Sherman Rodney is claiming he was beaten badly by the police and had to be hospitalized. And while the cops say he escaped from the K.H.M.H., Rodney says he walked out because he was not booked. That is what he told News Five on Monday night, adding that he made a report to the Office […]
Repairs to the wharf at Port of Belize Ltd. have been ongoing since an accident last Tuesday during which an incoming barge caused significant structural damages when it collided into the supporting columns below the pier. New beams, we are told, were successfully installed on Monday and tonight finishing works are underway. The pier should […]
Making Tourism Benefit Communities Adjacent to Archeological Sites…It is a project that is the brainchild of the Belize Tourism Board, the National Institute of Culture and History and the European Union to enhance the product and services offered to tourists and visitors to Mayan ruins throughout the country. Two consultants are currently here in the […]
Throughout the years, many animals at the Belize Zoo, including the now deceased April the tapir, celebrated their birthdays to much fanfare from animal lovers across the country. Junior Buddy, the progeny of a problem cat who was committed to the zoo’s rehab program a few years ago, celebrated his seventh birthday in grand fashion. […]
Another jaguar, Edgar Hill, was caught in a trap within the Mennonite village of Pine Hill, in the Toledo District. The predator cat had attacked a horse and buggy and was taken into the Problem Jaguar Rehabilitation Program at the Belize Zoo. Well today, Founding Director of the Zoo and environmentalist, Sharon Matola, spoke about […]
As we mentioned earlier in this newscast, Belizean footballer Deon McCauley has signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Silverbacks, where he will be playing in the North American Professional League during the upcoming season. For many who have followed McCauley’s illustrious career, his path to football stardom has been turbulent at times. The young […]
A traffic accident took the life of well-known biker, Anthony Hunter Senior over the weekend. Hunter had escorted a group of visitors on to the George Price Highway when his life was cut short. From all accounts, Hunter, who is the son of historian Fred Hunter Senior, was driving at a high speed and not […]
Anthony Hunter’s family is preparing to lay him to rest later this week. But police investigations continue and contrary to what the family says, the police believe that Hunter was heading in the direction of Belmopan when the collision took place. Police also coincide with the family’s views that speeding was involved in the accident. […]
Forty-four year old Thomas Ferguson Senior was stabbed in the chest by his nephew on December seventh, 2013, following a bitter land dispute in which the two were engaged in for a number of years. The enmity stemmed from a property on Arlington Drive which had been developed by Ferguson and his family. His nephew, […]
Last Friday, we told you about three prisoners who had escaped from police custody. Well tonight, the streets are safer because two of the three have been recaptured. Late this afternoon San Ignacio Police nabbed twenty-five year old Jarob Arthur Lamb in Santa Elena, Cayo. Lamb, an accused murderer, was heading to court when he […]
A second prisoner who police claimed eluded the long arms of the law is also back in police custody. Twenty-three year old Sherman Rodney handed himself to police this afternoon accompanied by the Ombudsman. While police claim that Rodney had escaped from the K.H.M.H., Rodney and his mother, Florence Horne claim that after receiving treatment […]
A Belize City youth is tonight in a critical, but stable condition at the K.H.M.H. following a shooting on Sunday night in the St. Martin De Porres area. According to police, just after ten p.m., eighteen year old Andrew Augustine was walking on Jasmine Street when a gunman on bicycle approached and fired a single […]
A sixteen year student who was apparently driving without a license is in trouble tonight with the law. On Sunday night, he collided into the gate of the Taiwanese Embassy in North Park Street. He was reportedly driving on Marine Parade and upon turning into North Park Street; he lost control of his vehicle and […]
Minister of State Edmond Castro was recently under much scrutiny for his part in a Belize Airports Authority check fiasco which resulted in the entire BAA Board being forced to resign. And before that, the controversial politician was in hot water after a whistle-blower accused him of taking money to facilitate Belizean visas for two […]
The Public Accounts Committee met in Belmopan today to continue its scrutiny of past Auditor-General reports. The hearings of the PAC have been all but lost in the outcry against the composition of that body. Currently government maintains a majority of four members, while the Opposition appoints two. In 2013 the Opposition tabled a request […]
PAC Chairman Julius Espat recently attended a special conference on strengthening Parliamentary Budget Oversight. At that conference he was invited to give a presentation on the Opposition’s proposal to restructure the PAC. And in addition, Espat says, he also brought up the scenario of the PAC as it operates currently in Belize. The conference included […]
A San Ignacio cop is in the hot seat after being accused of extorting money from a Santa Elena couple. Police constable Henry Nunez was arraigned at the San Ignacio Magistrate Court last Friday for extortion; after pleading not guilty, he obtained bail of two thousand dollars and was released. The report against Nunez was […]
The Gang Suppression Unit carried out two anti-drug operations over the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, the GSU searched the lower flat of a two storey concrete building on Mahogany Street. In one of the bedrooms of the apartment occupied by Barry Lee Wade and Elizabeth Ann Linares, the GSU says it found three large black […]
It has been a very rocky road for a Guatemalan woman who has been back and forth in court since last week Monday for a slew of charges. Forty-nine year old Guatemalan national, Georgina Maribel Mendez Aldana, was fined two thousand dollars last Monday for employing two Guatemalan nationals, Cesar Gerardo Hichos Ramirez, and Hugo […]
Jacqueline Gibson is celebrating a milestone not shared by many Belizeans. She turned one hundred years old today. While she shows her years in character, it is fair to say that the passage of time has not dulled her exuberance or weakened her spirit. Today Gibson spent her day in the company of family and […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Week 3 in the National Elite Basketball League brought a monster to the Sacred Heart College Gym in San Ignacio as Cayo Western Ballaz hosted the one and only Dangriga Culture Warriors Saturday night. In the opening ceremony Lea Cambranes gave a wonderful rendition […]
The Federation of Cruise Tourism Associations of Belize, FECTAB, held a press briefing this morning to discuss details of a longstanding rift between executive member Yhony Rosado and rival tour operator Vitalino Reyes, among other pressing issues within the industry. On Monday, Rosado told News Five that he is being discriminated against by the Belize […]
Among other issues discussed were FECTAB’s perennial gripe with Chukka and the Memorial Park as part of the Fort Street Tourism Zone. David Almendarez, an executive of the organization, brought into sharp focus what seems to be an underutilization of the park, despite the massive investment that went into its renovation. David Almendarez, Tour […]
From FECTAB’s protest on the current state of cruise tourism, to widespread objection to another growing sector of the industry, sex tourism. That niche market sells in premiere destinations all over the world. But is it selling in Belize? And is a provider called Global Fantasies on the up and up? It’s a story we’ve […]
News Five has received credible information that the casino known as the Golden Princess, located near the northern border, has closed its doors. Those reports circulated this morning, along with news that over one hundred employees had been let go. No information was forthcoming from the management of the Princess. This afternoon, News Five spoke […]
