Early Monday night, a staff party ended fatally for an employee of a resort in San Pedro. Fifty-seven year old Gregorio Conejo, a father of two, was hit in the face by a guest at the party at Mata Chica where he was employed for at least ten years. He fell off the pier and […]
In the west, the body of an unidentified man was found floating in the Mopan River. According to officers attached to the Benque Police Formation, the deceased was shirtless but was wearing blue jeans. Residents of Succotz Village detected the body at about six-thirty on Monday evening. It was pulled to the river bank, where […]
A severe weather system caused flooding in several areas across the southernmost districts on Monday. Some reports from the south say that on the Santana and Barranco roads, children on buses were stranded by the deluge. The students were evacuated on Monday and have since returned to their villages. No one was injured. Representatives from […]
At the last sitting of the House of Representatives, the government proposed a Criminal Code and Firearms Bill which seeks to impose stiffer penalties for unlicensed firearms as a measure to combat the crime situation. According to one attorney, the legislation is sweeping and would allow for the arrest of all persons in the employ […]
The City Center will be off limits for this year’s September celebrations. It is the first time that we can recall that the biggest multipurpose facility in the city will not be opened in one of the busiest periods for entertainment. The sporting facility has been declared structurally unsafe as the venue for numerous activities […]
The cops and the courts are looking for Levaughan Morgan, who was convicted of Theft in abscencia since she has been missing in action from the start of her trial. The victim, twenty-six year old Loretta Gillett, who was once close friends with Morgan, told the court today that between June thirtieth and July first, […]
A Belize City father was today freed of a charge of Aggravated Assault of an Indecent Nature which brought his reputation in disrepute. As it turned out, the malicious ploy was perpetrated by a friend of the alleged victim’s mother. Forty-two year old Dalesmon Lewis was accused in April of molesting a seven year old […]
There are several measures in place at the Central Prison to deter visitors from introducing illegal items into the prison. But that did not stop twenty-four year old Elisa Chan who was busted with almost three ounces of cannabis when she was searched in the waiting area. Chan was charged late this evening and pleaded […]
There’s no end in sight for the nightmares that commuters face with public transportation. After mounting complaints, the Department of Transport met late last week with operators from the Western and Southern routes. The meeting covered a wide range of problems including over-crowding, un-kept schedules, speeding, refuelling with passengers onboard, and the general safety of […]
Aside from the official ceremonies on September tenth, a friendly match will be played with a renowned international football team in the nation’s capital. The stage has been set for a regional showcase for bragging rights between Belize’s national team and Trinidad and Tobago. FFB President Bertie Chimilio says the idea for the competition was […]
The violence by the drug cartels continues to move dangerously close to home. Earlier this week seventy-two immigrants were slaughtered in Tamaulipas, an area in Mexico trafficked by thousands of Belizeans who travel back and forth for business and pleasure. The latest attack was in Cancun, a prime vacation spot for Belizeans. Press reports are […]
As predicted, two deputy leaders and three other parliamentarians were no shows at the National Party Council meeting of the People’s United Party this past Saturday at Independence Hall. They boycotted the second highest authority of the PUP because they did not agree with the convening of the meeting and were opposed to a rumoured […]
While John Briceño was firmly in control at Saturday’s event leading up to the national convention, what’s the future for his Deputy Mark Espat? Briceño says he’s not running from a challenge and what’s more, he is giving the prescribed notice for any potential threat. As to what started the ruckus last week from the […]
Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh is due back on the bench in the next few days. And when he comes back on September fifth, he will be tying up loose ends before proceeding on retirement. It is known that Conteh had asked to remain until he had concluded the cases before him. That would have put […]
Two shootings in Belize City left three persons injured, two of whom narrowly escaped death. We begin with the latter of the two, which took place this morning and left a man holding onto life after he underwent surgery this afternoon. Jose Trujeque was shot at around ten-thirty this morning not very far away from […]
The other shooting occurred shortly after three o’clock on Saturday morning on Victoria Street also in Belize City. And while the victim is already out of the hospital, the bullet grazed him dangerously close to the right side of his head and upper right side of his back. The twenty-two year old messenger, Justin Longsworth, […]
Belize City lawyer, Rodwell Williams, and law partner of the prime minister, who was critically injured during an execution attempt while leaving his law firm, Barrow and Williams, on Albert Street on June first, is on the road to recovery. Fifty-three year old Williams, was shot once by two assailants while walking towards his vehicle […]
The traffic flow was briefly interrupted on the Northern Highway just after midnight on Saturday as police processed the scene of a fatal hit and run incident. It happened in front of Roses Paper Products near mile three and claimed the life of nineteen year old Donald Ansensio, a Guatemalan national living in Belize City. […]
Diamond Motel on the Northern Highway was robbed on February fifteenth, 2009. The first person to be charged was Kareem Flowers, but he was acquitted earlier this month because it came to light that Flowers gave the police information after the investigating officer, Sergeant Tyrone Bradley, promised his freedom in exchange for his testimony. Flowers […]
There was also a case of aggravated assault in court today. Patricia Sanchez reported that in the wee hours of Saturday morning she heard a knock at her front door. Before she could check who it was, Sanchez says her ex-boyfriend Kendale Ottley forced the door open and entered the house. According to Sanchez, Ottley […]
Exactly one week ago we reported on a cheque scam at the La Inmaculada Credit Union and now the St. Francis Xavier Credit Union in Corozal Town has been targeted. Six fraudulent cheques were involved. Rafael Dominguez, the General Manager, reported that between July fifteenth and August sixth, six Heritage Bank—formerly Alliance Bank—cheques from an […]
Last week Friday we ran a story about a free back to school haircut program. The event was the brainchild of Channel Five’s very own Master Control Operator, Brian Dena. In addition to his hectic work schedule, Dena found time to give back to the youths who want a free haircut. This afternoon News Five […]
Regional media reports of influential CARICOM personalities expressing shared concerns about the Caribbean Court of Justice is causing a stir amongst countries that have signed on to the judicial institution as their final court of appeal. Last Friday a letter signed recipients of the Order of the Caribbean Community, including former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. […]
The paediatric ward of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital got a face lift over the weekend as part of the FirstCaribbean International Bank’s Adopt a Cause Program. The bank offers assistance to needy institutions or volunteers the services of its staff to charity work as a part of its social responsibility. For the past two […]
September is less than two days away and to kick off the month long festivities a delegation of government officials and other invited guests including Governor General Sir Colville Young converged on St. George’s Caye on Sunday to officially commence the 2010 celebrations. St George’s Caye is revered as the tiny island where the famous […]
