There may be a break in the illegal smuggling of persons into Belize who eventually make their way to the United States via Mexico. Fifteen Central Americans and Taiwanese nationals are in police custody tonight after police intercepted them just after one o’clock this morning. The group is believed to have entered the country illegally […]
The man who was picked up Wednesday afternoon for the disappearance of twenty-eight year old Sarteneja Hotel Manager, Ronnie Alamilla, has now been charged with his Murder. But the motive for the gruesome murder is yet to be established. Alamilla was reportedly last seen alive around eleven on Tuesday night with the accused, twenty-two year […]
Earlier this month former coach of the national football team, Palmiro Salas, was in our newscast lamenting that he was shortchanged by the FFB for the training of the Belize National Team. Salas’s money problems got worst last Thursday when he was robbed by two young men in Belize City. On Wednesday police detained the […]
On August twenty-first, twenty-six year old Kevin Young was charged with Aggravated Burglary. His case exposed major loopholes in the newly amended firearm act when Young’s attorney Dickie Bradley made a submission to the court that his client was eligible for bail because the specific charge of Aggravated Burglary was not listed as an offense […]
A man who shot another man on his arm on Wednesday afternoon was today charged with Attempted Murder for the incident. Nineteen year-old Wilworth Williams of Mayflower Street was also slapped with Dangerous Harm, Grievous Harm, Use of Deadly Means of Harm, Possession of a Firearm without a gun license, and Possession of Ammunition without […]
A man from Lucky Strike found out that his luck has ran out. Yesterday afternoon around two-thirty Howard Coleman was confronted by a police officer who informed him that he owed the court seven hundred and fifty dollars. Coleman says he was surprised to find out he was indebted. Apparently, the fine was for a […]
They have been quiet for some time, but today they woke out of the slumber and issued a release on the ongoing crisis at City Hall. The Association of Concerned Belizeans is asking for disclosure of the audited financials of CitCo and all town councils. This follows the public allegations of financial improprieties at the […]
And from the A.C.B. to the P.U.P. which also today issued a release expressing solidarity with teachers and the Belize National Teachers Union and calls on the Ministry of Education to stop the political interference in the activities of teachers. The B.N.T.U. this week exposed the transfer of teachers which it said was all about […]
You can now access the telephone directory electronically and that’s because Telemedia this afternoon officially launched its new online directory. According to Directory Services Manager, Suzette Tillett, the E-Directory allows customers to access information quickly and easily. Suzette Tillett, Directory Services Mgr., Belize Telemedia Ltd. “Most people are on the internet and this is the […]
A deserving Belizean has been selected to pursue graduate studies at one of the U.K.’s top universities. The British High Commission has announced that Ivis Julieta Chan has won the 2008 Chevening Scholarship and will leave next week to begin her one year Master’s degree programme in Biodiversity and Conservation at the University of Leeds. […]
Gun and gang violence are not the only threats that our Belizean youths are facing. Today, News Five visited the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where we found a number of youths along with their parents waiting patiently to receive feedback on their heart conditions. The youths were attending a clinic held by the Rotary Club […]
As a means of fostering a spirit of patriotism, love of country, and to encourage the writing of original Belizean music, earlier this year the September Celebrations Committee put the challenge out to Belizeans to come up with original songs for the third annual Patriotic Song Competition. Thirteen entries were received and over the weekend […]
It’s carnival season and there is no shortage of preparations for the much anticipated road march on September sixth, which will take participating bands from Central American Boulevard to B.T.L. Park since work on the Marion Jones Stadium was interrupted months ago and the Stadium is not ready for this major event. Saffiyah Mohammed has […]
