Tonight police are investigating the disturbing case of Diana, a small child who is believed to be the centre of a human smuggling ring. According to sources close to the investigation, the little girl aged approximately two to three years old was found in a private car on the Western Highway between Belmopan and San […]
A Belize City man is behind bars tonight after he stabbed his girlfriend and her son during a violent dispute. And while some domestic abuse cases never make it to court, this afternoon one mother promised to protect her children from harm. Erna Bethran, Stabbing Victim ?When she gone for the baby, the baby like […]
A hit and run driver has been arrested in connection with a fatal traffic accident on the Southern Highway. According to police, around six on Thursday morning they were called to a spot between miles five and six where they saw a badly damaged bicycle and the body of a man lying on the right […]
Earlier this month, a traffic accident on the Northern Highway left a father dead and his wife and children seriously injured. Tonight the survivors of that gruesome car crash need your help as they fight to stay alive. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting For almost a month now, ten year old Seleni Magana has been admitted to […]
Employees and customers at a factory on the Northern Highway were held up this afternoon, but within minutes police had picked up five suspects. Police say they responded to a call from Creative Tiles and Windows at mile two and a half that three unmasked men, one with a firearm, had held up the establishment. […]
Belizean consumers will be relieved to know that electricity rates will not be going up for at least a year. Today the Public Utilities Commission issued its initial decision in the annual review proceedings for Belize Electricity Limited. According to the P.U.C., “The decision maintains the mean electricity rate and customer tariffs at existing levels […]
Security measures at the Phillip Goldson International Airport will undergo an overhaul thanks to the I.D.B. According to a government press release, a grant of more than a hundred and forty-two thousand U.S. dollars will be used to beef up the Department of Civil Aviation and its staff in accordance with the standards of the […]
This afternoon official opening ceremonies in Belmopan marked the start of the National Agriculture and Trade Show 2006. But as Belizeans from all over the country prepare to head to the capital city this weekend, News Five’s Kendra Griffith examines the popular but dangerous practice of riding in the back of pickup trucks. Kendra Griffith, […]
More than twenty-two children have been diagnosed with hydrocephalus, known locally in Belize as “water head.” One such patient is one-year old, Kimora Leslie. Kimora has already undergone ten surgeries to help her lead a normal life, but tonight she needs your help. According to Kimora’s grandmother, Shawn Lemoth, doctors have advised the family that […]
As preparations intensify for the Belize-Mexico match-up next week, tonight News Five’s Janelle Chanona takes a closer look at the players who will defend our national pride on the hardwood of the Belize City Centre. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning Team Belize hit the hardwood at the City Centre in its first official practice. The […]
Due to a Public and Bank Holiday on Monday, May first, there will be no newscast. The next broadcast will be on Tuesday, May second, 2006.
