There was also a shooting in the city over the weekend. Early on Saturday morning, police headed to the corner of Faber’s Road and Central American Boulevard, where they found a pair of red and black slippers and a bicycle lying on the blooded sidewalk. Twenty-eight year old Kareem Stevens was riding his bicycle on […]
Eleven-year-old Austin Olivera Junior has succumbed on Sunday night to injuries he received last Tuesday when he was knocked down by a tour guide near the Airport Road in Ladyville. Olivera, a student of Stella Maris, was on his way to school that morning when he was hit by a silver minivan while crossing the […]
Today, police had to be called in to the K.H.M.H. Emergency Area after an irate patient smashed the glass entrance door, cutting himself badly. The story is an old and tired one – patients waiting hours for treatment and claiming that they are being ignored by K.H.M.H. staff on duty in the emergency room. This […]
Tonight diesel fuel remains an extremely scarce commodity in the country…and those few gas stations that have gotten stock in by tanker truck from Guatemala are dispensing frugally. The ship is expected to arrive in Belize on Tuesday night, which means that things should return to normal by Thursday morning. The shortage has impacted many […]
There is a disturbing report of incest that allegedly occurred in southern Belize. An underage sixteen year old girl reports that a brother had sexual intercourse with her earlier this year. The student of the Indianville area, Punta Gorda claims that her brother had sex with her twice in the month of January, 2015 and […]
Tonight, one Belize City man who the police claim is a member of the gang, Peace in the Village, is free from the charge of Professed to Belong to a Criminal Gang. He is twenty-six year old Leon Gray of Belize City. The charge was dismissed this morning before the Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith. […]
The Puerto Azul Development Project has remained very much below the radar since Chief Environmental Officer Martin Alegria gave an update to the media back in January. The proposed billion dollar investment touted as the world’s first eight star resort is the brainchild of developer Domenico Giannini and will be launched in December. That is […]
The controlled price for locally produced rice is ninety cents per pound, but it is retailing anywhere between one dollar and twenty cents to one dollar and forty cents. This all came to light because businessman of Extra-House, Jack Charles, wants to import rice from Guyana and says he can bring it into the country […]
The Territorial Volunteers is a group of Belizean patriots who have taken it upon themselves to draw attention to the border between Belize and Guatemala, from north to south. They do so through refurbishing dilapidated monuments, symbolic clearing along the border and planting coconut trees – basically as a reminder to both Belize and Guatemalan […]
Three weeks ago, thirty-eight Belizeans were detained in Belizean waters by Guatemalan military and forced into the Guatemalan port of Livingston. You might think such an incident would spark national outrage from the government because no matter how you slice it, the action is outrageous. It has sparked some anger from G.O.B., to be truthful, […]
Students from across the country sat Part One of the Primary School Examination which sets the stage for them to advance to secondary school. It is not a requirement, except for a few schools, but still high achievers qualify for scholarships which is clearly is an incentive. Over seven thousand students took the exams including […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Sacred Heart Gym in San Ignacio hosted the showdown between undefeated Cayo Western Ballaz and the surging Belmopan Red Taigaz in a ballgame that was certainly to test the mettle of the most dominant team at this time in the season. The home […]
Going into the weekend, a shortage of diesel and premium fuel is having serious effects on the transportation industry so much so that public transportation is heading across the border to purchase diesel. Tonight only gas stations in Belize City have a limited supply of diesel; elsewhere in the country it is not available. While […]
Deon McCauley, Belize’s star player will not be playing in the first world cup qualifying match against Grand Cayman next week. McCauley called us on Thursday to say that he felt disrespected that he wasn’t considered and that the F.F.B. hasn’t reached out to him. Now, McCauley underwent a sports hernia surgery last year and […]
But, not so fast says David Manu McCauley. The veteran footballer and father of Deon McCauley is refuting some of the claims being made by the F.F.B. He says his son has been disrespected and given how much he has contributed to the team, he was overlooked completely. He said Deon was in country in […]
Macaroni and cheese is a staple in most pantries in households in Belize. It’s a kids favorite; but, let’s be honest, even adults enjoy it. The same goes for ice-cream, a sweet treat that just about everyone enjoys. That’s why many consumers were alarmed this week when it was reported that the popular Kraft brand […]
Businessman Jack Charles of Extra House Supermarket issued a statement today confirming that he is the businessman who wants to import rice into the country even though Belize is self sufficient on the staple. Charles writes that last September it came to his attention that the price of rice ranged from one dollar and twenty […]
Justices Samuel Awich, Dennis Morrison and Christopher Blackman have reserved judgment until next Friday, March 27, on the case of 23 year old Akeem Thurton, convicted in March of 2012 in the first ever trial of a murder charge heard by a judge alone – in this case Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin – without a […]
A retired teacher, Herman Lambey, who was once a Principal at the Queen Street Baptist School headed to court today to answer to three criminal offenses including Aggravated Assault of an Indecent Nature, known now as sexual assault, Threatening Words and Harm upon an eighteen year old high school student. It is alleged that Lambey […]
Also in court, forty year old Amir Reid, of a Faber’s Road address, along with twenty-eight year old construction worker of Race Course Street, Alexander Lopez, were jointly charged for Kidnapping, Conspiracy to Commit Kidnap and Harm upon Belize City resident, Abel Lara Junior which allegedly occurred on March sixteenth. According to Lara, he was […]
On Wednesday, March twenty fifth, the Belize Jaguars will be taking on the national selection from Grand Cayman in game one of the qualifying matches for the World Cup. It is the team’s first big match in months and the squad has been training and preparing. Well, you might have heard it already; Belize will […]
It’s no secret that the F.F.B. has had tough times when it comes to financing. The federation has had a hard time obtaining corporate sponsorship and keeping the daily operations of the team afloat. Well, not much has changed as it relates to the monies available and they have had to make some tough decisions. […]
The Herrera family was left homeless earlier this week when a fire destroyed their house which was located at the corner of Allenby Street and East Collet Canal in Belize City. The family was displaced by the blaze that started from the upper flat of the building they occupied. The Fire Department has now determined […]
World water day is an international event that is held to bring awareness on the importance of water. This year’s theme is Water and Sustainable Development; the focus is to highlight the many ways in which water can be managed. News Five’s Isani Cayetano headed to Memorial Park where an event was held to celebrate […]
While the focal point of this weekend’s conservation efforts is on water and its importance, a seminar will be held next Wednesday to take a critical look at natural resources management. According to Roberto Pott, the symposium will be a gathering of like minds to examine issues, including trans-boundary and protected areas concerns. Roberto […]
