Three men walked from a murder charge today, even before the case could proceed to trial. The D.P.P. ordered the Magistrates Court to dismiss thirteen charges, including murder, against Brandon Taylor, Shamir Medina, and Lincoln Hemsley due to insufficient evidence. The trio was on remand for almost two years for the murder of Anchor Security […]
On Wednesday a mixed breed dog attacked three year old Lupita Padilla, who wandered off and ended up under her neighbor’s house in the Jerusalem area behind the Lord’s Ridge Cemetery in Belize City. The young girl was severely bitten on the neck and face and is tonight recuperating at the hospital. News Five spoke […]
In our poll on Thursday night, we asked viewers to opine if they found the security measures at the International Airport to be lacking. The question was raised in light of a Mexican aircraft undergoing maintenance that easily took off from the airport on a test flight and never returned. No one can tell who the […]
Fifteen days ago, sixteen year old Khadisha Saragosa went missing after leaving her boyfriend’s house. He claims he never saw her again and her family has been fed with numerous rumors about her whereabouts, but all leads have turned out empty. Today News Five spoke to her grandmother, Angelina Allen, who says they were last […]
Meanwhile, Allen says they have started fundraising to offer a reward for information that can help them locate Khadisha. Angelina Allen “Right now we are working and are trying to raise funds to put out a reward so maybe someone could see her out there and we’re trying to get a thousand dollars reward so […]
Lyndon Bailey, a recipient of FirstCaribbean’s Unsung Hero’s program, came to our studios on Thursday because he felt he wasn’t given a fair assessment by Atlantic Insurance. His damaged vehicle was attached to a trailer when he dropped by to complain about the insurance company. Bailey, a founder of Tubal Trade School, was involved in […]
A robbery has been reported in the Cayo District. It happened shortly after seven on Thursday night in Santa Elena Town at a store named “Tienda La Gracia De Dios. The store’s owner, fifty-three year old Luis Valdez claims that he was behind the counter along with shop attendant Miriam Nunez when two men entered […]
On Tuesday of this week, Basil Willis pleaded guilty to possession of a pipe after he was nabbed with a three and a half inch pipe for smoking cannabis. He was handed a sentence of two years. And this morning he was brought from the Hattieville Prison to face another charge for the weekend burglary […]
Police officers are expected to uphold the law and to be upstanding members of the community. But a man and his wife have come forth with a very serious allegation against a police corporal stationed at the Hattieville Police Station. Steven and Bridget Dixon say that their eighteen year old son was involved in a […]
Gilbert Tablada spent many years of his life dedicated to service with the police force. He is widely known as the no-nonsense cop who was both feared and respected. Tablada retired from the force years ago but his living conditions have not been optimal. But all that is about to change because Tablada and his […]
The government’s national hemodialysis program kicked off today with the opening of the K.H.M.H. and the La Loma Luz treatment units. The launch has been long anticipated and the units took fifteen months put together. It will make treatment affordable to a growing number of patients with chronic renal failure. The cost per session will […]
There’s a lot happening for party goers this weekend. If you’re not planning a super bowl party, you can still find a lot of fun and relaxing activities in Belize City and around the country. Arielle has the rundown of the party spots in this week’s edition of What’s Happening. Hey, I’m Arielle …And this […]
Diana Mechling and her husband Michael were among thousands of tourists who visited the jewel on Wednesday. The American couple chose to go snorkeling in the pristine waters off Goff’s Caye but that trip ended tragically for the Mechling’s from Ohio. Diana lost her life when the propeller of a catamaran operated by Cruise Solutions, […]
Twenty-three year old Miguel Matus, a convicted murderer from Benque Viejo, is tonight on the lam from local authorities in what can only be described as a comedy of errors on the part of prison officials. Matus, who is serving a life sentence for the shooting death of seventeen year old Pricilla Tzib, showed up […]
An incident at a Belize City High School has prompted the management to send home a teacher pending the outcome of an investigation. According to the administration of Gwen Lizaragga High School, the incident between the teacher, Wilfred Austin Neal, and a male student occurred after two thirty Wednesday afternoon. While in class, a student […]
TONIGHT’S QUESTION IS: Do you think that security measures at the Philip Goldson International Airport are lacking? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com.
FECTAB’S Yhonny Rosado has been at the front lines of the tender crisis since it first broke out in early January. He has been amongst the most vocal and passionate in trying to get a level playing field from the Carnival Cruise Lines for tender operators even though he is not an offshore operator. This […]
On Tuesday we reported on two incidences at the Phillip Goldson International Airport. The first one involved an airplane that went on a test flight and the pilots essentially stole the plane. A release was issued today from J. A. Contreras, Director of Civil Aviation, that’s almost a week after the incident occurred. According to […]
A two year old trial in the murder of twenty-seven year old Robert Brown ended this afternoon in the Supreme Court before Justice Adolph Lucas. Brown bled to death after being stabbed once to chest by his girlfriend’s brother, Wyatt Anderson. That was on November twenty-second 2008 and today a jury of seven women and […]
Also in court, thirty-six year old B.D.F. Sergeant Enrique Montejo was today convicted of three traffic offences relating to an accident in 2006, in which a police corporal was killed. Montejo was found guilty of Manslaughter by Negligence, Negligent Grievous Harm and Negligent Harm upon thirty-eight year old Corporal Raul Magana in the Corozal Supreme […]
Lyndon Bailey has been in the news before because he was chosen from a group of persons nominated to the FirstCaribbean Bank’s Unsung Heroes Program. Bailey is also the founder of the Tubal Trade School in Ladyville Village, which provides a second chance to many youths who have dropped out of school. Bailey, a mild […]
At least seventy percent of teachers of children in their formative years are not suitably qualified. It is a dismal statistic in early education which the Ministry of Education hopes to change. This week, it is hosting the Consortium for Belize Educational Cooperation (COBEC) to discuss the development of education system and educational opportunities for […]
There’s a new appointment in the management of the Belize Bank. Michael Castillo, who has been with the bank since 1987, has served as Manager of the San Pedro and San Ignacio Branches and he now holds the newly introduced position of General Manager of Retail Banking Services. His responsibilities will include the strategic direction […]
On Wednesday a three year old girl became the victim of a vicious dog attack in an area known as Jerusalem that is linked to Antelope Street Extension. The infant was bitten on her face, shoulder and legs. Although residents tried to restrain and beat the dog, it wouldn’t let loose of its grip on […]
The Museum of Belize is turning nine this weekend. The MOB is one of the main attractions for tourists in the city, but most importantly it is the place where Belizean history is recorded. The former Her Majesty’s Prison is where the only woman was executed and where the last hanging took place in Belize. […]
