An early morning attack on Eve Street has left a tourist suffering from a gunshot wound to the head and the criminal on the loose. Twenty-one year old Scott Williams and his friend, twenty-one year old Justin Lannan, visitors to Belize from Texas, have reported to police that around 2:00 this morning, they were walking […]
A hit and run accident on Thursday has left one man dead and his teenage son in the hospital. Reports are that forty-year-old Abel Diaz and his sixteen year old son, Wilber, were walking on the Northern Highway towards their home in San Jose Village around 7:00 p.m. But when the two reached an area […]
This morning San Pedro police had their hands full after an early morning stabbing escalated into a shooting incident involving a police officer. Reports are that around 5:30 this morning, fifty-year-old Evelinda Lopez went to the police station to report that she had been stabbed by twenty-nine year old Rutillo Lopez during a fight in […]
A fire in Hopkins on Thursday night has destroyed much of a local resort, costing a community group thousands. Around 11:30 p.m., a fire, believed to have started in the kitchen of the main building at the Sandy Beach Lodge, quickly overwhelmed the structure and spread to two nearby cabanas. Because the only fire service […]
Tonight, the Belize City Centre plays host to a semi-pro basketball clash between two former champions that is expected to be nothing less than hardcore talent in motion. With both the B.T.L. Nets and Raiders fresh off wins in the early stage of this year’s league play, this game is sure to set the tone […]
If basketball isn’t your cup of tea, on Sunday you can join softball fans as they fill the Rogers Stadium as part of a historic international tournament. During the tournament the national teams from Belize, Guatemala and El Salvador will play twelve games. Vice President of the Belize Softball Federation, Patrick Henry, says the event […]
Over the years, there have been several valid attempts at starting a magazine, but for one reason or another, only newspapers have been able to survive in the Belizean marketplace. Undaunted by that precedence, one local young man is trying his hand at promoting aspects of Belizean life in what he’s calling, Beli-zine. Victor Enriquez, […]
With more and more local artists achieving some level of success in the music industry, it’s not surprising that everyday others are inspired to try to break into this highly competitive field. Of late, Garifuna music has been promoted like never before with several groups establishing themselves as permanent performers. This morning, News 5’s Jacqueline […]
Every year, several hundred children bravely take the stage at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall as part of the Festival of Arts. Their performances may vary from poetry, to musical renditions, to dance, but their dedication is the same. Unfortunately, as News 5’s Jacqueline Woods found out today, the achievements of these young people go […]
