It’s all too common to see little children walking alone through the streets of Belize City. Sometimes they are sent to the shop to buy. Sometimes they are just out playing in the street or wandering around in search of something to do, someone to play with. This weekend one little boy who was sent […]
The British Army Training Support Unit, or BATSUB, has finally confirmed that a British soldier drowned in the Macal River last Wednesday. BATSUB says 27 year old Darren Gibson, a fusilier drowned near the Guacamallo Bridge and an exhaustive search led to the discovery of the body on Friday. The British Military police are investigating […]
A young girl from the Cayo District was kidnapped and terrorized on Saturday by three men in a pick-up truck. The twelve year old told police she was walking with her seven year old brother on Hudson Street in San Ignacio around 6:30 a.m. when a blue pick-up stopped. A Creole man forced her into […]
Despite the fact that young Belizeans, especially girls, are being told to be careful following the recent child murders and the numerous reports of sexual molestation, there are still some teenagers taking dangerous chances. Today a fourteen year old minor told News Five she accepted a ride from a man on Thursday evening, but instead […]
A young man was shot as he walked into a dance hall early Sunday morning. According to reports, around two forty five, Raymond Williams was entering Lodge Hall on Regent Street West when someone in a dark blue Chevrolet car shot him in his right hip. Williams was taken to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital […]
Late this evening, News Five was informed of an accident between miles thirty-five and thirty-six on the Western Highway. Information at this time is very sketchy but we were informed that one of the persons involved in the accident is Judge John Rivero. There is no word of his condition but we understand he has […]
Over the weekend San Pedro, Ambergris Caye was the place to be with the culmination of the Costa Maya Festival. For those of you who couldn’t be there, News Five is pleased to bring you a taste of the entertainment. Tonight’s coverage is brought to you by the Belize Marine Terminal and the Caye Caulker […]
Although attendance at this year’s Costa Maya Festival was about the same as in previous years, visitors seemed to enjoy the five days of festivities. On Saturday night the host country, Belize took center stage. News Five was there. For the past eight years, the fair which is held in San Pedro Town highlights the […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to this serving of Sports Monday. First of all we want to thank Karl Tillett for the wonderful job he did holding down the sports desk and yes we’re glad to be back. Folks yesterday saw the presentation of a massive criterion event around the Princess Margaret Drive […]
