Although police say they have been on the lookout for escaped prisoner Darrington Lauriano, he wasn’t exactly on the run, more like hiding out in plain view, at almost the exact same place they picked him up the first time. Today, Lauriano was taken into custody from a house in the North Creek area of […]
They say when ?trouble ketch yo, pickney shut fit you.? But a Seine Bight resident probably never heard of that old saying and his lack of better judgment earned him a swift meeting with the judge. Around two o?clock on Tuesday morning, Placencia police stopped a Ford Ranger, found that it was uninsured and unlicensed. […]
Still in the south, Placencia police have secured another conviction, this one a Belize City man charged for the crimes of burglary and handling stolen goods. Thirty-one year old Ian Staine was charged after a report made by an American national that his room at a resort in the village was burglarized. Fifty-year-old Hae Sun […]
This one room dwelling situated at the corner of Mahogany and Flamboyant Streets may not seem much to report on, but it was home for forty-eight year old Clive Arnold Jr., better known as “Colburn.” Fire investigators are still trying to determine what caused the structure to burn around six fifty four this morning. Arnold […]
If you’re looking for some fresh tunes to add to your music library, you might want to pick up the latest local CD to hit the streets. “Outa Trenchtown” is the creative work of the artist known as Dan Man. This evening he stopped by our studios to let News 5’s Patrick Jones sample his […]
Most of us just assume that our children are mastering the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic while they are at school. But because not every child has an easy time with the three R?s, the Management of Anglican Schools has placed special emphasis on literacy, with considerable success. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Studies conducted in […]
This year, Belize’s little trick or treaters are in for an added treat since Halloween falls on a Sunday night, giving them a full weekend of candy gathering this year. But while the candy hunt can be good fun, it poses certain safety risks. To help parents help their children stay safe, the American Academy […]
And while Halloween may be growing in popularity, and commercialism, in Belize, we must admit, it’s an imported tradition. So in search for something more Belizean, more authentic, and far more reverent, tonight News 5 brings you a story from our archives in which Jim McFadzen travels to Benque Viejo Del Carmen for Los Finados. […]
