A quick response by prison authorities, the Hattieville police and residents of Burrell Boom, is responsible for the recapture of twenty-two year old Tito Augustine, alias “John Hyde.” Augustine, who is serving a six year sentence for attempted burglary and damage to property, escaped from Hattieville Prison around one Sunday afternoon while he was cleaning […]
Police have apprehended a man who confessed to shooting sixty-five year old Barbara Savery of 189 West Collet Canal while she was inside her house. The incident, which News Five reported on Friday, left Savery with a gunshot wound to the upper right arm and breast. Today, police charged Ian August better known as “BaBo” […]
A businessman has been charged in connection with an accident on the Burrell Boom Road which has left a student hospitalized. Police say around eight thirty Saturday night, seventeen year old Wilword Banner of Burrell Boom Village was riding his bicycle from the village to the Northern Highway. Two miles past the bridge, Banner was […]
If you’re a fisherman, you had better make sure you get a new license and get it soon. As of today your old license has expired, and the price to get a new one is now twenty-five dollars. In addition you must be a Belizean citizen. George Myvett, Fisheries Department Administrator says this new scheme […]
While the Fisheries Department intends to generate some much needed revenue and regulate Belize’s waterways by issuing new laminated licenses, those being affected by the new regulations, and the rate hike, may not be too pleased. News Five spoke with several fishermen this afternoon at the Vernon Street fishmarket for their views. Enfield Jones, Fisherman […]
Thousands of people helped the Belize Defence force celebrate its twenty-first anniversary this weekend at Airport Camp in Ladyville. Among those offering his congratulations to the members of the force was Minister of National Security Jorge Espat. He told the soldiers that their success provides a lesson for the greater society. Jorge Espat, Minister of […]
The Prime Minister and Cabinet met with a high level programming mission for the Inter-American Development Bank last week to look at areas in which the bank can assist with programs the government would like to implement. News Five spoke with Prime Minister Said Musa about the areas discussed during the meeting and the need […]
Belize Telecommunications Limited is presently hosting the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication Organizations (CANTO) for its tenth Mid-Year Members meeting. Selby Wilson, Secretary General, CANTO “CANTO commenced in 1985. At that time there were five foundation members and B.T.L. was one of the first foundation members and indeed I might add that B.T.L. found the […]
A young woman from the Dominican Republic has been selected as the first Miss Rainforest International during a pageant this weekend in San Ignacio, Cayo. Silvia Navarro not only wins the title from a field of six contestants but will receive a trip to Houston courtesy of Taca Airlines and assorted other prizes. The pageant […]
Forty-six year old Alfonso Puerto is almost fifty thousand dollars richer after winning the Saturday jackpot in the Lotto draw. According to Puerto, who lives in Roaring Creek Village, he was at his fiancé’s home in San Ignacio when she came home and told him about the numbers drawn that night. Alfonso Puerto, $57,500 Lotto […]
A former Justice of the Supreme Court Satchi Ponnambalam died over the weekend at his home in Belize City. He came to Belize in 1981 as a contract officer to the judiciary to serve as a magistrate. Four years later he was promoted to Puisne Judge in the Supreme Court. He held the post for […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with Sports Monday. Week 3 of the B.F.L. football playoffs took us to capital city Belmopan where the Builder’s Hardware Bandits found themselves against La Victoria of Corozal, still looking for their first playoff win. It’s not only a clash of wills; it’s a crash of bodies too as demonstrated […]
