Police have not yet pressed any charges following the grenade scare at Saturday’s carnival, but the British Army Training Support Unit Belize has publicly confirmed that the explosive device came from a batch of one hundred and sixty delivered to Belize in August of 2007. BATSUB was able to identify the grenade by the serial […]
Initially, the concern about parading on National Day, which falls on a Sunday, was that church pews would be empty if there was a competing event. Then came the grenade hurled close to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, and now it is an entirely new ballgame. It is one that is so compelling that it […]
There are fortunately no serious incidents of crime to report from Wednesday’s Tenth Day Celebrations in Belize City. And while some may say the turnout of spectators was respectable, when compared to previous years, the parade was lacking in numbers. The last float that is normally flanked by thousands of Belizeans jumping up to the […]
Concerned over the escalating acts of violence, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry is working closely with authorities to beef up security at the annual Trade Expo, set for this weekend. The event, which traditionally attracts thousands of visitors, will open on Saturday at the Saint John’s College compound in the West Landivar and […]
In news from the courts, Darren Banks, who has an extensive rap sheet, was this morning charged with Attempted Theft and released on bail in the case of the twenty foot container at the Port Authority compound in Belize City which was loaded with ten million ephedrine pills. Banks, who was represented by attorney Dickie […]
Nineteen year old fisherman, Jamie Young of Turneffe Island, has been remanded to custody for Keeping Ammunition Without a Gun License. Young appeared in court today after police found him with fifty-nine rounds of nine millimeter ammunition. Young, represented by attorneys Dickie Bradley and David Moralez, told the court that the bullets belonged to his […]
Police have made arrests in two crimes which occurred over the weekend. In the first instance, the accused is Brian Yorke of Berry Street in Belize City, charged with Grievous Harm and Unlawful Carnal Knowledge of a fourteen year old girl. Yorke appeared in court today, but because his offence is indictable, no plea was […]
There is no shortage of firearm on the streets and tonight there are three cases of stolen guns to report. Manuel Pacheco, forty-seven, of three Cockburn Lane, Belize City has reported to the police that while he was out of the country during January to August this year, his house was burglarized and his licensed […]
A toddler lies in critical condition in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital tonight and Police and the Department of Human Services are investigating to determine the root of her injuries. News Five understands that the two year old girl, who is suffering from serious head trauma, underwent surgery and is on life support. D.H.S. is […]
All the bad news and the acts of violence reported earlier in this newscast may have put a damper on this year’s September celebrations but there is still a full calendar of events and reason to celebrate. One activity to look forward to is the Francis Reneau concert. News Five dropped by the Bliss today […]
And there is some good and interesting news to report. Six brave women between the ages of sixty-one to seventy-six, are vying for the prestigious title of the first ever Miss ‘Y’ International. The event is scheduled to start at seven-thirty on Friday at the Belize City Centre under the theme “Embracing our Culture”. We […]
