A British type defensive grenade exploded in the final days of 2009 instantly killing a fourteen year old boy. It is believed the grenade originated from a batch gone missing a few years ago from the British Forces and is the sixth to surface in the streets of Belize City and the second to be […]
The murder of twenty-three year old Christopher Galvez remains under investigation. His family has expressed outrage and that seems to have struck a chord with the Minister of National Security. On New Year’s Eve, the man in charge of that portfolio, Carlos Perdomo, announced that his Ministry has assigned a three-person inquiry to investigate the […]
The Sugar Industry faced tremendous hard times in 2009, and the end of that year provided more frustration for the caneros in the northern districts. The season started in December with low production and long lines backed up at the gates of Belize Sugar Industries Factory at Tower Hill in Orange Walk. The Belize Sugar […]
Since the meeting in Belmopan has been called off, Madrid said that B.S.C.F.A. is now requesting Minister Montero to go to the sugar belt to meet with the caneros. One of the matters that they have on their agenda is the formation of the United Cane Farmers Association. Madrid says that the B.S.C.F.A. is now […]
The Supreme Court is still in recess, but at the Magistrates’ Court Mark Medina was charged for unlicensed firearm and ammunition. Medina was freed of several offences in 2009 including Murder and Burglary, but at the start of 2010 he is behind bars. Police say that on December twenty-eighth they searched Medina’s house on Berkeley […]
The year 2009 closed with a barrage of shootings, murders and a grenade attack in which one person was killed. It is the number one public concern and this morning on Open Your Eyes the Chairman of the Crime Control Council outlined the work of the council to monitor the crime situation and make recommendations […]
Most people start the year with promises of having a fresh start and a new outlook on life. And that’s exactly what Great Belize Productions/Channel Five is doing. The station has a fresh look and we are now broadcasting from our home on Coney Drive as we move forward with the new decade. The work […]
The year 2010 started with bundles of joy for at least five families around the country. News Five today caught up with the first baby born at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital one hour into the morning of January first. Thirty-three year old Yvane Mangar gave birth to her third child, a baby boy, Javion […]
A musical artist has recognized that the crime situation in Belize City has been stagnant. His solution is to spread peace and love through gospel music. Yon Bevans had once spent time behind bars for a crime he says he didn’t commit. Those few months in remand, drew him closer to the lord and he […]
It’s the start of the New Year and invariably that means new expectations and goals for the year ahead. Some persons set out to lose weight, others want to buy a new car, or go to church and still others simply want good health. News Five hit downtown Albert Street and found out that there […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and it is indeed with great pleasure that we welcome you to this first delivery of Sports Monday for 2010. New Years Day brings with it a monster cycling show sponsored by Krem and this time around some hundred and ten athletes in the four major categories suited up for […]
