The country’s three-week respite from murder ended today when two men stabbed each other early this morning in Belize City. And while the police say it was not the first time forty-three year old Victor Avilez and forty-two year Franklyn Stanford clashed, it was their last as Avilez died on the way to the hospital. […]
A jury has convicted a twenty-one year old man from Corozal of murdering a seventy-six year old orange vendor. The twelve member jury deliberated for four hours and found Harvey Lee Henderson guilty of killing Alfonso Santos on January eleventh, 2004. During the trial witnesses testified that Henderson, who appeared intoxicated, walked up to Santos […]
Also in the Supreme Court today, a young woman was acquitted of manslaughter charges in a case dating back four years. A jury found Emelia Roberts-Armstrong not guilty of the death of Wilfred Tench at the Los Cocos Bar in Belize City on December eighth, 2001. The defendant testified that Tench grabbed her in her […]
A tour guide from the Belize District and his wood carver cousin were charged with incest today following allegations that they both had sexual relations with a fourteen year old female relative. The pair appeared before Magistrate Margaret McKenzie and were remanded to Hattieville Prison until trial on December ninth. One of the men was […]
It’s official: National Transport buses will not be allowed to continue operating. But the Novelo brothers aren’t taking the decision by the Transport Board lying down. Today there were two press conferences, one called by the Board and the other by the brothers. News Five was both and brings you the latest in the continuing […]
It is sure be one of the highlights at tomorrow’s meeting of the House of Representatives at the National Assembly in Belmopan: the G.S.T. or Goods and Services Tax. By the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Jose Coye’s own admission, the G.S.T. is VAT, Valued Added Tax, just with another name. This […]
There is no doubt that Belize has been lucky this year avoiding all the devastating hurricanes that raged around us. Now, in addition to that narrow escape we also find that our neighbours’ misfortune is giving us an economic boost. I’m speaking of the citrus industry, where the continued effect of hurricanes–the latest being Wilma–has […]
Today the Protected Areas Conservation Trust gave out a record eleven grants for projects designed to help conserve, protect, and sustain Belize’s natural resources. Almost three hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars has been earmarked for the organisations, which got their first instalments today. News Five was at the Radisson and spoke with some of the […]
Today, The Belize National Meteorological Service and the Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change Project officially launched “Concepts and Issues in Climate Change: A Handbook for Caribbean Journalists.” The publication is intended to inform, educate, and warn journalists of the danger posed by the extreme weather events that the region is currently experiencing and the long […]
Belizean artist and Punta rock musician Pen Cayetano may live in Germany, but every year he makes the pilgrimage home to Belize to join in the Garifuna Settlement Day celebrations. But while scenes of Garinagu life, culture, and spirituality are the main themes in his paintings, this year he is also exploring a little of […]
