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No serious injuries but 2nd boat collision concerns authorities

A weekend boat collision in the waters between Belize City and San Pedro has left more than seventy-five people shaken up and recovering from varying degrees of injuries. According to Ramon Reyes Jr., President of the Caye Caulker Water Taxi Association, around five-thirty on Saturday evening, “Tsunami” driven by Captain Rene Rosado and carrying thirty-three […]

Three city shootings mar weekend

Belize City police are still trying to determine the cause of a shooting that occurred at the Texaco gas station at the corner of Cemetery Road and Central American Boulevard. At the time of the incident there were at least three persons on the compound including twenty-two year old Paul Lopez, the gas attendant; forty-one […]

Wallet stolen in pharmacy, woman pleads for papers

A morning robbery inside a downtown store has left one traumatized young woman appealing to the public to help her recover her stolen documents. According to Michelle Hoy, she had just arrived in the city from her home in Cotton Tree. After going to the bank to cash her paycheque, she headed to Brodies with […]

No evidence, no case against accused P.G. child molesters

In October of 2003, it was headline news. We were treated to lurid tales of child molestation involving indecent assault and carnal knowledge… all part of a sinister international ring of child pornography that had its headquarters in the bucolic town of Punta Gorda. Various criminal charges rained down on three U.S. residents of P.G.: […]

Murder charge reduced to manslaughter in woman?s death

He was charged with murder after shooting his common-law-wife squarely in the chest with a three-five-seven Magnum revolver, but today Lloyd Brakeman is out on bail following a reduction in charges. On the evening of November twenty-first, 2004, Brakeman and his girlfriend of two years, Irene Gibson, were at their home at the corner of […]

Magistrate sends message to those who disrespect women

He called a gal sexy and when she failed to appreciate his advances, he punched her in the face. Now Luis Zetina will have two years in prison to think about disrespecting and assaulting women. The twenty-nine year old resident of Reggae Street in Belize City was this morning convicted of wounding and sentenced in […]

Hit and run victim hangs on while driver remains free

She’s making some progress, but doctors warn that the young victim of a hit and run will be permanently impaired. Today News Five’s Jacqueline Woods stopped by the hospital for an update. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Seven-year-old Skylar Sanchez has been slowly responding to her mother?s voice, but she is still not fully conscious and there […]

Excellence of Double Head Cabbage: cricket champs

Good evening, I?m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Harrison Parks National Cricket championship reigned supreme at Double Head Cabbage on Saturday where the host team Excellence went into game two of the three game series with a 1-game lead over Brilliant of Crooked Tree. For certain, the Double Head fans who had […]