirty-six hours after he savagely stabbed twenty-eight year old Keisha Sutherland fifteen times in front of the mother’s two young children. The police have issued an all points bulletin and informed border points and police stations nationwide to be on the lookout for the […]
It was a case of domestic violence that, fortunately, did not reach the point of homicide, but an Orange Walk husband who allegedly attacked his wife and two police officers who came to her aid, has been charged with a long list of offences. Twenty-eight year old Eduardo Moralez of Guinea Grass Village was arraigned […]
The nation’s tourism industry–particularly its constituents in the Cayo District–received some good news today. It took the form of an update in the U.S. government’s travel advisory on Belize. The new release acknowledges the efforts of government and private sector to prevent robberies in the Mountain Pine Ridge and Chiquibul areas, pointing to increased police […]
Traditionally the Belizean education system has taken a basic no frills approach to learning. And while it’s not clear whether the problems with our younger generation originate in the nation’s classrooms or its homes, authorities are trying new approaches to turn children into responsible adults. News Five intern Jolie Pollard looked at one initiative that […]
With the nation still in shock over the accumulated savagery of three domestic murders in two weeks, we are not only forced to ask ourselves why such acts of violence are occurring … but what can we do to prevent them. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Twenty-eight year old Keisha Sutherland, twenty seven year old Anna Basto […]
Of course it’s only a coincidence, but in the month following the highly publicised sixteen days of action against domestic violence, there have been no less than three murders of women by enraged husbands or boyfriends. The latest–and perhaps most brutal–occurred this morning in Belize City. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Twenty-eight year old Keisha Sutherland and […]
While brothers Gerald and Troy Tillett are still recovering at the K.H.M.H. after being shot in a drive-by last week in Belize City, today police have charged one man in connection with the attack. Twenty-two year old Errol Haynes has been charged with Attempted Murder, Use of Deadly Means of Harm and Dangerous Harm. Those […]
A man and his girlfriend are in legal trouble tonight, the former charged with robbery and the latter for threatening the victim if she testified. Twenty-five year old Nicaraguan Luis Gomez is charged with robbing his ex-girlfriend, Elita Moody, in June of last year on Albert Street. He allegedly cornered her with the help of […]
Tonight police and the family of a missing Belize City woman are seeking the public’s assistance. According to relatives of fifty-six year old Janet Rivers Myvette, she left her home on Berry Street on December third and has not been seen or heard from since. About a week before her departure, Myvette’s family says she […]
