On Monday night, Anthony “King” Major spoke to News Five from his hospital bed. Major was gunned down last Friday night in the vicinity of Hyde’s Lane. He told us he was approached by two men and one of them handed the other a gun. After he was told he had no business in the [...]
A resident of Mayflower Street, thirty-one year old Shemika Trapp, is fast becoming one of the few well known female crooks. Today she was in court charged with Robbery, her third offense this year. Allegations against Trapp are that on November fourteenth, she forced Taletha Cruickshank to hand over an eight hundred and seventy-five dollar [...]
Two adults and two minors were charged with Burglary today after police allegedly caught them in the act. But the Ladyville residents, twenty-five year old Lionel Brigal and twenty-four year old Ernel Caliz, along with the fifteen and sixteen year old minors are now claiming police brutality. Brigal had a bruised right eye and a [...]
HIV/AIDS will be the primary focus of activities taking place on Wednesday, as Belize observes World AIDS Day. But the churches got a head start on the discussions with a three day summit that ended on Saturday. Over one hundred and thirty pastors, church leaders and volunteers participated in the workshop, where they were sensitized [...]
The 2010 hurricane season officially ends today. During the months of June to November, there were three scares but the category one hurricane called Richard hit Belize hard when it was least expected. Millions of dollars were racked up in damages and there was loss of life. The worst is over and News Five’ Delahnie [...]
As the high tourism season cranks up, one of the top destinations recorded its third murder in the past month. A laborer met his death on Sunday morning in San Pedro; he was beaten and left to die on the street in front of his apartment in Boca del Rio area. The twenty-year old and [...]
The violence was not confined to San Pedro, in the city a man who is no stranger to the courts, was violently shot on Friday night. In June of 2009, Anthony Major a.k.a. King of Pinks Alley, was arrested during a botched robbery attempt at Tong’s Supermarket. During that incident, his partner in crime Richard [...]
Since Edmund Castro was fired from Cabinet last week Thursday, several organizations have been calling for more to be done to clear the air about Castro’s wrongdoing. One argument put forward is that the Director of Public Prosecutions should get the file to determine if prosecution is necessary. The Opposition Party in Belmopan, Vision Inspired [...]
The Caribbean Court of Justice has reserved ruling in a case that could determine whether the government can take action against two ministers for financial losses suffered by the state. In the first appeal from Belize, submissions were made by attorneys Lois Young on behalf of the government and Elson Kaseke and Magali Marin-Young on [...]
Major changes were announced today in the tourism industry with the formal announcement that the Chief Executive Officer of the Belize Tourism Board is moving on to the investment arm of government. Michael Singh’s departure comes on the heels of a recent firestorm of criticism from residents of the Placencia peninsula for his role in [...]
The Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage along with the Association of Protected Management Organization (APAMO) received a boost when UNESCO shared its sentiments against offshore drilling for oil. Belize’s Barrier Reef, a World Heritage Site, is in danger from not only aggressive stressors such as bleaching and sedimentation, but also from commercial oil exploration. [...]
The Ministry of Tourism also weighed in its formal position on the possible delisting of Belize’s Barrier Reef as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO at its press conference today. According to Tourism Minister Manuel Heredia, government is in talks with UNESCO to maintain Belize’s status retain the Barrier Reef among the main attractions for [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has initiated a voluntary recall of all product lots of Children’s BENADRYL, and Allergy FASTMELT Tablets, in cherry and grape flavors, that were distributed in Belize, the United States, Barbados, St. Martin, and St. Thomas and all product lots of Junior Strength MOTRIN Caplets, twenty-four count, that were distributed [...]
While Belize City has been in the news recently for its mounting garbage problems and littered streets, in the western region of the country, a community is becoming well known for quite the opposite. Benque Viejo Town has won a competition sponsored by several organizations to address that has dubbed it the cleanest municipality in [...]
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