There was an attempt on the life of top cop, Chester Williams who has been strengthening community outreach with the police as a way of reducing crime and violence in the city. But tonight nineteen year old Zacharia Knox is in custody after he attempted to kill Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams on Thursday […]
The man who fired at Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, Zacharia Knox, was picked up shortly after at a residence on Benbow Street. Police have also gotten a lucky break, since the expended shells found at this scene appear to match those from a shooting earlier in the day. That one happened at around […]
So what’s the reasoning behind the sudden spate of shootings? Apparently there is a revival of gang activity in a city which was surprisingly bloodless in 2015. Within the last month two notorious gang figures have been executed – George Street don Gerald “Shiny” Tillett and Keon “Gambis” Williams. Police say they know the players […]
As we bring you the news tonight, Cayo Police are still trying to verify very disturbing reports at the farthest regions of their jurisdiction near the Guatemalan border. Unofficially, News Five understands that two Mennonite farmers were clearing a fire-break with a bulldozer on their farm near the El Pilar archaeological site. That’s when we […]
A final award on the acquisition of BTL shares by the Government of Belize is yet to be issued by the Permanent Court of Arbitration Tribunal based in the Netherlands. While that figure is yet to be calculated, it is expected that GOB will have to fork over a hefty sum to Dunkeld International and […]
Government’s procrastination in settling the claim, according to Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay, has resulted in an exorbitant amount of interest to be paid outside of the principal cost of acquiring B.T.L. As we said the price per share is in the range of five dollars and sixty cents but the interest puts the total figure […]
Three murder cases fell apart in court today. We start with forty-five year old Orlando Williams who was the first murder victim at the start of the New Year in 2013. Today, the suspect in his murder, twenty-three year old Akeem Humes, a known George Street associate, walked free. Williams was gunned down as he […]
A pair of men also walked free of the murder of Michael Welch and the attempted murder of Kingsley Morrison, who were both shot in the Saint Martin de Porres area of the City. The duo walked when their case file could not be located almost a year after their arrest so they had not […]
Twenty-year old Boyd Lopez is home tonight following his sentencing for the February eighteenth, 2015 traffic fatality that took the life of seventy year old Marie Knowles. Knowles was walking on the side walk on Baghdad Street in Belize City when Boyd, who did not possess a driving licence, hit her. The elderly woman sustained […]
The Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the K.H.M.H. has been with gifted with cutting edge equipment courtesy of the Government of Japan. The hospital’s C.E.O., Doctor Adrian Coye says that babies needing specialized medical treatment will be benefitting significantly and that the modern equipment elevates the Unit to regional standards. News Five’s Andrea […]
Silt has been accumulating at the Belize City Harbor specifically in front of the Bliss Institute for Creative Arts. But the big question on everyone’s mind is when will dredging begin? Although there is a dredge in the area, Mayor Darrell Bradley says its won’t be anytime soon since the work will require the input […]
Earlier this year the K.H.M.H. introduced an increase in clinic fees from fifteen to twenty five dollars. And while some speculated that there would be a reduced number of patients at clinics because the increase is steep, today, the C.E.O. of K.H.M.H., Dr. Adrian Coye, told the media that there was nominal decrease at few […]
Fighting gang and criminal activities with basketball? That’s what the police department is doing. Today they officially launched a sixteen week basketball programme in the Southside that will see members of ten gang groups participate in friendly competition. A.C.P. Chester Williams says that he hopes it will help to put down the guns and squash […]
And on more issue on the Sarstoon. A provocative article appeared today in Prensa Libre, the mouthpiece of the Guatemala government which is upping the ante on the Sarstoon. The Guatemalan government is maintaining that the B.D.F. is provoking it’s troops stationed in the Sarstoon. According the article, the B.D.F. is not complying with established […]
Jane Usher has led an extraordinary and exemplary life. Over the years she has touched so many lives through her involvement in community affairs, politics and the credit union movement. Like her iconic brother, George Price, Miss Jane, has lived her life striking a balance between her beloved family of ten children with her work […]
A video released on Tuesday here on News Five shows two vessels of the Guatemalan Armed Forces provoking the B.D.F. and blocking soldiers from entering the Sarstoon. It is not the first time that this has happened. The G.A.F. is now in control of the Sarstoon and pronouncements, at the highest level, of peace and […]
The government of Guatemala has responded to the disturbing video in which the Guatemalan military tells the B.D.F. to “respect the protocol,” while the B.D.F. was attempting to traverse the Sarstoon last week. Today’s edition of the Prensa Libre newspaper states that Foreign Minister Carlos Raul Morales could not ascertain when the incident happened. But […]
Since the discussions in Washington last week between the Foreign Ministers Wilfred Elrington and Carlos Raul Morales, there have been no further talks about the deteriorating situation in the Sarstoon where the Guatemalan army is consistently harassing the B.D.F. In fact, while Morales and Elrington sat with the O.A.S. Secretary General, two G.A.F. vessels blocked the B.D.F. […]
It has been almost one year since a team of police officers took the village of Santa Cruz by storm during a predawn raid which resulted in the arrest of thirteen leaders. On Wednesday, Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith accepted a submission from Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryl Lyn Vidal for another adjournment. The matter […]
A resident of the Duck Run Three Community remains in a critical condition at a Belize City hospital after he was shot to the chest and hip on Tuesday night following a shootout at Pasadita Bar on the Iguana Creek Road. Eddy Larios is one of three persons who were shot and injured by Jose […]
The Belize National Teachers Union is tonight making final preparations for a march to be held this Friday in the Old Capital. The B.N.T.U., which is the most militant of the unions, has embarked on a campaign called Stand Up for Belize, which kicked off in Benque Viejo Del Carmen in mid-April. The B.N.T.U. also […]
Protests by indigenous people in Guatemala City on Wednesday paralyzed a major part of the City after main thoroughfares were blocked. The indigenous people are demanding access to basic necessities which deprive them of a decent way of life. But while President Jimmy Morales is facing deep discontent, the military continues to taunt the B.D.F. […]
Guatemalan military officers have been caught on camera bullying the Belize Defense Force in the Sarstoon which they now fully control. The B.D.F. is now told to “respect the protocol” to traverse the river. While there is anger in many quarters, earlier today we canvassed the opinion of regular folks on the disturbing situation in […]
A week ago we told you about a refugee programme operation through the Help for Progress Office in Belmopan. Our cameras showed crowds of people lined up to get their applications processed. Minister of State in Immigration Beverly Castillo explained that the applications were still under review and no decision had been made. To get […]
Information we received suggested that a couple hundred people have applied for the process. Today, we asked Tobin what the numbers look like and what follows next. Here’s how she explained it. Marleni Cuellar “Since the initiation of the process, how many applications have been submitted and the process initiated?” Katy Tobin, Senior […]
