We begin tonight’s Newscast with the story of the tragic and untimely death of one Belize’s biggest investors, Sir Barry Bowen. Bowen was piloting his private plane and just before six this evening, as he headed to San Pedro where he resides, his plane crashed in the San Pablo area of the Island. Along with […]
Earlier on tonight’s newscast we told you about the tragic plane crash that claimed the life of the highly respected businessman, Barry Bowen. Bowen and his passengers died after the plane crashed into a building in the San Pablo area of San Pedro. The passengers on board we are now told are two persons from […]
Travel across the Western Border continues to be disrupted by a demonstration that started since Tuesday. News Five found out today that teachers in Belize are not the only ones who want a pay raise. Guatemalan teachers have taken their protest outside their capital and to their bordering towns with El Salvador, Mexico and Belize. […]
The protest is expected to continue as the Guatemalan teachers have not reached an agreement with their government. News Five also spoke to another traveler who was already in Belize but crossed the border to visit Tikal. He said that he would return to Belize but there was a possibility he might not return to […]
A shooting incident shortly after eight o’clock this morning brought traffic on North Front Street to a screeching halt as two gunmen opened fire on a passing vehicle. The intended target Daniel Faber and his girlfriend were taking their son to school when upon reaching in front of Lelani’s Superette two young men exited Rhaburn’s […]
On Thursday police constable, Richard Polonio, breathed a sigh of relief after he was freed of a Murder charge that came about after the fatal shooting of forty-nine year old Carmen Herrera in 2008. Polonio was acquitted of the charge because Justice John Troadio Gonzalez felt that the evidence against him was not strong enough […]
On Thursday night’s newscast we promised to report on Telemedia’s Annual General Meeting held at the Princess Hotel. It is a promise we will not be able to keep, but not because we didn’t try. When News Five got to the venue, we were told that it was a closed meeting even though other media […]
While BTL’s AGM last night attracted plenty of attention, it wasn’t the only meeting taking place. The Bar Association of also met for its annual general meeting. Both the Bar Association and Judiciary have recently been in the headlines more than usual because of the Bar’s wrangle with the Judiciary over delayed judgments. The judicial […]
The frequency of bomb threats around Belize City has created somewhat a sense of nonchalance among students and employees. Prank calls of explosive devices hidden in classrooms or restrooms at businesses seem to be commonplace of late but school administrators and company managers are taking no chances. Today a total of three bomb threats were […]
A San Pedro resident, Eladio Balam, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of causing death by careless conduct in the accidental death of an eight-year-old boy. In May 2007, forty-five old Eladio Balam, accidentally reversed his Bobcat tractor into Jose Raudeles who was walking his bicycle from school on his way home. This morning, Balam, […]
In news from Belmopan, Cabinet met in special session this past Thursday since the regular Tuesday session was postponed due to the attendance of Prime Minister Dean Barrow at the Unity and CARICOM Mexico Summits held in Playa del Carmen. Cabinet was putting the final touches to the new budget for the 2010 – 2011 […]
Stray dogs; you see them everywhere. It’s a constant problem in the city but what to do to curb their numbers. The Humane society has come up with a plan, which involves a new procedure to contain the stray animal population. News Five’s Delahnie Bain has a report on an initiative that begins this weekend […]
The month of love officially comes to an end this weekend but there’s still a lot to do with your loved ones. This event-filled weekend promises lots of places to visit and things to do. Here’s your favourite girl on Friday, Safiyyah. Hey! I’m Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize? If you’ve been craving […]
A cop in 2008 admitted to firing a shot just moments before a man in the same vicinity was killed by a gunshot blast. But that was not enough evidence to seal a conviction against twenty-four year old Richard Polonio, who was attached to the Queen Street Patrol Branch. Justice John Troadio Gonzalez directed a […]
Turning to the controversial Xate trade; they are the leaves from Three Chamaedorea species of palm tree. The leaves are highly valuable in Europe and the United States sought after because of their lovely appearance in floral arrangements. The palms harvested primarily in Mexico and Guatemala; and to poor peasants who earn up to five […]
It has been almost a week since more than a thousand teachers, at short notice, demonstrated in Belmopan. The removal of corporal punishment without an alternative was at the core of the teacher’s anger. The issue has remained in the public domain and if you’re wondering what the next move would have been, well today […]
Two weeks ago you heard the Prime Minister warn that this financial year is going to be the hardest for his government. But judging by this week’s issue of the government’s newspaper, GOB will shortly be seven point five million dollars richer. The newspaper reported that the new board of directors of Telemedia would be […]
In an update to a story we ran on Wednesday on the beating of sixteen year old Carlos Zelaya Jr. News Five understands that the police department has still not brought any charges against the person accused of beating the student. According to Carlos Zelaya Sr., on the day complaint was filed police told him […]
It’s the countdown to the final decision regarding the status of Belize’s National Basketball Team. The team won silver at the COCABA championships held in Cancun, Mexico in 2009. But during the August games, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), disqualified Herbert Allen, Dakin Braddik, Charlie Burgess and Kyron Stokes. FIBA claimed the players didn’t receive […]
In the local courts, the common-law wife of a man on remand has brought a charge against a tour guide. Twenty-nine year old Geraldine Castillo has accused Dennis Tillett of shooting at her. But according to Tillett, Castillo fabricated the story because he refused to drop a case against her husband, who is now awaiting […]
On Wednesday we heard from Amina Shabazz about the effects that last Sunday afternoon’s shooting of nineteen year old Ahmad Nah of Camalote Village is having on her twelve year old daughter. The young students are good friends and he used to visit her family every day. He lies brain dead in the Karl Heusner […]
Meanwhile, the swelling on Ahmad’s brain has receded enough to allow doctors at the Karl Heusner Memorial to perform a cat scan today. The procedure was set for Friday but the youth’s positive response to medications to reduce the swelling afforded doctors the chance to find out earlier what his chances are. That will be […]
She was a rising star on the local music scene who sought fame and fortune abroad. Instead, Cayo’s Maria Reimer found herself in a Canadian jail, charged with the armed robbery of six Winnipeg Credit Unions. Reimer, moved from San Ignacio to Canada where she married and later separated from her husband .She took his […]
“Ignorant”: that’s the word that the Minister of Education used to describe some of the teachers who protested the amendment to the Education and Training Bill. When quizzed Patrick Faber offered no apologies and maintained that some of them simply don’t know any better. We asked assistant secretary to the Belize National Teachers Union, Darnelle […]
America’s Most Wanted’s Host John Walsh was in Belize in early February. His show trumpeted an international manhunt for a sly child molester who fled the United States. The hunt for convicted sex offender, Robert Snyder, came to an end in Belize. While in the jewel, Snyder started to tutor at four primary schools. While […]
