Roaring Creek resident, nineteen-year-old Brian Hyde has been charged in Lee County, Florida for the triple murder of thirty-seven-year-old Dorla Pitts, her pregnant seventeen-year-old daughter Starlette Pitts and Starlette’s twenty-one-year-old boyfriend, Michael Kelly, with whom she shared an eighteen-month-old baby girl. Today, at a press conference held by the Lee County Sherriff’s Department, Lieutenant Matt […]
On Wednesday, News Five spoke with Belmopan resident, Alvin Hyde, who is the father of Dorla Pitts. According to Alvin, his daughter and granddaughter have been living in Lehigh for the past fifteen years. Brian is reportedly his nephew, and the family remains stupefied as to why he would have committed the crime. Tonight, however, […]
A Corozal man was shot early this morning. Details are still sketchy at this time as no official report was made to the Corozal Police, but we have confirmed that Abisur Loza, the Chairman of the Progressive Cane Farmers’ Association, was shot in the hand sometime between one and two this morning in Patchakan Village. […]
On Wednesday morning, the Belize Territorial Volunteers, on a scouting mission in the vicinity of Sarstoon Island, had a near brush with Guatemalan military personnel upon returning from the remote location. That incident, along with recent comments made by the Minister of National Security on a pending expedition to the secluded area, has motivated Senator […]
According to Shoman, the idea that local military presence in the area, while accompanying the volunteer expedition, can inflame an already hostile situation with Guatemalan armed forces is total nonsense. She maintains that military personnel from both countries have routinely conducted joint operations in that corner. Furthermore, Shoman says that her capacity as a senator […]
For the first time since 2008, Belize is participating in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League where Verdes F.C. will be doing battle against Mexico’s Queretero in game one of a home and away series at the F.F.B. Stadium on Tuesday. It is a momentous occasion for Belizean football, one which sees the Jewel being represented […]
According to Coach Marvin Ottley, the team has been preparing tediously for the past two months and has been participating in international friendly matches to prepare for the series. Marvin Ottley, Coach/Technical Director, Verdes FC “We have been on a rough eight weeks of work…I think many players have been through a lot of […]
Construction worker Kareem Smith, who is no stranger to the law, is tonight behind bars on remand. According to reports, on July fifteenth, Smith allegedly pulled a gun on his estranged girlfriend Cordelia Pou and threatened to kill her. He appeared unrepresented in Court today and explained that Pou was outside to withdraw the charge […]
A George Street fisherman is out of pocket tonight after the Magistrate’s Court slapped him with three separate fines. Nine months ago, thirty-eight-year-old Jorge Zetina was found with fourteen undersized lobster tails, sixty-six undersized conch and two soft-shelled lobsters, offences under the Fisheries Act. He would have been charged back then, but he never showed […]
The private and public sectors met today in what was being dubbed as an economic dialogue. While a majority of the session was closed to the media, we were able to speak earlier this afternoon with the Chief Executive Officer of Mahogany Bay Village. According to Beth Clifford, the idea is for a joint initiative […]
Since last week, a school improvement planning workshop has been ongoing across the country. It is the continuation of a Quality Child Friendly Schools Initiative that was piloted back in 2010. Adjustments were made to the process and now the program is being rolled out to primary schools across the country. Fifty-four primary school principals, […]
One developing school, St. Luke’s Methodist School in Belize City is participating in the workshop. Principal, Pamela Bodden spoke on the benefits of the sessions for the school. Pamela Bodden, Principal, St. Luke’s Methodist School “St. Luke is a school that was selected. We first did the school curriculum planning that was last week […]
On Wednesday, August twelfth, the world observed International Youth Day under the theme “Youth Civic Engagement”. While opportunities for youth to engage at political, economic and social levels are low or non-existent, this day is set aside to raise awareness of the importance of youth and to encourage their participation as a key element for […]
In September, the Belize Lions Club will be carrying out a national eye screening exercise for toddlers and up to fourteen-year-old. Through a grant from the Lions Club International Associations of Lions Club and other partners, the Lions Club in Belize will use Special Portable Eye Screeners to use for mass, rapid testing for eye […]
Farmers in the deepest South of the Orange Walk District are facing the grim reality of millions of dollars in losses. And it’s all because of an ongoing drought in that region of the country which is spelling the ruin of thousands of acres of corn and hundreds of acres of soybean. For one hundred […]
The first day of school – usually the first image that comes to mind is of an eager toddler heading out to the first day of preschool. But the first day jitters for children – and parents – are an annual cycle. And for the parents whose preteen or teen is about to start high […]
