A quiet Cayo community was stunned today to discover an elderly resident had been brutally murdered. News Five visited the scene of the crime and spoke with the victim’s brother who is still reeling from the terrible scene that met him this morning. Patrick Jones, Reporting The blood stains on his bedroom wall are mute […]
Cayo police are not the only ones searching for a killer. The Belize City department needs your assistance in tracking down the prime suspect in last week’s murder of twenty-one year old Wasani Belgrave. Twenty-one year old Alex Palacio is being sought by police who believe that he is heading south to Punta Gorda where […]
A delivery truck driver has reported being held up on Caesar Ridge Road in Belize City. Hugo Delgado, a driver for Femagra Limited, told police that on Wednesday evening he was in the middle of delivering goods to the Port Loyola Shopping Centre when a man put a gun to his head and demanded money. […]
The horrific events of September eleventh have left the world, especially the United States of America, increasingly concerned over the threat of another terrorist attack. That fear has spawned several international initiatives designed to beef up the state of national security in countries around the globe. This week in Belize, the National Emergency Management Organisation’s […]
Tourism. It is without a doubt one of the fastest growing industries in Belize. And while prospects for even greater expansion are plentiful, tourism stakeholders both big and small are this week getting some valuable training in trade issues. What does trade have to do with tourism? According to specialist with the Organisation of American […]
The legal drama playing out in a Florida Federal courtroom in the United States over control of the majority shares in Belize Telecommunications Limited will enter its second, and perhaps more crucial, second act next month. This afternoon, News Five’s Janelle Chanona spoke with Belize’s attorneys in Miami at the law firm of Hunton and […]
An employee of the Treasury Department has been charged for stealing vehicle license stickers from the Treasury vault. Kenrick Sanchez appeared before Magistrate Harrison Hewlett today, pleaded not guilty to three charges of theft, and was granted three thousand dollars bail. The charges follow an investigation which began on May nineteenth when Accountant General Carmen […]
For months we have been hearing about the Coca-Cola spelling bee, and last week that competition ended. But this week, another spelling bee was held, sponsored by Crystal Water. News Five was at Belize Elementary School auditorium for the hands-on event. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Hearing impaired children have made great strides in learning how to […]
