It’s been eight months since Janay Moguel was hit by stray bullets as she crossed the Central American Boulevard in the company of her grandfather, Steven Rhamdas. Since then she’s been receiving treatment locally and abroad, but young Janay was back at school today for the first time since the tragic shooting. Her teachers and […]
The Rash family in San Marcos, Toledo is on a desperate search for eleven year old Benjamin and nine year old Onelia Rash. Their father, Pedro Rash, reported to police that on Monday his children, both primary school students, headed toward the San Marcos junction. Pedro says he met his brother, Domingo Rash, and left […]
Special Constable John Myvette was interdicted in February when he was criminally charged for doing business with an accused sex offender. Myvette was back in court today for Obtaining Services by Deception and Extortion but his case was simply adjourned until October seventeenth because the prosecutor did not have the case file. But what happens […]
Cops in the north have recovered some of the items that were stolen during a burglary at the Belize Social Security Board office in Corozal Town on August twenty-seventh. The burglar bar and glass doors at the main entrance were forced open as the thieves made their way into the building and took off with […]
The body of a man that was found in the Mopan River in Succotz Village on Monday remains unidentified. A post mortem has confirmed that the man died from drowning and police do not suspect foul play. The body which was decaying is described as about five feet four inches in height. The deceased was […]
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico put the world on alert. Well, there is more bad news to report. An oil rig exploded this morning in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig which was located about eighty miles south of Vermillion Bay, Louisiana belongs to an oil company called Mariner Energy. Thirteen […]
Belize’s national football team took on Mexico and lost by two goals, that game played in Houston, Texas in June 2008. It was considered one of the big moments since the game was seen as seen as a match between David and Goliath. In the next few days, the team will be playing a friendly […]
There will be plenty to see and take part in during the celebrations of Belize’s twenty nine years of Independence. Favourite events include the Carnival Road March and the Citizen’s Parade. It is a time of year that all Belizeans across the diaspora return home and what better way to treat them than with a […]
Carnival 2010 is days away. Organizers say they expect a large turnout of bands this year. On Wednesday night, our carnival team caught up with two-well known senior bands as they sweated the night away with bacchanal fever. The mas camps are included in the first part of the judging process which culminates on September […]
It was back to school for thousands of eager students today. But at one primary school up north, students kept away. Our team found parents taking a stand against the school management. Police presence was visible but not required for the peaceful protest at the Santa Clara Seventh Day Adventist School. The parents are threatening […]
The post mortem results of fifty-seven year old Gregorio Cornejo reveal that he died from drowning. Cornejo has been employed at Mata Chica Resort on San Pedro Ambergris Caye for the last ten years. On Monday night, the staff of the resort held a staff party to celebrate the end of the tourist season which […]
Another young student has become the victim of sexual abuse; this time it’s a nine year old boy. Forty-two year old Lee Henkis was charged this morning for the heinous crime. Henkis appeared before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer to be arraigned on two charges; Committing an Unnatural Crime and Grievous Harm. No plea was taken […]
With crime soaring, there is legislation in the pipeline to bring the circulation of illegal weapons under control and off the hands of criminals. One of our viewers, Israel Moran, proposed a question about the protection of the law-abiding citizens. So we asked on Tuesday night: Should the government make it less onerous for private […]
The opening of any business in the current economic climate is an occasion to celebrate and more so when the investment runs in the millions of dollars. The new home of Ben and Benita is also a towering landmark at the northern entrance of the City. It is equipped with state of the art technology […]
Fire consumed a house earlier today on Wilson Street in Belize City. Twelve family members that occupied the two storey wooden are looking for communal shelter. Before the fire trucks arrived at the scene, the house was engulfed in a blaze. The family lost everything. According to Nicolee Usher, who did not wish to appear […]
Four new magistrates were sworn in on August twentieth, leading up to the opening of an eighth Magistrates Court. The court is located on the second floor of the Center Point Building on North Front Street and the man in charge is Magistrate Emerson Banner. Sergeant Clinton Magdaleno, a police prosecutor with the department for […]
He came to Belize from San Francisco aboard a cruise liner to spend a few happy hours, but an American tourist will have more of Belize than he bargained for if he cannot come up with twelve hundred dollars fast enough to avoid life at the Hattieville Ramada. Today twenty five year old Steven Capepanakis […]
Remember the core sampler? It was at the center of a huge controversy with the cane farmers in the north when it was introduced in testing for cane quality in January 2009. Farmers resorted to a massive riot at Tower Hill, which ended fatally for Atanacio Gutierrez, who was shot and killed during the unrest. […]
There are significant changes in the top brass of the Belize Defence Force; three senior commanders have been reassigned. Lieutenant Colonel Ganney Dortch, a familiar face, has vacated the Chief of Staff assignment and has taken on the post of Commanding Officer of the Second Infantry Battalion. Dortch is fully in charge of operations in […]
Faith Ortiz was born in August with an incomplete oesophagus; she was unable to consume any type of food. The situation looked grim for the newborn but when an appeal on this station went out for her condition, the International Hospital for Children stepped in to assist Faith and her mother, Dina Ortiz. Both mother […]
With the lingering effects of the economic hard times, many families battled to allocate the back to school dollar. For a few, it was a little less painful through initiatives that sprung to ensure that the children looked smart and were well equipped to report to the classrooms. News Five’s Isani Cayetano has the story […]
For others, the years of studies, are paying off. The Saint John’s College Alumni Association is hosting its President’s Alumni Awards banquet this weekend and will be honouring graduates who did well in school and are now excelling in life. Graduates from both SJC high school and junior college, from as recently as 2003 and […]
Final touches are being put on an exhibition that captures history in art. It covers different eras, known and unknown personalities as well as significant political events in the life of the colony and then the independent Belize. News Five’s Jose Sanchez has a preview of the exhibition that opens later this week in time […]
