A D.P.P. memo sent to Belize City Magistrate’s Court today has resulted in charges being dropped against two men in connection with a brazen robbery at the Income Tax Department. While no official reason has been given for the move by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, tonight we understand that both defendants, […]
A charge has also been withdrawn against a Belize City man, this time for murder in connection with the deadly shooting of a local mechanic. According to court reports, Roger Anthony and Mark Alamilla were both initially charged in the death of Lloyd Bodden. Bodden was killed on February tenth as he was working on […]
Tonight Belize City police are actively seeking a husband who hacked up his wife and left her bleeding in their home. According to the authorities, around nine-thirty last night cops responded to reports of a domestic abuse on Kelly Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they found Julia Amaya with a number of her […]
Two million dollars, that’s the amount the Protected Areas Conservation Trust officially handed over to local environmental groups today in one of their largest contribution ceremonies ever. According to a PACT press release, the University of Belize received the lion’s share of the money, a whopping nine hundred thousand dollars for a three-year project designed […]
On Wednesday, we introduced you to Belize City mother Lisa Neal and her nine children who were threatened with eviction from the place they’d called home for the past two years. Tonight there is good news to report as we understand a host of political figures including Area Rep Anthony “Boots” Martinez, U.D.P. Mayoral candidate […]
Despite another series of skirmishes between the Speaker and members on the floor over proper standing orders, today’s hot topic in the House of Representatives was definitely the motion of a fifty million dollar loan negotiated by the Musa Administration and the Government of the Republic of China on Taiwan. The Opposition charge a bailout […]
Tonight there is news to report in the banana talks in Hong Kong. According to international media reports, bananas imported from the Africa, Caribbean Pacific Group will enter Europe tariff free, while fruit from the Latin American countries has been set at one hundred and seventy-six Euros or two hundred and twelve U.S. dollars per […]
We’ve spent much of this week touring the city, visiting various Christmas parties held for hundreds of Belize City children. But today, I attended one event that was organized entirely for the children at heart. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It may have been just one hour of the day, but it was clear that more than […]
This weekend the Pallotti Music School is presenting their annual Christmas Concert with an all star line-up. The Sunday night programme is scheduled to feature students both past and present, as well as violin teacher Gilles Rabinovitch and his wife, professional musician Veronique Barone. This week, News Five spoke with guest artist Daniela Gongora during […]
Most Belizeans can agree that there is nothing like an Ole Time Christmas Bram. But if you don’t exactly know how to organise one at your home, don’t worry, you can enjoy an entire evening of Brukdown music on December twenty-third during what is rapidly becoming a new twist on an old tradition. William Neal, […]
This evening the Young Men’s Christian Association joined the list of charitable organisations trying to make a difference in the lives of others. Even at this hour, members of the Y.M.C.A. are hosting a Christmas party for some of its youngest members. The children are all participants in the Y.M.C.A. After School Programme which caters […]
The music event is being billed as the “Trodding Down Corruption” reggae concert…complete with a host of imported artists and their local counterparts. This morning the Jamaican crew arrived at the Phillip Goldson International Airport and News Five was part of the welcoming committee on the tarmac. Janelle Chanona, Reporting They arrived by private plane […]
