Following the weekend’s violence, the police claim today that the gangs have grenades that they plan to use over the September celebrations. On Friday night, the Gang Suppression Unit zeroed in on George Street at a house where neighbours gathered after attending the funeral of Charles Woodeye. It is estimated that over forty persons were […]
Businessman Rhett Fuller went to court again today in his long battle against his extradition. Fuller, who handed himself in to police on the twenty-second of August sought bail but was not successful before Justice Adolph Lucas. He will remain at the prison until Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wilfred Elrington, makes a determination on whether […]
A well-known man of the streets of Belize City was killed in a hit and run accident near the Esso Gas station on the Northern Highway at about seven-thirty on Monday night. Robert Harrison Castro better known as Bababoo is a regular fixture in front of grocery stores and gas stations. Although he suffered from […]
An unidentified man was killed at the corner of George and King Streets after ten on Sunday morning in the weekend’s blood bath. Not many details were available because he was believed to have been homeless. Well that’s until today when we can confirm that he is forty-two year old John Garbutt. His family members […]
Tonight’s question is: Do you think that the Gang Suppression Unit is contributing to the lawlessness on the streets? 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 questions@channel5belize.com.
The Bar Association was among the first to come out against the original version of the proposed ninth amendment. When the Council of Churches intervened and convinced the government to remove the section that barred the court from inquiring into constitutional claims, the Bar retained its stance via a press release. Last week, the Attorney […]
Next week Tuesday, the Belize National Football Team will face Guatemala. It is the first time that a Guatemalan football team will be playing on Belizean soil. But today, the Belize team is on its way to Grenada where it will take on the Grenadian selection on Friday. It’s a long way to Brazil 2014, […]
Other Belizean athletes are also playing away from home. The Belize Junior Volleyball Team competed in the Central American Junior Championship games in Nicaragua. The team started out with a match against the host country on Friday; they led the game in the first two sets but eventually lost to Nicaragua. Then on Saturday, Belize […]
The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) on Monday issued a statement on the proposed sale of the Belize Sugar Industries. According to the BCCI, considerable reform is needed for the industry to survive and “the status quo is not an option.” The Honduras based Banco Atlantida has tabled a ninety million dollar proposal […]
With the deadline fast approaching for B.S.I. to make good on a thirty million dollar debt to ING International Bank, there is pressure on the government and industry stakeholders to find a way out. But according to Alpuche, taxpayers should not have to pick up the tab nor should there be special conditions or government […]
In the courts, twenty year old Clement Bol and a sixteen year old minor were today convicted of Robbery and Harm for an incident that occurred on September eighth, 2010. The victim, Christopher Pitts, testified during the trial that he was walking home from work when he was ambushed by four men. According to Pitts, […]
The buzz about the carnival road march is heating up and the proof is in the Mas Camps where the hype and energy are at fever pitch. If the senior bands are known to get on bad when the carnival season approaches, the junior bands won’t be outdone. Our Entertainment Reporter Safiyyah Muhammad took her […]
The Tuesday night KTV Duets musical showdown is just minutes away and the duos in Group B are preparing once again to rock the stage at the Bliss. There are now only five couples remaining and tonight will be another test to see who has what it takes to move on in the competition. That […]
