Belize City businessman Gabby Affif is a free man tonight following a not guilty verdict handed down in the passport scandal. The jury of six women and three men began their deliberations at a quarter to one this afternoon and in less than four hours, had made their decision. Outside the courtroom, News Five spoke […]
Details are sketchy at this hour but reports to News Five late tonight indicate that Black Rock Lodge, located near Benque Viejo del Carmen was attacked by armed bandits around five thirty this evening. Sources in the area indicate that the group of seven men stole cash, valuables and weapons but there is no word […]
Tonight another body lies in the Belize City morgue, another victim of deadly gun violence. According to the survivor of latest incident, he became a target the second he agreed to testify in another criminal case. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Around nine thirty on Thursday night, thirty-one year old Raymond Gentle, also known as ?Killa?, was […]
An accused killer walked out of court a free man today, but that freedom turned out to be short-lived because authorities immediately rearrested him for the attempted murder of another victim. In February 2005, twenty-one year old Evan Neal was charged with the murder of twenty-seven year old Sherwin Requeña. However, during the preliminary inquiry […]
It might have taken almost two years to complete but today, the Customs Department has officially released the findings of its investigation into the discovery of two containers filled with contraband cigarettes. According to Comptroller of Customs Gregory Gibson the case of the counterfeit Marlboros led investigators to a local broker in Corozal but because […]
Rising crime rates in Belize have prompted the question of reinstating the death penalty for convicted criminals. This weekend, a new play will open at the Bliss on that very subject and even though times and attitudes have changed, the underlying message is that sometimes an innocent person dies at the hand of the law. […]
To put it mildly, the Belize National team has had a tough time in international play but the players and coaches are going down kicking and screaming. This weekend our boys will play El Salvador at home in an eleventh hour bid for bronze and a spot in Centro Basket. According to Harold Zuniga, general […]
A new exhibit opens tonight at the Image Factory in Belize City and as News Five’s Alyssa Noble reports, the show focuses on life in one of the prettiest places in the whole country. Alyssa Noble, Reporting In 2003, Peace Corps volunteer Crissie Ferrara moved to Laguna village, in the Toledo district. Little did the […]
Following the mass resignation of twelve members of the governance commission last November, today the Musa administration announced a new list of persons appointed to the body. The group comprises of ten members and will serve for two years. It’s mandate to act as “an advisory body to the Government of Belize on public sector […]
Few Belizean products have been able to successfully break into international markets, but one group of Toledo educators is hoping that traditional practices and modern day marketing will spell success in the honey industry. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Having convinced the bees that their plan for harvesting and marketing honey was […]
