Police are looking for the drivers of two vehicles that were found to be carrying a stash of contraband liquor. The vehicles were intercepted with Heineken, black label and other liquors, south of Orange Walk Town. Shots were fired to stop the rented vehicles in the early morning bust, but the drivers still managed to […]
The last two regional competitions of the annual Math Olympiad was held today at the San John’s Junior College gym. A total of thirteen high schools participated in the two rounds of competitions for the Belize District. The competition was fierce and the rivalry among the schools was all too present. At the end of […]
A first form student of Wesley College found himself in serious trouble on Monday. The student brought a loaded gun to school. It wasn’t a show and tell day but someone did inform the authorities that the school was in jeopardy because of this young man. The Police department was called in and a search […]
A driver for Bowen and Bowen in the Cayo District is out on bail of eight thousand dollars after he was charged in the Belmopan Court with Causing Death by Careless Conduct. Twenty-nine year old Albert Maskall is accused of knocking down five year-old Sonia Diaz on Tuesday afternoon in the San Martin area of […]
Interdicted police officer, Vidal Cajun, was back before the court today on charges of Kept Firearm without a Gun License and Kept Unlicensed Ammunition. He was provided with disclosure which involved thirteen pages of evidence, including statements from fellow police officers. Cajun was first charged on November fifteenth, 2010 when a live round was said […]
The resource centers at Youth for the Future and the Community Policing Unit can now accommodate more youths. It’s all thanks to a gift of over thirty-three thousand dollars in computers and related equipment that were handed over this morning by the Social Investment Fund. SIF has been supporting programs at both facilities, particularly a […]
It’s the countdown for the annual Ruta Maya Canoe Race that starts at the Macal and ends at the Belize River. This year, more teams, including seven international teams, are expected to sign up for the four day race during the upcoming extended weekend. Momentum is picking up as the day draws closer and competing […]
Tuesday night wouldn’t be have been complete without a good dose of Latin music. Group B of KTV Latino rocked the Bliss stage with a wide repertoire of favourite songs. A wild card, Idita Arguelles, made her debut appearance among the six other hopefuls. Their performances were evaluated by the panel of judges, who generally […]
Senator Paul Perriott, who was appointed to represent trade unions in the National Assembly, is tonight without a job after tendering his resignation to the management of B.T.L. last Friday. It is big news because Paul is a member of the Belize Communications Workers Union and is considered a strong supporter of the U.D.P. government […]
Paul says that his relations with B.T.L. went downhill following the meeting he attended with the former Telemedia management. Isani Cayetano “As president of B.C.W.U. you were of the impression that government was in an ideal situation where it could facilitate the process of Telemedia employees owning shares in the company through Sunshine Holdings. What […]
The Belize Barrier Reef’s status as a World Heritage Site continues to be in peril tonight as developers are forging ahead with plans for the construction of a resort on an island within the site. It is bad news for the environmental community and they are not holding back. The Yum Balisi project is expected […]
According to Melanie McField after the previous permits were scrutinized, dredging was illegal and no charges were issued against the first developer who made over a million dollars in selling his stake on the island. Jose Sanchez “A lot of what was done in regards to dredging and removal of mangroves was illegal. Were there […]
Tonight’s question is: Should the Board of Management of Sadie Vernon High School resign? 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.
The situation at Sadie Vernon High School appears calm today. That’s because the vocal teaching staff has agreed to be quiet while they hope to meet with the board of management to trash out the numerous issues that they believe have been hampering education and development of students and staff. Last Thursday, two teachers were […]
The community of San Martin in the Belmopan area is grieving the tragic death of five year old Sonia Diaz. The school girl was crushed by a Bowen and Bowen truck as she headed back to school; she died instantly. Her classmates and teachers are stunned by the fatality. News Five’s Marion Ali has details […]
The government is tallying the numbers for the new budget which kicks in on April first after it is passed by the House and Senate, according to a Cabinet release, following today’s meeting. The Prime Minister projected two weeks ago that new taxes are not expected. Total revenue and grant receipts, he said, stand at […]
Butane distributors have come under fire in the past few weeks for cheating consumers. Following public outcry, the Belize Bureau of Standards today announced the introduction of the National Metrology Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Regulation 2011. It puts pressure on butane companies to give consumers what they’re paying for. The regulation requires suppliers to have […]
Two men were shot just after eight o’clock on Monday night; one in Belize City and another in the Yalbac Area of the Cayo District. Eighteen year old fisherman, Justin Grant, was socializing with friends outside of his home on Conch Shell Bay when they heard a single gunshot. Grant was hit on the left […]
The Bowling area of the Princess Hotel and Casino was burglarized on the weekend of February fifth and sixth. And it turns out that the culprit is a former employee who seems to have forgotten that the building is armed with surveillance cameras. Twenty-seven year old Gilroy Garnett managed to get away with a cash […]
A family of four was hauled to the Magistrate’s Court today to face drug trafficking charges. What’s disturbing is that two of the persons charged are a twelve year old girl and her thirteen year old brother. They were detained along with their mother, thirty-two year old Mirna Chi and older brother, nineteen year old […]
There has been a breakthrough in the efforts to take Christopher Bowman abroad for the surgical removal of an enormous and aggressive tumor that has been growing in his chest for thirteen years. Several hospitals in the U.S. had been looking at the case and today Emilio Zabaneh, who is assisting Bowman, gave us the […]
A sixteen year old student gone without a trace for over a month; it’s a parent’s worst nightmare and it is exactly the situation that the family of Khadisha Saragosa is facing. There have been numerous tips that the teen has been spotted in Belize City, Placencia and more recently in Cayo. And though all […]
Talented singers from across the country, your favourite Latin songs and an energetic audience; mix it all together and you’ve got the recipe to make an ordinary Tuesday night, extraordinary. And that’s exactly what Channel Five does with KTV Latino, the karaoke competition with a grand prize of ten thousand dollars. We mixed things up […]
We close tonight with a recap of Friday night’s Cuenta Conmigo Concert, which was held at the Bliss and aired live on this station. On stage were some of the favorites from KTV Latino season one, who performed songs composed specially for them by Musical Director, Carlos Perrote. They were joined by several well known […]
The political thermometer is heating up on both sides of the political divide and if you were downtown today you’d have thought that the People’s United Party was staging a rally at the Battlefield Park. It wasn’t, but one of its own was protesting against the party leader. Leonard Chavarria Jr. has been on the […]
