A Chinese businessman is lucky to be alive tonight after a robber’s gun jammed. The incident at nine this morning at Wan Si Grocery Shop on Central American Boulevard is the latest in a string of attacks on small shops throughout the city over the past several weeks. News Five was on the scene just […]
A police dog is responsible for the arrest of a man on Hummingbird Street after the canine sniffed out a supply of marijuana in his vehicle. Police say on Tuesday morning the dog indicated there was a supply of controlled drugs concealed under the gearshift of Andrew Brown’s vehicle. Brown, better known as “Papa” was […]
Two police officers have been interdicted from duty after testing positive for drugs. The constables, Austin Tillett of Ladyville and Clifford Augustine from the Hattieville Police Station, were tested by the National Forensic Laboratory after complaints they had been associating with known drug users and that their performance was being affected. The Ministry says they […]
A fifteen year old girl has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter. Shernell Morris was fourteen when she stabbed sixteen year old Ashante Joseph to death in a fight over a magazine in August of 1997. Judge Troadio Gonzalez is reported to have told the court this morning […]
The Embassy of Columbia is asking Belizeans to help the people of Colombia recover from an earthquake two days ago. The Embassy says that a total of eight hundred people have been confirmed dead, while three thousand two hundred and eight are seriously injured. Charge D’ Affairs Pablo Rebolledo told News Five about the present […]
In related news, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has launched an initial appeal of eleven million Swiss Francs or about sixteen point five million U.S. dollars to help earthquake victims in Colombia. However, all donations are being requested in cash since the items needed can be purchased locally. The International Red Cross […]
The Pan-American Health Organization is holding a seminar entitled, “Your Baby and AIDS” tonight. The objective is to enlighten young women who arepregnant or considering getting pregnant about the many risks of transmitting HIV to their child. Dr. Carmen Soler, PAHO “The idea of this seminar is that we came as consultants for PAHO office […]
Parents are being advised to check their children’s school bags before they go off to school. Not to see if they have done their homework, but to see whether they are carrying weapons. That’s right, police have discovered that some boys and girls are not only carrying books in their back packs but deadly items […]
