The disturbing images coming out of areas of the United States affected by Hurricane Katrina, namely Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, may cause many of us to wonder what we can do to help. Perhaps even more importantly, those of us with family there may be still trying to reach loved ones. Well there is something […]
A child from Roaring Creek is in critical condition after she was hit by a car near her village on Thursday. Police say ten year old Joanna Coc was hit by a vehicle between miles fifty and fifty-one on the Western Highway. She was rushed to the hospital with serious body injuries and remains in […]
A fifteen year old Belize City teen has told police he has no idea who shot him and why. Sherick Trapp reported that on Thursday night he was leaving the basketball court on Kut Avenue when a man approached him and fired a single shot, which hit him in his left palm. Police are seeking […]
Four men are being sought for a robbery on Partridge Street in which a shopkeeper and two customers were held up. Norman Usher told police that around three-thirty Thursday afternoon the robbers entered Linda’s Grocery and held him up at gunpoint. The men took one hundred dollars from the cash register then proceeded to rob […]
A Honduran living in Belize City was arrested after he stole a bike from a young woman in King’s Park. Around ten-thirty Thursday morning a police patrol saw Rene Castillo riding up stop near St. Thomas Street and at the same time noticed Nellie Velasquez shouting for help. Velasquez told police she had just leaned […]
An arrest has been made in a ride-by shooting in Belize City on Thursday morning. Leon Soberanis of Raccoon Street Extension was identified by two men, Jason Crawford and Elroy Grey, who told police that around eight a.m. they were sitting in Crawford’s yard on Faber’s Road when a man they knew as “Tunu” passed […]
Nine men accused of participating in a riot at the National Assembly in January walked away from the Magistrate Court free men this week. Jaime Antonio, Louis Frutus, George Williams, Gerald Armstrong, Steven Young, Percival Reynolds, Orson Twist, Eric Zetina, and Maximo Pop were released after their attorneys Dean Lindo, Oswald Twist, and Sharon Pitts-Robateau […]
A boat owner accused of not displaying proper registration and other maritime breaches had the charges against him dismissed when the representative from the Port Authority failed to present his own credentials in court. Belize City businessman Arnaldo Pena appeared in court on Thursday where his attorney Ellis Arnold submitted to Magistrate Margaret McKenzie that […]
It is estimated that every week as many as three hundred tourists pass through the Saint John’s Anglican Cathedral, the oldest church building in Central America. As expected, this one hundred and ninety-three year old historical building has been deteriorating throughout the decades. It was not until eight years ago that a serious commitment was […]
Official ceremonies to kick off the September Celebrations were held last night at the Court House steps, but for many people the season really begins with one event, The Queen of the Bay. That pageant takes place tonight at the City Centre beginning at seven. This year’s contestants are: Zena Waight, Carrie Emerald Wong K., […]
While most people are focused on the September Celebrations, the promoters of the Belize Entertainment Awards Show are already taking nominations for their event in December. According Global Productions, the second awards show to honour local artists will be bigger and better than the first with all the nominees treated to a red carpet entrance. […]
The lack of statistical and empirical data on Belizean trends and events might soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a new service being offered by a local educational institution. According to Saint John’s College Junior College, through the Belizean Studies Resource Centre, researchers will be able to access a wide range of […]
There are a large number of young persons, especially children, who through no fault of their own have a difficult time meeting their basic needs. One organisation that has been assisting the disadvantaged is Hand In Hand Ministries, an international social services agency that only three years ago started its operations in Belize. Director of […]
Two well known organisations are today celebrating ten years of promoting the arts in Belize. This morning News Five spoke with the founders of the Image Factory and Stonetree Records to find out what they have accomplished and what are their plans for the future. Yasser Musa, Director, Image Factory “We have surpassed what we […]
