In late July there was significant public outcry after the Director of Public Prosecutions withdrew all criminal charges against Belize City businessman Ben Bou-Nahra. But the technical glitch that prompted the move has apparently been remedied as this morning Bou-Nahra was once again charged in connection with the September 2005 death of twenty-three year old […]
Early this morning robbers targeted a policeman while on duty at the Belize City House of Culture. Around two-thirty, twenty-two year old police constable Maximiliano Lanza was manning his post at the historic site when two masked men pulled a gun on him, tied him up, and made off with four Motorola radios, a loaded […]
Those two robbers may be on the loose, but police did make three arrests today in connection with two murders and another shooting that occurred last month. Superintendent Guzman identified the accused and how police managed to make the arrests. Supt. of Police, Aaron Guzman, O.C., Crimes Investigations Branch “Earlier this morning one of my […]
The Commercial Centre in downtown Belize City may be a well-known landmark but it is also a favourite target for thieves. Last night they struck again. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Fifty year old Suzy Dyer is a self-proclaimed psychic, but her powers have not prevented her businesses from being burglarised, not once but on eight different […]
It may not be classified as a crime but two U.S. tourists were prevented from leaving the country for the last two days. Their story, while not very flattering to Belize’s reputation for hospitality, points up the need for a better way to resolve disputes involving visitors to our shores. News Five’s Janelle Chanona explains. […]
It’s an institution that does its work quietly without fanfare … and if statistics are any indication, discharges a heavy workload with more efficiency than most official bodies. I’m talking about the office of the Ombudsman, which recently released its annual report. Paul Rodriguez, Ombudsman “Well I want to tell those people and the whole […]
Domestic abuse has become a major social problem in Belize. With this in mind Haven House—a shelter for battered women—with support from the Women’s Department and the Belize Michigan Partners, has organised a seminar on domestic violence and sexual assault. The event will be facilitated by two trainers from the LACASA organisation in Michigan, which […]
As we reported yesterday, it’s Senior Citizens Week. To mark the occasion thirteen years ago News Five produced a series called Coming of Age, which highlighted the lives of several very special older Belizeans. Tonight we’ll revisit the wisdom of Thomas Green and his lifelong love affair with Cayo’s Macal River. Rudy Castillo, Narrator In […]
