A man who already has a series of criminal offenses to answer to had another charge added to his list today. David White is being accused of breaking into the business place of Raymond Matus, who owns a store on New Road. Allegations are that between seven thirty last Friday night and seven forty five […]
And while Harold Crooks is being sought in Jamaica, in Belize local crooks are carrying on an onslaught of robberies. On Monday night it was Cosmetic Corner on Cemetery Road which was targeted and this afternoon robbers zeroed in on Swami’s Boutique on Albert Street at around two ten and the Port of Belize Limited […]
Hubert Erin Elrington is a Belizean American, who is free in Belize, but wanted by the police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States. He is the nephew of the Foreign Minister, Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington and former Minister Hubert Elrington. Elrington, twenty four years old, has been implicated in a home invasion […]
Human trafficking is the trade or commerce of people, a practice which is illegal in most countries and has been likened to a form of modern day slavery. The most common form in Belize is the internal sex trafficking of minors. And according to the 2009 Human Trafficking Report of the US State Department, the […]
Nausea, upset stomach, vomiting, cramps, diarrhea: do these sound familiar? If you’ve been experiencing these symptoms you may have been affected by a wave of gastroenteritis, which is spreading like wildfire. The illness might also have you achy within a day and according to Doctor Fernando Cuellar, one third of persons have it so severe, […]
The crime situation in Belize has many residents constantly looking over their shoulders in fear that their lives would be washed away in the indiscriminate wave of bloodshed that now runs through the streets. Commissioner of Police, Crispin Jeffries a few days ago made a presentation to the Rotary Club of Belize addressing the effects […]
The Great Escape, the luxury yacht, that damaged Belize’s pristine barrier reef on November thirtieth, 2009 is gone but not forgotten. There were reports that it was leaking fuel into the sea and that it would have been moved. Well, the yacht is no longer at the site where it grounded. It wasn’t a salvage […]
By now you may have heard the extremely controversial remarks made last week Thursday by Manuel Heredia, the Minister of Tourism, about one potential plan to deal with crime on the island of Ambergris Caye. Heredia said that potential visitors should fill out a questionnaire at the water taxis asking them why they decided to […]
Racial profiling has been a tactic that was once practiced by some police departments in the United States that led to costly lawsuits. So it was shocking when a Minister of Tourism made comments interpreted as profiling while he holds a portfolio that implies the importance of cultural diversity. Our blog on the News Five […]
The comments were made after the shooting death of Corporal Gavin Sanchez and today Sergeant Paulino Reyes, the cop who shot and killed him has been placed on administrative leave. Reyes is not exactly on interdiction or half pay, but neither is he on active duty. And according to sources in the department, there were […]
The change of weather at the latter part of the weekend did not change course for some people who had already made plans to be heard against crime. More specifically, the organizers and members of the newly formed Belizeans for Justice proceeded with a peace march and rally. The event had a full agenda, with […]
It’s among the top foreign exchange earners, but the ripple effect of the global economic meltdown has been taking a toll on the tourism industry. The sentiment among tour guides, hoteliers and other stakeholders is that as much as the numbers may not have decreased significantly, both overnight and cruise tourists are not spending the […]
There has been an overflow of fugitives who have absconded from the United States and sought refuge in Belize. Most of them have been Americans wanted for serious charges such as murder and child abuse to lesser crimes. Tonight another fugitive is being sought by the United States and his name is Hubert E. Elrington. […]
Police had a huge bust on Friday when in response to a tip, they caught a taxi driver with a substantive quantity of what appears to be heroin. Thirty-nine year old Moises Williams of the Lake Independence area, was pulled aside on Mahogany Street and police say they found more than a pound and quarter […]
A trio of teenagers from Belize City has been accused of entering the home of Hattieville resident Dyann Garnett and cleaning out eleven thousand, one hundred and twenty dollars in household items. The burglary which occurred on March seventeenth included the theft of Garnett’s clothing, groceries, electrical appliances, cell phones, digital cameras and an assortment […]
Around the country, students in standard six took the first part of the Primary School Examinations that is also used as a measure for placement at high schools. This year, the number of students who sat the exams was lower than last year, but News Five Delahnie Bain found out that many students were prepared […]
We’ve heard about elements of the Police Department being accused of theft, but how often have you heard that allegation against a female officer? Well that is the claim tonight from a visitor, who says the cop stole his money and other personal effects. Sixty-one year old Woodrow Gabourel, who is vacationing, said the incident […]
The entire country experienced a power outage on Sunday afternoon and electricity was momentarily restored in some areas and then lost again two more times before it was fully re-established. The first outage occurred around two forty five in the afternoon and the fault, according to the Belize Electricity Limited, was a burnt cross arm […]
In mid January after a seven point O earthquake devastated Haiti, leaving hundreds of thousands dead, a student came to our studios trying to contact a Haitian family that took up residence in Belize but had returned to the island to visit. Two weeks ago, that family returned to Belize and Marie Michelle Jeoboam paid […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this thing we call Sports Monday. All roads led to the Capital city, Belmopan, yesterday where the Football Federation of Belize staged Belize’s opening round appearance in UNCAF’s under twenty-one qualifying tournament by hosting Nicaragua to kick off the home and away series. We must give […]
The Court of appeal concluded its sitting today, but before it did the justices delivered a landmark decision just before noon. The Court handed down a ruling that involved one of its own justices, newly appointed Denys Barrow. The appeal was brought by the Belize Electricity Limited against the Public Utilities Commission. The utility company […]
Sir Barry Bowen died tragically in a plane crash on February, twenty-six in the San Pablo area of La Isla Bonita. But this morning the written decision on a landmark case that he had taken before the courts was handed down by the Court of Appeal. It had to do with the Sixth Amendment Bill […]
When we caught up today with Attorney Eamon Courtenay, who is attorney for the Citrus Growers Association, we also asked him about a decision handed down on Thursday in the Supreme Court by Justice Minnet Hafiz. The judge ruled in favour of the C.G.A. that the Citrus Processing and Production Act as it stood contravened […]
And our question to viewers on Thursday was: “Do you think G.O.B. should invest more to solve crime? Most persons who responded thought definitely so. One participant thought that that GOB should invest more in crime prevention because children are afraid to go to school. While another touched on the issue of tourism saying “we can’t […]
The beachfront on Ambergris Caye has been reduced to a façade for violence that has been spreading on the island. There were two separate stabbing incidents on Tuesday night. That prompted San Pedro’s Mayor, the Minister of Tourism, the police department, the town council, and the business Community to hold a meeting to find efforts […]
