For a family of six people to perish in a house fire is a tragedy of immense proportions. But what kind of tragedy is it when evidence indicates that the fire may have been arson, and the deaths a case of premeditated murder. This morning I travelled west in search of answers. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting […]
Tonight the man accused of shooting his wife in the chest over the weekend is behind bars at Hattieville Prison. According to court reports, this morning, thirty-one year old Ken Young was formally arraigned on the charges of manslaughter by negligence, manslaughter and two counts of aggravated assault. The inclusion of the last two counts […]
In an update to reports of grand theft auto and subsequent hit and run last night in Ladyville, medical officials tell News Five that a mother and her ten year old child injured during the incident are recovering at home. According to personnel at the Belize Defence Force Hospital at Price Barracks, the woman and […]
Two men accused of murder and one charged with attempted murder, are free men tonight after the charges against them were withdrawn. Arthur Young, accused of the August 2002 murder of Jose Chavarria, Ronlee Petillo charged with the January 2006 murder of Dennis “Ticky” Gladden and Arden Smith Robinson, remanded for the attempted murder of […]
It’s a situation we’ve had to report too many times: a hunting trip that ends with one friend mistakenly shooting another. The latest incident took place two miles outside Santa Anna Village in the Toledo District around one thirty this morning. Twenty-six year old Dwayne Jacobs has reported to police that he, his uncle and […]
An official investigation into the disappearance of one hundred passports from the Immigration Department in Belmopan continues but as of news time tonight no one has been charged in connection with the incident. According to police, the two employees detained following the report, Finance Officer Audrey Bennett and her deputy Jacqueline Wagner, have been questioned […]
Over the last year we’ve brought viewers the high drama of the annual Spelling Bee, the full menu of the Nutrition Quiz and most recently the crunching numbers of the Math Olympiad. Today News Five’s Kendra Griffith had a front row seat for the latest academic incentive. Lusiola Castillo, Librarian ?Reading is very important and […]
