The comeback season of semi-pro basketball came to an unbelievably exciting climax on Friday night as thousands of fans in the City Centre and at home watching on television witnessed one of the most dramatic sporting events in Belizean history. First it was the scrappy B.T.L. Nets coming back in the second half from a […]
There are indications tonight that a settlement is in the works over the controversy surrounding the appointment and disappointment of former Chief Justice Manuel Sosa. Reliable sources tell News Five that Sosa will shortly be nominated as a Judge on the Belize Court of Appeal. At the same time his appeal to that very court, […]
Four separate chopping incidents over the weekend have left two dead and two in critical condition. Around 8 on Friday night, officers of the Belize City C.I.B. Unit went to the scene on Reggae Street, in the Port Loyola area, where they saw 35-year old Ivan Swazo suffering from stab wounds to his back. It […]
A Belize City man reportedly committed suicide early this morning. Police were called to a house on Freedom Street where they saw the body of twenty-one year old Glenford Roland, hanging from a beam in the middle of the living room. His girlfriend reported to police that around ten p.m. she informed Roland she would […]
A forty-six year old resident of Isabella Bank has been arrested and charged with incest and two counts of aggravated assault. According to police, an eighteen year old student reported to her mother yesterday that her biological father who had been sexually molesting her for the past two years, raped her on Friday. When her […]
The magic numbers played in Saturday’s Lotto draw have given another lucky winner a pot of gold. Ellen Ramirez of Belize City took home over twenty-three thousand dollars after buying a quick pick ticket on Saturday evening. According to Ramirez she was more than surprised when she found she had the winning ticket. Ellen Ramirez, […]
Over the weekend, the Belize Tourism Industry Association held its annual general meeting at the newly constructed Conference Center at the Belize Yacht Club in San Pedro. During the meeting, a new executive board was elected. Replacing previous president Susan Fuller is Ida Sauceda, of Pelican Beach Resort. Her executive officers include Trevor Roe from […]
If you have access to the Internet, you probably use it to find information from other countries. But now, you can find out about your own country and how it is governed. Today News Five attended the launch of G.O.B.’s website. The Belize Government website will give visitors to the site immediate access to information […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to this version of Sports Monday. While some basketballers were looking for a fight Friday night, the real fighters were involved in a real international prime time fight card at big Bird’s Isle Sunday morning billed as Belize versus Mexico. The opening ceremony is complete with the National […]
