A shooting incident in a relatively quiet neighbourhood off Fabers Road in Belize City has claimed the life of another teen. Contrary to reports from the police, nineteen-year-old Paul Bood was clinging to life at the K.H.M.H. since Saturday evening, and this morning, he succumbed to gunshot injuries to the head and upper body. Today, […]
Paul Bood died exactly one week after their daughter celebrated her first birthday. The Bood and Singh families are devastated by his death. Sade speaks about the trauma, saying she never believed something like this would have happened to her family. Sade Singh, Girlfriend of Deceased “Last week he was here with us, now […]
Investigations continue into the shooting death of fifteen year old Dwayne Gabourel who was gunned down in his neighbourhood shop as he went to buy bread on Saturday in Belize City. Gabourel died on Monday. Police told news five today they quote “have detainees” but no one has been officially charged. So far no motive […]
A memorial has been erected in honor of fifteen-year-old Dwayne Gabourel, who was gunned down in Belize City on the evening of September twenty-fifth. The third form business student at St. John’s College was loved by his classmates and teachers. This morning, they placed a monument at the entrance of Landivar Campus to fondly remember […]
News Five today spoke with Belizean Ambassador to Mexico Oscar Arnold about the reports of another two Belizean nationals killed in neighboring Mexico. Ambassador Arnold says that his office has also received these reports and they are awaiting confirmation on the identities of the bodies and whether they are in fact Belizeans. So far, no one […]
While no arrests have been made in the murder of Dwayne Gabourel, up north in Corozal, Xiabe resident Abel Cowo has been charged for the murder of Aldo Cowo. While both the victim and the accused carry the same surname, police say that they are not related. What police investigation suggests at this time, however, […]
Assistant Superintendent of Police Santiago Patt has been charged in the death of B.D.F. soldier Karl Tillett. Tillett, we are told, is a resident of Gales Point who was supposed to be on quarantine having tested positive with COVID-19. But on Sunday evening, he was involved in a traffic accident when the motorcycle he was […]
While Brandon Baptist joined several others from the Backa Lands and PIV gangs on Monday morning to denounce the senseless murder of Dwayne Gabourel, what they didn’t know was that a team of officers was descending on this Police Street residence, reportedly armed with a search warrant. They were there to retrieve material from a […]
There is a large delegation of Belizean officials in Mexico City this week, headed by Prime Minister John Briceño. The visit comes on the heels of the celebration of Mexico’s independence, which was attended by PM Briceño at the request of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Today, News Five spoke with Ambassador Oscar Arnold about […]
During their time in Mexico, trade and agriculture ministers will be meeting with their counterparts and various Mexican agencies to further advance bilateral relations between both countries. Here’s Ambassador Oscar Arnold with a breakdown of some of the working sessions being held today and over the course of the next few days. Oscar Arnold, […]
The Government of Belize is only a couple days away from enacting its October first vaccine regulations. Referred to as a soft mandate, persons entering public owned buildings, which include Government owned buildings, statutory bodies, social security and public health care facilities, must provide proof of vaccination. In the event you have not yet taken […]
There is one change to report. Minister of Health Michel Chebat has decided to scale back the reach of the regulations, reportedly after consultations. Viewers may recall that when he first made the announcement, live on Open Your Eyes two weeks ago, Minister Chebat said the mandate would apply to all buildings the public has […]
What about accessing public health care facilities in the event of an emergency, without being vaccinated or proof of a negative test? A.G. Young says persons facing a medical emergency will not be denied care. Magali Marin Young, Attorney General of Belize “And, please understand that, our legal drafts people are working right now […]
AG Young also discussed the legality of these new regulations. She affirmed that while the Constitution of Belize affords Belizeans certain fundamental rights, those rights are not absolute. Here is how she explained it. Magali Marin Young, Attorney General of Belize “We live in a society where we have to give and take to […]
The Belize Central Lab now has the capacity to detect COVID-19 variants. Before today, COVID samples were sent out to Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital to discover which COVID variants are in Belize. On Monday, two health practitioners returned from a two week training session on COVID sequencing. They now possess the […]
And in a post script to this story, as the Central Laboratory prepares to begin sequencing, the Association of Clinical Laboratory Science of Belize says it is disappointed with the Ministry of Health’s selection process for the training. A release from the Association says that one of the candidate selected is, quote, “not a public […]
At forty-eight years old, the United Democratic Party is putting unity first after a tumultuous three months that saw the organization plunge into a downward spiral. With an appearance of togetherness, despite the absence of Shyne Barrow, Sista B and Hugo Patt, the UDP brought out several familiar faces, including former Belmopan Area Representative John […]
The Belize Network of NGOs has congratulated the government of Belize on the Blue Bonds Initiative the nation’s marine resources. However, they are also asking GOB to guarantee it will not weaken any policies that protect Belizeans who rely on marine resources for their living. The statement from BNN terms the Blue Bonds an innovative […]
The Belize City Council and Belize Waste Control reached an agreement last Friday after several weeks of a stalemate that resulted in residential garbage accumulating across Belize City. When City Hall, which was in significant arrears to the sanitation company, was unable to pay its bill, garbage began piling up at every street corner and […]
