Tonight, police are asking the public’s assistance in identifying the body of a man found dead on a caye off the coast of the Belize District. According to official reports, around two this afternoon the partly decomposed corpse was found near a camp in the Bluefield Range of islands. Initial investigations have led officers to […]
Meanwhile, police have detained two suspects in connection with Monday morning’s robbery of a gas station in Ladyville. Sources indicate that at least fifteen thousand of the forty thousand dollars taken in the heist has also been recovered. Charges are expected to be filed tomorrow.
An accused thief is sitting tight in Hattieville Prison tonight after he was busted trying to steal from an Orange Walk homeowner. Around eight-thirty Sunday night, forty-one year old Michael Witzil called police after he walked into his house and found that someone had stolen several items of jewellery, electronics, and a small amount of […]
A bar fight that resulted in bloodshed over the weekend has left a police officer in danger of losing one of his eyes. According to police reports, around two on Sunday morning off-duty officers Trevor Lopez and John Ordonez were hanging out at the Hi Five nightclub on Aurora Street in Orange Walk Town when […]
Opponents to the construction of a marina and office complex in Caribbean Shores continue their legal battle to derail the project. Following an in-chamber session before Justice John Muria this morning, counsel for the West Landivar Citizens Action Committee Tania Moody, filled us in on the latest developments. Tania Moody, Attorney, West Landivar Citizens Action […]
It may not be marked on your calendar but today is being observed as the first annual World Ranger Day. That’s ranger as in park ranger, and in Belize the Belize Audubon Society, manager of nine protected areas, is taking the lead in honouring its own twenty-four park rangers as well as others. Singled out […]
With the exception of ancient Mayan temples and the even more scarce wooden houses of the colonial era, there are few buildings in Belize worth noting for their distinctive architecture. But if you’ve driven down Coney Drive over the last year you would have seen an impressive new edifice rising from the North Side lowlands. […]
Tonight Channel Five’s Ultimate KTV gets down to the nitty-gritty. It’s the opener of eight first-round matchups featuring our returning finalists from the last five years and thirteen newcomers who have survived auditions and last week’s scrutiny by our panel of judges. But this show will be different, because now it’s the public’s turn to […]
When it comes to summer activities for children the granddaddy of them all is the scouting movement. And with good reason…as I found out this morning at Camp Oakley. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting One Hundred and fifty scouts between the ages of ten and thirteen have been camping out at their official training grounds in Burrell […]
They say that if somebody really wants to kill you, at some point they are going to succeed. That’s what seems to have been the case over the weekend when the quiet of a country lane was shattered by the blast of a shotgun. News Five’s Janelle Chanona has the story. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Around […]
Forty grand is a lot of cash… and right now two armed robbers who stole it are sweating. This morning I visited the scene of the crime. Martin Zuniga, Attendant, Esso Gas Station “Two armed male persons came into the place. It happened so fast. They came and they held up the place, took away […]
Two shooting incidents over the weekend have left victims under medical care. On Saturday night in San Pedro Town twenty-two year old Uwani Nunez was injured, apparently by a stray bullet. According to police, Nunez was standing in front of Big Daddy’s Club around eleven on Saturday night when he heard a shot and felt […]
There’s good news and bad news coming out of the police department tonight. The bad news is that it appears that more cops are committing crimes. The good news is that they are being arrested and charged. In Benque Viejo Police Constable David Ortega has been charged with Grievous Harm following a family dispute in […]
A young man died over the weekend as the result of a traffic accident. Around midnight Sunday, twenty-nine year old Enrique Martinez lost control of the Nissan Xterra he was driving on the Northern Highway between miles three and four. It ran off the road and turned over, causing the fatal injuries. Martinez, a native […]
Prime Minister Said Musa is in the Dominican Republic on a three day official visit. The trip, at the invitation of Dominican president Leonel Fernandez, will focus on the negotiation of agreements for technical and economic cooperation and the establishment of a bi-national commission between the two countries. Tonight in a ceremony at the Palacio […]
Belize has gained a reputation as one of the top diving spots in the world, drawing an increasing number of tourists to our waters. That boom has spurred the need for more professionals in that field, which is why for the last two weeks four Belizean dive masters have been immersed in books as well […]
Like it or not, we live in a market economy, and while we all may be familiar with the fluctuating prices for oil, sugar and citrus, they are not the only commodities that affect our lives. The soaring cost of copper, for example, has proved to be a boon for one special group of Belizeans: […]
James Adderley Good evening, I’m James Adderley bringing you this week’s dish of Sports Monday. The tension that met the decisive game three of the semi-pro basketball championships Friday night inside the City Centre between the Belize Bank Bulldogs and the San Pedro Tigersharks was a true testament to the big prize at stake. For […]
The Government’s involvement in the financial affairs of Universal Health Services has provided ample fodder for the Opposition United Democratic Party to attack the administration of Prime Minister Said Musa. And tonight the U.D.P. is using the third affidavit of Belize Bank’s Philip Johnson in connection with the injunction sought by the Association of Concerned […]
Meanwhile back at home, the A.C.B.’s case against the Government of Belize regarding the legality of the loans and guarantees to Universal Health Services took a turn today that will keep the matter in limbo for months. In May, we reported that the claimants: the Association of Concerned Belizeans, the National Trade Union Congress, the […]
And rounding out our Supreme Court coverage, this morning Justice John Muria heard submissions from attorneys arguing for and against a tourism project in West Landivar by Belize City businessman David Gegg. Attorney Tania Moody represented the interests of Cecil Arnold and others opposed to the development, while Nicola Cho responded for the Government. Moody […]
Tonight the family of a teenager left paralyzed by a violent boyfriend is breathing a little easier following the conviction of the man accused of the crime. On Thursday, a jury unanimously found twenty year old Abdiel Sandoval guilty of attempted murder. On September third 2005, the Cayo resident, then only eighteen years old, was […]
On Thursday night’s newscast we reported that forty-three year old Marlon Monsanto had been charged with burglarizing the home of San Pedro resident Andy Tillett. But in an ironic turn of events, tonight the victim’s girlfriend is the one in the hot seat as cops believe she stole thousands of dollars from her former employer. […]
In Belize City, an armed robbery has netted thieves cash and a loaded weapon. Forty- four year old Chang Huant has reported to police that around one-fifteen on Thursday afternoon she was manning the counter of Yues Shop on Iguana Street Extension when two men walked into the store and ordered two shilling bags of […]
While armed robbery is one downside of operating a business these days, across the country, companies are complaining about another reality: contraband. While customs officials have tried to cut down the illegal trading, business on the black market is booming. Today, one local producer stepped forward to highlight the impact contraband has had on its […]
