It was a tragic twist on the rhyme of the ancient mariner. San Pedranos on Friday night found themselves with “water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink”… or to extinguish a raging fire. With the Caribbean Sea only a coconut’s toss from the flames two buildings were destroyed and several others were lucky […]
He is no stranger to criminal prosecution nor to the media. Once again former gang leader George “Junie Balls” McKenzie is in court… but the difference is that as part of a so called “experiment” the case against him is being pursued not by a police prosecutor but a private Attorney hired by the government. […]
In other crime news two men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Corozal. Twenty-five year old Donavan Franzua of Paraiso Village and twenty-three year old Honduran Rolando Arzu allegedly used a sawed off shotgun to threaten two employees of Majil’s Mexican Products in Corozal Town. According to police reports Clari and […]
A fight in the Cayo District has resulted in one man being stabbed and two others arrested. According to police reports shortly after midnight on Saturday twenty-five year old Glenford Jones of Cotton Tree attempted to break up a fight between Matias Bolon and Phillip Myvette. In so doing he managed to get stabbed in […]
Police are looking for two men in one of those all too familiar cases in which the victim claims he has been shot for no apparent reason by people he never saw and does not know. Twenty-one year old Marlon Hyde of George Street in Belize City reported to authorities that while he was standing […]
The facts are sketchy but unconfirmed reports reaching News Five indicate that a disturbance at Hattieville Prison on Friday evening has resulted in a prisoner being shot in the leg by a guard. Clarence Gentle was shot by one of a number of guards who tried to restrain him as he was being transferred from […]
Christmas cheer continues to spread throughout Belize City. On Sunday members of the Lions Club distributed one hundred food hampers to families in the Port Loyola area. The gifts, valued at around thirty-five dollars each, were made possible through contributions from the wider community and a number of local businesses including Belize Sugar Industry, Belize […]
In an ideal world, the term human development would mean no one would go without an education, everyone can receive adequate health care and every person would be able to realize the full potential of their abilities. That world doesn’t exist but it doesn’t mean it can’t. But to start solving the problems, it might […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this Christmas serving of Sports Monday. The Honduran National Boxing Team was hosted at Cayo Friday night by their Belizean counterparts thanks to the efforts of Gustavo Torres. We take you to fight number one as Arlington Pandy gets matched up with Juan Garcia […]
