The investigative team which delved into the allegations of wrongdoing by the police department in the Chris Galvez case was lead by Oliver Del Cid, the Deputy National Security Coordinator. The other two team members were Jennifer Saldivar Ramirez, an administrative Officer and ASP Marlon Allen, a police liaison officer. The conclusion of the findings […]
Christopher Galvez’s father, Martin, and his aunt, Yolanda Schakron were clearly not happy with the findings by the investigative team. They both held a press conference this afternoon in which they read a statement given to them by a person who allegedly witnessed the murder. Schakron said that her life was threatened three days ago. […]
A fourteen year old minor is out of school on an expulsion, a Belize City accountant is behind bars and it’s all linked to a tape that is now in police possession. What’s the connection? Well, what’s on the tape is not your average home video. In fact it’s a disturbing recording of thirty-three year […]
Four masked men stormed Holiday Grocery Store just after midday on March third. There were armed with point thirty-eight revolvers, which they used to rob storeowner Chun Mei Liu of cash, phone cards, alcoholic beverages and an assortment of DVDs. But as the men headed toward Belize City, police caught up with them in front […]
Today it was a return match of sorts for two heavyweights before the Court of Appeal. The Belize Electricity Limited (B.E.L) and the Public Utilities Commission (P.U.C) were squaring off over a previous ruling made by the same court. B.E.L. is seeking leave for the same court to revisit an oral ruling it gave on […]
The activities of Women’s Month are aimed at highlighting the achievements and contributions of outstanding women. And it is in keeping with that objective that the National Women’s Commission, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is bringing Dame Billie Miller to speak at two events this month. Miller is the Former Deputy […]
The paddle across Belize officially kicked off the 9th of March weekend festivities and while we know where the race will end on Monday we do not know who will emerge victorious in this year’s La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge. News Five is following the progress of the competition as paddlers sprint, pace and […]
Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize? Tonight you can head over to the Bliss and check out the opening of the women in art exhibit. The Women in Art exhibit is being held in order to display Belizean, Regional and International artists, in an effort to expose the public to different forms […]
The murder of Christopher Galvez on the night of December twenty-second, 2009 grabbed the headlines and spurned serious allegations at members of the Police Department. His homicide transformed members of his family into advocates against violence throughout the country. His aunt Yolanda Schakron has been most outspoken against the way the case has been handled […]
But the investigation into the last flight of Sir Barry Bowen will take at least one year to be completed. On Wednesday, the plane and all the debris were picked up and removed by Bowen’s workers and transported to his hangar. The Belize Department of Civil Aviation will complete the painstaking task of reconstructing the […]
The former C.E.O. of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital was dismissed immediately after the Barrow Administration took office in 2008. Doctor Alvaro Rosado then filed a lawsuit against the country’s national hospital. Rosado claimed it was a case of victimization as his contract was suddenly terminated with the change of government. He tried to settle […]
The regular Thursday afternoon bustle at the Queen Square Market got a little steamier just around midday today when a traffic officer and a City Council employee showed up on the West Collet Canal side from the Dean Street bridge and proceeded to forcibly remove a fruit vendor’s produce from his spot on the street […]
Two weeks ago the chances of nineteen year old Ahmad Nah surviving a near fatal pellet wound to the left side of his forehead were very, very slim. Doctors had in fact informed his family that there was only a five percent likelihood that he would pull through. While his road to full recovery is […]
The brutal murder of Teddy Murillo on February twenty-seventh continues to stir emotions. The University of Belize student was gunned down on Waight Street as he headed home. There are allegations that he was killed by a cop and up until tonight no charges have been laid. Murillo was a deacon with the Adventist Church […]
Murder was the case and twenty-four year old Brian Herrera was the person found guilty of the crime in May, 2007. We say “was” because just before three this evening the Court of Appeal threw out the conviction after his attorney Hubert Elrington successfully argued that he should not have been convicted since the prosecutor […]
Dwight Sosa, a former caretaker at Boss Hog Pro Audio, has been charged with the theft of an assortment of musical instruments from that business. In December 2009, fifty year old Ivan Smith, a resident of Urban Avenue in Belize City reportedly gave his friend, Dwight Sosa, permission to stay at his store located at […]
An Orange Walk resident is sixty-five thousand dollars richer tonight. The government won’t be taking any percentage of his gains because it is all the proceeds of a crime. It wasn’t a robbery at gunpoint, but a man going by the name of Jorge Enrique Casanova allegedly tricked an Atlantic Bank employee into draining an […]
The thirteenth annual La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge kicks off Friday morning at seven o’clock on the banks of the Macal River in the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena. The grueling hundred and seventy mile race will include teams of canoe paddlers representing various businesses across the country. Onlookers will line […]
There is another major sporting event taking place this extended holiday weekend. The Belize Cycling Association is hosting its annual Belmopan Cycling Classic. There are three categories that the riders will compete in. The public relations officer for the association, Kwame Scott, says that the economic downturn has affected sponsorship for the event. Even though […]
Altun Ha is a familiar Mayan name in many Belizean households. It appears on every Belikin beer bottle, but most importantly it is the venue where the famous jade head was discovered in 1968. But who has the full story about Altun Ha, the Jade Head and the legacy of the Mayas? Well, if you […]
It was a stronger tremor but the damage of the eight point eight earthquake in Chile on February twenty-seventh, paled in comparison to the devastation in Haiti caused by a magnitude seven point O on January twelfth. While the difference in magnitude doesn’t sound like much because it is measured on an exponential scale, the […]
The body requires certain vitamins for a healthy lifestyle. These are largely available through the food you consume in a balanced diet. Healthy Living this week looks at the controversy of whether the intake of vitamins and supplements is necessary to keep you in good physical shape. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting In the quest to maintain […]
Two and a half months after he went missing, a Hattieville family is finally bringing closure to his disappearance. Shortly after Glenn Smith vanished in December, the family found his slippers and suspected that he may have been killed. That appears to now be the case, as the tell tale signs were seen on his […]
Less than a month after P.M. Barrow’s blunt announcement that things will be considerably harder in the upcoming fiscal year, Belizeans will have to go even deeper into their pockets. Fuel prices once again climbed above the nine dollar margin on Tuesday. The increase caught many by surprise and from what we found out at […]
The murder rate continues to spike since the beginning of the year and many of the homicides remain unresolved while in the courts the conviction rate appears dismal. Several organizations today joined the families whose loved ones have died as a result of gun violence. This evening the Faith and Justice Commission held a march […]
