The news of a local businessman fleeing the country for recording hundreds of sex acts and women in various forms of undress went viral over the Internet today. Massage therapist and acupuncturist Kevin Lee, was suspected of recording his massage sessions and turning them into commercials without the consent of the clients. Several clients featured […]
A barrage of bullets was unleashed on four persons on Monday night in Orange Walk Town. One died on the spot, two minors were injured and the other had just stepped away. The gunman simply walked into the house where the group was and fired as many as six shots. News Five’s Andrea Polanco reports. […]
On Monday’s newscast News Five spoke to the grandmother of a seven-year-old girl who was sexually abused by her biological father. The child is still trying to cope with the incident and the Department of Human Services has spoken to the child’s family. The mother of the victim has two other daughters, and is also […]
There was a robbery in the city this afternoon. Shortly before two o’clock a trio of young men entered the Belize Farm Center on North Front Street where they jacked a pair of deliverymen, identified as Gladwin Penner and Wayne Humes, of a nine millimeter handgun. It was a brazen robbery on a busy artery. […]
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The Supreme Court today dismissed a challenge by the Placencia based NGO Peninsula Citizens for Sustainable Development which had sued the Department of the Environment to stop the huge development at the Placencia Marina Limited. Justice Oswell Legall rejected all the challenges brought by the NGO finding that from the evidence, the project would not […]
The hearings on the controversial ninth amendment wind up in Belmopan on Wednesday. Hundreds of U.D.P. supporters are being bused in for the occasion, but the People’s United Party western caucus says it won’t be in the mix. According to P.U.P. aspirant, Julius Espat, the consultations have become a political circus so he is promoting […]
The Vision Inspired by the People, which is based in Belmopan, will also be absent from the Wednesday night’s consultations. The party issued a press release today, explaining its position on the ninth amendment, saying that government is simply using it to distract Belizeans from the countless unfulfilled manifesto promises. According to the VIP, “when […]
A number of teachers countrywide have not been paid for the month of September and it’s stirring up trouble. The delay is because the Teaching Services Commission, which was established in January, requires teachers and school managers to provide several documents including their teaching license, medical report and police record. The pay sheets for the […]
On Monday night we headed to Saint George’s Caye where up to ten acres of land is said to be under development. Chairman of the St. George’s Caye village council, John Searle, took the media out to the island for a look at the work being done in what is considered to be a part […]
Aside from the robbery at Farm Center today, on Monday night the owners of another well known establishment, Astar Hyde Supermarket, were also targeted by thieves. When we caught up with them today, both Alvin Hyde Junior and his wife, Angela, were shaken and frustrated. The couple was planning to lock up early when around […]
The Hyde’s are still tallying up the loss and Alvin says they have been targeted by thieves several times since opening their supermarket and meat shot near the Michael Finnegan Market. This time, he says he recognized the gunman, who had visited the business before the robbery. Angela’s advice to the thieves is to go […]
After nine o’clock on Monday night, the Gang Suppression Unit searched a Toyota car near the junction of the Airport Camp in Ladyville. Levi Cadle, a taxi driver, was behind the steering wheel. He was accompanied by Akeem Harris of San Pedro. The GSU found what amounts to one point eighty-one kilos of cannabis in […]
In Monday’s newscast, we showed you the protest by Fathers Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children. Today, UNICEF says it is extremely concerned about the increasing number of violent acts perpetuated against children. The two most recent cases involve a four-year girl who was raped and a seven year old who was abused by […]
The Belize Audubon Society has been at the forefront in the promotion of sustainable management of the environment. The organization has taken on numerous initiatives and from educational trips to book launches and photography exhibitions, it remains actively involved in encouraging and developing conservation in Belize. This morning at the Image Factory the Audubon launched […]
When the rains come there are complaints from all over Belize City about flooded streets. But today News Five was called by a Dunn Street resident who has to contend with flooding inside his house. He chose not to appear on camera to protect his job, but told us that the problem affecting his family […]
Shortly, the knockout competition of KTV Duets takes place live at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. Here is what will happen. Six duos competed last Tuesday in the first semi-final round. The six will return to the Bliss tonight to hear the auditor’s report which will determine which four duos made it safely […]
