It was an Easter Sunday filled not with joy but grief for the Staines in Gracie Rock Village. News Five’s Paul Lopez reports on an unexpected and shocking loss of Venecia Staine’s life. Paul Lopez, Reporting The family’s farm is situated on the east side of the Sibun River and is accessible only by […]
This morning in Belmopan, Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero reported that police have recovered the weapon used in the Gracie Rock stabbing and confirmed that members of the Staine family and the accused had been constantly involved in disputes. He says an investigation will determine what charges will be drawn up. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, […]
Another member of the Hyde clan was killed on Saturday and tonight a second family member remains hospitalized in an induced coma with a bullet lodged in her head. Over the years we have reported extensively on the tragic murders that have plagued this family. Tonight reporter Andrea Polanco takes us back to the home […]
And police say that a shooting that happened on Monday morning just after seven o’clock in Roaring Creek Village may be connected to the murder of Clifford Hyde. Reports are a shooter approached the Hyde’s Meat Market, a business that belongs to Clifford Hyde’s family, in the village and fired shots at two persons who […]
A man was knocked down and killed off his motorcycle on Monday night. Police say that Wilson Gonzalez of Camalote was hit by a driver who was overtaking on the George Price Highway around six-thirty that evening. He suffered massive head and body injuries and died on the scene. Here’s more from the police: […]
A freak accident of sorts has left a primary school student dead and his mother hospitalized in the north. Police say that a wall collapsed on top of the mom and her eleven-year-old son but the boy didn’t survive the incident. It happened around three-thirty on Saturday afternoon. ACP Joseph Myvett has the details: […]
A fire wiped out four small homes in Corozal and has left eighteen people without a roof over their heads. According to police, the blaze started just after midnight on Sunday. Police say that it appears that a candle may have started the fire: ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Corozal Police […]
On March ninth we told you about the small airplane that crash landed near Blue Creek in northern Belize. On board at the time of the landing, were two Mexicans; Ramon Lopez Perez and Humberto Miranda Gonzalez. They were both arrested and charged for landing an aircraft without permission. One of the men remains behind […]
Two men will stand trial for triple murder in the June session of the Supreme Court following the completion of their Preliminary Inquiry today. The prosecution presented statements from more than a dozen persons, as well as photos, compact discs, and other material that make up the case that the Crown has against Kyle Zetina […]
Two Belize City men were today formally arraigned before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford on charges of rape of a child and sexual assault upon a 12-year-old girl. Police allege that Theodore Andrews and Kishane Williams committed the offences on March 26th. The two were remanded until June 12th. They were defended by Attorney, Ronnell Gonzalez.
Cabinet met today in ordinary session where recent counterproposals from the joint unions were carefully reviewed ahead of Friday’s budget presentation. Today’s meeting came hard on the heels of negotiations with the Association of Public Service Senior Managers, the Belize National Teachers Union and the Public Service Union that ended Monday. The Briceño administration continues […]
After checking with its members, the executive of the A.P.S.S.M. found that the collective position taken prior to Monday’s meeting with government remains the same. The prevailing sentiment among senior managers is still “no” to the proposed salary cut. But they have countered with a list of adjustments for government to realize the savings it […]
With less than three days left before Prime Minister Briceño presents the 2021 budget in parliament, time is running out for the unions trying to stave off government’s proposed salary cut. P.S.U. President Gerald Henry, during an appearance on Open Your Eyes this morning, admits that while pressure is being brought to bear on the […]
The numbers are in and as expected, most Belizean businesses have managed to weather the Covid1-9 storm, but a few have gone under. Today the Statistical Institute of Belize released data from the Business Establishments Survey which examined two thousand five hundred registered businesses, mostly sole proprietors, for the periods March to November 2020. Eighty-six […]
News 5 has confirmed that the price of whole chickens and chicken cuts has increased. Armando Cowo, manager of the Belize Poultry Association says this reflects a price hike in the raw materials used to make chicken feed. Cowo anticipates that the higher prices will remain for the next two to three months. Armando […]
The Easter Weekend is over. Should we now be concerned about a possible spike in Covid-19 cases across the country? On the Placencia Peninsula at least, Belizeans turned out in pre-covid 19 numbers. In one instance a business establishment was shut down by the police due to overcrowding. News Five spoke to Justin Linarez, a […]
The Ministry of Health and Wellness came under fire recently when it was revealed that a contract for the procurement of six vehicles had been given to a businessman who is reportedly a member of Minister Michel Chebat’s campaign team in Cayo North. When it became known that Belize Auto Zone had been selected to […]
If you just love a night out gambling and have been missing the casino life, well your luck may be about to change. Cabinet has approved the reopening of this popular form of entertainment starting April 15th. Here’s News Five’s Isani Cayetano with more. Isani Cayetano, Reporting At the height of its operations, […]
