Forty-seven year old Carlos Espat was found dead this past Saturday morning at his home at the corner of Albert and King Streets in Belize City. Late this afternoon, the investigation of his death shifted to murder. The tragic news spread quickly about the man who was well known but kept his private life under […]
There was another murder over the weekend. On Sunday afternoon, seventy-four year old Elston Peters was killed by a single bullet that hit him on the neck. The retiree passed away this morning at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. But why would anyone want to take the life of a senior citizen? Police are still […]
A search continues for two missing siblings from the village of San Marcos in the Toledo District. As we told you last Thursday, they have been missing since August thirtieth when they were selling craboo and lemons near Cattle Landing. Anxiety reached boiling point among family and the community over their disappearance this past Sunday […]
Aside from the two murders reported earlier in our newscast, there was more violence in the old capital over the weekend. On Saturday night, bullets from opposing gangs injured nine year old Crystal Faber, sixteen year old Juan Carlos Martinez and twenty-two year old Nathalie McKenzie. One was shopping and the two others were at […]
In our newscast on Friday we reported that four year old Elisha Gilharry was knocked down and killed. The driver of the vehicle, Lyle Harris, had just turned into North Front Street when he hit Elisha who was crossing the street to meet her father at a barber shop. It’s has been a difficult time […]
Thieves made a clean getaway after they held up the R.J.’s Laundromat on Neal Penn Road. The Belize City robbery took place on September second at twelve-thirty in the afternoon while the owner Raymond Charley and his daughter Ranjini Charley were inside going about their daily work. Ranjini said that two men entered the business, […]
Shamir Henry of the Belize Defence Force was stabbed to death by his estranged common-law-wife, Leshawn Lino, last Thursday. It is believed to have been a fatal end to one of their many domestic disputes. Lino appeared in court today to be charged for Henry’s death and the question in everyone’s mind was “murder or […]
The family that has been charged with laundering one point five million dollars briefly returned to court today. Melonie Coye, her husband James Gerou; parents Michael and Marlene; brother, Jude and two employees were accused by the Financial Intelligence Unit after officers found the cash in suitcases at the Coye family home over a year […]
There was a major shake up in the hierarchy of the police department late last week. Officer Commanding the Eastern Division, David Henderson, has been replaced by Assistant Commissioner of Police Elodio Aragon. Senior Superintendent Russell Blackett now becomes the Deputy Officer Commanding the Eastern Division, while Assistant Superintendent of Police, Alden Dawson, is now […]
The United States Army is testing two Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in the Cayo District. The YMQ-18A /FORESTER, which is essentially a remote controlled helicopter, reportedly crashed while attempting to land at the Central Farm Airfield. A release sent from the U.S Embassy says that no injuries or fatalities resulted from the accident and the […]
At the top of the newscast, we told you that the property of Vincent Rose, a U.S. crocodile expert who has been running a sanctuary a few miles outside of Punta Gorda Town, was on Sunday completely destroyed by fire. News Five’s Isani Cayetano was back in Punta Gorda today and has more on this […]
The Carnival King and Queen Competition was held on Saturday night and we’ll bring you all the action on Tuesday. But even with that aspect of the judging out the way, the bands still have a lot of preparation before the road march on September eleventh. The Jam Jam Mas Band worked until about two […]
Tickets are already on sale but viewers are reminded that due to events in the September Celebrations calendar, Duet’s will move to Wednesday instead of its regular Tuesday schedule. The venue remains the Bliss auditorium. This Wednesday, group B’s four remaining duos will be back on stage battling for the grand prize of ten thousand […]
Good Evening. I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The three game championship series for the Belize Bank Super League 2010 Football Title between Nizhee Corozal and City Boys United. Yesterday, the Ricalde Stadium with 35000.06 hanging in the balance. We must add that we were impressed with the opening ceremonies Nizhee Management. However, […]
