Thirty-seven year old Maria Plaza, a Spanish flight attendant, was reported missing in San Pedro Town since Sunday. The tragic news tonight is that shortly before three this afternoon, her badly bruised, half-nude body was discovered at a yard in a busy area of town. Plaza went for a stroll that took her less than […]
Remember the recent immigration scandal? So far only six immigration officers have been charged in a human smuggling ring that was busted on October third at the Phillip Goldson International Airport. They are only the small fish in an international ring that spans Cuba, Haiti, Ecuador, Sri Lanka and China. The September and October chartered […]
Tragedy struck today for five families on Central American Boulevard. They were just beginning to recover from hurricane Richard when a midday fire spread quickly to destroy the landmark house that was situated dangerously close to a cluster of other houses in the same yard. The blaze started from the upper flat of the two […]
Tonight’s question is: Should the unions hold off any investment in Telemedia shares until all litigation relating to the company are concluded in the courts? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to […]
At news time tonight, a vote has been taken by the Social Security Board on the fifty million dollars in Telemedia shares. According to the reports, the social partners comprising the unions, the Chamber of Commerce and the Business Bureau voted against the investment. The five representatives from the government, however, voted to support the […]
There are lingering questions about the tragic death of a four year old girl from Roaring Creek Village. It was first reported as an accidental death but following the post mortem examination police are investigating the possibility that Hidalia Jomany Maldonado died as a result of child abuse. Hidalia passed away at home on Friday […]
Alleged Guatemalan drug lord, Otoniel Turcios Marroquin was captured in Belize last Monday. He was escorted to the Philip Goldson International Airport by the Commander of the Anti Drug Unit, and was promptly handed over to U.S. authorities and whisked away in a waiting small white plane on October twenty-seventh. The flight was bound for […]
There hasn’t been a murder in the city in a few days but the criminals are still at work. An armed robbery at a Taiwanese store was reported on Monday night and the owners say they believe the culprits were the same as those who attacked another supermarket in the same area less than a […]
A proposal to introduce cruise tourism in the south should have been a done deal instead it has been stopped in its tracks. In Placencia, residents are dead set against it because they feel that this brand of tourism will destroy the natural beauty of the peninsula and that far outweighs any benefits to the […]
Shocking details were revealed in court today about the brutal murder of Sandra Ruiz, who was bludgeoned to death at her King’s Park home on August tenth, 2008. Darrel Grant is accused in the homicide and when Pathologist, Doctor Mario Estradabran, testified in the Supreme Court this morning, he revealed that Ruiz’ was being beaten […]
Also in the courts, the two men accused of the attempted murder of attorney, Rodwell Williams, were set free after spending ninety days in jail. Ricky Valencia met bail of eight thousand dollars this morning and late this afternoon, Akeem Thurton, came up with a property bail to secure his release. Their next court date […]
In other news, an elderly citizen of Flowers Bank Road in the Belize District feels aggrieved tonight after he claims elements of the Ladyville Police Unit and a Justice of the Peace threatened him. According to Ralston Myvett, the officer also roughed him up when he could not tell them the whereabouts of his nephew, […]
This morning, the U.S. Embassy handed four hundred and fifty thousand U.S. dollars in grants to deserving local community outreach groups. The grants came via the Central America Regional Security Initiative which is targeting at risk youths and communities. The recipients travelled from across the country to the capital to receive their cheques at the […]
