The government is trying to sue one of Belize’s former diplomats for allegedly misappropriating funds allocated to our High Commission in the United Kingdom. Diana Locke of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed today that the government is attempting to recover one hundred and forty thousand dollars from former High Commissioner Ursula Barrow. Although Locke […]
A forty-six year old Salvadoran man has been arrested for rape in connection with an incident last month in Corozal but which was only reported this week. According to Corozal police, the man, Lazaro Amaya was working inside a shop when a young girl entered. The girl alleges Amaya grabbed her and then knocked her […]
A number of people have been detained in connection with an abduction and subsequent robbery that took place in Corozal on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. The police say that sometime Wednesday night taxi driver Armando Carbañas and a female companion were parked in the Finca Solana area in Carbañas’ white station wagon. Suddenly […]
After much speculation, especially from the family about the hanging death of Y.E.A. inmate Jeffrey Bradley Wednesday afternoon, the postmortem results have been released. According to police, forensic pathologist Dr. Mario Estradabran says Bradley died from asphyxia due to hanging. Police tell News Five there were no bruises or cuts found on Bradley’s body that […]
Last month officials from the Guatemalan Police Force visited Belize and had high praise for the Benque Viejo del Carmen police and joint efforts to fight crime near the Western Border. Yesterday the officers in Benque got another boost in morale as well as improved working conditions with the inauguration of their new station. According […]
A scout leader from Belgium is riding all around the world as part of his life’s dream. Xavier Debois arrived in Belize yesterday and this afternoon News Five caught up with him to find out about his world tour. Xavier Debois, Scout Leader “The main purpose of being in Belize is only to learn about […]
Tonight the Republic of China and the Belize Arts Council present the first Taiwan Cultural Night at the Bliss Institute. The presentation will include singing, a Chinese fashion show, folk dancing, a Kung Fu martial arts display and other attractions. The performance tonight is an initiative of Taiwanese residing here in Belize. According to the […]
Today News Five received a call from a concerned citizen saying a woman and her children were being evicted from their house in Lake Independence. When we got to the scene we found out this was not simply a case of someone not paying the rent. This afternoon residents from Lake Independence watched in dismay […]
G. Michael Reid always seems to find plenty to talk about when it comes to the topic of sports. Tonight he looks back at the loss of international track and field star Florence Griffith Joyner and forward to the growing potentialof Belize’s own track and field star Marion Jones and basketball player Milton Palacio. “First […]
