It’s not the kind of crime you’d expect on Christmas Eve but by now we know that when it comes to violence in Belize, there are no longer any rules. This morning a bustling downtown Belize City paused in shock while another police officer was gunned down on the street. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has […]
A traffic accident on the Southern Highway Thursday night has claimed one life. Twenty-six year old Armando Gomez, a resident of Mile six on the Southern Highway, was knocked down as he walked on the side of the road around six forty last night. Twenty-one year old Clifford Calam of Placencia told police that he […]
Two men have been wounded in a shooting early Thursday morning in Belize City. Police say Ernest Faber and Eugene Wallace were standing near the BTL Park on Newtown Barracks when they got into an argument with another man. The hard talk ended when that guy pulled out a nine millimetre pistol and started shooting. […]
The Young Women’s Christian Association today received a generous helping hand for its swimming programme from one of the country’s largest companies. During brief ceremonies at the Y’s offices on St. Thomas Street, representatives of Fortis, the majority shareholder in Belize Electricity Limited, handed over a cheque for four thousand dollars. According to executive secretary […]
Christmas eve is a funny time to announce a purge of the nation’s cabinet, and don’t worry you will not hear one announced tonight. But something is definitely afoot in Belmopan. No one is speaking on the record and several alleged targets are denying knowledge but it appears that Prime Minister Said Musa is finally […]
Patrick Jones Reporting “We are now on Albert Street where literally hundreds of Belizeans are still out doing last minute shopping. No doubt businesses in the downtown area of Belize City are going to be open very late tonight so that those who still have not gotten all that is on their shopping list for […]
Patrick Jones ?It is important that Belizeans on a whole feel safe this Christmas and be able to celebrate this joyous occasion without having to worry all that much. There are some simple basic things that people can do to stay safe and to talk a little about that, I am joined at this time […]
Patrick Jones ?Downtown Belize City is the busiest I?ve seen it in quite a while and people are going here, going there, vehicles going down the street can only mean one thing…last minute shoppers picking up just what they need for Christmas Day tomorrow.? ?For the last three weeks or so, the Salvation Army has […]
Best holiday wishes to all News 5 viewers. Please note that December 27th is a public holiday in Belize. We will rejoin you with news on Tuesday, December 28th.
