The community is still reeling from the senseless murder of the popular teacher and sportsman, Aubrey Lopez. Today in Belmopan, a demonstration against violence attracted family, friends, and many others. Their messages were both emotional and powerful in the face of a climate of fear and violence that is consuming the community. News Five’s Jose […]
And there is a development in the investigations into Aubrey Lopez’ murder. Lopez was gunned down at around eleven on Wednesday night in the vicinity of Prince Street by a group of men who had commandeered the car he was driving. News Five understands that the five men who stole the blue Nissan Altima car […]
Twenty-four hours after the murder of Aubrey Lopez, another homicide took place not far away in the area of the Swing Bridge. The latest victim in the murder capital is a minor from Hattieville who was chopped to death while on his way home from a popular Belize City nightspot. News Five’s Isani Cayetano spoke […]
Thursday’s question was: Do you agree with APAMO that there should be a ban on oil drilling and exploration in the area of the barrier reef? Eighty-four percent of those who polled said they did and the remaining sixteen percent said no. On our e-poll one viewer said: Ban all offshore exploration, I agree with […]
An ex-cop, who is now employed at Boundaries Store in Orange Walk, was stabbed six times this morning by a man who was reportedly trying to steal shoes. Roman Canul was rushed to Belize City for surgery at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he confronted the would-be thief and was brutally attacked in the […]
Six cops were hauled to the Magistrates’ Court to face charges of Wounding for allegedly beating thirty-five year old Elvin Torres after the checkpoint at mile four on the Western Highway came under fire on May ninth. Torres was in a pickup truck along with twenty year old Reginald Young; they stopped at the checkpoint […]
This past Wednesday morning, a hail of bullets rang out on Boots Crescent. A fourteen year old primary school girl was shot as she sat in the living room of her house. Alondra Trapp had to be hospitalized for the injuries to her leg. Two men, Anthony Dennison and Erington Flowers, who were outside the […]
Recaptured inmate Edgar Roberts was today slapped with charges of damage to property and escape. On April twenty-sixth, Roberts who was incarcerated in the medium security area of the Hattieville prison, escaped by breaking the lock of his cell. He was re-captured two days later at the intersection of the Southern Highway by Dangriga Police. […]
An attempted robbery was reported this afternoon at the Texaco Service Station near the Bel-China Bridge. The incident happened around four-fifteen as gas attendants went about their work. The two assailants did not enter the food mart, nor did they get away with anything, but they did unleash gunshots. Police visited the gas station and […]
Four men including a minor will be arraigned before the magistrate’s court in San Ignacio on Monday following arrests in connection with the Mother’s Day murder of Chinese national Zhen Zhennong in Santa Elena. This afternoon San Ignacio police jointly charged eighteen year old Anthony Dennison, twenty year old Denfield Tasher Jr., twenty nine year […]
The petroleum oil spill that killed eleven workers and injured seventeen more in the Gulf of Mexico is still causing havoc despite efforts to bring it under control. The Deepwater Horizon sank after an explosion blasted the rig on April twentieth. The oil rig was owned by BP, formerly British Petroleum, which is the planet’s […]
Earlier we told you about the community mourning the murder of Aubrey Lopez who leaves behind a wife and their eight year old son Jayden. His loss is not only being felt by family and friends but also by the sports enthusiasts. Yvette Price, the president of Belmopan’s Volleyball Association said that in his youth, […]
Students who recently sat the PSE are anxiously awaiting the results but teachers are worried that performance in one of two core subjects is significantly below their expectations. Math has long been a problem subject for most primary and secondary school students and their shortcomings in that discipline is evident in the PSE. The exams […]
There is an abundance of information on how to prevent HIV and for persons already infected, how to cope and take care of themselves. While a key area is counseling, the fact is that Belize has a shortage of trained counselors, which is why WinBelize has collaborated with PAHO and the University of the West […]
There were no classes today and the kids at the Liberty Children’s Home in Ladyville had another reason to celebrate. They got a visit today from their friends at the Radisson who brought along a van for them to hand paint. But it was not just for fun, the van will be a form of […]
