A rally is being planned at the Phillip Goldson International Airport to send off the Belize Jaguars this Friday morning, but retired football star and assistant coach of the Belize National Team, Charlie Slusher, will not be travelling to Portland, Oregon with the team. That decision was confirmed today by F.F.B. President, Ruperto Vicente. Slusher […]
Late this evening, News Five spoke to Charlie Slusher who told us that he has been pulled from the trip because of the meetings held on Wednesday between the players, coaching staff and executive. According to Slusher, in those meetings he stood up for the players who were demanding that financial agreements be finalized before […]
A Placencia electrician is tonight fighting for his life at the Belize Medical Associates. Dwayne Flowers, who is unquestionably a well liked resident in the peninsula, was seriously injured in a gas explosion as he worked on a leaking tank. His wife of three months told News Five’s Jose Sanchez that Flowers needs to get […]
While Flowers clings to life, the body of twenty-eight year old Alvin “Vinnie” Pascasio was found this morning. Pascasio was last seen by his family last Monday and this morning, their worst fears were confirmed when his body was found in bushes at the entrance of the Vista Del Mar community on the Phillip Goldson […]
The Board of Governors of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital held a meeting today in the Capital. The meeting ended at about three p.m. Of note is that the hospital’s C.E.O., Doctor Francis Gary Longsworth, was not invited to the gathering. During the first press conference on the outbreak, Longsworth said that he first heard […]
Earlier in the newscast, we reported on the suspension of Team Belize’s assistant coach on the eve of the Gold Cup. But there are bigger problems facing the team. Despite setting a target of half a million dollars which should have covered training leading up to the Gold Cup and participation in the games, fundraising […]
F.F.B. President Ruperto Vicente has confirmed that he will likely not be going to the Gold Cup with the Jaguars because the team has not been able to raise the funds it anticipated. The money has been trickling in slowly, too slowly to provide much comfort, but today Belize Water Services did their part for […]
A Haitian national accused of having sex with an under-aged girl on three separate occasions is tonight a free man. Thirty-two year old Patrick Laurent’s trial began on Monday and concluded with his freedom Wednesday evening before the Supreme Court of Justice Adolph Lucas. He was charged with two counts of Carnal Knowledge of a Child […]
On the morning of July sixth, 2008, the bodies of Michael and Donna Hill were found in bushes close to their home in Cristo Rey Village, Cayo District. They were both shot at close range; one of their vehicles, laptops and personal items and money had been stolen. Police detained Jodean Vidal and Michael Lamb. […]
International students attached to the Archaeology Department were heading to the Philip Goldson International Airport on July third, when their cab collided with a passenger bus. The cab driver, Eliseo Chan, along with passengers Molly Hude from Slatington, Pennsylvania, Ioanna Thomopoulou from Greece and Angela Bugeja from Malta were killed in the accident. The emotional […]
There have been thirteen reported clinical cases of dengue fever across the country since the start of the rainy season a few weeks ago. We say clinical because that number may be less, following the results of definitive testing which can confirm whether or not there is an outbreak of the mosquito-borne illness. The Vector […]
A strong defensive wall that cannot be penetrated—a statement that many would correlate with the national football team, the Belize Jaguars, who will represent Belize next Tuesday in a historic game with the United States in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Twenty-six players strong, along with a contingent of coaches and the executive will travel […]
Everyone has to deal with stress. If you are good at managing your stress levels then most times you’re okay with a bit of added pressure; in these cases some stress is actually beneficial. However, there are instances where a person may be under too much stress that can wear them down and make them […]
