Every day, missing persons reports are filed with the Police Department. But tonight one such case has become a murder investigation. News Five’s Alyssa Noble reports. Alyssa Noble, Reporting Just after dawn today, the lifeless body of twenty year old David Pook was discovered lying in the bushes near the Bingo King Apartments on Faber?s […]
People send weird things in the mail everyday but tonight one man is behind bars because someone mailed him a gun. On Thursday, sixty-six year old Roland Flam showed up to collect a parcel at the Corozal Post Office. As part of the procedure, Flam had to open the box in the presence of an […]
In other news from the north, a woman is tonight recovering from a gunshot wound after she was shot by police for trying to escape their custody. That’s the word out of Sarteneja as investigators report that on Friday they detained thirty-nine year old Anne Marie Jones for questioning in connection with a number of […]
A traffic accident on Belize’s deadliest highway has claimed yet another life and left a well-known doctor in critical condition. According to police, around two-thirty this afternoon Dr. Miguel Rosado and three others were travelling in his Toyota 4Runner from Belmopan towards Belize City. But between miles eleven and twelve on the Western Highway, eyewitnesses […]
Separate robberies in Belize City and Belmopan have netted thieves more than sixteen thousand dollars in loot and more disturbingly, left one victim tied to a tree. According to twenty year old Leon Castillo, around three on Saturday afternoon, he went to use the First Caribbean Bank A.T.M. But when Castillo was walking back to […]
Scheduled public hearings by the Commission of Inquiry investigating the Development Finance Corporation have been postponed until October. Two more sessions were to be held this week before a month long break in September, but according to Chairman David Price, “circumstances beyond the commission’s control” have caused the change in plans. Among the expected witnesses […]
Just in time for the September celebrations, local musician Tony Wright has released a compilation of all his most patriotic songs. According to Wright, “September Feelings” is designed to fill listeners with national pride. Tony Wright, Artist ?It?s a CD I put together from over the last fifteen years of my music. Every year I […]
The Birds Isle was filled to capacity on Friday night for the debut of the first ever Miss Big and Beautiful contest. Six contestants braved the stage in various outfits including a swimsuit competition, but in the end only one could walk away with the crown. That lucky lady was Kenecia Velasquez, representing the Pickstock […]
The plight of manatees in Belizean waters has always been a prominent feature on this newscast. But usually those stories are about yet another death. This month officials are launching the latest initiative that aims to protect the lives of these amazing animals. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting They are endangered globally […]
Good evening. I?m James Adderley and we?re certainly glad you?ve been able to join us for this issue of Sports Monday. The Impossible is Nothing Mountain Bike Race, which raged for sixty-five miles on the Southern and Western Highway yesterday stole centre stage in the Jewel over the weekend. We are at Hummingbird Hershey where […]
