When it comes to fatal violence, the year started out on a hopeful note but in the last week a string of murders from north to south has put a damper on any post election euphoria and reminded Belizeans that partisan politics alone will not solve our most serious social problems. News Five’s Marion Ali […]
Shortly after the smoke cleared in Belize City, police in Placencia had their hands full with a murder in that picturesque village. Around nine p.m. twenty-five year old Shannon “Shaggy” Henderson was found dead in his home, the victim of gunshot wounds to the chest and back. Cops believe that Henderson had engaged in a […]
Meanwhile in the Corozal District police were called to an abandoned cane field where they found the body of fifty year taxi driver Eduardo Samos. Samos, who resides on the Consejo Road had been shot in the face. No suspects have been arrested as police investigations continue. These latest homicides bring the total number of […]
The P.U.P. called him Mr. Quitar in reference to candidate Dean Barrow’s somewhat misinterpreted call for the “taking back” of large tracts of government land virtually given away to alleged P.U.P. insiders. And once elected, Prime Minister Barrow made no apologies. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “We will in a word, and dare I say it, […]
You’ve probably seen the ads advertising an event for this weekend called Y.C. Belize and as I speak, participants are gathering at the City Centre. But if you haven’t decided whether to attend or if you are not sure what it even is, country coordinator, Pastor Jimmy Jones, stopped by our studios with an explanation. […]
When politicians talk about crime they invariably point to the need to get tough on the criminals while at the same time enacting programmes to encourage young people to stay out of trouble. Today News Five’s Kendra Griffith spent time with some people on the front lines of that effort. Glendamae Martinez, Chief Supervisor, Youth […]
Stage four of the M&M Tour left Belize City this morning heading west … and News Five’s James Adderley was right in the thick of it. James Adderley Reporting The Tourist Village here in Belize City was the scene this morning for the start of stage four in the M&M Tour of Belize and the […]
It’s been over a week now since election day and viewers may have noticed that since Friday the length of the ad breaks in this newscast has shrunk from a high of around twenty minutes each to a more manageable four or five. And while the public may not mourn the loss of those endless […]
