After two days in police custody, Mark Middleton and Glenford Gillett have been jointly charged for the murder of fellow Hattieville Prison inmate Gerald Tasher. Investigations have revealed that the attack was in retaliation for an assault that the deceased had earlier made on their friend Herman Lanza. Christy Castillo, Police Press Officer "Well investigations […]
While Dickie Bradley, Minister of Prisons had told News Five in an interview that those responsible for Tuesday night’s near riot at Hattieville would soon be punished, Jennifer Lovell, the Acting Superintendent of Prisons says so far the matter is still under investigation. Lovell told News Five that they have yet to identify who were […]
Two days after an eighty-two year old woman reported to police that she had been robbed and raped, a sixteen-year-old, Carlos Luna Caliz, has been arrested and charged for the crimes. The elderly woman from Corozal told police that on Tuesday, Caliz went to her home and told her that her son was being held […]
Thanks to a sting operation by the Fisheries Department, one Belize City restaurateur has become the catch of the day after he was netted for possessing undersized shellfish. According to Fisheries Officer Errol Diaz, on Wednesday a search in the kitchen of the Chong Sing Restaurant revealed one hundred fifteen undersized conch. The restaurant’s owner […]
This afternoon traffic at the Pallotti junction slowed down not because there was a traffic jam but because the National Drug Abuse Control Council, NDACC and the Police Youth Cadet Corp were handing out flyers and bumper stickers warning motorists of the dangers of driving under the influence. Marlon McNab, Belize District Coord., NDACC "The […]
There is less than a day and a half to go before we witness the end of the Twentieth Century and worldwide, people have been making preparations in anticipation of any major Y2K catastrophe. In Belize a Y2K Advisory Council has been established to ensure that all of Belize’s major sectors like utility companies, financial […]
With the peak of the millennium madness only hours away, entertainment hot spots throughout the city are pulling out all the stops and laying out the red carpet, each trying to throw the best bash of the century. Between champagne rivers and a sky lit by fireworks, New Year’s Eve promises to be a good […]
It’s getting to be that time of year when expectant mothers start watching the calendar… and the clock. While the Lions Club will as is customary, be showering the first baby of the year with a basket of gifts, for the new millennium the Ministry of Health has also gotten into the act. Jose Coye, […]
After all the millennium hoopla has died down the public’s concern will no doubt refocus on the nuts and bolts of health care. We asked the Minister and chairman what the new year has in store. Jose Coye, Minister of Health "We can look forward for the next year with the restructuring that we are […]
There is no shortage of horror stories which come out of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital… and we here at News Five have reported more than our share. Tonight, however, take a look at a young patient and his doctors who have managed to defy the conventional wisdom. On November twenty-fifth five-year-old Andyvan Andrews was […]
