On Monday night, Anthony “King” Major spoke to News Five from his hospital bed. Major was gunned down last Friday night in the vicinity of Hyde’s Lane. He told us he was approached by two men and one of them handed the other a gun. After he was told he had no business in the […]
A resident of Mayflower Street, thirty-one year old Shemika Trapp, is fast becoming one of the few well known female crooks. Today she was in court charged with Robbery, her third offense this year. Allegations against Trapp are that on November fourteenth, she forced Taletha Cruickshank to hand over an eight hundred and seventy-five dollar […]
Two adults and two minors were charged with Burglary today after police allegedly caught them in the act. But the Ladyville residents, twenty-five year old Lionel Brigal and twenty-four year old Ernel Caliz, along with the fifteen and sixteen year old minors are now claiming police brutality. Brigal had a bruised right eye and a […]
HIV/AIDS will be the primary focus of activities taking place on Wednesday, as Belize observes World AIDS Day. But the churches got a head start on the discussions with a three day summit that ended on Saturday. Over one hundred and thirty pastors, church leaders and volunteers participated in the workshop, where they were sensitized […]
The 2010 hurricane season officially ends today. During the months of June to November, there were three scares but the category one hurricane called Richard hit Belize hard when it was least expected. Millions of dollars were racked up in damages and there was loss of life. The worst is over and News Five’ Delahnie […]
As the high tourism season cranks up, one of the top destinations recorded its third murder in the past month. A laborer met his death on Sunday morning in San Pedro; he was beaten and left to die on the street in front of his apartment in Boca del Rio area. The twenty-year old and […]
The violence was not confined to San Pedro, in the city a man who is no stranger to the courts, was violently shot on Friday night. In June of 2009, Anthony Major a.k.a. King of Pinks Alley, was arrested during a botched robbery attempt at Tong’s Supermarket. During that incident, his partner in crime Richard […]
Since Edmund Castro was fired from Cabinet last week Thursday, several organizations have been calling for more to be done to clear the air about Castro’s wrongdoing. One argument put forward is that the Director of Public Prosecutions should get the file to determine if prosecution is necessary. The Opposition Party in Belmopan, Vision Inspired […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice has reserved ruling in a case that could determine whether the government can take action against two ministers for financial losses suffered by the state. In the first appeal from Belize, submissions were made by attorneys Lois Young on behalf of the government and Elson Kaseke and Magali Marin-Young on […]
Major changes were announced today in the tourism industry with the formal announcement that the Chief Executive Officer of the Belize Tourism Board is moving on to the investment arm of government. Michael Singh’s departure comes on the heels of a recent firestorm of criticism from residents of the Placencia peninsula for his role in […]
The Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage along with the Association of Protected Management Organization (APAMO) received a boost when UNESCO shared its sentiments against offshore drilling for oil. Belize’s Barrier Reef, a World Heritage Site, is in danger from not only aggressive stressors such as bleaching and sedimentation, but also from commercial oil exploration. […]
The Ministry of Tourism also weighed in its formal position on the possible delisting of Belize’s Barrier Reef as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO at its press conference today. According to Tourism Minister Manuel Heredia, government is in talks with UNESCO to maintain Belize’s status retain the Barrier Reef among the main attractions for […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has initiated a voluntary recall of all product lots of Children’s BENADRYL, and Allergy FASTMELT Tablets, in cherry and grape flavors, that were distributed in Belize, the United States, Barbados, St. Martin, and St. Thomas and all product lots of Junior Strength MOTRIN Caplets, twenty-four count, that were distributed […]
While Belize City has been in the news recently for its mounting garbage problems and littered streets, in the western region of the country, a community is becoming well known for quite the opposite. Benque Viejo Town has won a competition sponsored by several organizations to address that has dubbed it the cleanest municipality in […]
There was a flood of uniformed officers at Gwen Lizarraga High School compound this past Saturday. But the cops weren’t chasing violence; the school was one of several locations countrywide where the Police Department was conducting promotional exams. The officers, a total of four hundred and seventy of them, sat examinations for a full eight […]
In the courts, an employee of Old Belize, thirty year old Michael Usher, was arraigned this morning on a single count of Theft for allegedly stealing a four hundred dollar Apple iPhone on November fifteenth. He appeared unrepresented before Magistrate Kayla Teck where he pleaded not guilty to the charge which came about after a […]
We have reported that the Lord Ridge Cemetery is running out of burial plots to bury the City’s dead. At last count, there were only seven spaces left. The City Council plans to open a new graveyard, miles away. That met the quick rejection of the residents of Hattieville who are not at all pleased […]
Since Hurricane Richard’s fury left many of the animals at the Belize Zoo without their habitats, staff members at the facility, with the help of volunteers, have been feverishly trying to restore things back to normal. That effort started soon after the storm when the zoo had to close its doors for the clean-up and […]
In the world of pageantry, the first ever Queen of the Jewel was held on Saturday night at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts. Ten young ladies representing different parts of the Jewel took to the stage to showcase beauty, talent and culture. There were five different categories on which the ladies were judged, […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The softball community converged on Roger’s Stadium yesterday to pay respect to a fallen hero of the sport, Charles Solis, with the presentation of a grand regular tournament in his name featuring the defending champion Mirage Lady Rebels, National Champion Grace Kennedy of Roaring Creek, […]
Probably the most influential international organization has come out against oil drilling in the barrier reef. The Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage has found a powerful ally in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCO had placed Belize on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger in June 2009, following commercial […]
A bailout loan for the sugar industry crossed one more hurdle today. The ten million dollar loan passed through the House of Representatives on Thursday. Although the vote was unanimous, tensions still flared among the parliamentarians. Today, the bill went before the Senate. As it did in the House, the loan got full approval of […]
The sustainability of the sugar industry, because of its mountain of debt, as high as a hundred and twenty-four million, and the role of farmers as well as the functioning at an efficient pace of the sugar mill, were the primary discussions at today’s Senate meeting. Senator Hulse who has tilled the soil himself, explained […]
In other news, a forty-nine year old Guatemalan National, who was living in Dangriga is dead tonight. According to police, on Thursday morning Henry Enriquez Petillo, was drinking and got into an argument with a woman on St. Vincent Street, near a fruit shop. The woman’s son, Edilberto Martinez, intervened and pushed Petillo away from […]
There are strong sentiments on whether or not Moshe Levi Ben David, also known as Shyne, should continue as the music ambassador of Belize. In response to that question, one viewer commented that Belize’s Ambassador of Music should have been given to another Belizean musician and there are many: Supa G, Poots, Aziatic, Lord Rhaburn, […]
