Around one-thirty this afternoon, there was a dangerous shooting on Mahogany Street; it was all caught by our camera. Here’s how it unfolded…Police and GSU officers were responding to a shooting that occurred near Electric Avenue minutes before. According to information available, the shooter or shooters fled to the area of Lacroix Boulevard traveling inside […]
In the west, there is growing dissention tonight among the faculty and staff of St. Ignatius High School in Santa Elena Town, following a series of unsanctioned decisions reportedly being taken by the principal to transfer administrative personnel from their respective posts. A number of teachers, including vice Principal Diana Askari, are up in arms […]
Green Tropics, a Spanish company involved in sugar cane cultivation, is accused of conducting aerial spraying in the Valley of Peace community which is the main supplier of vegetables in the Cayo area. The spraying has caused destruction of acres of vegetables but today after weeks of uncertainty, the vegetables farmers received some good news […]
Frank Edwards beat a murder charge back in 2011 before Justice Troadio Gonzalez but he was in the Belmopan Supreme Court this week on a robbery charge. Edwards was accused in one of the biggest bank heists in Belize in which a security guard was murdered. Today, he walked free after the prosecution entered a […]
Fifty-one year old May Bush, convicted of the June 2011 stabbing death of David Guerra, has been sentenced to thirteen years for manslaughter. On March seventh, a jury of twelve found Bush not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter. This morning in mitigation, the mother of thirteen, called a character witness to speak on […]
A written judgement is yet to follow, but a decision was verbally handed down in the case of Magistrate of San Ignacio, Nardia Morgan. Morgan defended herself in trial this morning before Judge Courtney Able in the Supreme Court. The case is unprecedented because a Jamaican born sitting magistrate found it necessary to take the […]
Anybody travelling on the George Price Highway recently would see a massive program of infrastructure works in effect. It’s all part of a wider Road Safety Program, and the primary target is to reduce accidents. A significant amount of money is being spent, and several contractors are sharing the pie. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with […]
The perennial issue of rosewood extraction, despite an existing moratorium, remains a thorn in the sides of conservationists across the south. Illegal logging operations continue throughout Toledo, from Trio in the northwest part of the district to the fringes of the Sarstoon-Temash National Park. A recent incursion by Guatemalan harvesters within the protected area resulted […]
There is also a case of rape to report tonight where the aggressor was caught in the act. Early this morning at about two-thirty, Ladyville police were tipped about a violent incident near mile ten and a half on the Phillip Goldson Highway. In a swampy area off the highway, the police surprised a man […]
Up north, police have detained an alleged robber and are looking for another. At about seven-twenty on Thursday morning, there was an armed hold-up at the Oasis Water Plant located in Corozal Town. The owner of the business, Alvaro Sosa confirmed to police soon after that while he and a worker were inside the business […]
The annual budget debate 2014, held on Monday and Tuesday, has been widely described as anticlimactic, primarily because majority of the arguments in the Honorable House revolved around the many personalities that comprise lower parliament. From literary references to stolen speeches and criticisms of prime ministers past, little was left unsaid, save for an actual […]
The International Children’s Day of Broadcasting was launched by UNICEF in 1991 in order to encourage broadcasters worldwide to create awareness for children issues. ICDB, is a day when broadcasters around the world “Tune in to Kids”. Broadcasters would air quality programming for and about children. Over the years, children’s participation became a keystone of […]
The third annual primary school table tennis competition was held today at the Belize Elementary School Auditorium. Seven schools, sixty-four athletes and two hundred and fifty-six games later, the top four athletes were all of Saint Joseph Primary School. The competition is a part of the Belize Table Tennis Association’s goal to keep the sport […]
The plights of many afflicted with various forms of cancer are compelling stories that are often told by survivors of the illness. While their testimonies focus primarily on coping with the disease, little is said about its cause. Today, during a Wellness Ambassador Training, hosted by the Belize Cancer Society, News Five’s Duane Moody learned […]
