A fifth person has walked from a murder charge since the beginning of the year. Last week charges against Brandon Taylor, Shamir Medina and Lincoln Helmsley were dropped and before that a nolle prosequi was entered in the case against Roger Anthony. Today the case fell apart against Charles Castillo in the court of Justice […]
An immigration inquiry has brought two Indian nationals before the Magistrates Court. The first to be detained and charged was twenty-three year old Indra Kumar Baswani. He was asked by Immigration personnel on Monday to furnish his documents and he retrieved them from the warehouse of “At God’s Store” on Amara Avenue. Baswani was detained […]
Hurricane Richard hit parts of Belize with a vengeance last October twenty-fourth. The Hattieville community felt the full brunt of the storm and many families were displaced by the force of the winds. A resident, whose plea for assistance was heard on our newscast, has had her prayers answered. News Five’s Jose Sanchez found out […]
The Belize Audubon Society has a year round calendar filled with educational activities about the flora and fauna of the country. The folks at the Audubon, however, have noted a change in the bird population in Belize City. If you have had your eyes trained to the trees and the skies you would have noted […]
It was recently announced that the British Forces are reducing troop numbers in Belize and other countries due to cutbacks in the British Ministry of Defence. The downsizing of BATSUB was the first step locally, and forty-three Belizean employees have already been given notice of termination effective in April. On Monday Britain’s Guardian newspaper revealed […]
It’s that time of the week again… time to head out to the Bliss and catch local talent at its best. Tonight you get to find out which singer from KTV Latino’s Group A is safely in the race and meet the Group B contestants that will take the stage for their first round of […]
The murder count continues to grow; there were seven murders in January. That number has now gone up to nine. At the close of our newscast on Friday, we reported a fatal shooting in the old capital. Two of three men were killed at around six o’clock and in the heat of the moment; the […]
There were two hikes in the price of fuel in January; the second of which was only ten days ago. It is only a week into February, but on Sunday night, consumers took another hit in the pockets when the cost of filling up the gas tank increased yet again. Diesel took the biggest leap […]
While two were killed, there was more tragedy when a family of eight lost most of their belongings in a mid-morning inferno on Sunday. The family was not home when the fire broke in one of two houses in the yard and it is believed it could be a case of arson. Julie Thurton rushed […]
We often hear of secondary school competition on the courts, fields and playing grounds. But the Institute of Social and Cultural Research designed a competition of the mind that questions the ties that bind us together as a people. The high school competition had the participation of close to a dozen schools, and the finalists […]
An incident that occurred at Gwen Lizarraga High School last week Wednesday has come to a close when the teacher and the school parted ways. Sometime after two thirty p.m. on February second, a student called his teacher ‘Soupy’ in class. Though it appears to be a harmless term, it actually made reference to an […]
Just last week three year old Lupita Padilla was bitten by a mixed breed dog in the Jerusalem area behind the Lord’s Ridge Cemetery. The toddler is said to have wandered into a neighbor’s yard where the dog pounced on her and bit her on the neck and face. No charges have yet been brought […]
Daniel Silva, one of the Deputy Leaders of the P.U.P. and the owner of Cahal Pech Resort in San Ignacio, was reportedly robbed by his own watchman. Silva reported to the police that on Thursday night, he secured his licensed nine millimeter pistol and a magazine with six live rounds of ammunition inside a wooden […]
In the Magistrate’s Court, a resident of Wagner’s Lane in Belize City was remanded after he allegedly tried to kill his neighbor. Thirty-two year old Jermaine Arnold, also known as “Yankee” is accused of shooting forty-one year old Denfield Carr twice in the back on February second. When he appeared before Senior Magistrate, Sharon Frazer, […]
Convicted murderer twenty-three year old Miguel Matus has been on the run since escaping from custody on Thursday of last week. While there are indications that his flight was orchestrated Belize City Police are yet to determine if there was collusion on the part of the prison officer that was along with him. It is […]
We reported three weeks ago that local musician, Damion “Weezy” August, is suing the police for damages after he was allegedly beaten on the face by a group of cops. His jaw was broken and is still wired shut, but August is not keeping quiet about what he believes is a cover up by the […]
In 2009 the now defunct National Transport bus company filed an injunction in the Supreme Court to stop the Transport Department from implementing bus schedules for the northern route similar to those that are in place for the west and south of the country. But the court ruled in favor of the Department last week […]
There was a ministerial visit late last week. Foreign Minister of Costa Rica touched down at the Philip Goldson International Airport last Friday and left on Saturday. Rene’ Castro Salazar was accompanied by that country’s Director of International Relations, Ambassador Jairo Hernandez Milian. Their visit to Belize was to sign a memorandum of understanding between […]
The Opposition People’s United Party held a contested convention over the past weekend up north. Close to one thousand four hundred voters cast their ballot in the three-man race in the Corozal Southwest convention to replace the outgoing standard bearer, Doctor Gregorio Garcia. A veteran in the area, Garcia won as area representative in 1993 […]
The Chinese community turned out in record numbers for their lunar New Year celebrations at the Princess Hotel in Belize City. The occasion was festive; there was the traditional dragon dance as well as performances by a local Garifuna band. A thirteen meal course, Chinese style, topped off the celebrations. 2011 is the Year of […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley with this week’s portion of Sports Monday. Folks we’re in front of Leslie’s Imports as the Belize Cycling Association launched its 4th Saturday race in preparation for the mighty cross country classic set to blast off on Holy Saturday. 62 riders are signed up for this 26 mile ride and […]
Two persons were shot and killed shortly after six this evening in the city. The shooting involved a third person who survived. Unconfirmed reports say that a pair of twin brothers, where taken immediately after the shooting at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, and one died. The incident happened in front their house at the […]
There was a near fatal stabbing on Thursday night in the Old Capital in the same area where journalist, Joseph Budna was robbed last week. Fifty-seven year old Rene Garbutt, a security officer employed by Fort Point Security, was on duty when he was attacked and robbed. Tonight he is in critical condition at the […]
Local authorities remain on the lookout for twenty-three year old Miguel Matus who fled from custody on Thursday following a dental appointment in Belize City. Matus, who is serving life in prison for the cold-blooded murder of seventeen year old Priscilla Tzib, absconded around midday after visiting Dr. Bennett’s Dental Clinic accompanied by a prison […]
A first of its kind lawsuit has been brought against the Attorney General’s office involving sexual orientation. Caleb Orozco and the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) have filed a constitutional case, challenging section fifty-three of the Criminal Code. The section reads “Every person who has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any person […]
