It’s not the first time B.D.F. patrols have come under fire while patrolling our border…and Tomas Ramirez is not the first Guatemalan casualty of such an altercation. High level diplomatic discussions and confidence building measures notwithstanding, incursions continue unabated. And so does the plunder of our timber, xate, gold and other resources. Still, Minister of […]
George McKenzie Junior was hauled before the courts on Thursday morning accused for the murder of fifty-seven year old Alfonso Cruz. Cruz was killed on the night of April twelfth as he stood inside his yard on Rhaburn’s Alley. Four days later, nineteen year old McKenzie Junior was picked up by police, arrested and charged […]
Attorney Matura-Shepherd as well as McKenzie Junior’s family maintained from the onset that he was wrongfully accused for Cruz’s murder. While the attorney questions the actions of the arresting officer, McKenzie’s mother says that the police have been constantly harassing her son because he carries his father’s name who was a reputed gang leader killed […]
Over the weekend, a transgendered woman who came into the public spotlight two weeks ago was the subject of a heated, emotional debate on Facebook. A post reported that Vanessa Champagne Paris had been murdered while in Placencia at the start of the Easter Holidays. That post sparked an immediate frenzy of comments, more than […]
While Vanessa was not killed or seriously injured, Orozco says that the increased attention drawn to the LGBT community has to some extent resulted in them being targeted. He, however, refuses to be pushed back into the invisible closet. Caleb Orozco, Executive Director, UNIBAM “One of the things I’ve learnt is that our community […]
Thousands of Belizeans traditionally head to the beaches over the Easter holidays. But unfortunately, two persons lost their lives due to drowning. On Friday, just after noon, Santa Familia resident, Arsenio Landero, drowned when his small canoe capsized as he and his common-law wife made their way across the river from Esperanza village. Landero was […]
Earlier we told you about a motorbike accident in Belize City which claimed the life of a five year old. There was another incident on the George Price Highway on Saturday, and again, a motorcycle was involved. It happened at around two p.m.; about one hundred yards in front of a News Five team heading […]
Joseph Budna, a former freelance reporter, who gained notoriety for kidnappings in Guatemala is on the lam tonight. According to Prensa Libre, Budna had an illness and had to be taken to the hospital. It is from there that he managed to escape even though three officers stood watch at the hospital. The guards have […]
There is a video that has gone viral on social media. It involves a confrontation between police and a civilian, on Sunday afternoon. A visitor to Caye Caulker was physically restrained by what onlookers call an excessive use of force by officers. The video shows at least three police officers, one in civilian clothing, holding […]
Amid the bad news, there was a bright spot over the Easter weekend for those following the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Scotland. The Queen’s baton relay reached Belize on Monday. The relay was launched in London last October and by the time the baton is delivered to the Queen or her representative […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and here’s the sporting news. The 86th running of the Annual Cross Country resigned supreme on Holy Saturday as expected from the biggest one-day sporting spectacle in this beautiful Jewel of ours. A total of 105 riders participated of which 21 were foreigners; about 20% of the field. Among […]
With Good Friday and the Easter Holidays upon us, the demand for fish has increased and so has vigilance by the Fisheries Department for seafood that is out of season. The Fisheries Department is today reporting a major bust of fishy products which were confiscated during several patrols. From about nine a.m. on Wednesday, the […]
While no one was arrested for the illegal seafood found on the buses, one man, a resident of the Belize River Valley area, was arrested on Wednesday following a patrol of the lagoons and rivers in the Belize District. While he has not been charged, the Fisheries Department claims that he was detained with illegal […]
Sometime either late last night or in the early hours of the morning a teenager from Ladyville was stabbed multiple times. Police are in the middle of their investigations and details are scarce, but we understand that Parrish Copious is currently in critical condition at the K.H.M.H. This morning, News Five visited Copious’ home in […]
A United Nations report recently released has placed Belize as the third most dangerous country in the world and that dubious distinction might be having some effect. So far this year, there have been twenty-eight murders as a crime wave sweeps across the country. To many, Belize is the perfect tourism destination, but the grim […]
Holy Thursday is a busy time for vendors because fish and other types of seafood will traditionally be consumed on Good Friday. At the various fish markets this morning, we found that the demand for fish has driven the price up to an average of eight dollars per pound. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. FOR […]
A caretaker of the Gracie Rock area is being accused of eight counts of theft which allegedly occurred at the Everyday Supermarket, located in Hattieville, a well-known grocery store in that community. This morning, twenty-seven year old Sherman Hemmans was arraigned before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer. Allegations are that between March twentieth and April first, […]
Nineteen year old George McKenzie Junior was escorted to the court this morning in handcuffs in connection with the murder of fifty-seven year old Alfonso Cruz. But about an hour after his arrival, the head of Prosecution Branch explained to Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser that they were seeking to hold off McKenzie’s arraignment. It is […]
Belizeans who were recruited to work in Canada are finding out that the jobs are not as lucrative; in fact, some say their experience working at McDonalds is a form of modern-day slavery. Jaime Montero is among the Belizeans that made it to Canada, but he tells an investigative reporter with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation […]
On December twenty-third, 2012, Canadian William Webster was found dead in his home in Santa Elena in Cayo. He was hanging from a strap attached to a beam in his basement. The Police ruled it a suicide and closed the case. Normally, that would be the end of that, but William Webster’s wife Renee is […]
As we’ve done all this week, News Five has been providing tips to all residents on security and safety do’s and don’ts this Easter Weekend. Rural Executive Officer, Assistant Superintendent Christopher Noble has had his hands full in recent weeks, with everything from fatal road traffic accidents to a man-eating crocodile. Like his colleagues we’ve […]
Ovens across Belize have been lit since the beginning of Holy Week and bakers at home or at your favorite pastry shop are busy preparing a perennial Easter treat. Hot cross buns have been sung about and even used in poetry, but tonight we’re revisiting the recipe that brings it all home this Easter weekend. […]
Easter is here and within the next few days, thousands of Belizeans will travel to their favorite watering hole for some rest, relaxation and fun. One of the unfortunate side-effects of this four-day weekend is the number of traffic accidents and drowning incidents that take place. The Police Department has been proactive in warning motorists […]
It is the kind of crime that is considered utterly shameless and unimaginable… preying on the elderly. But tonight, we report on a barefaced theft that could have very well resulted in a home invasion. Seventy-six year old Loretta Wright, mother of Anglican Bishop Phillip Wright, was at home inside their Southern Foreshore residence on […]
Two men are in police detention for the senseless murder of forty-one year old cyclist Ernest ‘Dangalang’ Thurton. He was killed by a single bullet to the left side of his chest at about four o’clock on Tuesday afternoon. The Weekend Warrior and long time member of Team Santino’s lived on Queen Charlotte Street […]
