In another high profile conviction, nineteen year old Ryan Welcome, one of the two men charged with a robbery in which over sixty-five thousand dollars in cash and valuables were stolen, was found guilty today in the court of Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie. He was sentenced to five years in prison. The charge against the […]
Twenty-four year old Andrew Carrillo, an alleged member of the violent Central American gang MS-13, one of two men charged with Murder and Arson, was freed of the charges today in the court of Justice Troadio Gonzalez when Crown Counsel Nigel Ebanks entered a motion of nolle prosequi. The charges still stand, however, against the […]
The trial of thirty-one year Ryan Horne, an alleged mentally challenged person who is charged with double Murder, was to start this morning in the court of Justice Adolph Lucas, but his attorney, Alifa Elrington, argued that he should get a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he is competent to stand trial. Justice Lucas agreed […]
Police have announced arrests in two recent major crimes. Thirty-five year old Guatemalan Alejandro Hernandez has been charged with Murder in the death of Clementine Enriquez Jr. of St. Margaret’s Village on the Hummingbird Highway. According to police, Enriquez was asleep early Monday morning following a night of socializing when Hernandez dropped a large stone […]
Three funding awards were made this morning by UNESCO to local organisations. Ava Pennil, the Director of the Human Services Department, received twenty-one thousand U.S. dollars for the publishing of a series of booklets explaining Belize’s Child Protection System. Also granted funding for a publication—in this case four thousand U.S. dollars–was the Museum of Belize […]
Last week we reported on the strong possibility that, due to the poor condition of the country’s football stadiums, Belize would be forced to play both its 2008 World Cup qualifying matches abroad. It was noted that the Football Federation of Belize would be speaking to government on the issue and yesterday evening Press Office […]
And while on the subject of international sports, just in case you were wondering what Belizean-American basketballer Milton Palacio is up to, we have discovered that there is life after the N.B.A. The veteran pro point guard is playing in the highly competitive Euroleague for the team Partizan Igokea of Belgrade. According to its website […]
With Belize’s geographic and ethnic spilt personality, it’s sometimes hard to remember whether we are Central American or Caribbean…or if we watch enough cable TV, whether we are just another corner of the U.S.A. Institutionally, however, our membership in the Caribbean Community is strong…and as CARICOM promotes greater regional integration we ignore those developments at […]
In news just in it appears that people acting in sympathy with the Felix family have taken action tonight by breaking down the concrete wall at the Pot Loyola Pre-school. The wall was used to hide the person or persons who shot to death sixteen year old Faron Felix on Friday night and his mother, […]
This evening five environmental non-governmental organisations received grants from the Protected Areas Conservation Trust, PACT to carry out or expand already existing projects. The five groups are the Aguacaliente Management Team, the Community Baboon Sanctuary Women’s Group, the Belize Association of Private Protected Areas, the Indigenous People’s Conservation Alliance and Friends of Nature. Technical Programme […]
But while environmental groups received funding for their projects, they were not the only ones who received attention. Four Belizean journalists were recognized for excellence in their coverage of environmental stories in 2007. Kainie Manuel and Maria Novelo from the San Pedro Sun took the third place award for their piece on solid waste management, […]
There’s an old adage in the advertising industry that says: “Only half of all advertising actually works…but I don’t know which half.” The same could probably be said for the over two decade long awareness campaign against AIDS, in which many efforts have been made and numerous approaches taken. Today the religious denomination in Belize […]
A vacancy exists for a reporter to join the staff of one of the region’s most highly honoured television news organisations. Applicants should possess the following qualifications: – Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree (Broadcasting experience is an asset) – Strong writing skills – Strong command of the English language – A commitment to excellence – Willingness […]
We’ve seen them acting less than gentlemanly in the past but this morning representatives of the two major political parties, along with their aspiring brethren, were all on their best behaviour. News Five’s Kendra Griffith explains this strange occurrence…and why it is not likely to last. Kendra Griffith, Reporting This morning representatives of the PUP, […]
The controversy over political signs was not limited to the now famous billboard on Freetown Road. Earlier this year Belize Electricity Limited put the politicians on notice that due to safety concerns they would no longer permit the placing of any signs on their lampposts. But tonight the United Democratic Party is crying foul, saying […]
Details are slowly emerging on yesterday’s aviation mishap at the Corozal municipal airstrip. Contrary to information reported to us last night from the scene, the Maya Island Air flight en route to San Pedro never did leave the ground. It appears that the takeoff was aborted and the plane rolled off the end of the […]
Patients receiving medical treatment at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital will as of tonight have some extra comfort – courtesy of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This afternoon staff members of B.C.C.I. took time off to donate and decorate an eight-foot tall Christmas tree for the facility’s lobby. According to Manager of Business […]
As a local campaign issue, it’s about as basic as it gets. So why do some Belizeans have good streets and others suffer with little more than muddy trails? That’s what News Five’s Marion Ali wanted to find out as she braved the roads of Port Loyola. Marion Ali, Reporting Like two months ago when […]
This afternoon male students from Edward P. Yorke High School sat down at the N.D.F.B. building to discuss issues not exactly covered in the classroom. Simply put, they were engaged in “Male Talk”, the issues that affect and concern them as young men. The initiative was spearheaded by the Belize Family Life Association and its […]
As cayes go, they don’t get much nicer than Calabash. But while its beauty is worthy of a spread in National Geographic, the buildings going up on its white sand beaches are not part of any five star resort. News Five’s Janelle Chanona has the story. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning, official ground breaking ceremonies […]
A vacancy exists for a reporter to join the staff of one of the region’s most highly honoured television news organisations. Applicants should possess the following qualifications: – Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree (Broadcasting experience is an asset) – Strong writing skills – Strong command of the English language – A commitment to excellence – Willingness […]
Tonight eleven passengers and a pilot are counting their blessings after they survived a crash-landing in Corozal. News Five understands that the single engine Cessna Caravan, belonging to Maya Island Air, had just taken off from the airstrip in Ranchito Village at around five fifteen this evening when it apparently experienced engine failure. The pilot, […]
Belize’s dubious distinction as one of the most homicidal nations on the planet continues to be reinforced, as tonight we have two new murders to report. The first occurred sometime over the weekend in Ladyville. News Five’s Marion Ali has the details. Marion Ali, Reporting Ladyville police have a new murder to solve tonight after […]
While investigators are trying to piece the puzzle together in Ladyville, their colleagues in Belmopan are working to solve another homicide that occurred along on the Hummingbird Highway in the early morning hours of Monday. Reports are that around three-thirty a.m., the body of St. Margaret’s villager Clementine Enriquez Junior was discovered lying in a […]
Meanwhile, a Stann Creek district mother is tonight mourning the loss of her little girl after the child drowned. Around eleven-thirty Monday morning, two year old Lisandra Quintanilla was playing in the yard of her Bella Vista home with several other children when she fell into a well. They ran to get help but by […]
