The community of Mahogany Heights is reeling over the brutal murder of one of its own, a minor. Sixteen year old Austin Tillett was found dead approximately two hundred yards from his home on Sunday. He had multiple wounds to the upper part of his body and legs. The motive for this latest homicide is […]
Investigations into the murder of Austin Tillett continue: this latest homicide comes at a time when the world is taking stock of crime in the Jewel. In 2008, there were ninety-seven murders countrywide and the internationally recognized, Economist Magazine, has been taking note. The well established magazine publishes what is known as the Pocket World […]
When you approach Dangriga and hear the familiar Garifuna drums, it is usually motivated by a party or celebration. But for the group, the Concerned Builders of Dangriga, who gathered at the Drums of My Fathers Roundabout at the entrance to that municipality, there was little to be happy about. They were voicing their discontent […]
Also in the south, the highway turned out to be dangerous and deadly for an eighteen year old cyclist of Maya Mopan. Gonzalo Gabino was hit by a delivery truck between miles twenty-six and twenty-seven this past Friday. He was injured on the head and died on the way to the Southern Regional Hospital. The […]
It is two weeks since the government compulsorily acquired ninety four percent of Belize Telemedia through legislation that was passed through the House and Senate with indecent haste on August twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth. The PM said he would re-Belizeanize the company, but in the same statement he said he would sell it off to foreign […]
He is an ex-cop who finds himself in plenty trouble with the law. Last week, the ex-cop turned businessman was slapped with theft charges, but tonight there are fresh allegations involving a parcel of land in the south. Vidal Campos is accused of transferring to his name on June sixth, a property situated in Hopkins […]
In other crimes, a frightening armed robbery occurred this afternoon in the Belama Phase One area of Belize City. An employee was injured and had to be hospitalized for a gunshot wound to her right shoulder. Twenty-four year old Kenya Avilez, was along with Cie Lin, the owner of Friendly Restaurant and Store located on […]
Earlier in the day, there was another shooting in the city. The victim this time was Elsworth Augustine, who reported to police that he was heading to catch a taxi on Vernon Street when the incident occurred. Augustine says he was walking on Sibun Street and was accosted by a man who fired a single […]
Hirian Good, the woman who lost her lost her job as a school warden has been a fixture with her husband at the foot of the Supreme Court in Belize City. She claimed it was political victimization and though she and her husband were offered jobs, they declined at decided to sue the Ministry of […]
There are over five thousand persons in the country that are living with HIV. This statistic is revealed in the National Health Information and Surveillance Unit in the Ministry of Health second quarter report for 2009. Doctor Marvin Manzanero, the Director of the National HIV/Aids Program, says that the statistics show that many infected men […]
The Ministry of Education continues its countrywide consultations about the proposed Teaching Services Commission. The Church remains conflicted on a unified standpoint. The Council of Churches issued a statement in support of the commission. Then, the Bishop’s Commission on Education for the Roman Catholic Church made it clear it didn’t support those amendments to the […]
Saint Michael’s College re-opened its doors in 2000. But with the economic downturn the high school has been facing hard times. But the school has gotten a lucky break that can change its woes. This Tuesday, a memorandum of understanding will be penned to provide much needed assistance to Michael’s. After a trip to Belize, […]
A new primary school has opened its doors in Belize City. Horizon Academy is a private institution that is located at mile three and a half on the Northern Highway. The first day of class began this morning with sixty five students. News Five visited the academy to find out what the institution has to […]
Seventy-six year old Rupert “Jack” Frost is a former accountant for the government. But these days, Frost has fallen victim to hard times and needs urgent help. He is penniless, ill and homeless and no one wants to take him in, not even the relevant government agency. Earlier today, a family friend, Karen White, made […]
There’s nothing like soca music to bring the September celebrations to life. And this year Allison Hinds is in Belize to bring in the tenth day activities with a massive concert on the ninth night. This will be her first performance in Belize since she formed her own band, the Allison Hinds Show and she […]
This past Saturday night, the annual Queen of the Bay designate was chosen. Ten delegates from across the country competed to win the title as the sixty-fourth Queen of the Bay. But after the various rounds of competition, Reena Usher, who represented Stann Creek, was top of the class. Here are some highlights of the […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re very welcome to this delivery of Sports Monday. Week five of the Belize Bank Super League brought San Felipe Barcelona to Belize City yesterday, hosted by Kraal Road inside the M.C.C. Grounds. After a rather controversial start to the season Kraal Road looks to strike early when Tyrone […]
