Robberies are crimes committed so often that they rarely make the news. But when the perpetrator becomes the victim of the attack and at the hands of the target, it certainly warrants news coverage. And that is exactly what happened on Tuesday night when four year Karate student, twenty one year old Carmelita Kuylen startled […]
Four years ago, at age twenty-two, Shane Young found out that he has pulmonary cavity, which in layman’s terms is known as a hole in his heart. He had to undergo surgery bit his condition has since limited his abilities and Young is unable to work, which means he cannot provide for himself or take […]
The annual lobster fest is back on schedule for this weekend in Caye Caulker where the favored crustacean will be featured. And for those who can’t make it out to the beach this weekend, the city’s very own Palm Island, will be swinging with its own celebrations. But if you’re looking for a quiet weekend, […]
It’s a classic tale of David and Goliath as our national team which is widely regarded as the underdog at the CentroBasket Games in Santo Domingo a few minutes ago overwhelmed the Cuban powerhouse in rebounds and points scored. The win now brings the Belize dream to the closest it has ever been to an […]
Today’s monumental victory in Santo Domingo has undoubtedly lifted the spirits of the national selection as it moves forward to now take on Puerto Rico. Following this evening’s crushing defeat of Cuba, New Five’s William Neal spoke with team captain, Milton Palacio, who was overwhelmed by the victory. Milton Palacio, Captain, Belize National Basketball Team […]
As we reported earlier in the newscast Belize has emerged victorious over Cuba in the Centro Basket Tournament in Santo Domingo. Instrumental in the huge win was Alex Carcamo who was also injured several times during today’s ball game. News Five’s William Neal caught up with Carcamo shortly after and he told us how they […]
Belize’s first female mayor was expelled from her party back on May, twenty-fifth. After a decision made by the UDP’s Ethics and Integrity Committee, Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers learnt that her membership with the U.D.P. had been cancelled and she would have thirty days to appeal her expulsion. She did but a little too late […]
The economic crunch is having an impact on businesses across the country. Many are closing down, others are going into receivership and still others are laying-off staff to brace the “haad times”. We found today a once well established business that is on verge of collapse. The Belize City based company had hopes that it […]
Last week Monday thirty-five year old Ernesto Perez was shot by two gunmen as he sat inside a taxi at the corner of Rivero and Fairweather Streets. He had just gone to purchase meat for someone when his attackers pounced on him. Perez was shot in the left side of the face and upper back […]
Twenty-three year old Julio Escalante remains bedridden at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after suffering multiple fractures during a near fatal traffic mishap on Wednesday. Escalante who is to wed Vanessa Ramos in our reality show, From Yes to I Do, was hit by a vehicle on Central American Boulevard shortly after one o’clock in […]
The UDP’s expulsion of Belize City’s first female Mayor, Zenaida Moya Flowers, has severe implications for the management of the City Council. Moya had thirty days to appeal her expulsion from the party. She sent a letter to the ethics and integrity committee, however, it was not a formal appeal, and so hopes of her […]
Brothers Mark and Gary Seawell, both accused of running an international drug trafficking and money laundering circle, were this morning escorted to Magistrate’s Court under heavy police guard for extradition proceedings before Chief Magistrate Margaret Gabb McKenzie. Both men are wanted by the United States government in connection with the transshipment of cocaine that was […]
In court this morning, more horrendous details were revealed about the sexual molestation of a seven year old Ladyville boy by Andres Bailey. The eighteen year old accused sexual offender was arraigned this morning and charged with committing an unnatural crime, aggravated assault and grievous harm. The court prosecutor objected to bail saying that there […]
On January thirteenth of this year, Belize Auto Zone Company located at Cemetery Lane was burglarized and items worth two thousand dollars were stolen. Two men were detained: Eugene Tillett and Lester Smith who were charged on January fifteenth. Today Smith, a resident of Mayflower Street, was found guilty of burglary and he got a […]
There is an unconfirmed report tonight that a member of the Cuban Brigade was reportedly found dead at the Embassy of Cuba this afternoon. It is not certain when exactly the person passed away but News Five can confirm that the body was taken to the K.H.M.H. morgue this evening for a post mortem examination. […]
If you have ever headed down south, the chances are that you may have met Bertha Lisbey. Lisbey is the owner of a small business on the Hummingbird Highway, who for an unbelievable six decades, has been selling those delicious hot tamales to the thousands that have stopped by her snack shop. So what has […]
There is some relief for the Queen Square market vendors, who now operate out of the Poundyard Compound. After our story on Wednesday night about the uncollected garbage most of the waste was cleaned up except for a small heap of bagged trash. The dogs, however, had rummaged through the waste because the garbage container […]
After two months in Belize finalizing her adoption, young Anicee Lamaroux headed to her new home in Denver, Colorado this past Wednesday. Before leaving, a party was held to celebrate her seventh birthday. CARE Belize and the Liberty Foundation joined Friends from Radisson in the celebration. Healthy Living was there for an update from […]
Thousands of viewers were glued to their television sets this afternoon in anticipation of Belize’s third match in the Centro Basket games in Santo Domingo. But the game did not happen as scheduled and that may work out to the advantage when Belize takes on Cuba. Since the games began on Monday, there have been […]
Across the country and abroad, viewers have grown to love Julio Escalante, the groom-to-be of our From Yes to I do reality wedding show. The soft spoken and humble Julio was on his way to work today when he was hit by a vehicle. He was rushed in an unconscious state to the Karl Heusner […]
In 2007, Keon ‘’Williams’’ Myvette was charged with the murder of Michael Gladden. In 2009 his first trial ended with a hung jury and a retrial was ordered. Three weeks ago, he went back to court and that trial ended happily for him on Tuesday night. Myvette beat the murder charge and hours later, he […]
‘The Usual Suspects’ is the term given to the group of street persons who police round up and detain after a crime, any crime, has been committed. A detention doesn’t mean a charge will follow, but it does guarantee forty-eight hours of incarceration at the ‘piss house.’ One of the usual suspects, Jervis Valencia, who […]
The cases of sexual abuse of minors prompted our question on Tuesday. We asked: Should penalties be increased for predators found guilty of sexually abusing minors, regardless of the age of the child? Votes streamed into our e-poll, with an over whelming ninety-five percent of our viewers in agreement that the punishment for Child abusers […]
Traffic was backed up on the Hummingbird Highway since Tuesday night, when a freight container loaded with eighteen hundred cases of Bowen and Bowen products over turned. The cargo vehicle could not make it up one of the hills at mile twenty nine sometime around eight on Tuesday night. It careened downhill and plunged onto […]
It’s a perennial problem in the city, the lack of garbage collection, and this morning it raised the ire of vendors at the temporary market at Pound Yard. The stench and filth was too much to handle; but according to the deputy mayor, Phillip Willoughby, it’s their fault. News Five’s Delahnie Bain has the story. […]
