Earlier we told you that the Centro Basket games had been postponed today due to the poor conditions due the sporting facilities in the Dominican Republic. According to the reports from Santo Domingo, the problem has been raised all the way up to FIBA officials. Well, there’s another country that’s having a similar problem with […]
Alberto Chan, the man charged in connection with the traffic accident that claimed the life of Ralph Fonseca Junior and Ralph Balderamos was acquitted of the charges today. Chan, a resident of Orange Walk Town, was charged with two counts each of Manslaughter by Negligence, Causing Death by Careless Conduct, Negligent Grievous Harm, and one […]
On Tuesday we reported on two cases of abuse against minors. Wilhelm Leslie was charged with sexual abuse of a young girl on Tuesday, and today, eighteen year old Andres Bailey was charged for an unnatural crime, dangerous harm, and aggravated assault upon a seven year old boy. The abuse was allegedly taking place since […]
It may not be the most original robbery plan, but two gas deliverymen were allegedly conned by a would-be customer from the Mahogany Heights area. The armed robbery occurred on Wednesday June thirtieth, at Mile thirty-one, where Jorge Ical and Asconcion Naves were robbed of cash and their cell phones. This morning, the accused robber, […]
Two businesses in the Cayo District were scammed with counterfeit Belizean currency in the past few days. The first report came from George Devassy, the owner of South Indian Restaurant in San Ignacio Town. Devassy says that at about nine p.m. on Monday night, two men entered the restaurant and purchased beers, paying with a […]
The Belize Grass Roots Youth Empowerment Association (BIGYEA) is planning a community at mile forty one on the Western Highway called Harmonyville. It recently ran into problems when it was discovered that some of the landowners were not first time landowners as had been intended. Still, the group has also launched a community based plan […]
The National Basketball Team did not do as well as expected in Santo Domingo today where the Centro Basket games are taking place. The team squared off with it arch rivals from Mexico and we will have a full report of how that game went later in the newscast. But here on the home turf, […]
There are two heinous crimes against children to report tonight. In the first case, a Ladyville man who had been in police custody since Friday night was finally charged with two counts of carnal knowledge. And because of the sensitivity of the case and to protect the minor, her name will not be disclosed. But […]
In the other case of sexual abuse against a minor, the child in question was reportedly the victim of a prolonged period of sexual abuse but in this instance the victim is a young boy. The incident first came to the attention of authorities when the boy was taken by a parent to a local […]
In May of 2008 Ladyville resident, Danna Banner was taken before the Magistrate’s Court on a charge of Manslaughter after the death of a two year old toddler she was babysitting. The post mortem on Vernice Rodriguez Gonzalez certified that she died from head trauma due to a blow with a blunt object. But the […]
In the Supreme Court meanwhile, a jury is deadlocked tonight and still deliberating the fate of Keon Williams Myvett who is accused in the shooting death of Michael Gladden. The jury emerged at two-fifty-seven this afternoon to seek clarification on possible verdicts that they could bring at the end of the trial. After being directed […]
Thirty-three year old Phillip Anthony Barrera, a father of four, was shot and killed while he was on his way to the bus terminal at eight forty five on Sunday morning. Barrera would have caught a bus to Orange Walk where he would have spent the day with his four children and his four month […]
As we reported on Monday’s newscast that five persons were shot at about nine-forty-five on Saturday night. Eight women were sitting on Rosena Garoy’s resident at number four Banak Street, when Dennis Smith went over by the gate and spoke to one of the ladies. A short while later, three men on bicycles rode up […]
At the end of 2009, police showed a decrease in reported cases of carnal knowledge. While a decrease is reported, it is also known that this sexual offence often goes unreported. In a most recent case, a man is being accused of sexually abusing a young girl since she was nine years old. According to […]
Team Belize suffered its first major loss in the Centro Basket Championship today at the hands of its archrival Mexico. The defeat can only be described as a crushing blow dealt to a team that made its debut on Monday in grand fashion by beating Trinidad & Tobago in the opener. It’s not the end […]
Despite Belize’s loss in game two of the Centro Basket Tournament at the Palacio de Deportes in Santo Domingo earlier today the morale of our national team isn’t completely down. In fact one player on the team made no excuses for today’s lackluster match up against Mexico. As center Keenan Jourdan told News Five after […]
Assistant coach Kevin Siroki shares the same sentiment as Keenan Jourdan and says that a win against Cuba on Wednesday is critical to advance in the tournament. Kevin Siroki, Assistant Coach, Belize National Basketball Team “Obviously it was very disappointing that any game we lose is disappointing but then losing to Mexico also that made […]
FirstCaribbean International Bank is one of the top supporters of the Youth Business Trust Belize Limited. On Tuesday, FCIB made a donation to the trust in the sum of ten thousand dollars, the fourth cheque to be handed over to the organization since the start of their partnership. The money will be used to assist […]
A group of young producers and artists is hoping to bring a new feel to conscious music with a rhythm that grabs your attention and lyrics that hold your thoughts. MoMusicMoRecords is releasing an album called Gully Mansion Riddim, which features artists from all over Belize and several other countries. Hubert ‘Wizz’ Pasqual says the […]
The Belize Zoo proudly released Hope, the Harpy Eagle into the wild last December. Hope is eight years old and was the fifteenth eagle to be released by the zoo as part of the Belize Harpy Eagle Restoration Program. He is also symbolic to the issue of Climate Change, but as we speak Hope is […]
It’s back! That’s one of our top entertainment shows where the performers come in twos which means it’s double the fun and because it’s the third edition, it’s also triple the excitement. Get ready for Duets Season Three starting tonight with a pre-recorded audition show. Eleven couples competed in the try-outs and the lucky performers […]
The Belize National Basketball team took on the top rated Venezuelan team on home turf and on Friday night it bombed the visitors by a twenty point margin. On Saturday the local boys headed for Santo Domingo on Saturday for the Centro Basket Games. At the opening game this morning against Trinidad and Tobago, Belize […]
Despite emerging victorious in its first match up, the roster is short of one of its top shooters who did not make it to DR because of an inadequate insurance policy. Top shooter Marlon Garnett, who was spectacular in last year’s COCABA Championship in Cancun, is noticeably absent from the hardwood in Santo Domingo. Garnett […]
This past weekend, one man was murdered and many others were injured in the continued gun violence in the Old Capital. Philip Anthony Barrera was heading to the bus terminal on Sunday morning when a gunman rode up on bicycle and fired several shots hitting him on the jaw and rib cage. It proved deadly […]
But the previous night, on Saturday, there was other gun violence in the Old Capital. Eight women were in a yard at Banak Street when gunshots interrupted their discussions. Two of the women were injured and the gunmen rode on towards Zericote Street where more bullets were fired. Three persons were hit and police have […]
