When the village of Bermudian Landing is mentioned on this newscast it is usually in connection with cricket, a sport which thrives in the green pastures of the Belize River Valley. Tonight, however, it is the emerging national pastime of homicide that has the area in the headlines. News Five’s Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, […]
Police are looking for three women following an attack they believe stemmed from an old beef. The incident ended in a stabbing that has left a fourth woman in critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Twenty-one year old Teresita Vivas reported to police that she was walking on Church Street around seven on […]
The Belize Farm Centre on North Front Street in Belize City was the target of an armed hold-up around eleven this morning. While the lone gunman didn’t hurt anyone, he did fire a shot which struck the ceiling. The incident has left employees and customers terrified and the manager trying to figure out how he […]
A trip to many of Belize City’s most popular supermarkets has confirmed what shoppers have been saying for several days. No rice no deh. The problem apparently lies in that by now familiar phenomenon of skyrocketing prices for diesel fuel and other agricultural inputs. The mechanised farmers of Blue Creek say they approached government three […]
In regional news, a TACA Airbus 320 carrying one hundred and twenty four passengers and crew slid off the runway at Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa Honduras around eight thirty local time this morning and broke into three parts, killing five people. The plane was on the last leg of a scheduled route from Los […]
Reports just in from the Stann Creek district indicate that an accident on the Hummingbird Highway may have resulted in a fatality. Reports reaching News Five indicate that a towhead truck and pickup collided around mile twenty-five, north of Middlesex Village. The badly injured driver of the small pickup was said to be unconscious and […]
Belize City police will no longer work their beats solely on foot as they’ve stepped up their patrols to include two wheels. It’s all part of a new initiative called precinct policing. Today News Five spoke with officer commanding Eastern Division, Assistant Superintendent Allen Whylie, at the handing over ceremony. Asst. ComPol Allen Whylie, O.C., […]
The dry season came to an apparent end this week and a tropical depression which promises to dump some four inches of water overnight on the old capital will have no mercy on the repair work being done on Albert and Regent Streets. Deputy Mayor Anthony Michael says while a little rain is okay, too […]
On last night’s newscast leader of the Opposition John Briceño offered his reaction to Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s first hundred days in office. Tonight the conversation turns to Briceño’s own performance after two months at the helm of his party. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “The new executive has been working very hard. We’ve […]
Belize has long been regarded as home to the region’s largest population of those curious creatures known as manatees. And while many scientists have documented that prolific presence, the public does not always gain access to that information. Today marine scientist Caryn Self-Sullivan shared her years of research on manatees in the waters surrounding Swallow […]
When we last left the battle between the Fort Street Tourism Village and Brown Sugar Marketplace, F.S.T.V. had ten days to rebuild the boardwalk that they had broken or face charges of contempt. This morning when the parties appeared in court, Brown Sugar reported that they were satisfied that the F.S.T.V. had complied with the […]
Today was a big day for the nation’s military as a new Minister of National Security welcomed new recruits and their new boss. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports from Price Barracks in Ladyville. Kendra Griffith, Reporting This morning the B.D.F. soldiers were at their sharpest as they assembled to commemorate the passing out of recruit […]
He promised to meet the press on a quarterly basis … and today, while admittedly a few days overdue, Prime Minister Dean Barrow made good on his pledge. Since there is no shortage of pressing issues, the P.M. got right to the point. First was the question of electricity. While Barrow emphasized that the existing […]
While Prime Minister Barrow charmed a congenial crowd with his combination of candor and confidence, his performance was not without its critics. Opposition leader John Briceño told News Five’s Stewart Krohn that beneath the glitter of Barrow’s delivery lies a serious lack of substance. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “We all recognise that mister […]
It was one of several unsolved murders of 2006: the brutal killing of twenty year old David Pook. Pook’s body was discovered in a swamp off Faber’s Road on August twenty-eighth and according to investigators, appeared to have been tortured before being fatally stabbed. Three men: Ronnel Gonzalez, Clarence Grant and Edward Henry were later […]
He’s a naturalized Belizean who lives abroad and boasts a net worth somewhere around one point four billion U.S. dollars. Obviously, I could only be referring to Michael Ashcroft, right? Actually … I’m not. According to Forbes Magazine, which has just published its list of the world’s billionaires, the richest person in Belize is named […]
Today was a big day for the Rotary Club of Belize and hundreds of children they have helped through their Gift of Life programme. That’s because today Gift of Life International Director, Lou Auricchio and Belize Rotary Club President, Sandra Bedran signed an agreement that ensures the continued support of the lifesaving service. Yvette Burkes, […]
Any teacher will tell you that competing in a spelling bee helps to greatly improve the word knowledge of students … But the event which was held today at Belize Elementary Auditorium had another positive benefit for its participants. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning primary school children from across the […]
It’s called “Lik It” and according to poet Kalilah Enriquez, you’ll like it. Kalilah Enriquez, Exec. Member, Belize Writers & Poets Society “Well it’s this Saturday night, it’s at the Bliss and it’s going to be featuring some of the most exciting performers; poets around today. We have poets like Adele Ramos, Edward Broaster, myself […]
In times of disaster, one of the first organisations to react is the Red Cross. And to make sure members are in touch with the latest in preparedness, for the last two weeks Red Crescent and Red Cross volunteers from across the globe have been participating in a simulation exercise in Belize. News Five’s Kendra […]
For the last five days the country has been subjected to repeated blackouts and while the leading suspicion is that the outages are intentional, this evening Belize Electricity Limited’s boss Lynn Young maintained that the power cuts are the result of bad weather and bad luck. The company says while trips in the Mexican feed […]
A shooting in Belize City is hardly a rare event these days, but a confrontation between an off-duty police officer and a security guard on Tuesday night has produced bloody results. According to our sources, sometime between eight and nine last night, thirty-five year old Constable Fernando Franzua and his wife, WPC Alma Mortis, were […]
If you’re currently shopping around for a cell phone or camera, stay clear of those deals that seem too good to be true. In the early morning hours of Tuesday thieves hit a downtown electronics and music store and left with more than fifteen thousand dollars in cash and goods. According to Assistant Manager of […]
He is one of two brothers accused in the brutal grenade attack on Mayflower Street but today twenty-year-old Kareem Smith continued to maintain his innocence to the charge. Smith appeared before Magistrate Sharon Frazer this morning to have his bail revoked. In October, Smith was charged with two counts of Robbery and as a condition […]
Last October Chief Justice Dr. Abdulai Conteh made a historic ruling in the Supreme Court when he upheld a claim that the Mayans of Southern Belize had constitutionally protected customary land tenure rights over the areas surrounding their communities. But months after the fact, there was no impact on the ground. In response to the […]
