There was a murder in Belize City on Sunday morning in an area off Cemetery Road known as Taylor’s Alley. Just before nine-thirty a.m., gunfire erupted and despite attempting to flee from his attacker, Alvin ‘Big Ben’ Cumberbatch was mortally wounded when a round caught him in the upper body. The thirty-six-year-old security guard, a […]
Three men have been arrested in connection with a brazen armed robbery which police say they committed, with a fourth accomplice, in Dangriga Town. On Saturday night, four men, three who were wielding firearms, targeted Family City Imports on George Price Drive. The robbers stormed into the establishment, held the employees at gunpoint before escaping […]
One of the oldest and most well-known Belizean bakeries was robbed on Friday night. Police say that two armed men walked into Sunny Side Bakery on Racecourse Street in Belize City just before seven o’clock and held up the owner and his wife. One of the robbers trained a point thirty-eight revolver at the owner’s […]
Two armed robbers held up two butane delivery-men in Hattieville on Friday. Salesman Tyrique Arana and his co-worker were out delivering gas around ten-thirty that morning when they were approached by the pair of thieves. The men used t-shirts with cut-out holes for their eyes to conceal their identity. ASP Alejandro Cowo says that a […]
Police are investigating the death of a two-month-old baby. On Saturday, a man in Camalote village took his son Thevane Banner to the Western Regional Hospital. There he told doctors that he was feeding the baby when he started to experience difficulties breathing. The baby was pronounced dead and health officials called in the police. […]
Three persons received varying degrees of injuries this morning when the taxi they were in overturned on mile three along the Stann Creek Valley Road. It happened shortly after eleven o’clock when the driver of the taxi, thirty-five-year-old Vinson Hill of Ladyville was transporting two passengers, thirty-three-year-old Deshawn White of Dangriga and thirty-eight-year-old Nicole Gary. […]
As of midnight tonight, the pump price for premium gasoline will increase. The new price will be eleven dollars and fifty-four cents, an increase of twenty-four cents and six cents less than the twelve dollars margin. Motorists may find a bit of relief with the decrease in price for diesel. The pump price for diesel […]
Health Minister Pablo Marin has taken offense to comments made by Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner on the distribution of exercise equipment, donated to his ministry from the Taiwanese Government. Mayor Wagner claimed that mayors of three municipalities controlled by the P.U.P. were overlooked when the equipment was being issued. The mayor questioned why the […]
So, did Mayor Bernard Wagner jump the gun? Minister Pablo Marin says that he will honour his commitment and provide a second set of exercise machines to Belize City. But Marin went a step further and asked what Mayor Wagner has done to improve health and wellness in the city. Pablo Marin, Minister of […]
It took effect last week Tuesday, Doctor Angel Campos is Junior Minister for Health no more; in fact, he is now the Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation. Political pundits have had their spin on the shift, saying that Campos and his former senior Minister Pablo Marin […]
Minister of Health Pablo Marin is taking legal action against several employees of Brints Security Limited for defamation of character. News Five understands that the suit stems from a social media post alleging corruption by the minister. Brints Security Limited, which belongs to former U.D.P. colleague Mark King, is claiming that it is being coerced […]
Last week, the Ministry of Health issued a warning about medicines that are not officially recognized and registered by the ministry. The ministry, through its ongoing monitoring, detected that there were several brands and types of these medicines being sold to the public, which can pose a health risk. Today, Health Minister Marin said that […]
On May eighth, an overwhelming majority of Belizeans took the decision to take the Belize Guatemala dispute to the International Court of Justice for final resolution. In Corozal Bay, however, there was a resounding no, despite its area rep being U.D.P. minister Pablo Marin. Today, we asked the Health Minister whether the results meant that […]
While we had the opportunity, we also asked Health Minister Pablo Marin about who he will be supporting for the leadership convention for the United Democratic Party, whenever it is called. As has been reported, there are two known aspirants, Deputy PM Patrick Faber and National Security Minister John Saldivar. Today, Marin would only say […]
Gerald Henry is the new president of the Public Service Union. He defeated former president Dareth Obermayer by more than one hundred and thirty votes. The P.S.U. held its ninety-seventh annual general meeting in Dangriga Town under the theme, “P.S.U. – Organized for Public Office Empowerment, Employment Security and Increase Public Services.” Three hundred and […]
Under his leadership, Henry says that the P.S.U. will focus its efforts on tackling several issues within the public service that are negatively impacting the lives of many public officers. One of those issues is the unfair distribution of allowances. On the Phone: Gerald Henry, President, P.S.U. “We have a host of different issues […]
Today, a refurbished Labour and Delivery Unit at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital was officially launched and opened to the public. The planning process began about two years ago and after getting the necessary funding, the in-house maintenance staff got to work. Today, over one hundred and forty thousand dollars later, the project was realized. […]
One last thing from the police… investigators are looking into a shooting incident that happened in Ladyville. Shortly before ten o’clock on Sunday night, someone fired several shots at a residence in the Hollywood area. Police say the owner of the house, retired police officer Ezart Anthony and his family were inside at the time […]
F ifty-two-year-old Luis Gordon was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to use of deadly means of harm. In 2014, Gordon was charged for the attempted murder of his brother-in-law who was injured during a chopping incident at the family residence on Amara Avenue. Gordon, who was convicted in August 2014 for […]
A hackathon was held at the Belize Elementary School auditorium this afternoon where six teams comprised of students from first to third forms participated. They identified a number of national issues and environmental problems, including plastic pollution, and came up with practical solutions using principles of STEM. News Five’s Isani Cayetano stopped by and has […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend in sports….]
