In other news from the courts, the Appellate Court this morning set aside the murder conviction of forty-five year old Jose Zetina, a former Police Constable on the basis of provocation. Zetina was behind bars serving a life imprisonment term for the brutal murder of his common-law-wife Rosa Isabel Mejia. He will instead now serve […]
In the Supreme Court, meanwhile, Justice Michelle Arana freed twenty-two year old Brandon Taylor, of the charge of Attempted Murder of Emmerick Meggs, who was unable to testify due to the injuries he sustained in the shooting. This came when the prosecution, led by Crown Counsel Cecil Ramirez, entered a nolle prosequi that they could […]
And in the Magistrates’ Court, twenty-four year old Mark Staine was charged with the Aggravated Assault of a nine year old girl. Staine pleaded not guilty to the charge and the prosecution was quick to object to bail. Magistrate Albert Hoare agreed and Staine was remanded in custody until June eighteenth, his trial date. The […]
District finals of the Primary School Festival of Arts have been ongoing for the past month and students from different schools around the country competed for a spot in the annual National Festival. The top fifteen from every district will now proceed to the Bliss Institute for the National Finals set for June ninth to […]
In tonight’s newscast, another infant dies in the deep south in Toledo. The family of the six month old child is claiming negligence on the part of health authorities at the Punta Gorda Hospital. We’ll have more on this heart wrenching story later in our newscast, but we go to the nation’s latest reported homicides. […]
The second murder occurred in Belize City sometime before eight last night when thirty-five year old Dennis Nembhard was shot in close proximity of his home located at the corner of Moya and Flamboyant Streets in the St. Martin De Porres area. It happened after a squabble between two twelve year old boys; one which […]
In the third murder, the body of Mexican national, Jose Sanabria, a farm helper, was found on his bed at a camp near Douglas Village in the Orange Walk District. The discovery was made shortly before six this morning, by sixty-six year old Domingo Carrillo, a co-worker at the camp. The body had what appeared […]
There is a fourth murder to report tonight. This time, the victim is a teenager who hailed from the Cayo District. The incident occurred on Sunday in the Savannah Area, Cayo and claimed the life of sixteen year old Selvin Garcia. Police say that Garcia was involved in a fight at the PitPan Bar around […]
The victim of an attempted robbery at the Western Union’s office on Regent Street last month has ended with the death of fifty-three year old Glenford Williams. Williams was hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. receiving treatment for gunshot wounds and on Saturday, he succumbed to the injuries. The security guard was on duty when around eleven […]
Another family is preparing to bury a baby in the Toledo District, this time in the village of San Antonio. And like in the first case involving a newborn a few days ago, this family of baby Evander Sho is also claiming negligence. Both babies under one years of age died within a period of […]
Last week we reported on figures from the Statistical Institute which showed a contraction of the G.D.P. by two point two percent and that the economic downturn was hitting most sectors. Tonight there is more bad news to add to the woes of consumers. Word from the Public Utilities Commission is that the Belize Water […]
It started as an appeal of a Supreme Court ruling that would have sent Elvis Myers to prison for life following a conviction of Murder in November 2007. And what was already a major case now has greater implications that can affect various other rulings made by Justice Troadio Gonzalez. Attorney Hubert Elrington would have […]
As we report on a now frequent basis, another murder case fell apart today in the Supreme Court when the main witness that was to provide crucial testimony for the prosecution, could not be located. Crown Counsel Trenia Young entered a nolle prosequi indicating that the prosecution could not proceed with the trial of twenty-five […]
We reported on Monday night about turmoil at the Western Christian Academy and Ontario Christian School in the Cayo District. Tonight the community in Ontario Village is still in uproar as the problems at Western Christian Academy have not been resolved. The principal, Dana Wutke, was dismissed last Friday and now the funds that were […]
On Monday night, fires ignited in two different locations: in an open lot in Ladyville and at mile two and a half on the Western Highway. Fire fighters were alerted shortly after seven of the infernos and immediately dispatched teams to the areas. It was not until five hours after that both fires were extinguished. […]
Sixteen year old Daniel Soto was murdered on the night of February twenty-sixth while socializing in Orange Walk. Since then, eighteen year old Eric Gonzalez, who police believe fatally stabbed Soto, has been on the run. Soto’s father, along with Crime Stoppers Belize, is appealing to the public to come forward with any information about […]
The incident happened last July at the Las Vegas Casino at the northern border. And today the three Belizean security guards and the Casino owner, a US national, involved in the incident, were convicted in a Mexican court. The three guards Martin Miller, Curlin Thompson and David Gomez were sentenced to ten years for Attempted […]
The International Hospital for Children has been working with Belize and many Caribbean countries over the past ten years. Most of their work caters to children with a wide range of disabilities who cannot afford the exorbitant medical costs for specialized medical attention. A team from the organization is in Belize and News Five’s Delahnie […]
The H1N1 scare had business at a stand still at the Corozal Free Zone and a fire on Sunday evening will put another dent in its commercial activity. It took about four hours to contain the raging inferno that destroyed one of the older plazas. The blaze erupted shortly before seven and by the time […]
A robbery just before closing time at a grocery store turned deadly for one of two well known robbers, one of them named in last year’s Carnival Day grenade incident. Shortly before nine Saturday night the two robbers; nineteen year old Richard Flores and thirty-three year old Anthony Major made their way into Tongs Supermarket […]
And according to the cops, Flores and Major have had previous run-ins with the law. Flores was waiting for his day in court for a charge involving a grenade that was hurled at a crowd of bystanders near the K.H.M.H. on Carnival Day last year. Officer in Charge of C.I.B., Superintendent Julio Valdez, says the […]
A twenty-two year old man did not make it to his home in La Democracia on Saturday morning as he fell victim to a traffic accident on the Western Highway. Police would not confirm if it is a hit and run, but it is known that sometime between three and five, Keon Estrada was walking […]
Ontario Village in the Cayo District is the staging ground for a battle over the future of two schools. So far teachers of the primary school are at home, and students of both institutions are out of classes. On one hand is the Belize Faith Mission, which started Ontario Christian School decades ago but has […]
Pastor Ernest Tate was not a part of today’s demonstration in Ontario Village because he was in the Capital. A News Five crew caught up with Pastor Tate at the Ministry of Education, where he was attending a meeting concerning the fate of the two institutions. Pastor Ernest Tate, Former Director, O.C.S. and W.C.A “Presently, […]
And in other news, a brawl between two students at the Sadie Vernon High school got way out of hand today. And the victim of it all was a teacher, Sherlette Myers, who tried to intervene. A stray blow hit Myers to the face in her attempt to stop the fight and she had to […]
