There is a late breaking report coming out of Utah and that is that notorious Belizean, thirty-three year old Kenneth “Big Tom” Flowers has been shot dead. News Five has not confirmed the reports but details are trickling in and it is reported that Flowers suffered multiple wounds. He was rushed to a hospital in […]
Last night News Five broke the news that thirty-three year old Kenneth “Big Tom” Flowers had been shot dead. The reports reaching us were that he suffered several wounds but did not die at the scene. He was rushed to a Utah hospital on Monday where he was pronounced dead. Other reports say Big Tom […]
A decision of the International Court of Arbitration for Sports, which was delivered on Tuesday, opens the way for the national basketball team to compete in the pre-Olympic games. The Court based in Switzerland on Tuesday ruled in favor of the Belize Basketball Federation which appealed a FIBA decision to disqualify six members of the […]
July is only a short distance away when it comes to practice and preparation for Centro Basket. And while the B.B.F. is scouting players for the next tournament, one of the original team players which brought victory from the COCABA games is already in Belize. Gene Myvett, returned to the jewel to play in a […]
More athletes returned home today from the Central American Games in Panama. The Belize contingent was not as large as other Central American countries so that may be one of the reasons it placed last in the number of medals. So far, female cyclist Shalini Zabaneh won silver while Edward Reyes brought back the bronze. […]
While victory is sweet for the team, preparing them also came with some level of commitment. But once everyone knew how important the games were, team delegate, Dale Sutherland says training was no problem. Dion Sutherland, delegate, Athletics team “It wasn’t difficult because this is something the athletes knew long in advance and they prepared […]
Funeral arrangements are being finalized for television journalist Keith Swift, who was found dead on Monday evening at this home on Lizarraga Avenue by his roommate, Mark Bowman. Swift will be laid to rest on Friday morning at ten at St. Anne’s Church in Belmopan where his family resides. On Tuesday, pathologist Dr. Mario Estradabran […]
On Tuesday night we asked our viewers if they support imposing stiffer penalties on offenders of sexual exploitation of children? Ninety eight percent of participants who polled said yes, and a mere two percent said no. On our blog one viewer said that in her view all murderers, and sex predators should he hung or […]
Young Janay Moguel won the hearts of many when she was shot accidentally on Central American Boulevard on February first. One man was killed in the incident, Darrel Williams and Janay’s grandfather was also shot but survived. The seven year old student was left paralyzed and since then has been beating the odds to recover […]
The large mammals pose no threat to swimmers or divers and manatee sightings are often included in travel packages offered to tourists. But that attention, it seems, is also the cause of their death. The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Sea to Shore Alliance have been receiving alarming reports of manatee deaths caused by careless […]
A man who was found with a point twenty-two pistol has been found guilty of firearm and ammunition charges. Nineteen year old Lawrence Lino was caught around two forty-five on May seventh, 2009 by police on mobile patrol on the Southside of Belize City. Police say that when Lino saw them, he began to sprint […]
Forty-six year old Gwendolyn Young, a resident of Conch Shell Bay in Belize City, has been sentenced to five years in jail after being convicted of Burglary. Young was accused of entering the home of eighty-three year old Edel Maheia and stealing a purse containing five hundred dollars, a bunch of keys and a toaster […]
The First Caribbean International Bank today launched the seventh annual unsung heroes program. It’s an initiative to highlight the work of everyday people who give back to their communities simply for the sake of doing good rather than with expectations of rewards and recognition. Over the past seven years of the program, Belize has won […]
If you love reading and share an interest in Belizean history there’s an exhibition showcasing Belizean authors and publishers at the Image Factory. The collection of writings from different literary genres some which go back a century or more are available for viewing among the three hundred select publications. News Five’s Isani Cayetano was on […]
