Police have levied charges against one of their own following a traffic accident that claimed the life of a Cayo woman. Twenty-three year old Police Constable Sherard Lawrence has been charged with manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct, driving without due care and attention, and operating a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above […]
The Commissioner of Police has ordered an investigation into a shooting incident that took place at the Benque Viejo border on Thursday night. According to the authorities, around eight that night they were on mobile patrol along the banks of the Mopan River when they saw a man with a backpack walking in the bush. […]
Tonight a shooting victim who survived a gunshot wound to the head is talking to the press. From his hospital bed at the K.H.M.H., Anthony Lewis says all he wants is to go home … this, even though he continues to claim that he has no idea why he was attacked. This afternoon attending physician […]
A botched burglary has landed a Belize City man in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. According to Lyndon Gentle, around midnight on Thursday he went to check on his house on Hyde’s Lane, which is under construction. But when he got to the site, he found a man removing building materials. Gentle told police that […]
Embattled former Belize City Mayor David Fonseca is in the headlines again tonight following reports that he has resigned from his post as Secretary General of the People’s United Party. P.U.P. officials confirmed to News Five today that Fonseca made the announcement privately in a party meeting, but has yet to officially submit his intentions […]
In the wake of several disturbing incidents involving tourists visiting Belize, this week the Belize Tourism Board officially notified tour guides and operators around the country that they are now working under new rules. According to B.T.B.’s product development manager, Anthony Mahler, high on the list of laws is the fact that guides conducting marine […]
The S.J.C. gymnasium … the very words may invoke memories of school graduations, weddings, the Expo fair, and even a few trips up and down the basketball court. But since the gym was built in 1958, improvement to the building has been limited to the construction of ventilated walls. With that reality in mind, the […]
They are a highlight of every parade to hit the streets of Belize but this weekend, marching bands from all over the country will take centre stage in a special competition organised by the Governor General. This morning, our crew got a special preview of the talented musicians in action. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting This Saturday, […]
As part of closing activities for Music Week 2006, this morning Belize City students were treated to a concert at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts. And as News Five’s Karla Vernon found out, the acts on stage might have even inspired the boys and girls in the audience to explore their own talents. […]
In a special appearance, tonight James Adderley reports on the arrival of an under twenty-one football squad out of El Salvador and how our boys are preparing for this weekend’s match-up. James Adderley, Reporting The national U-21 football team of Belize will face their Salvadoran counterparts in the first leg of the Central American Football […]
