They can be counted among the brave few who set up shop in the toughest neighbourhoods in Belize, and even though the criminal element long ago declared open season on Chinese merchants, tonight one young man is behind bars because a frustrated store owner decided to fight back. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods has the details. […]
The crime itself took place more than four years ago, but tonight police are patting themselves on the back for making an arrest in the murder of thirty-one year old Clint Geban. Today, twenty-seven year old Kenroy Tillett was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court after police collected new evidence linking him to the murder. On September […]
Tonight the staff of the Port Loyola Preschool is once again cleaning up the mess left behind by heartless vandals who broke into the educational facility over the weekend. But more disturbing than the number of times that thieves have hit the school is the fact that evidence at the scene suggests small children may […]
If there was ever a category for stupid things criminals do, this next case would go to the top of the list. A Belize City man was arrested and charged this week after he tried to pawn off stolen goods … to their rightful owner. According to court reports, last August, an assortment of jewellery […]
A man from the Corozal district remains in critical condition tonight after he was knocked off his bicycle on Sunday morning. Police reports are that around eight-thirty that day, sixty-nine year old Juan Perez was riding on the road between San Roman and Cristo Rey villages when he was hit by a vehicle driven by […]
Without a doubt, over the next two weeks this newscast will be chock full of political stories, starting with nomination day tomorrow. But tonight there is a story in the news that has a unique political angle. Reports to News Five indicate that on Saturday, Prime Minister Said Musa, the eleven members of the People’s […]
During brief handing-over ceremonies in Belmopan today, the Ministry of National Development officially received more than three hundred sixty thousand dollars courtesy of the British Government. High Commissioner Alan Jones presented Minister Mark Espat with cheques for three different poverty elimination initiatives. Just over one hundred thousand will go the Public Sector Investment Programme for […]
One lucky woman got an early Valentine today … from the Tropical Gaming Company. Santa Elena, Cayo, resident Rosa Elena Abarca is the latest Lotto winner laying claim to a sixty thousand dollar jackpot. This afternoon Abarca arrived at the Lotto office on Queen Street to pick up her cheque. The young mother was especially […]
If you work in the downtown area, you might have noticed that for the past two weeks the police have been manning nightly check points at all three bridges connecting the city’s north and south sides. The operation is just one of many initiatives the police department is conducting in what it says is an […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley with this week?s splash Sports Monday. Day seven of the M and M Tour saw Marlon Castillo?s meteoric rise to the top of the overall standings. So as we join the start of the ninety-five mile ride in stage eight, packaged in a three-lap format from the Belmopan junction to […]
And in a final sports note, we are happy to report that on Saturday night Belizean Milt Palacio tied his career scoring mark by tallying twenty points in a game against the Houston Rockets. In addition to his nine buckets and two free throws, Palacio also pitched in with six assists. His team, the Utah […]
