Two days after fifty-three year old meatpie vendor Efrain Heraso was held up and shot during an attempted robbery, Belize City police have arrested three young men they believe were involved in the crime. This afternoon twenty-three year old Martin Duran, twenty-six year old Alvin Marin, and twenty-seven year old Ewart Andrews Jones were escorted […]
The trial of Andrew “Papa” Brown continued today, but the venue shifted from the Magistrate to the Supreme Court. Solicitor General Elson Kaseke had asked the Chief Justice to rule on Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord’s exclusion of certain evidence presented by a United States D.E.A. A move that Kaseke claims violated the “constitutional rights” of […]
A man has been re-arrested and charged once more for the murder of Belize City shopkeeper, Hilberto Aragon. Although charges against nineteen-year-old Francis Petillo had been withdrawn in July, apparently new evidence or new developments in the case has led to him appearing in the Supreme Court this week where the charge was reinstated. Petillo […]
In another case before the Supreme Court, the lawyer for a man accused of murder has taken the unprecedented step of requesting bail for his client. On Thursday, attorney Marcel Cardona asked that bail be granted to B.D.F. Corporal Remijio Canul charged for the death of Marin Adolphus in 2001. Although the death occurred several […]
With eighty-nine companies participating in the ninth annual EXPO Belize, this year’s trade show is expected to draw thousands of visitors looking for a bargain to the Saint John’s College gymnasium. According to organisers at the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, more than one hundred and twenty booths will be displaying the best in […]
Tonight at the Princess Hotel there will be more flexing than the Cuban dancers can handle and more moves than can fit in the Charisma nightclub. No, we haven’t been invaded by Michael Jackson impersonators…the King’s room is the venue of the annual Mr. Belize competition and the Miss Body Fitness. According to organisers, fifteen […]
Sports action this weekend will also feature the women of the Belize National Female Basketball team as they participate in a triangular tournament. The event will include champion teams: Los Hurricanes out of Cancun and Yade from Merida. This morning organisers told News Five that after competing in a similar tournament in Mexico two months […]
As part of their Independence Day celebrations in Belize, the Mexican Institute of Culture has brought in a very special musical group from Mexico City. The Eblen Macari Trio will give two free performances: one tonight in Belize City and the other tomorrow in Belmopan. News Five spoke with the members of the group about […]
Her heartfelt music has earned her acclaim both at home and abroad and this week, singer Shirley Ferguson has released another CD. She stopped by our studios to tell us what’s going on with her latest musical creation. Shirley Ferguson, Musician “They will hear souls, mostly souls on that new CD. I love the one […]
A new publication for young people was launched today. And although it is done in a comic book format with images by one of Belize’s most popular cartoonists, Charles Chavannes III, the stories are anything but light-hearted… and might just help some teens cope with some very traumatic events in their young lives. Jacqueline Woods, […]
With a host of fans and sponsors cheering them on, not to mention four thousand dollars in prizes as incentive, this weekend’s Lionman Triathlon promises to be both exciting and gruelling. News Five’s Janelle Chanona has a preview. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Since 1999, the Lionman Triathlon has been a highlight on the Belizean sports calendar. […]
