The annual Carnival Road March saw thousands of Belizeans converge on the streets of Belize City. Fortunately, this year it went without a hitch. While the Belize Police Department will not disclose the number of officers who were working over the weekend, press officer Raphael Martinez says that the manpower increased by at least fifty […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. We lead today with the BDVA interoffice volleyball championship which took center stage at the Belize Auditorium Friday night. The Belize Defense Force went in with a big W over Belize Telemedia Limited in a 25-20, 21-25, 15-11 3 set series on Thursday […]
A sensational arrest was made this afternoon at the Phillip Goldson International Airport. Bahamian nationals Rohn Knowles and Kelvin Leach, wanted by U.S. authorities for their alleged roles in a string of illegalities related to investment fraud, are tonight in police custody. Sometime after one o’clock this afternoon, the pair was nabbed on behalf of […]
In a most unusual move that is certainly to raise the ire of environmentalists, the Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT) has reportedly cancelled a grant of close to two hundred thousand dollars. The funds were awarded for the expansion of the Hol Chan Marine Reserve back on October seventh 2013 to be used for the […]
A retired American couple and a neighbour endured a terrifying home invasion just after midnight in the north side of the island of San Pedro. The couple resides at Cloister’s Apartment in the Tres Cocos area. Just after midnight this morning, sixty-eight year old Douglas Kelly and his sixty-five year old wife, Gail Neal, were […]
The Customs Department is reporting a major bust in the West. Benque and San Ignacio Police went to an area in the Bullet Tree Village where a whopping eighty-three cases of contraband beer were found buried four feet deep in the ground. The authorities also found another batch of beers, sixty-four cases to be exact […]
The senate met on Thursday in Belmopan. It dealt with a number of issues, including three money matters – the write-off for twelve point two million dollars, a twenty million loan motion for improvement of education and governance in education, and the ten million dollar re-capitalization of the National Bank. The three motions were received […]
Business senator Mark Lizarraga, in his presentation, expressed concern over the request for ten million dollars in additional capital, since there is not yet a detailed breakdown of how the initial twenty million dollar startup has been disbursed. The complaint, says Lizarraga, has been heeded by fellow Senator Joy Grant, the minister whose responsibility encompasses […]
Thirty-seven year old Owen Alexander Parham, a vendor of the Cayo area was today convicted of one of five criminal offenses. Parham was facing a string of charges including attempted robbery, harm and aggravated assault upon Special Constable, James Stuart as well as resisting arrest. Prosecutor in the case Inspector Hector Rodriguez called two […]
In the courtroom of the Chief Magistrate, a cop, who is originally from Dangriga, was freed today and will be entitled to half of his pay withheld on interdiction and he may very well be reinstated to the Belize Police Department. Two counts of extortion against Police constable Dayton Sacasa were dismissed this morning. […]
The Council of Foreign Ministers meeting of the Central American System of Integration, SICA was held today in San Pedro. Belize has the six-month rotating presidency until the end of December. Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington chaired the proceedings. Belize is hoping to further develop trade relations between SICA and CARICOM and to address the issue […]
Three young Belizeans are heading to the United Kingdom having won the prestigious Chevening Scholarships. The three recipients are from the Cayo District and the City. Ebony Lyall from Cayo will be studying for a Masters of Science Degree in Forensic Science at the University of Strathclyde. Brian Duncan from Belize City will be studying […]
The National Heroes Award is held every year during the national celebrations to honor outstanding citizens from across the country. On Thursday night, seventeen citizens, some posthumously, made the cut. The two top awards: the Order of Belize went to former ambassador Fred Martinez while the Order of the Distinction went to another Orange Walk […]
The highly anticipated Carnival Road March takes place this Saturday. This year the parade kicks off at Caesar Ridge Road at one o’clock. This station will be bringing you coverage of the road march from start to finish. Our first team will be stationed at the Mahogany Street roundabout across from Fair Brothers Pawn Shop […]
But after the J’Ouvert and Carnival, there is a huge gospel concert planned for Memorial Park also in the city. Three international artists are in the Jewel for a second annual gospel concert organized by Mikal Evans of So-Glo Ministries from Dangriga. The gospel concert is part of a nationwide tour which will take the […]
On Saturday, September sixth, Police discovered a grenade in an abandoned building on Banak Street. Just four days after, on the tenth of September, when the city was buzzing with the celebrations, police discovered another grenade. The second dangerous device was discovered on Mayflower Street in an overgrown lot. Police say tips led them to […]
The United States prosecutors are seeking the extradition of Belizean Andrew Godfrey and four other executives named in a major scheme to launder money, hide investments and evade taxes. On Tuesday, the Financial Intelligence Unit with assistance of local police for hours stormed IPC Corporate Services LLC on Coney Drive and took control of files […]
There is yet another allegation of police brutality to report tonight to add to a growing list of such allegations in the past week. Nineteen year old Armani Bailey claims that police officers did a routine search on him on Wednesday and found nothing, but what he says happened after that, is anything but routine. […]
Despite what seems to be the best efforts of the Police, and no official or unofficial comment from the government, Minister of Education Patrick Faber remains in the hot seat. The senior U.D.P. official is accused of choking and punching a female employee of the Ministry of Education, one with who he was allegedly in […]
But as impassioned as the plea from Shoman was, there were no takers from the government side. News Five spoke to leader of government business Senator Godwin Hulse after the meeting and asked him point blank for his opinion on the allegations against Faber. Hulse didn’t really have much to say, except that he’d be […]
The Prime Minister has made no comment on the accusation against the Minister of Education but the Special Envoy for Women and Children, Kim Simplis Barrow issued a statement today. In a message, the special envoy encourages both women and men to report acts of violence and follow through with legal proceedings; stressing that fear, […]
So where is the long-lost won Hong Kim Belizean passport? The one which has been at Belize’s Embassy in Taiwan since September 2013? Well, the news tonight is that it is here in Belize, finally. We’d been asking for the past few weeks, since Minister of Immigration Godwin Hulse returned from an official visit to […]
We were unable to get any comment from either the Ministry of Health or the Belmopan Police today, but News Five has confirmed that another Toyota Hilux has been stolen. The vehicle, a white 2008 double cab pickup, was parked Tuesday night at the Ministry of Health compound on Independence Hill. The driver reported for […]
A Muslim American national who has been living illegally in Belize for more than two years was detained on Tuesday evening while trying to board a flight to Atlanta, Georgia. He is seventy-one year old Mohammad In Ishmael Es-Sudan. After spending two nights in lock down at the police station, he was escorted to the […]
Belize’s national team, the Jaguars, returned to Belize this afternoon after a poor performance at the UNCAF COPA Centro Americana games held in the U.S. Of the three games played against Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, the Jaguars did not secure any wins and will not advance to the 2015 Gold Cup. Team members were […]
