Another Belize City family is in mourning tonight following a fatal shooting incident on the streets of the old capital. And as I found out today, while there are more questions than answers about the motive of this latest murder, a mother’s grief is heartbreaking. Jacienta Gordon, Mother of Deceased ?If he is out there […]
While a mother mourns her son, tonight six children are at their mother’s bedside after the woman was shot in the head on Sunday night. Dejon Tucker, Son of shooting victim ?That just goes to show that the streets of Belize City is not safe anymore. It just reinforces that fact.? Fifty-five year old Cleopatra […]
It made headlines in September 2005: the police shooting of mental patient Egbert Gordon Junior in Los Lagos. Gordon had broken into the residence and barricaded himself inside. The police say they gave Gordon ample time to surrender and only shot him when he acted aggressively as if armed. But subsequent public outcry criticized the […]
A police shooting in the Orange Walk district has led to an internal investigation to determine whether the officers involved used excessive force. During an operation on around seven thirty on Sunday night officers and Custom officials went to Yo Creek Village where they visited the residence of Bartolo Novelo. Authorities were there to conduct […]
An eighty-five year old man has died, after being run over twice. Authorities say around seven on Friday night Andres Cano was attempting to cross the highway in Santa Clara village between miles seventy-four and seventy-five when he was knocked down by a green car. The driver, Pastor Milton Solis pulled over to help Cano […]
A legal dispute over a fence escalated to gun violence over the weekend at the Fort Street Tourism Village. According to court reports on Saturday, employees of the Ministry of Natural Resources were dispatched to the area along the Haulover Creek to dismantle the fence that separates the Village from the Harbour View Restaurant. We […]
Tonight we regret to announce the passing of James Hyde. Hyde, better known as Jim, was in New York receiving medical treatment for cancer of the liver and pancreas. He succumbed to the disease on Saturday. Family members in Belize tell News Five efforts are underway to bring Hyde’s body home by Friday and funeral […]
As an institution, the Youth Hostel plays an important role in helping troubled youth get control of their lives. Today, the facility was rewarded for its efforts with an important donation. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting This morning the residents and staff of the Youth Hostel celebrated the opening of their newly […]
By all accounts, there are thousands of Belizean children in need of financial support to complete their education. And tonight we are happy to report one corporate citizen is chipping in to make a difference. Pat Andrews, Managing Director, Scotiabank (Belize) LTD. ?We think that it is very important for us to connect. We connect […]
Good evening. I?m James Adderley, and we welcome you to this dish of Sports Monday. There was definitely a Garifuna celebration atmosphere inside the Carl Ramos Stadium Saturday night for game two of the Regent Cup Finals between F.C. Belize and the host team Wagiya of Dangriga. Of course, Wagiya undefeated during regular season comes […]
