A short time ago, Marion Jones, one of Belize’s National Heroes suffered a stunning fall from grace as she issued a statement to friends, family, and fans admitting that she was using performance enhancing drugs when she won five medals in the 2000 Olympics. Jones faced a New York judge today and formally confessed her […]
As Marion’s confession makes it way through the Belizean community, it’s hard to miss the disappointment felt by many. When Marion lifted the Belizean flag in Sydney for all the world to see, she lifted our spirits along with it, and that simple yet profound gesture ensured that she would always have a place in […]
The seventy-first murder of the year took place last night in southern Belize. According to police, around seven-thirty this morning, residents in Independence Village called 911 to report that a man was lying in a pool of his own blood inside a clothing store at the corner of King and Main streets. Subsequent investigations revealed […]
Meanwhile, another Belize City resident has been charged with the murder of Kirlyn Felix. This afternoon nineteen year old Mark Vernon was brought before Magistrate Albert Hoare where he was formally arraigned for Murder, Attempted Murder, Grievous Harm and Use of Deadly Means of Harm. This is the second arrest in connection to the death […]
And while those two accused murderers are behind bars, tonight police need your help to find this man, Brandon Taylor. According to police, last night a mobile patrol looking for Taylor came under fire from the young man. Officers say around ten-thirty they were at the corner of King Street and East Collet Canal when […]
With elections less than six months away, Belize has a new Chief Elections Officer. She is Ruth Meighan, a career public servant with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s in Public Administration. This morning Meighan was officially sworn in as Acting Chief Elections Officer by Danny Madrid, National President of the Association […]
As Meighan settles into her duties, we’re pretty sure she’ll be checking her voters list and tonight there’s a good chance that total number has already gone up by almost two hundred people following a special ceremony in Belmopan earlier this week. On Thursday, Immigration and Nationality officials took the oath of one hundred and […]
In other political news, today mayors, city councillors, and municipal administrators from across the country gathered in Belize City for a two-day workshop designed to help them do a better job. According to Director of Local Government, Eugene Palacio, the idea is to make sure everyone knows their roles and responsibilities. Eugene Palacio, Director of […]
While most of us are celebrating the fact that the hurricane season is winding down, Belizeans who bore the brunt of Hurricane Dean in August are still trying to rebuild their lives. The Belize Red Cross has been a key partner in that process and as News Five’s Marion Ali reports, today the Society got […]
His name has become synonymous with one of Belize’s most prized musical genres. Tonight as we continue our coverage of The Coming of Age series, we highlight the incomparable Wilfred Peters and the Brukdown. Rudy Castillo, Narrator It is called Brukdown Music and there is no one more closely associated with its performance and preservation […]
