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4 dead, 11 injured in W. Highway collision

Motorists on the nation’s streets and highways are driving a little more carefully tonight…but that warning to slow down has come at a terrible price. Four people are dead and eleven are hospitalised following a head on collision between two vehicles around 7:30 this morning on the rain slicked Western Highway. News 5’s Janelle Chanona […]

1 drowns, 1 missing after dory capsizes in P.G.

One man is dead and another missing after a fishing trip off the coast of Toledo ended in disaster. Twenty-six year old Enfield Arzu of Punta Gorda reported to police that around 12:20 Saturday afternoon he and two friends, Carl Ramclam and Alfred Smith, went fishing east of town. Arzu says they decided to return […]

Fire caused by candle leaves families homeless

The fact that it’s a familiar story does not make it any less tragic. You know the ingredients: a wooden house, a lit candle and a parent not at home. This time the damage was only to property…and for that I suppose we should be thankful. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has the story. Jacqueline Woods, […]

Ride-by shooting leaves city man wounded

A Belize City man remains in stable condition in the K.H.M.H. after he was shot in the face early Saturday morning. Twenty-four year old Aston Wade told police that around two Saturday morning he was walking past the intersection of Dolphin and Gibnut Streets when a dark skinned man wearing a black warm cap rode […]

Ambulance forced off road, no injuries

It was a busy day for emergency medical technician Dennis Smith Junior. While most of us were eating breakfast, he was working frantically to free injured motorists on the Western Highway. By noon Smith was transporting victims of an accident on the Northern Highway to Orange Walk Hospital, and on the return trip he was […]

Foundation aims to educate on marine attractions

This afternoon, a foundation in the name of the late Hugh Parkey was officially launched during ceremonies at the Belize Biltmore Plaza. Following the veteran dive operator’s passing last July, his family and employees wanted to do something in his memory. According to Hugh’s widow, Teresa Parkey, the foundation, which will operate independently in Belize, […]

Supreme Court opens, plans improvements

The annual show on Regent Street never fails to impress, but this year the judicial system has more to brag about than music and marching. News 5’s Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting With its traditional spit and polish, the criminal session of the Supreme Court was officially opened today at the Supreme Court in […]

Sagitun tops Yabra in football action

Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’ve just climbed aboard for this sweet ride on Sports Monday. Football fervour reached fever pitch as week three of the Belize Premier Football League playoffs found Sagitun of Independence hosting the defending champion Kulture Yabra of Belize City Saturday night. We give you this look at the venue […]