There are two murders and two shooting incidents that occurred over the weekend. But a third shooting incident occurred just before two this afternoon. It was a brazen bank robbery attempt at the Atlantic Bank Ladyville Branch. Two employees were shot during a struggle with the robbers and are lucky to be alive. Our news […]
In the southernmost reaches of the country a resident of Jalacte Village was fatally stabbed at the start of the weekend. Details of the murder remain sketchy and News Five will have more information on the homicide as soon as it is made available by the Police Department. Toledo, nonetheless, was not the only district […]
There are two other persons who were shot over the weekend in separate incidents and they have survived the incidents. Eighteen year old Stephan Flowers was shot in the abdomen on Saturday night on Courtney Crescent. Flowers along with Ian Henkis, were riding on Mopan Street towards Sibun Street when they were approached from behind […]
On Thursday August fourth the Belize Council of Churches, in a letter to Prime Minister Dean Barrow, stated its position on the proposed Ninth Amendment Bill. And while the Council does support protecting state ownership of the utility companies, it does not support the changes to Sections Two and Sixty-Nine of the Constitution. That view […]
On Saturday, media reports in South America linked a major drug bust in Venezuela to Belize. According to the newspaper, La Patilla, a Super King Air was busted with millions of dollars worth of cocaine. Several law enforcement officers were implicated in the bust and two of them were shot during the incident. But that […]
A recently vacated house on the Central American Boulevard went up in flames early this morning. The Fire Department received the report of the blaze at around two-thirty-five this morning and they were on the scene in a record three minutes. But the speedy response still could not save the two storey wooden and concrete […]
A Belize City family is mourning tonight because they lost a brother and a son and even worse, they could not host a proper funeral service. The pain that they felt when they lost thirty eight year old Adam Kuylen was magnified after the public health system failed them in their time of need. According […]
According to World Health Organization statistics, about three hundred and forty six million people worldwide are living with diabetes. In 2004, over three million people died from complications related to high blood sugar. And that is why the Belize Diabetes Association has embarked on a special session to educate those who have lived with diabetes […]
In Magistrate’s Court today, Fullers Alley resident Kimberly Oshon pleaded not guilty to charges of keeping a firearm and ammunition without a gun license. The twenty-seven year old woman was detained at around twenty minutes after nine o’clock on Friday night on Cemetery Road. She then led the cops to an area behind a fence […]
Only a week ago, forty year old Warren Allen Logan pleaded guilty to Handling Stolen Goods after he and his common-law-wife Stephanie Hemsley, were found in possession of a DVD player and other small items that were stolen from Josephine Waller. Well today the couple was back in court, again on a charge of Handling […]
And though the next story is not classified as handling stolen goods, residents of Toledo would like someone to be charged for the illegal cutting and shipment of rosewood out of the District. The illegal harvesting was overlooked for months, until the Maya Leaders Alliance recently brought the issue to the forefront. Today the Ya’axché […]
After six years together, Yumi Saki and Leon Guild, took their relationship to the next level on From Yes to I Do… Channel Five Will Follow You. The couple recited their vows in an intimate outdoor ceremony at the Radisson, where family and friends gathered as witnesses to their commitment to each other. After the […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and this serving of Sports Monday. After winning 5 straight outings against Belizean Teams, this visiting Alajuela Male Softball Team of Costa Rica took the pitch inside Roger’s Stadium on Saturday against the National Male Team to conclude the tour. Team Belize takes the lead when Charles Solis pitching for […]
