As many as five years ago, a major immigration scandal rocked the government. It was revealed that ministers as well as senior officials were involved in facilitating visa approvals to hundreds of persons who did not quality. In fact, this station was taken to court by Minister of State Edmund Castro and after damning information […]
An unfortunate traffic accident claimed the life of a popular mechanic of Belize City. The predawn accident occurred at mile four and half on the Phillip Goldson highway. A taxi driver, Godwin Panting, collided into the vehicle of Lionel Villanueva, which had experienced mechanical difficulties moments earlier. Villanueva was killed on the spot and Panting […]
Also in the city, a near fatal shooting incident occurred on Saturday evening. Clive Arnold, a known associate of the George Street Gang, came under fire while he was walking home near Rivero Street. A barrage of gunshots was fired at the stevedore who attempted to flee from his unknown attacker. Despite his attempt to […]
According to police, they were unable to recover any expended shells from the scene of the shooting since the area covered by the gunman and his intended victim was expansive. Sgt. Isaias Sanchez, Investigator, Eastern Division “The crime scene was an extended one due to the fact that the person, the victim ran away […]
Evangelical Pastor Llewellyn Lucas was abducted from the residence of businessman William ‘Danny’ Mason on Intelco Hill in Belmopan on July eighth. Along with two other men, Lucas was blindfolded and taken to a ranch near mile thirty-one on the George Price Highway where he was butchered and decapitated. His head was later found inside […]
The release from the N.T.U.C.B. is rather tardy, almost a month and a half after the incident made international headlines. According to N.T.U.C.B. President Marvin Mora, the cumbersome structure of the trade union congress often affects the timeliness of its position since general consensus needs to be met prior to taking a public stance on […]
Religious leaders from across the country, particularly those who are members of the National Evangelical Association of Belize, are planning to descend on Belmopan on Tuesday to protest the controversial Section Fifty-three decision. The timing of the demonstration is set to coincide with the weekly Cabinet meeting, only there won’t be any this Tuesday since […]
The recent ruling on Section Fifty-Three of the Criminal Code is getting support from the Mental Health Association. The MHA says it applauds the Chief Justice’s recent ruling which is firmly based in law rather than emotion and upholds the right of privacy in consensual sexual activity between adults. According to the MHA, it is long […]
A nineteen-year-old Belize City resident who picked up his first conviction for burglary of a storage room belonging to the Atlantic Bank is behind bars tonight having been sentenced to two years in prison. Mikel Longsworth appeared today before the Chief Magistrate for the offense which was committed this past Saturday at the bank’s storage […]
Another Belize City man is on remand at the Belize Central Prison, accused of forcing himself into the home of a fifty-year old man while armed with a firearm. Linsford Acosta also pulled the trigger of a gun which snapped endangering the life of Adolfo McKoy of Antelope Street. Acosta, a fisherman of Waha Street […]
What is the status of the O.A.S. Investigation on the shooting death of thirteen-year old Julio Rene Alvarado Ruano that occurred back on April twentieth inside the Chiquibul? In mid-May, the O.A.S. Secretary General invited Brazil, Chile, the United States and Mexico to participate in the investigation. Well both a U.S. and a Mexican investigator […]
A science conference called the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Consultation Congress is being held in Belize. Today and for the rest of the week, regional experts in biodiversity and the environment will be discussing issues threatening the ecosystem and making recommendations on regulations that can mitigate these challenges. Heavy topics such as the illegal […]
There is major flooding taking place in southern Belize due to heavy rains on Sunday night. The National Emergency Management Organization confirms that Jacintoville in the Toledo District is experiencing heavy flooding tonight. The village of Aguacate is inaccessible and water levels have risen as much as fifteen feet above the bridge. Residents in both […]
There are four Tropigas Branches across the country—in Belize City, Belmopan, Orange Walk and San Ignacio. Today, about seventy-five students from those municipalities were chosen as the recipients of a school grant of one hundred and fifty dollars to assist their parents with the cost of their education fees. News Five’s Duane Moody stopped in […]
Relief efforts continue across the country in the aftermath of Hurricane Earl. G.O.B. through its partner agencies as well other humanitarian organizations have been providing support to the many families that were affected by the category one hurricane that hit Belize on August third. The government has approached the U.S. Government through the embassy in […]
Good evening, welcome to Sports Monday. The Premier Football League Opening Season got off over the weekend with 4 matches countrywide. Saturday night at Capital City, Belmopan hosted FC Belize at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium. FC Belize looks to open the scoreboard when Marlon Gutierrez engineers this one on one encounter with the keeper […]
