The long list of murder statistics for this year has gone up by two and now stands at one hundred and eight. Two men were killed over the weekend, one in Orange Walk and the other in the City. In both cases the motives are unknown. A security guard was killed in a pre-dawn murder […]
In Belize City, where the homicides are at all time high, a resident of King Parks was walking his girlfriend home when he met his death in the deadly South Creek area. Karl Galvez was shot at close range to his chest on Saturday night. His mother received the dreaded call after ten o’clock and […]
In other violence in the city, a disc jockey is recovering from a stab wound to the abdomen. On Sunday, Mauricio Lemus was inside a taxi, when he had a misunderstanding with the driver, Wilson Galvez. While the vehicle was near Element Night Club on Newtown Barracks, an unidentified man who was in the front […]
Several cases of the sexual abuse of minors have been reported in the news recently. In Sarteneja, a U.S. national has been accused of sodomizing three brothers. And in Belize City a wife has accused her husband of attempting to rape their seven-year-old daughter. In both cases, the accused men have been remanded. But before […]
On the political front, this Wednesday is the deadline for the submission of names for the P.U.P. leadership. We note that the Interim Leader, Mark Espat, is yet to put his name on the ballot because he is working on a financing plan before any announcement is made. It is also known that should Espat […]
So while Mark Espat has said if he will lead the Opposition at Friday’s House Meeting on the ninth amendment, the Council of Management of the Belize National Teachers Union has taken a position. The B.N.T.U. met on Saturday to reign in the votes on the ninth amendment from district branches. Eight of the ten […]
When helping an accident victim, most Emergency Medical Technicians would tell the public to call 911 and not to attempt to move the injured person. Good Samaritans who want to help can cause additional injuries. But Benque Viejo is facing a dilemma, as it is filled with good Samaritans who have no choice but to […]
In court today, an associate of the Ghost Town Gang was charged in connection with a shooting incident that occurred on August tenth. Nine shots were fired at thirty-one year old Nelson Kareem Bowen, who was at his home on Sibun Street. He was fortunate to only be hit once on the thigh. Since then, […]
Around twelve-thirty this morning, police busted a vehicle with four parcels of marijuana on Vernon Street. A pick-up truck driven by San Ignacio resident, Leslie Grinage was stopped where police discovered the stash underneath the vehicle where the spare wheel is kept. Also travelling with Grinage at the time was nineteen year old Mario Cunil […]
A family is seeking the public’s assistance in locating some medical instruments that went missing from their luggage on public transportation. A team of surgeons recently completed general pediatric surgeries on group of young children. Today, one of the patients was heading home on a bus to Chunox when upon approaching Orange Walk Town the […]
On Friday, the Scientific Steering Committee of the Belize Agricultural Health Authority issued a press release on the importation of genetically modified corn seeds into the country in mid-August. The release came a week after the destruction of twenty pounds of GMO kernels following instructions given by the government. In the memo, BAHA officials express […]
A traffic accident has been reported on the Western Highway near mile thirteen involving a bus and a private vehicle. The extent of injuries is not known and we’ll have more on this story on Tuesday.
He has lived a century; it is quite a feat for Edujives Velasquez, one of the oldest persons in Belize who lives in Esperanza in the west. In his lifetime he has withstood the test of time; the constant has been his wife of eighty-one years. News Five’s Andrea Polanco found Velasquez alert and active. […]
The lotto jackpot climbed all the way up to one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars for Saturday’s draw. And the lucky winner is Joyce Shaw, a teacher for over three decades from Unitedville, Cayo. Today she picked up a cheque for one hundred and forty-eight thousand, seven hundred and fifty dollars after taxes. Shaw has […]
The National Male Football Team can only be described as over achievers after posting a record 3 wins, 3 losses so far in the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers. In fact, it is absolutely amazing how the nation has raised its expectations this time around. However, as far as the team goes, very little has changed. […]
