A quarrel over drugs or other illegal activity appears to be the motive behind the nation’s latest violent homicide. The shooting today in Belize City took place in broad daylight…and News 5’s Patrick Jones reports from the scene. Patrick Jones, Reporting The early afternoon murder has left the Riverside Community in shock, trying to figure […]
Police tonight are investigating another murder, but time is not on their side. This afternoon they were called out to an isolated spot on the road leading from the Southern Highway to the resort of Kanantik in the Stann Creek District. There they found a human skeleton, believed to be decomposing for at least several […]
Police do not suspect foul play in the death of an elderly Belize City man whose badly decomposing body was found in his house over the weekend. Neighbours were alerted that something was wrong after they detected a foul odour coming from the upstairs of this house at number sixty Racecourse Street. When a check […]
Tonight a Belize City man is claiming to be the lucky survivor of kidnapping, robbery and attempted murder. According to Belize City cops, twenty-five year old Winston “Babunchi” Vernon, a resident of Lizarraga Avenue, was on the street outside his home when a pair of brothers, identified to News 5 as Andrew and Hilliare Bennett, […]
A mechanical failure is being blamed for a death on the streets of San Ignacio. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has the story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Shortly after eight on Saturday morning, Helen Simmons tragically lost her husband of twenty-nine years after he was knocked down and killed just across from where they lived. Helen Simmons, […]
Over the weekend, firefighters flocked to Benque Viejo del Carmen…but no, there wasn’t a massive blaze to hose down. The men and women of the National Fire Service had gathered to fight amongst themselves for top honours in various fire drills and physical fitness exercises in the annual Fire Olympiad. Teams representing each district and […]
Over the weekend, thirty-six boys and girls from across the country graduated from the National 4H and Youth Development Centre’s Education Program. During ceremonies held on Saturday at the 4H headquarters in Belmopan, the students received certificates of completion in courses like building technology, service development and small business, in addition to classes designed to […]
The leak of poison gas could have caused a major tragedy, but today residents of Cayo’s twin towns are breathing easier, while a local businessman is seeking a safer address. Jacqueline Woods reports from Santa Elena. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting On Saturday, a seal from a valve just like this one burst at Blanquea Sol, an […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and thanks for allowing me into your living rooms for another fresh dish of Sports Monday. The Belize Premier Football League opened its annual semi-pro season over the weekend with all eight teams seeing action. Here in Belize City we were treated to a clash between former champions Kulture Yabra, […]
