On the way to Belmopan this morning, former Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel ran off the road and suffered serious injuries primarily to his face. He is expected to make a full recovery, although he will need to be flown to the U.S. for reconstructive surgery. We will have much more on this story but first […]
Tonight former Prime Minister and current Senior Financial Advisor to government, Manuel Esquivel, is recovering at the Belize Medical Associates after his SUV flipped several times on the Western Highway. Esquivel is in serious but stable condition, much to the relief of family and friends… but as News Five reporters Duane Moody and Marion Ali […]
Last Friday, a seven year old student of Ladyville Adventist Primary School was killed in a gruesome traffic accident… and tonight the man behind the wheel has been charged. Elias Suarez was riding his bicycle on Perez Road when he was knocked down and his skull was crushed by the right rear wheel of a […]
A contractor and a construction worker from Ladyville appeared in Magistrates’ Court today accused of attacking thirty-five year old Ignacio Villanueva. The contractor, thirty-six year old Eric Lewis, who also uses the last name Savery, was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Firearm and Wounding for allegedly pistol whipping Villanueva. Lewis pleaded not guilty, but […]
Corozal police are looking at several possibilities in the disappearance of a resident of San Joaquin Village. Forty-six year old taxi driver, Enrique Ricardo Magana was last seen when he left home around seven on Saturday morning. When he did not return by Sunday, his wife, Viola Magana, became concerned and reported the missing man […]
The search continues for approximately four men who police say continue to scam businesses out of household appliances with fake Bowen and Bowen cheques. We say about four because it is not certain if it is actually four different people carrying out the deed or just a couple of them using four different names. Since […]
A Belize City man was sentenced to six years of imprisonment after he tried to pull a fast one on the courts by using a fake name. Today fifty-two year old Charles Felix posed as one Ralph Yorke when he appeared in Magistrate’s Court and pled guilty to the charge of Possession Simplicitor. The plea […]
Everyday illegal immigrants from neighbouring Central American countries come to Belize to seek job opportunities and a better way of life. That dream, however, was cut short for nine individuals after a spate of police raids. On Friday, four Guatemalans, three Hondurans, and two Nicaraguans, who could not produce travelling documents, spent three days in […]
This morning thousands of standard six students got dressed as usual and set off for school. But instead of making their way to their usual classes, they went to a high school to sit the first part of their Primary School Examination. News Five’s Jose Sanchez has a report on how the day went for […]
It’s been eight years since the National Gender Policy was developed and according to the National Women’s Commission, it’s high time for a review and revision of the document. With that in mind, the commission is hosting a two-day consultation with stakeholders to get some feedback on how to make the policy more applicable to […]
Birthday celebrations for centenarians are a regular feature on this newscast… and last July we attended a party for a hundred and three year old Isabel Garbutt, hosted by Helpage Belize. But sadly Garbutt did not live to see her one hundred and fourth birthday as she passed away on Saturday night. Here’s a short […]
Just before news time tonight, a house collapsed in Belize City. The plywood and concrete building at Rivero Extension, off Kraal Road, was occupied by the Young family. The residents were in the process of lifting the structure a few feet when the accident happened. Many items were damaged inside the house, but while two […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with this week’s rush of Sport Monday and by now you must have heard that Valley Renaissance is the boss. So let’s head to the M.C.C. Grounds where the decision game three of the Belize Bank Super League Championship series attracted a massive crowd to that vaunted venue yesterday as […]
