As we said earlier, two team members have resisted an offer to lose the game against the United States. That game takes place on Tuesday night at the Wen Jeld Field where the team has been attracting attention. William Neal caught up with the Jaguars as they practised for their first match. Here is his […]
Breaking News: There was a fatal shooting late this evening on Banak Street in south side Belize City. It has been confirmed that at least one person died and was taken away in the pan of a police truck. He has been identified as Jamaal Neal. A News Five crew was at the crime scene […]
In the south, two persons were killed over the weekend and though the murders were unrelated, there are striking similarities. Both happened in the south of Belize, both were done with sharp instruments, both happened during altercations in which alcohol was involved and in both cases, the person Police believe is responsible has been apprehended […]
There was another murder in the south which occurred in the small community of Bella Vista on the Southern Highway. In the early hours of Sunday morning, twenty-one year old Marlon Martinez received a fatal stab wound to his chest during an altercation. Police say he died on the spot. The man who allegedly killed […]
San Ignacio Police are investigating the cause of death of a Santa Elena resident found floating in the Macal River. Twenty-eight year old Mark David Robateau was last seen by relatives on Saturday evening and today the family received the shocking news that his body was retrieved out of the river. At about nine-ten this […]
A Belizean student in Canada has avoided deportation even though she was found guilty of a credit card spree with cards belonging to other persons. Twenty-six year old Nahyelie Maria Burn committed the crime while she was a student at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University in Corner Brook City. From 2011 to 2012, she stole credit […]
Last Wednesday, we told you about twenty year old Jareth Bainton, a resident of Perez Road in Ladyville, who was reported missing by his mother. Family and friends of the young man feared that he may have suffered a similar fate as that of twenty year old Alvin Pascascio, who was found dead near Vista […]
A gradual shift towards reducing domestic and commercial energy consumption was the topic of discussion among consultants and government officials, who converged at the Biltmore this morning. A team from the Inter-American Development Bank’s Energy Division met with representatives from the Ministry of Energy, Science & Technology and Public Utilities to recommend a course of […]
The Belize Camping Experience sponsored a large project last year that held the participation of many farmers who harvested corn while being watched by inner city kids. The funds generated from the harvest were used to sponsor summer camps all over Belize City. News Five spoke to the Director of Belize Camping Experience, Alexander Perez, […]
On Tuesday night, the Belize jaguars will take on the U.S. team in their first game in Portland Oregon. And tonight, we wrap up our series on the team members with a profile of Tyrone Pandy. Before making it to the national team, Pandy played with the Belize Defense Force. In the tournament Pandy will […]
Good evening, I am James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013 opened yesterday inside the United States and the two big teams in Group A were simply jolted in their first appearance. Canada opened against Martinique, a small Caribbean nation and it was this strike from outside the 18 […]
Tonight, the Jaguars are safely on their way to Portland, Oregon for the Gold Cup 2013. The CONCACAF games get underway on Sunday and we will be bringing that live. Belize is clustered in Group C and will also be playing their first game against the United States on Tuesday, followed by Cuba and Costa […]
The Belize Jaguars were late for their farewell and public pep rally at the PGIA this morning, because of a dispute regarding contracts and payments between the administration of the Football Federation of Belize and the players. Agreements which were to be signed between both parties should have taken place earlier in the week; however, […]
A mid afternoon robbery occurred in the King’s Park Area. Three robbers entered One Click Supermarket at the corner of Hopkins and First Streets and robbed the establishment of an undisclosed amount of money. But the three men then turned their attention to a female patron in the store and jacked her handbag containing a […]
Late Thursday, News Five received reports that a flight from the U.S. to Belize had experienced severe turbulence about an hour out of Belize, resulting in injuries to multiple passengers who had to be transported to the K.H.M.H. via BERT ambulance on landing. Today, News Five has confirmed that the aircraft in question was Delta […]
In Orange Walk the Association of Evangelical Pastors and Churches, Belize Can and Belize Action mustered about two hundred anti-gender policy protesters. But in Toledo today, they came out in the thousands. The demonstration, dubbed a pro-constitution rally by church organizers, started off at eight this morning at Silver Creek. Media reports from down south […]
While a Supreme Court decision in the constitutional challenge brought against the Government of Belize by UNIBAM’s Caleb Orosco, to repeal Section Fifty-Three of the Criminal Code, is being anxiously awaited, in Costa Rica conservative lawmakers have been duped into legalizing gay marriage. Enacting same-sex unions, in a recently passed “Law of Young People” which […]
The Mayan Leaders Alliance and the Toledo Alcaldes’ Association are taking the Government of Belize to court again, this time for contempt. They say that Supreme Court decisions in 2007 and 2010 which prohibit government or third party interference with Mayan lands are being disrespected and ignored. In particular they refer to G.O.B. issuing permits […]
He once stole her heart…but his second attempt was not to steal her love, but items from her home. Twenty-seven year old Darrington Lauriano, a carpenter of Castle Street, was taken to court today for a burglary at Renesha Wills’ house. On May twenty-seventh, Lauriano allegedly went to the Booths Crescent house and stole Wills’ […]
The Gang Suppression Unit continues to reduce the supply of marijuana on the streets. On Thursday evening, the GSU went on an Anti-Drug Operation on Neal’s Pen Road at the home of Cecil Flowers and his wife, Cherrymae. Police say Cecil handed over three point three grams of cannabis which he had in his possession. […]
Dwayne Flowers is a well known Placencia resident who was seriously injured on Wednesday afternoon. Flowers was at a home that was recently sold, and while inspecting a gas tank, it exploded causing burns to ninety percent of his body. Friends and family members on the Peninsula have rushed and put their credit cards on […]
Summer Camps are a good forum to provide opportunities for children to enjoy the break away from the classrooms. In Belize City, veteran camp organizer, Deon Flowers, is hosting a group of about thirty children to a sports camp. News Five’s Jose Sanchez caught up with Flowers in the Saint Martin de Porres field. The […]
The annual Du Di Rait Ting Award Ceremony organized by the Police Department took place this morning in Belize City. Five high schools participated, but it is the Independence High School that has distinguished itself once again. For the third time, one of its students has won the top prize. Dexter Hernandez, who sold panades […]
In regional news, CARICOM Heads of Government are in Trinidad and Tobago where a summit is currently underway. Trinidad’s Prime Minister Kamla Persuad is chairing the regional Conference of Heads which is discussing a number of economic issues including regional transportation. The summit also coincides with commemoration of the fortieth anniversary of the establishment of […]
In over two hours, the Belize Jaguars will touch down in Portland, Oregon where they will play against the United States in the first of three games. While every player has a key role in the success of the team in Gold Cup 2013, Evan Mariano is a forward who will guide the ball to […]
