Breaking News: Murder in PG
There is breaking news from the south: just minutes ago, there was a shooting in Punta Gorda. One person is reportedly dead and another injured. We’ll have more on this in Tuesday’s newscast.
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A Rally in Support of Cyber Bullying Laws and Teen Victim of Indecent Exposure
The disturbing issue of cyber bullying is finally taking centre stage. Online bullying is not new, but given two well-known recent cases, it is now taking a sense of urgency, prompting legislation as well as awareness. Today, during the lunch hour, a group of demonstrators led by attorney Audrey Matura were on Albert Street in […]
Is the PM in Contempt of Court When He Targeted a Sitting Judge?
Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s statement aimed at Justice Courtenay Abel at last week’s business forum, has been met with dismay. The People’s United Party is first to publicly interpret it as contempt of court. The party equates the statements as a scandalous and contemptible attack against a sitting justice deliberately designed to interfere with cases […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Featured,Miscellaneous,People & Places,Politics | No comment
Micah Responds to Being Benched from CitCo
Councilor Micah Goodin has been benched from his responsibilities with the Belize City Council, following an altercation during which he dressed down City Administrator Stephanie Lindo-Garbutt, before leaving City Hall in a fit of rage. Goodin had gotten a budget green lighted for a pending sporting initiative which he had proposed to caucus the night […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Featured,Miscellaneous,People & Places,Politics | No comment
Fire Wipes Out the August Family in Santa Elena
A fire completely destroyed a family home in Santa Elena on Saturday. The house, located at number seven George Price Highway, just before the Hawksworth Bridge, quickly burnt to the ground and residents say some of the fault may be on an “illegal” structure built in the middle of the alleyway. The concrete structure with […]
Mayor Trapp Says Structure Had to be Demolished; the Property Belongs to the Council
Just now you heard the August family complain that the structure built in the alleyway impeded the fire-fighters’ access to the burning house. It could have been worst had the fire not been contained because there are several homes next to each other. Well, as you’ve seen the residents took action and knocked down the […]
Shooting in Peini in Broad Day
There was a daring mid-morning attack on a residence in Punta Gorda Town earlier today where two men on bicycles opened fire on a home on Queen Street. Police are trying to ascertain whether the incident may be an act of reprisal following the murder of Jordy Flores on January twenty-ninth. According to police, an […]
Double Shooting in San Pedro, Columbia Overnight
Hours before that shooting, a pair of men, both residents of San Pedro, Columbia, received gunshot injuries just after midnight, following an altercation during an event in that southern village. Eulalio Chiac and Orlando Choc were rushed to the Punta Gorda Hospital after the two were shot while on their way home from the event. […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Cause of Fire at B.A.L. Still Undetermined; Fire Officials Face ‘Challenges’
Almost a month ago, the processing plant at the Belize Aquaculture Limited near Placencia caught fire. The inferno created a menacing black, thick cloud of smoke which could have been seen by the neighboring villages of Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa. The fire also emitted traces of ammonia and chlorine into the air, prompting NEMO […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Disasters | No comment
News Five Reporters Take Top Prizes in Competition by the International Organization of Migration
News Five’s Andrea Polanco and Duane Moody clinched the first and second prizes in a competition by the International Organization of Migration. The results were released over the weekend by the I.O.M. Andrea and Duane were among a number of reporters who attended a training programme by the I.O.M. and went on to submit stories […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Miscellaneous,People & Places,Regional / International | No comment
An Electrician is Electrocuted in Benque Viejo
An electrician lost his life on Sunday morning when he was shocked to death while welding. William Vasquez accidentally made contact with a high voltage wire and was electrocuted. According to police, the thirty-one-year-old was in the company of another man when the incident happened in Benque Viejo Town. Here’s more on what happened. […]
Belizean Busted in Burbank for Stealing Batteries
A Belizean woman was arrested by Burbank Police in the U.S. for stealing car batteries. Twenty-seven-year-old Julie Perez and twenty-eight-year-old Long Beach resident Devontie Banner were both arrested for allegedly stealing car batteries from vehicles at senior living facilities in Burbank City, California. Online reports say that on Friday evening, Burbank Police pulled them over […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Fake Cops Get 1 Year behind Bars
