After almost two weeks of relative peace from the scourge of deadly violence that has rocked the streets of the old capital, over the weekend yet another young man fell victim to a hail of bullets. And as News Five’s Marion Ali reports, the motive of the execution style killing amounts to little more than […]
Meanwhile, police investigations into the death of a Stann Creek mother have led to the arrest of her husband. It is alleged that on March twenty-fourth, twenty-two year old Avette Augustine and her common-law husband twenty-eight year old Alvin Guzman were in their Georgetown Village home when the two became embroiled in an argument. The […]
Three people lost their lives in separate traffic accidents over the weekend. Reports to News Five indicate that around ten on Sunday morning, a Toyota Prado heading towards Belmopan was attempting to overtake a bus between miles twenty-seven and twenty-eight on the Western Highway when it collided head on into a Toyota Corolla coming from […]
It could have been the perfect crime but the perpetrators stuck around long enough to get caught. Sometime between April eleventh and April fourteenth, Belize City businessman Luke Espat’s penthouse apartment in the Renaissance Towers was burglarised and police now believe it was the work of three conspirators. First there’s the building’s security guard, twenty-four […]
The villages of the Toledo district are not often the scene of gun violence but an armed robbery in the usually quiet community of San Pedro Columbia has left residents concerned about their safety. According to police, around eight last night husband and wife Alumberto and Petrona Cal were around their dinner table when three […]
Police were in the right place at the right time on Sunday afternoon to make a significant drug bust along the Stann Creek Valley road. According to Dangriga police, a mobile patrol was near mile six when officers spotted a silver Isuzu Trooper emerging from a farm road. The cops say when they searched the […]
It’s not uncommon to see someone burning bush or garbage in Belize City but the practice is illegal. And as one man found out today, it’s illegal for a very good reason. According to residents on Unity Street, just after eight this morning a homeowner was trying to clear his property of high grass but […]
Tonight we have the wonderful story of a Good Samaritan in Belize City—but to make the good news complete we’re going to need the help of an equally honest viewer. It seems that our public spirited citizen found a woman’s purse this morning on George Street. It contained a significant amount of money but no […]
On Friday, he was the irate Belize City driver claiming victimization by the City Council and the Police Department. But today Orlando Pelayo is a much happier man because this afternoon, the Belize City authorities said sorry to the aggrieved motorist. The release states that the City Council “apologises for any undue suffering” and reassures […]
Fort Point Security Services is back in the news as a number of guards discovered they had been fired over the weekend. Several officers who reported to work this morning said letters, some of which were not even signed, were delivered to their homes during the last several days. The officers, all of whom had […]
On Tuesday, environmental organisations around the world will celebrate Earth Day. As part of official activities in Belize, at seven tomorrow night the Audubon Society will officially release its third Environmental Agenda. According to Program Advocacy Manager Tanya Williams-Thompson, the document is usually published just before general elections to highlight environmental concerns and suggestions to […]
Hurricane Dean might be a memory for most of us but many of those directly affected by the storm are still coping with its effects. As News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports, today one group of hurricane victims received some appreciated relief. Kendra Griffith, Reporting This morning fishermen from Caye Caulker, San Pedro, Sarteneja, and Belize […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and we’re glad you could join us for this issue of Sports Monday. The Super League of Belize kicked off its first ever championship series inside the Marshalleck Stadium yesterday as Benque DC United hosted the number one seed Texmar Boys of Independence for the first of a three game […]
