A family of six is homeless tonight and two of them are recuperating from injuries after their house collapsed with them in it shortly before midday today. The two-storey wooden structure on Seagull Street in the Collet area came crashing down into a pile of debris after it showed several signs of caving in. Built […]
There are reports from western Belize that the Macal River continues to overflow. According to Chief Meteorologist, Ramon Frutos, over the past weekend Guatemala and Belize experienced extreme rainfall. Frutos told News Five that due to the run-offs from Guatemala, rivers including the old Belize River, the Macal River and the Mopan River are overflowing […]
It is not uncommon to hear of vessels registered in Belize involved in illegal activities. But tonight a Belize-flagged ship is in trouble not for breaking the law, but as a victim. On Thursday the Ukrainian vessel, Faina, and its twenty-one member crew were on their way to Kenya when it was seized by pirates […]
The two major political parties in Belize are celebrating birthdays. The oldest, the P.U.P. turns fifty-eight today while the U.D.P., turned thirty-five on Saturday. The P.U.P. is Belize’s first political party and was birthed when its founders, Leigh Richardson, John Smith, Phillip Goldson and George Price re-organized the then People’s Committee that was formed in […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and it’s my pleasure welcoming you to Sports Monday. Week nine of the RF&G Cup Tournament saw the battle for the lead in the south zone as Llagulei hosted the Belize Defence Force of Belize City inside the Carl Ramos Stadium yesterday. The hometown attacks early off the left side […]
A well orchestrated robbery was successfully executed in a busy section of Belize City by at least two robbers this morning. The amount of money that the jobbers got away with is yet to be determined. When Joseph Meighan Junior went to pick up deposits from the Alliance Bank and was heading reportedly to the […]
Alleged serial rapist, twenty-two year old Leroy Gomez this afternoon had thirteen charges read against him when he was escorted before Chief Magistrate, Margaret McKenzie. The offenses occurred in a period of time between August twenty-third and September fifteenth all in the areas of Lake Independence and Collet. Officer Commanding the C.I.B., Assistant Superintendent Julio […]
The Customs Department has moved swiftly with the destruction of a multi-million dollar cache of illegal drugs it confiscated at the Port compound this past Wednesday. The customs and police bust unearthed two containers, each carrying forty boxes containing approximately twenty million pills and another container with eight hundred and fifty-five boxes of fake Marlboro […]
Twenty-nine year old Salvadoran national Roberto Carlos Alvarez, who pleaded guilty to burglarizing the house of Minister of State, Michael Hutchinson and was to be sentenced today, will have to wait until October first to know his fate. Alvarez maintained the guilty plea he made on Wednesday, when he appeared in court today. Sentencing was […]
Law enforcement authorities did not need a controversial documentary to tell them that Belize has a gang problem and today the government received assistance to help decrease that form of criminal activity. This afternoon in Belmopan, G.O.B. and the United States governments signed an agreement on a Regional Gang Initiative. According to a release from […]
And in news involving the security forces, this morning at Price Barracks, twenty-seven soldiers and police officers graduated from a Jungle Warfare Instructor Course. The six-week training is conducted annually by the Belize Defence Force and this year was held at the Douglas Da Silva Camp in the Mountain Pine Ridge. The aim of the […]
Belize Electricity Limited and its Energy Workers Union are at it again. This morning the union fired off a letter to the Prime Minister asking him to intercede on their behalf with the utility company. The five-point document was carbon copied to the Minister of Labour, Labour Commissioner, National Trade Union Congress, and B.E.L. Chief […]
It is not big news but good for the health system and local health managers concluded a health workshop today which engaged them in a three day training session. The first module held in August was to share planning tools with regional managers. The second module which was held this week at the George Price […]
And with more Belizeans in need of free medical services, the governments of Belize and Mexico have agreed to hold a second health fair this year, this time in the Corozal District. A release form the Mexican Embassy says that at the upcoming two-day fair, Mexican and Belizean medical personnel will provide free check-ups in […]
There is a threat of flooding over the weekend. According to the Met Service, water levels in most part of the country, primarily in the Toledo, Stann Creek and in the Belize and Orange Walk Districts will rise tonight and possibly over the weekend due to heavy showers and thunderstorms projected over Yucatan, El Peten […]
They do not come with the hype of other bands but they intend to join the chorus to end violence. Instrument of Love is a Belize City based group of four young Belizeans who believe that they can contribute in a positive way and they intend to use their talent to spread a message with […]
There is a Brazilian band in town and much more entertainment around the country, Saffiyah has the details. Hey, I’m Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize. September celebrations have come to an end and I’ll say it was definitely a September to remember. The carnival chaos could have ruined the entire celebrations but our […]
After being on the run for days, the most wanted man is now in police custody. Twenty-two year old Leroy Gomez, who has been accused in six cases of rape and attempted rape, handed himself to police this morning. Police were in hot pursuit of Gomez for the past few days and his home was […]
There is another bust by Customs to report today at the Port Compound. Information to News Five late this evening confirms that when a suspect container was opened this afternoon, a variety of fake cigarettes were found. The counterfeit cigarettes are estimated be have a value of around four million dollars, and consigned to Parra […]
Gang rivalry has apparently spilled into prison life and an inmate at the Hattieville Prison is recuperating from injuries he suffered after a fight with another prisoner, reportedly over an old beef. Reports to News Five say that Lester Young, who is on remand, got involved in a brawl around eleven on Wednesday morning with […]
And still on prison life, a coroner’s inquest began today in the death of thirty-four year old Mark “T Dog” Stuart, an inmate who was shot and killed on August twentieth, 2003 in the maximum security section of the Hattieville Prison. Five jurors are hearing the case to determine whether anyone is criminally responsible. So […]
In July businessman Barry Bowen filed a claim against the government of Belize objecting to a proposed amendment to section seventeen of the constitution. In that amendment, G.O.B. sought to vest the ownership of the petroleum and minerals rights in the hands of the government, but also denied access to the courts to persons wishing […]
Since the beginning of the year, Belize’s tourism industry has been taking a licking. Arrivals are down and bad publicity from the grenade incidents and a sensational gang documentary has made things worst for the industry. And tonight one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions is the spotlight due to the death of a […]
There is a developing story from San Pedro Ambergris Caye where Holy Cross Anglican School is claiming it is under threat because the land that the school sits on could possibly end up in the hands of a big time investor. The issue has the community up in arms. Holy Cross is an elementary school […]
In our newscast last night, we reported that businessman Orlando De La Fuente was accosted in Chetumal on Tuesday and held by Mexican authorities for having various types of drugs in his vehicle which would have been imported into Belize. In other press reports in Chetumal, De La Fuente was accused of trading illegal drugs […]
