An acute crime wave, like the one being experienced by Belize City and other urban areas, at some point will prompt an equally acute official response. That happened this morning when law enforcement officers were out in force. When our news team caught up with them during a raid on one southside neighbourhood…the reception was […]
It seems that almost every night a local Chinese owned store is subjected to criminal attack. So it should come as no surprise that “Everyday” grocery shop on Euphrates Avenue was finally robbed on Monday. Cao Chao Qee, proprietor of “Everyday”, was standing in front of his store around 9:30 p.m. when two men, armed […]
The suspect detained by police in the killing of security guard Kingsford Obeng has been charged with murder. Glenford Logan was formally arraigned today in Belize City Magistrate’s Court and remanded to Hattieville until a hearing on September eighth. Obeng, who was guarding a grocery store on Saturday night, was attacked by a man who […]
Ask the people who should know and they will tell you that on the streets of Belize City good marijuana is as scarce as a blue note on the night before payday. While the reason for the shortage cannot be exactly determined, some large-scale busts of major plantations may have something to do with it. […]
A British initiative to help eradicate poverty in Belize has resulted in a major grant to government. It was announced today that Acting British High Commissioner Martin Fidler has signed an agreement with Prime Minster Said Musa, under which the UK will provide almost 5.7 million Belize dollars to fund projects to assist low income […]
If you’ve ever seen an infomercial on television promising to show you how to better your life for an expensive price, you probably changed the channel. But this time, the self-help is not on video and it won’t cost you a penny. It turns out that Stephen Okeke, master sculptor and budding inventor, is also […]
It may not have been gold, but the silver medal brought back from El Salvador by Belize’s National Volleyball Team in the Central American Senior Championships, looks pretty good. Today News Five caught up with the team’s high flying opposite hitter Joseph Enriquez. Joseph Enriquez, Belize National Volleyball Team “On the first night of competition […]
It’s not an unusual occurrence, as torrential rains can be counted on to inundate the country at least two or three times each year. But just because it happens regularly doesn’t mean that bad weather isn’t news. This morning, just after I had sloshed my way into work, I was sent back out again to […]
