The weekend’s other murder occurred in San Ignacio where a man was allegedly killed by an enraged lover of a woman he was romantically involved with. Thomas Logan admitted to his common-law-wife only three weeks ago that he was having an affair, but before the weekend was over his body was found close to Sacred […]
While police have their prime suspects in the homicides in the north and west, the investigation into the sudden death of a man from Belmopan may be more challenging to solve. That is because a post mortem, which is scheduled for Tuesday, will determine whether the victim was murdered or was accidentally run over by […]
The Primary School Examinations are not necessarily the only prerequisite for acceptance to high schools, but they are surely an indicator of how the nation’s young minds are performing in English, Math, Social Studies and Science. This year’s results showed a modest improvement over last year’s results in the four areas and it also showed […]
The statistics show an improvement over last year with national increases in all subject areas. Sixty-six point five percent of the candidates had satisfactory to excellent performances in English. Seventy seven percent of candidates also had satisfactory to excellent performances in Science. Sixty-five point three percent of candidates had satisfactory to excellent performances in Social […]
It has been only a week since we’ve reported on the latest scandal at City Hall which involved the removal of Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers from the United Democratic Party due to her woes with Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Well, there is another story developing at city hall, where apparently a few posts will be […]
A taxi driver, Hugh Meighan of Levi Slusher Street, was robbed and assaulted by his fare, but he fought back and even though his attacker fled, he did not get far. Last Friday, while on Crewman Road, Lionel Baizar, asked Meighan to take him to the area of the Complex Building via a back street […]
Several persons were in court today on drug trafficking charges. Devon Neal, the son of a retired policeman, was riding his bicycle on Arlington Drive when he was intercepted by police officers. The officers searched Neal and found weed in one of his pockets. He pleaded guilty to possession; but that plea was not accepted […]
There was a stabbing incident in the Tango Ten area of the Hattieville Prison on Saturday in which one inmate, Jeffrey Flowers, allegedly injured another prisoner on the upper abdomen. The victim is thirty-three year old Kevin Alvarez, but you might recognize him better by his nickname “Cowboy”. He is the former cop that turned […]
A Honduran who relocated to the Jewel twelve years ago and has since been granted naturalized citizenship is now having problems with members of the San Ignacio Police. Narcisa Orellano, a mother of six, was recently accused of hiring a minor to work as a domestic at her home in Santa Elena and attempting to […]
From the number of people who attended the recent screening clinics for the Venezuelan Mission Miracle, it is clear that there is a high instance of eye ailments in Belize. A number of people are eventually blinded by their eye conditions; but the Pan American Health Organization and the Ministry of Health are teaming up […]
The Atlantic hurricane season opened with a bang even before its due date of June first. The season’s first system, Tropical Storm Agatha, formed last week and is responsible for the deaths of a hundred and forty two people in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. The storm also left thousands homeless and dozens are still […]
One thousand five hundred, that’s the number of persons that participated in the annual Cancer Walk. It’s the highest number so far in the history of the event that is more than a decade old. News Five Isani Cayetano and cameraman Chris Mangar had an early start and captured how the participants fared off for […]
Good Evening I am James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. It was as if Mother Nature conspired against the Caribbean Motors Cup finals inside MCC grounds, yesterday as it soaked the city all day, cancelling Channel Five’s live airing and forcing most fans to stay indoors. What had been anticipated a grand and glorious […]
One week ago, on Friday, the United Democratic Party’s Ethics and Integrity Committee took the decision to expel the city’s first female mayor. Zenaida Moya Flowers’ sin was an explosive interview she gave in which she use colorful language directed at Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Moya Flowers has not given any comments since her expulsion […]
As we told you, Housing Minister and Mesopotamia Area representative, Michael Finnegan is back in the Jewel. Finnegan was gone for at least two months for treatment for prostate cancer at the Harper University Hospital in Detroit. Since he was diagnosed with cancer, Finnegan has been publically speaking about this deadly disease. When he touched […]
Harold Crooks, he is the man who was commissioned to evaluate the local police force and wrote the famous Crooks Report between June and November 2008. He is also the man who once headed the Jamaican Special Constabulary Force, but fell from grace when it was disclosed that he was wanted by Jamaican police for […]
Operation Jaguar will be two weeks old on Monday, and it has generally reduced violence on the City’s streets after months of urban terrorism. There was one shooting, however, on Monday night which has left a man still clinging onto life. News Five’s Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting Thirty three year old Melvin Rodriguez […]
Official results for the Primary School Examinations have been released and the scores are considerably better in English, Math and Science. Six thousand, six hundred and sixty-one students sat the exams this year. The lengthy release from the Ministry of Education was released late this evening and a quick peruse of the nineteen page document […]
From conference rooms to dinner tables, the discussion continues to rage about oil drilling since it was made public that eighteen licenses have been awarded for exploration offshore and on land. Environmental NGOs want a ban, but GOB is not of the same mind. On Thursday night, we asked: Do you believe that economic benefits […]
A two-day gun amnesty program spearheaded by the Belize Association of Evangelical Churches was an ambitious undertaking by a faith-based organization to move owners of unlicensed or illegal firearms to redeem their weapons for clothing and footwear. While the exercise coincided with Operation Jaguar its results have not been as stellar. Of the three locations […]
There have been reports of Belize Defense Force Soldiers and police officers having public disagreements while on patrols. The B.D.F. has been mandated to assist in police patrols and while they are on those duties, the different bodies tend to clash. On May second a similar incident occurred between Benque Police and B.D.F. soldiers. Three […]
The newly renovated ITVET in Belize City was recently inaugurated and its students wasted no time in taking advantage of the many resources made available to them by the school’s administration. Today the institute held an open house showcasing its curricula at work. Kenroy Ellis, the Belize District Manager for ITVET says much planning went […]
After spending a night in the Queen Street lock up, Chadrick Tingling aka Pinta was escorted this morning to Magistrate Court and arraigned for one count of drug trafficking. Tingling was busted while at the station with the alleged two point six grams of the drug in his pocket. He pleaded not guilty to drug […]
A female security guard, formerly employed at the Radisson Fort George Hotel lost her job after allegations arose that she was stealing power tools. Yliana Rocio Baizer was today arraigned for the Theft of a sander, power drill and a grinder; a total value of one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Manager of the […]
He holds an expired passport and no visitors permit, but fifty-five year old American National, James Arthur Kszynski, arrived in Belize on a cruise ship and decided that he would stay for two years. Kszynski, a retiree, sailed into the country on the Carnival Valor on May twentieth, but when the ship left that day […]
