For the second night in a row we’ll lead this newscast with a startling report from Orange Walk Town. That’s right, another fatal stabbing, but this time, instead of killing in a jealous rage, the murderers appear to be cold and calculating. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin has just returned with the disturbing details. Jacqueline Godwin, […]
Two men are tonight behind bars, charged with attempting to kill a police officer. This morning, thirty-two year old Jerome Goff and seventeen year old Lincoln Sinclar were arraigned before Magistrate Margaret Gabb for attempted murder, damage to property and aggravated assault. The charges stem from a report by Assistant Superintendent of Police Edward Broaster […]
In more police news, cops are attributing good community relations to major weapons find on the southside of the city. Before dawn on Wednesday, acting on a tip, members of the Central Intelligence Unit descended on an abandoned lot on Mahogany Street and uncovered four high powered guns and more than twenty-five rounds of matching […]
It’s often said that the wheels of justice turn slowly in Belize but tonight one woman found out just how swiftly a sentence can be handed down. According to reports, Lorraine Gladden was this morning charged with the seldom heard of offence of disturbing the court. Apparently Gladden was at Belize City’s Magistrate Court to […]
The Financial Intelligence Unit has a new Director. She is Geraldine Davis. Davis, who currently serves as special coordinator for the implementation of the General Sales Tax, has held several top posts in Government’s financial hierarchy, including Commissioner of Income Tax and Commissioner of Inland Revenue, where she earned a reputation as a tough but […]
Employees of Ready Call Centre in Belize City are tonight celebrating, having scored a victory in their battle for union representation. According to a Press Office release, on Wednesday the Ministry of Labour conducted a poll at the site. When the results were tallied it was revealed that eighty-one point six percent of the employees […]
If you watch much television you’ve probably come across the show “Cold Case Files.” In the course of a tightly packed hour the brilliant and hard working cops, acting on a tip, manage to resurrect a long forgotten crime, connect the dots and collar the criminal. Unfortunately, in the real world of police work, life […]
Official funeral services were held on Tuesday to celebrate the life of the late David McKoy. Following mass at the Epworth Methodist Church in Dangriga, McKoy’s body was transported to Independence Hill in the capital. From there, Prime Minister Said Musa and members of Cabinet walked with relatives to the Belmopan cemetery for interment. McKoy’s […]
Today government officials, representatives of the business community and unionists gathered in Belize City for a meeting of the Wages Council. The top priority on the agenda is a review of minimum wage levels in Belize. Latest statistics suggest that more than twelve thousand Belizeans currently earn the minimum wage, which is set at only […]
Conservation: it’s an issue on the front burner as Belize celebrates Natural Resources and Environment week. Today the Ministry of Natural Resources held a presentation on the Selva Maya, Zoque, and Olmeca Eco-regional Plan; a multi-national project designed to develop and maintain healthy ecosystems. And while it took three years of transborder collaboration with the […]
Fishermen are known for their tall tales, but today two sea faring men should have no problem proving that they caught a whopper. This morning, Shelton Broaster and Wilfred Flowers hooked a three hundred pound Goliath Grouper off Moho Caye. News Five caught up with the man who did not let the big one get […]
