Less than twenty four hours after four prisoners made their break for freedom from their maximum security cell at the Hattieville Prison early Tuesday morning, three of the convicts are now safely behind bars. The fourth is at the K.H.M.H. being treated for a gunshot wound to his leg. Three of the men were caught […]
Police now have four men in custody and are looking for a fifth in connection with the robbery and shooting death of Lee Yun Chong of Jasmin Street. Chong was shot after three masked men entered the grocery store Monday night. Despite the fact that the shopkeeper handed over some cash he was shot in […]
The attorney for Michael Williams, Kirk Anderson, has objected to the police department’s account of an incident involving a minor which resulted in her pressing indecent assault charges. Yesterday Head of C.I.B. Simeon Alvarez told News Five that the twelve year old told police in January that Williams had offered her a ride and had […]
Rhett Fuller’s attorneys have taken their client’s cause to the Supreme Court, but today they asked Justice George Meerabux not to hear their application for a writ of Habeas Corpus, or the right to bring their client before the court to determine if his detention is lawful. Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay and attorney Kirk Anderson […]
Tonight News Five is happy to report that the following stories we aired about the Bardalez family’s battle with Hemophilia and how difficult it is to get the expensive medication, a Belize Hemophilia Society has been formed. Viewers may recall that in January Francisca Bardalez was working hard trying to establish such an organization in […]
This morning the Governor General of Belize, Sir Colville Young donated musical instruments to the Belize Police Department. During the ceremony, the Governor General commented on the great musical and artistic talent of the young people of Belize. Sergeant Gilbert Pitts told News Five how the Police Band initiative to get the instruments came about […]
The police and the Governor General are not the only ones trying to revive band music in Belize. This week the House of Culture was filled with the sound of music. A Belizean who has been able to fulfil his dream of playing the trumpet while living in the United States met, and played, with […]
At the Cabinet meeting yesterday the Ministry of Economic Development made conditional approval for a paper company to operate in Belize. Caribbean Paper Company will manufacture a variety of paper products for the domestic market with the employment of nine people in its first year. The company has yet to meet certain criteria of the […]
The murder of Jackie Malic earlier this month is still on everyone’s mind, but as brutal and shocking as her death was, she was not the first. In October another little girl was terrorized, tortured and then killed. Her body was dumped, like a sack of garbage, on a side road. Her killer has so […]
Channel 5 is looking for a cameraman/editor to work in our news/production departments. Must have experience in a broadcast environment. Reply to personnel director at gbtv@btl.net.