Two alleged fake cops were today convicted in the lower court for a charge of false pretence of an officer. Forty-one-year-old Barrington Slusher was charged along with thirty-four-year-old Dorian Blair; the duo appeared before Magistrate Tricia Pitts Anderson for the start of their case, but the two took a guilty plea and will be spending […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Trials | No comment
Edward Conorquie Shot and Left for Dead in Mango Creek
Twenty-two-year-old Edward Conorquie remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H., following an incident over the weekend during which he was shot multiple times near the outskirts of Independence Village, in the south. It is unclear what triggered the shooting. What investigators do know is that the Belize City resident was a long way from home when he […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Crime | No comment
2 Separate Shootings Reported in Belize City
There were two unrelated shooting incidents in the Old Capital over the weekend. Nelson Gillett reported to police on Friday night that he was accosted by someone he knew. That individual, later identified as Egbert Flowers, produced a firearm and the two men tussled with each other for possession of the weapon. During the struggle, […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Good Fortune is Robbed at Gunpoint over the Weekend
A pair of armed thieves made off with almost one thousand dollars in various denominations after robbing Good Fortune at gunpoint. The proprietor of the establishment in the Coney Drive area was relieved of about four hundred dollars in cash, while a customer was robbed of an additional six hundred dollars, as well as other […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Crime | No comment
67-Year-Old Man Needs Your Help
Belize City resident, Wilmore Joseph needs your help. The sixty-seven-year-old man is suffering from several health complications which you would find in many men around his age in Belize. But for Joseph, his health challenges get more complicated because he is alone. He currently suffered a stroke, which caused him to fall and suffer a […]
B.A.S. Founding Member ‘Meg’ Craig Passes
Founding member of the Belize Audubon Society Alice Margaret Craig passed away this morning. Craig, who is also the sister of the late George Cadle Price, played a critical role in the evolution of B.A.S. She was the Vice President of the Board of Directors from 1970 to 1987. She was also a member of […]
Are You for a Phase-out Ban of Gillnets?
OCEANA Belize is encouraging individuals, companies and other stakeholders to offer opinions and data relating to the socio-economic and environmental impacts of gillnets. Several groups are calling for the ban of gillnets, but traditional fishermen say that if the gear is banned, their livelihood will disappear. As the debate on the pros and cons of […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Environment | No comment
Belizean Journalists Attend ‘Fish School’
Over the weekend, the local media participated in a one-day training workshop entitled “Fish School.” Organized and funded by OCEANA Belize, the training was facilitated by Margot Stiles, Marine Scientist and Chief of Strategy at OCEANA. Journalists from different news agencies including News Five received information about Belize’s marine ecosystem and the many challenges it […]
The Role of Labour in Social Protection
A two-day conference on Social Protection opened today in Belize City. The conference is the second in a four-part series between the Ministry of Human Development and a number of partners, including UNICEF, ILO and the World Bank. It focuses on improving dialogue and generating commitments to strengthen the Belizean social protection system so that […]
Collaboration is Key to Help Expand Options for Poor and Vulnerable
Minister of Labour Carla Barnett, along with the World Bank and UNICEF, explains how the different parties involved can collaborate to eliminate the economic vulnerabilities of poverty and deprivation. Carla Barnett, Minister of Labour “If we can bring the private sector on board to work with us and if we open up ourselves and […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Social Issues | No comment
Cuba and the Bahamas Advance in FIBA Qualifier
The National Basketball Team will not advance to the FIBA World Cup Games to be held in 2021. Former NBA player Milton Palacio was brought in to coach the national team two weeks before the matches. Unfortunately, Belize did not make the cut. The national team thrashed Antigua and Barbuda and in a nail-biting game, […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Sports | No comment
James Adderley and the Weekend in Sports
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities…]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Sports | No comment
