The charred body of Daniel Aguirre, a Belmopan taxi driver who in 2011 captured the title of KTV Latino, was found in his taxi last Saturday morning in the Arizona area of Teakettle on the George Price Highway. The motive of his murder is still under investigation, but tonight four persons linked to Aguirre’s murder […]
The Stake Bank Project seems just about set to go, but information from those in charge of the environmental checks and balances has still not been forthcoming. On Tuesday, September third, the National Environmental Appraisal Committee met in a prolonged session at the Belize Biltmore Plaza in Belize City. On the agenda was the two […]
In February 2010, fugitive from the law Gary Seawell was captured by Belize Police after being on the run for three years. He was found on a remote hillside in the Cayo district with drugs, assault weapons and a grenade and was taken into custody. But even as he faces those charges before a local […]
Belize City police are tonight investigating a report that a minor, a ten-year-old boy, was caught driving a delivery truck in the area of Belama Phase Four on Tuesday. According to an eyewitness, the child was seen commandeering the vehicle along the street immediately behind the Benny’s apartments with a visibly intoxicated adult slumped in […]
Twenty-two year old Nicholi Rhys is no stranger to the courts and this morning he was back to answer a charge of Handling Stolen Goods. Rhys has beaten a murder charge and has pending charges before the courts for harm and Possession of Controlled Drugs. But today, Rhys was before Magistrate Hettie Mae Stewart in […]
Less than a month ago, Belize City Stevedore, Jermaine Ottley, a resident of Allenby Street claimed that the Gang Suppression Unit had used excessive force on him. But this morning, Ottley was before the courts on a Drug Possession charge which soon lead to another charge. Ottley was first arraigned for a single count of […]
The Belize Tourism Board has released a new video entitled ‘Discover How To Be,’ which you will see later in this newscast. The catchy three minute sales pitch of everything Belizean is a mix of breathtaking footage, vibrant images and pulsating rhythm courtesy of Garifuna singing sensation Aurelio Martinez. According to B.T.B.’s Director of Marketing […]
The Belize Red Cross and City Emergency Management Organization are embarking on a signage project to assist residents of the city during times of natural disasters. The signs were unveiled today during a press conference at the City Hall. The project, which got off the ground today will last four months, will see billboards and […]
At the press conference at which the signage project was discussed, the Belize City Emergency Management Organization also said that it has sprung into action following the heavy rains on Tuesday night which flooded parts of the city. The rains are being caused by a broad area of low pressure moving across the country. According […]
The past twenty-four hours in Belize have been wet ones, with rains beating most of the country for hours at a time. Aside from the City, there has been flooding in different districts to different extents. One of the districts which is always prone to flooding is Dangriga, and particularly Dangriga Town, where specific parts […]
As Swaso mentioned, there is precedent to the serious flooding of that southern district. In fact, News Five was in that area in June, when Tropical Depression number two resulted in massive flooding not only within the town, but also in the outlying communities of Hope Creek and Sarawee. At the time the damage resulting […]
As we told you, a number of streets in the City were flooded due to the rains over the past two days. The downpour sent commuters scurrying for public transportation to be able to get to their destination. This morning, commuters found that the established bus stop in the downtown area had been relocated much […]
The police department finds itself in a quagmire tonight. It is investigating one of its own who shot and killed another cop on Saturday morning. Of the eleven bullets fired, one found its mark on the back of Detective Constable Dean Yearwood. The shooting happened soon after Yearwood had gotten off work and was in […]
Commissioner Whylie, flanked by the brass of the Belize Police Department, also commented on the direction of the investigation, as well as the subsequent action to be taken against Grant and Vasquez once the D.P.P. has been given the requisite files. Allen Whylie, Commissioner of Police “The file will be sent to the Director […]
Just before eight on Friday morning, thirty-three year old Nigel Neal was gunned down in front of his mother’s house on Progress Avenue in Roaring Creek Village. Blue, as he was affectionately known, was killed by a gunman who lay-waited him as he returned from the Belmopan Police Station. Residents say up to five shots […]
Two men lost their lives over the weekend. The first is a police officer who died at the hands of another in the city…we will come to that shortly. The other is the King of KTV Latino, Daniel Aguirre. Aguirre sang himself to fame in 2011 in our hit show KTV Latino, but he earned […]
Construction of a world class facility to be called the Marion Jones Sporting Complex commenced in 2004. Two political terms and several re-incarnations later, the complex is still underway. The media has, with good reason, grown very skeptical and cynical whenever this facility is mentioned. There was a proclamation last week that it would be, […]
When the Marion Jones Sporting Complex does open, whether in 2013 or 2014, there will be new rules put in place. One of those new rules is that the facility will only be used for tertiary level sports. All secondary level sports will have to be played elsewhere. And if you want to be a […]
And there’s another issue which probably won’t sit easy with Belizeans who’ve gotten used to taking that early morning or evening workout at the National Stadium. You’ll still be able to do it, but only if you join a club. And it’s not going to be free. Herman Longsworth, Minister of Sports “That I […]
On Sunday, Wil Maheia and the Belize Territorial Volunteers headed south from Punta Gorda to the border with Guatemala. With September underway, Maheia says the group wanted to show its patriotism and highlight its sense of pride in Belize. The site chosen this time was Sarstoon Island, which lies at the mouth of the Sarstoon […]
Early last week, a Guatemalan national was arrested for gold panning activities in the Ceibo Chico area of the Chiquibul National Park. There is another arrest to report; on Friday, a group of five men, all Guatemalan nationals, was caught deep inside the national park. Twenty year old Jose Ramirez Vicente, thirty-two year old Ruben […]
A tenant who clashed with his landlord found himself before the court this morning. Elrich Trench was arraigned in the court of the Chief Magistrate, Ann Marie Smith, for two counts of Aggravated Assault and Uttering Threatening Words upon Everett Davis. The alleged incident happened this past Sunday in Belize City. Trench claimed in court […]
Following a family dispute in the city on Friday afternoon, police arrested and charged a deportee for the offense of Attempted Murder and Grievous Harm upon his own brother-in-law. Last Friday, thirty-seven year old Roberto Gilharry, a boat captain and his wife, Janelle Gordon, sustained injuries and police believe the man who inflicted the injuries […]
This coming Saturday, the spectacular Carnival Road March kicks off at the Yarborough Green at noon ending at Memorial Park after hours of constant gyration on the streets and choreographed dances by the junior revelers. But on Saturday night, the judging of the Senior Kings and Queens and Juniors of Carnival bands took place at […]
We told you earlier in the newscast that Daniel Aguirre was killed sometime after midnight on Friday after he had left La Cabana Restaurant and Bar. Aguirre’s charred remains were found in his taxi miles away from where he lived. Aguirre captured national attention when he competed and won the title of KTV Latino in […]
