Less than a month ago News Five broke the story of South Silk Caye. This pristine white sand island in a newly created marine reserve had been sold by Government to a well connected buyer for a tiny fraction of its market value…all in defiance of an official policy forbidding the sale of government owned […]
A baby left in the care of older children burned to death this morning in Dangriga. Initial reports are that six-month old Taraya Castillo was left in the care of her four and five-year old brothers, while their mother, Mary Ann Flores went to work. The boys have told fire officials that shortly after their […]
Meanwhile, in Belize City, fire fighters responded to a fire on Reggae Street just before four this morning. It is estimated that seventy five percent of the house and its contents have been ruined by fire and water. The owners of the house, identified as Hugh Thomas and Stephanie Craig, were not home at the […]
A man was shot this morning while taking a walk near his home. Carlton Lord, a fifty-nine year old labourer of number twenty-seven West Canal, is now being treated at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was shot in the left forearm and left leg by an unidentified man. According to police, at about […]
Bad money has been showing itself once again, and this time it’s in Orange Walk. On Wednesday Orange Walk police received two complaints from the business community alleging that counterfeit money was being used to buy their products. A thirty-five year old tacos vender reported that at about ten Wednesday morning, a man approached his […]
Although many of the crimes reported on this newscast are committed by young people, the vast majority of Belize’s youths are doing positive things, like the group I visited this afternoon. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting They are a group of committed young musicians, who have come a long way since their band, The Grace Pantasticks was […]
Almost every year since 1992 News Five has marched along with the BDF volunteer battalion as it sweated through its annual training camp. This year is no exception, although it will be the first time that the story will be without the presence of Volunteer Commander Francis Usher. Usher has been succeeded by Lieutenant Colonel […]
