A little over a hundred thousand dollars has been paid out to residents of George Street who were savagely attacked by members of the Gang Suppression Unit over two years ago. The compensation is the first of two installments, a settlement having been reached between government and the victims. While the lump sum is being […]
The fifth murder for 2013, in the Corozal District, was recorded this morning in the village of Chan Chen. The lifeless remains of twenty-eight year old Darwin Salazar was found with multiple cut wounds to the upper part of the body. The resident of Corozal Town was stabbed multiple times to the neck before his […]
Facebook aficionados are probably old hands at checking out videos of street-fights posted from all over the world, and even from our own little piece of the world. In this day and technological age any event – small, large, or largely private, can be posted on FB in a matter of seconds. Who can forget […]
A cement bungalow located on Dr. George Street in Orange Walk Town was totally destroyed by fire on Thursday night. The Orange Walk Fire Department got the call shortly after ten p.m., and by the time they responded a couple minutes after, the home was engulfed. The twenty-five by thirty foot structure is the property […]
Rhett Fuller has been fighting extradition to the US for fifteen years. He is wanted there for his alleged involvement in a 1998 murder in North Miami Beach. On July twenty-fourth, Fuller appeared before Foreign Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington, who has the final say on whether he stays or goes. The decision was delayed at […]
A tearful Gregory Knox sobbed before the Senior Magistrate on Monday when he was accused of pulling a gun at a woman. But that did not spare him from being remanded to prison. Knox was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Firearm upon Ashanti Scott after it is alleged that he pointed a gun at her. […]
Also in court, a Belize City Tour guide was today charged for handling stolen goods after police allege that they found him in possession of stolen items belonging to Raymond Matus. Thirty-nine year old Austin Decosta, a resident of Castle Street in Belize City, appeared unrepresented before Magistrate Clive Lino and was read the single […]
Police officers have come under serious scrutiny recently after criminal allegations were made against them. This week, PC Dayton Sacasa was arraigned on charges of extortion. Days before three officers were charged for theft after shaking down a citizen and just before that a senior officer was charged for murder. Some would say it hasn’t […]
Some one hundred and ninety-two persons are registered to the Resource Center here in Belize City. They include those that are mentally ill, the homeless and others. On a daily basis, some fifty persons seek the services of the institution. Well today, at its offices on Vernon Street, a Christmas party was held for the […]
Ham, like turkey, is an essential part of the Christmas cuisine. But there is little known about its preparation and curing. The following feature takes you to Southside Meats where proprietor Mark Lizarraga gave News Five a behind the scenes look at how it is done. {Feature on Ham…}
