It?s a scene that has traumatized far too many Belizeans: mangled metal, broken glass, blood on the asphalt…every year traffic accidents claim lives, destroy families and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to property. But as News 5?s Jacqueline Woods discovered, drivers can avoid a lot of pain and suffering by simply following the rules […]
Intense investigations continue in the north tonight as authorities search for more clues in connection with the discovery of an aircraft filled with cocaine near the Belize/Mexico border just after midnight on Friday. Police tell News 5 the aircraft has since been moved to a secure location as officers investigate its origin and the identities […]
A man from the Belize district has been arrested and charged for attempted murder in connection with an armed robbery in Orange Walk town on Thursday night. Police say it was twenty-three year old Roger Bradley of Biscayne Village, who approached security guard Marcelino Tun Sr. while on duty at the Shell 1-Stop service station […]
Meanwhile, two men will also answer charges of attempted murder in Dangriga?s Magistrates Court following a shooting in that town over the weekend. According to authorities, just after midnight on Saturday, twenty-two-year-old Ryan Valerio got involved in a physical altercation with two other men near the riverbank. Sometime during the scuffle, one of the men […]
The Belize Police Department is claiming success from its first national neighbourhood watch conference held over the weekend in Belize City with its first tangible outcome being the formation of national task force. According to organizers, the mission of the task force will be to enlist more community involvement in the fight against crime. Over […]
She says she has been an on and off lotto player for the last three years. But on Saturday night, fifty-three year old Sylvia Swift finally hit the jackpot. And while she couldn?t believe it when she heard that her numbers had won, she was prompt at the lotto office this afternoon to claim her […]
More than a hundred and fifty journalists, station managers, producers, and other media officials from across the Caribbean will descend on the Placencia Peninsula this week, but no there?s no hot story, besides the sand, sun and surf of one of the country?s hottest destinations at least. Delegates began arriving on Sunday for the thirty-fifth […]
Summer usually means ?slow season? for Belize?s tourism sector, but figures published today by the Belize Tourism Board might mean that train of thought is ready for a permanent vacation. According to statistics released today by the B.T.B. the number of tourist arrivals at the Phillip Goldson International Airport for the period April to June […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley and we?re back with this fresh delivery of Sports Monday. The Regent?s Insurance Cup Championship Series took off Saturday Night inside the Michael Ashcroft Stadium, as Sagitun hosted Juventus of Orange Walk. On hand, to kick off the three game title series is none other than the Prime Minister of […]
