It was a bloody weekend in which criminals took over the streets. Four persons were senselessly murdered; three of the homicides took place in the Southside of Belize City in close proximity. In the other, a young man was slain in a village in the north. News Five’s Jose Sanchez took to the dangerous streets […]
Earlier Sunday night another Belize City resident was murdered. But in this case the victim was inside his home when he was shot. Twenty-eight year old Barrington Gentle had a tumultuous relationship with his girlfriend but they had moved in together in January on Courtenay Crescent in an area behind the Berger Field. According to […]
Not far away, a former police constable was killed on Friday night on Central American Boulevard. Thirty year old Clarence Leslie was a former cop and well liked in his neighborhood. According to relatives, Leslie left his home on to buy chicken from Li Chee Restaurant. But he didn’t get far and was gunned down […]
The weekend’s fourth homicide occurred in the north of the country in August Pine Ridge, Orange Walk early Sunday morning. This time it is believed that alcohol abuse triggered the brutal incident in which an eighteen year old young man was dead after partying the night away. Police are on the hunt for his good […]
While the criminals in the weekend’s four murders are still on the loose, the long arms of the law have caught up with a suspect in a murder that occurred on the evening of February twenty-sixth. Back then a fist fight between two teens ended fatal when sixteen year old Daniel Soto was killed while […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow returned to Belize this afternoon after attending the CARICOM Heads of Government Summit in Guyana. And there is plenty on his plate. The dispute between doctors and the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Board continues to fester. On June seventeenth, the P.M. promised that heads will roll if there is no sound […]
The crisis at the K.H.M.H. was sparked when the Chief of Staff, Dr. Khalid Ghazy, was let go but subsequently reinstated to meet one of the demands of the B.M.D.U. This morning we spoke to Ghazy, to find out how the hospital is coping. We also found out that the Chief himself has resigned because […]
While at the K.H.M.H., News Five found out that some patients were being turned away. K.H.M.H. C.E.O., Francis Longsworth, said he had heard rumblings about the sick-out and was rushing away to put a plan in place. Dr. Francis Longsworth, C.E.O., K.H.M.H. “There were rumours yes, from yesterday that this might happen but I was […]
Despite our proximity to Mexico, the Influenza A H1N1 remained just a scare in Belize and was pushed to the backburner. But the virus is still being monitored by the Ministry of Health. In a release issued late Friday evening, the Ministry confirmed that Belize is still free of the virus. But concerns have been […]
While there is still a swine flu alert the sweltering temperatures took a toll on a five year old. She was among the kids who flock to the Southern Foreshore and the Newtown Barracks areas to stave off the heat. But children in the water with no adult supervision, has always been a dangerous combination, […]
In court news, it’s a disturbing offence that has become all too common and tonight one more person is behind bars for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor. The victim in this case is only two years old while the accused is a twenty-seven year old Honduran national. George Gutierrez appeared before Magistrate Rachel Montejo this […]
And an eighteen year old B.D.F. volunteer from Junesville also appeared in court today. That’s because James Nunez lost his cool when he was allegedly caught stealing sand. Nunez pleaded not guilty to Grievous Harm and Magistrate Dorothy Flowers offered him bail of one thousand five hundred dollars. His case has been adjourned until August […]
There were two fires over the weekend and two homes were completely destroyed. In Belize City on Arlington drive, a blaze destroyed a small wooden house. Shortly after midday on Sunday, the structure went up in flames which quickly spread and gutted the house. The second blaze also on Sunday burnt to the ground another […]
The thirtieth CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government ended in Guyana on Sunday with leaders of the grouping looking for common ground on many issues. One of the big ticket items was the movement of skilled labour throughout the region, to which a tenth category has been added. As of next January, qualified domestic workers […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Game two of the home and away semi-final series in the B.P.F.L. took us north yesterday where Nizhee Corozal hopes to eliminate F.C. Belize of Belize City in a bid to get into the 2009 Championship round. After last week’s 2-2 tie, it’s F.C. Belize […]
