Three persons died in a horrible traffic accident in the south just after noon today. Belize City Councilor Andrew Faber, the younger brother of Education Minister Patrick Faber, as well as two female passengers who were traveling with him inside his Mitsubishi pickup truck, perished in a traffic mishap along the Placencia Road. Around twelve-thirty […]
Undoubtedly, the tragedy has rocked the families of the accident victims as well as Faber’s colleagues at City Hall and his friends in the United Democratic Party. The loss also hit close to home here at Channel Five where Gianni Taylor was the daughter of a staff member and a regular visitor. News Five this […]
Gianni Taylor also interned at City Hall briefly and Mayor Zenaida Moya shared fond memories of her. Zenaida Moya, Belize City Mayor “Gianni of course I’ve known from she was a young girl and a sweet person. She attended Pallotti High School—not with me; of course she is way younger than me. She asked me […]
There was another accident earlier in the day; it happened at around nine-thirty this morning on the Western Highway. Two buses, one from D and E Bus Line and the other from G-Line, both heading into the city from the Belmopan terminal collided around mile fourteen and a half. At least fifteen persons were injured […]
Millions of dollars, at the last count, more than thirteen, are owed to the Sales Tax Department and they are cracking down on businesses that are in the red. In July a number of established businesses were issued with committal warrants for failure to pay. Well, today the Sales Tax took well-known attorney Lionel Welch […]
Tonight’s question is: Should the Ninth Amendment be put on hold until a referendum is held to determine the people’s will on the constitutional change? 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 […]
Three of the country’s largest suppliers of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) are still on strike. Belize Western Energy Limited (BWEL), Gas Tomza Limited and Zeta Gas Limited have not been retailing to distributors since last Friday. Today, the managers of three importers should have met with the government to discuss a price adjustment that they […]
Police constables Elston Rojas and Rudolph Azueta as well as Belize City resident Emmerson Skyers were charged on Monday evening for their involvement in a daring robbery inside the Corozal Free Zone over the weekend. Shortly after five p.m. on Saturday an armed man entered North American International Company where he proceeded to rob Chinese […]
On Monday we reported the death of Elston Gentle; he was badly beaten by Mahogany Heights residents who intervened in a domestic dispute between him and his common-law-wife on Friday. Gentle, a repeat domestic abuse offender, had stabbed Yvonne Smith numerous times and neighbors had to physically wrestle him away from her. But Gentle’s family […]
Cleo Robinson was shot on the night of February, twenty-third 2010; It took months to make an initial arrest and in August 2010, the well-known street figure, Jermaine Belgrave, was charged for attempted murder. Robinson died fourteen months later on June thirtieth of this year and today the charge against Belgrave was upgraded to one […]
Several streets flooded in the old capital today as a result of heavy rains. But according to the Chief Meteorologist, Dennis Gonguez, the showers were more intense in southern Belize, causing flooding in some areas. And you’ll want to keep those umbrellas and raincoats handy because Gonguez says that the downpour is being caused by […]
There’s some positive news to report tonight. A group of thirteen young men and women were bestowed with the prestigious youth awards at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. They were joined by their peers and families for the happy occasion. The awards are in recognition of their high standards of achievement in different […]
Monday’s KTV Duets; it was a different night, but the show had the same hype and energy that the fans have come to expect. In fact, it was even more exciting because the Group B duos shifted things into high gear in their last chance to qualify for the semi-finals. The performers came out with […]
