Sometime around three this morning an unknown person or persons deliberately lit the fire which destroyed a wooden house at the corner of Cran and Cleghorn streets in Belize City. Eighty-three year old Orseline Wallace Gabourel was trapped inside the home; she called for help but was unable to get out of the house and […]
While police are investigating the death of Orseline Wallace Gabourel, Ladyville Police have detained one man for the death of Santana Village resident, Maurice Dennison Young. On Tuesday evening, the fifty-eight year old man was found dead and decomposed in the bushes behind his home. Police have officially confirmed that it was a homicide, following […]
Fifty-seven year old Levi Brown was shot in the head just before news time Wednesday night. The security supervisor at J and B security was riding on East Collet Canal on Wednesday evening, carrying a knapsack. As he reached the corner of Dean Street Brown heard the gunshot and fell to the ground unconscious. When […]
On August twenty-sixth 2013 the Auditor-General of Belize was notified that there were credible reports of misuse of public funds at the Central Health Region. Four days later an audit team commenced an investigation which concluded on October first, 2013. News Five has received a copy of the detailed audit report with recommendations. It is […]
There is breaking news, just in to our studios. News Five has been able to confirm that former Mayor of San Ignacio Town, Alfonso ‘Ponchis’ Cruz, was detained by San Ignacio Police at five-thirty this evening. Cruz is a close confidante of former Minister of State Elvin Penner, and is the man who signed as […]
The Harvest Caye Tourism Development Project off the coast of Placencia, a multimillion dollar initiative by Norwegian Cruise Line, is mired in controversy although it already has the full support of Cabinet. Environmentalists, as well as other tourism stakeholders including the Belize Tourism Industry Association, have raised major concerns about its overall feasibility because it […]
King is already lobbying for the spoils. As the proprietor of Brinks Security, he has submitted a proposal to Norwegian for a security contract. When asked if his position as a Minister of State poses a conflict of interest, King says that it’s his entitlement as a Belizean businessman to tender a bid for the […]
On Tuesday, Professor Brendan Bain was sacked from the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, following a call by various advocacy groups to have him removed from his post after providing expert testimony in the UNIBAM challenge. The Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches has issued a release expressing its dismay with the manner in […]
Meanwhile, Belize Action has organized a peaceful demonstration for Friday at midday in protest of Professor Bain’s removal. According to Pastor Scott Stirm, despite Bain’s stellar career as a renowned expert in the study of HIV/AIDS, offering expert testimony has made him a target of the LGBT community. Pastor Scott Stirm, Belize Action “This […]
There is a conviction for murder. After several hours of deliberation by a jury of seven women and five men, the fate of thirty-seven year old Jason Bruce Lawrence was sealed; life in prison. Lawrence was charged for the murder of his common-law-wife, forty year old Mercedes Carrillo, back in December of 2009 and today […]
A sixty-one year old Honduran national has been sparred jail time for abstracting electricity which is the charge for stealing electricity. Dominga Nunez, a resident of Antelope Street Extension in Belize City, was convicted this morning by Magistrate Dale Cayetano for the offense which occurred on May fourteenth 2013. Prosecutor in the case was Corporal […]
An eighty-three year old woman who lived alone died in an inferno when her house was set on fire. She lived alone and could not get out of harm’s way. Her demise highlights the situation faced by many elderly persons who also live in extreme poverty. Today, the National Council on Ageing launched a moving […]
The twenty-ninth annual cashew festival was held over the weekend in Crooked Tree under the theme, “Highlight our Magical Fruit, the Cashew.” The village has been pushing to partner with the agricultural department, the B.T.B. and other public and private sector agencies to promote the economic viability of the cashew fruit and the industry. Duane […]
Retired California Supreme Court Justice, Carlos Moreno, has finally received senatorial approval to proceed on diplomatic mission to Belize as US Ambassador. The Ambassador is expected to arrive in Belize sooner rather than later because the Embassy has been without an Ambassador for some time. When he arrived it would be his first trip because […]
May is celebrated as Lupus Awareness month. Lupus is a lesser known disease in Belize but there are a number of persons, predominantly women, who are living with lupus. There is not much awareness of the disease but the annual Lupus Walk will be held this upcoming weekend. This week’s Healthy Living is focused on […]
