Almost five thousand dollars worth of fuel was reportedly stolen from Shell One Stop Gas Station located at the corner of Central American Boulevard and Cemetery Road. The alleged culprit, twenty-two year old Felix Lino Vargas, appeared before Magistrate Albert Hoare today and was slapped with seven counts each of Obtaining Property by Deception and […]
On Thursday we reported on Neisa Pipersburgh, a nineteen year old who disappeared from her home. Her mother, Alice Williams, came to our studios to ask the public for any information that may indicate that her daughter is safe. She has still not been located. On Thursday, Williams indicated that a bag with her daughter’s […]
A lot of antiquities and treasures have been looted from Maya temples across the country. While many artifacts continue to be illegally smuggled out of the country, quite a few were legally removed when Belize was still a colony under the expansive arms of the British Empire. The following report is about one antiquity that […]
There was a neighborhood party today but the event was no regular occasion. It was the Mercy Care Centre’s first ever health fair for the elderly at its headquarters on Mercy Lane in Belize City right next our headquarters. This is one party that News Five’s Marion Ali did not want to miss. Here is […]
The death of sixty-five year old Edmund Spain a few weeks ago, after being badly bitten by two pit bulls in the Tropical Park of Hattieville, has raised concerns from the public about the raring of these vicious dogs. While that incident flew under the radar because of a slipup within the police department, residents […]
It’s Father’s Day weekend and entertainment host Safiyyah has a list of fun activities to celebrate with dad. And challengers step up to the plate as they square off in the latest round of man verses food at Old Belize. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize? This weekend of course is centred […]
Not too long after Prime Minister Dean Barrow introduced Operation Restore Belize—designed to re-establish confidence in the Police and a sense of order to Belize City streets—yet another police constable is facing charges of misconduct. An allegation of extortion has been filed against police constable, twenty nine year old Elvis Mai. The charge follows a […]
A Camalote Villager finds himself in all kinds of trouble with the law after he was formally arraigned on several indictable charges. Omar Woodye is charged with ten counts of obtaining property by deception, one count of forgery and one count of uttering a false document. The charges follow a report by Zhi Yiang Zhang […]
A man who allegedly confessed to killing a man because of a sexual act was yesterday convicted of murder. Twenty-two year old Arturo Eck faces a maximum sentence of life behind bars as a result of the 2007 murder of forty-nine year old Eugenio Tzul. Tzul, a resident of San Joaquin village, was found badly […]
There was a strange case of a kitchen utensil in Magistrate’s court today. There was the woman who lent the pot, the woman who borrowed it, the claim that it was stolen, the fact that it was never returned, and the other woman who owned a pot, but not the one presented in court, which […]
Yesterday we reported that following a meeting with Prime Minister Dean Barrow on June seventh, 2010, Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh urgently convened back-to-back meetings with his judges and then with members of the Bar Executive. The CJ informed the Bar Executive that he would be leaving office in September, would not be hearing any new […]
The savage attack of an elderly resident of Tropical Park a few weeks ago, but only reported this week, has stirred controversy between dog owners and advocates who insist on the passage of legislation to ban ownership of Pit Bull terriers. In the wake of the pit bull attack on May thirty-first which later claimed […]
The prevalence of crime in the country, particularly in Belize City has caused many to panic whenever a booming sound is heard in neighborhoods. But it is not the noise, but the lack of sound in her home that made Alice Williams panic. Williams has a daughter that just graduated from Pallotti High School on […]
Marques Johnson, the Former NBA player and current Head Coach for the National Basketball team met with potential players last night. This afternoon at four thirty, more basketball players arrived at the Belize City Center to take part in one of the practices that will determine the final team roster. The Belize Basketball Federation is […]
Restore Belize, the strategy launched by the Barrow administration to tackle the pressing issue of urban crime was launched two weeks ago, to much fanfare from the public and private sectors. While it is still a bit too early to determine its effectiveness, the initiative has gained the support of Belize’s ally. On Tuesday, the […]
Cahal Pech is one of the oldest Maya sites in western Belize. Thirty four structures of the site were home to an elite Mayan family and most of its construction, fall within the Classic Maya period. Though habitation can be traced as far back as nine hundred B.C., recent excavations have revealed plenty about the […]
The harsh reality of life is visible every day on the streets of Belize City. One man’s struggle, including his trial, imprisonment, and subsequent release has reached the ears of enterprising individuals who want to see the growth of a movie industry in Belize. The story of Chino, now a movie, will be launched at […]
We’ve just received news of a late shooting on Lakeview Street in Belize City. Details are still sketchy but unconfirmed reports indicate that a young woman suffered head injuries and was rushed to the hospital. However, her status remains uncertain. Police are supposedly on the lookout for two or three young men, who reportedly did […]
It is a condition that is commonly known in Belize as “poor-a-blood” and affects a significant number of persons even though the symptoms are not specific. The condition—known scientifically as Anemia —develops when the body lacks healthy red blood cells. It is, however, preventable with a well balanced and healthy diet. In this week’s episode […]
It was big news one year ago when the manager and owner of Omni Networks and Fultec Systems, Dean Fuller, was charged with laundering over six point five million dollars. The alleged offenses brought by the Financial Intelligence Unit were said to have occurred between October ninth 2007 and January first 2009. It was an […]
We do not normally hear from the Bar Association, but the retirement of Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh pulled the attorneys out of their lull. The Bar on Tuesday night, passed a rare resolution chiding the government for the way it has treated the Chief Justice and by this afternoon, the government responded in kind. But […]
As we told you earlier, late this afternoon, the government responded to the Bar resolution. According to G.O.B. “it utterly rejects the assertion that the tenure of the Chief Justice has been treated in an ‘unseemly manner’ by the Government of Belize.” Government says there is no constitutional impasse since the constitutional provisions are being […]
There is an alarming number of criminal cases that fall when they get to court for varied reasons. In instances, witnesses are fearful and do not want to testify, other times there is a lack of evidence and still yet sometimes the case files are not ready. The low rate of conviction coupled with the […]
The results of the Primary School Examinations were made public two weeks ago. There was reason for excitement and celebration because the scores showed improvement over last year’s. This morning, the thirty students who topped the exams nationwide were acknowledged by the Ministry of Education in the presence of teachers, parents and their peers at […]
In the Supreme Court, a jury this afternoon reached a verdict in the trial of a Cayo resident who had been charged with the murder of his uncle. Kenneth Garcia stood accused of murdering fifty-four year old Sergio Amilcar Garcia back in 2006. The incident occurred between eight and nine o’clock on September twenty-second at […]
