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One of Belize’s most wanted men was returned from Honduras this morning. He and his partners in crime are suspects in one of the nation’s biggest bank heists. Twenty-three year [...]
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Jackie’s Supermarket on Dolphin Drive in Belize City has been robbed four times in the past two years. The first robbery occurred on February sixteenth 2009, and an addition to [...]
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Two more immigration officers were arraigned today in a human smuggling ring that was busted last week. Mark Tench and senior immigration officer, Matthew Guy, both thirty-seven years of age [...]
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While Belmopan police have made no arrests in the murder of forty-two year old Francisco Villanueva, they are following a lead that might answer some very critical questions. Villanueva had [...]
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The response from our viewers to Tuesday night’s questions on whether there is a cover up by authorities on the facts of the Immigration scandal was a resounding yes. Ninety-six [...]
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For some time now, things have appeared increasingly unsettled in the Judiciary. First, an Attorney General questioned the competence of the judiciary at the Supreme Court opening. The Bar Association [...]
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Three out of every five students do not complete high school, that’s a high and damning percentage of young persons who have fallen from the wayside. Studies show that the [...]
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Back on July twenty-first, on the day of his fifty-second birthday, Romero Jimenez was convicted of one count of carnal knowledge for having sex with a fourteen year old girl. [...]
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A Corozal businessman is out of pocket for twelve thousand dollars after a burglary at his store on Monday. Johnny Quan didn’t open for business since it was a holiday, [...]
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The body of an elderly man was recovered today from his home at twenty-one Kraal Road in Belize City. The man, identified to us by area residents only as “Dickie”, [...]
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A new exhibition of paints, sculptures and photographs opens this Thursday at the Mexican Cultural Institute. It is showcasing the work of new and upcoming artists in black and white [...]
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This coming Friday, boxing aficionados will convene at the Biltmore for what is intended to be a revival of the very physical sport. This station is closely following the comeback [...]
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Thousands of miles away in New Delhi, India, a contingent of Belizeans are competing against top athletes in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Controversy shrouded the games when they started because [...]
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There was also some bad news about the females who competed in athletics. Meighan told News Five that two of the three runners were injured and had to drop out [...]
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The final night of competition for Duets Season Three wasn’t without its share of laughter and energy. The audience held their breath as the names of the three top duos [...]
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Eyannie Nunez was killed exactly one month ago. She is the innocent eight-old girl that was murdered as she slept at her house when gunmen opened fire indiscriminately and took [...]
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An immigration scandal of major proportions continues to unravel, but how many heads will roll and at what level? Last Tuesday News Five broke the news that Chinese Nationals were [...]
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Four of six persons detained, have been charged at an unusually late court appearance. More on that later, but at a press conference at the Raccoon Street Police Station, the [...]
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The ministers pointed out what we had reported last week; that the visa numbers were real but not yet issued, which means they were fraudulent. While he listed out measures [...]
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Earlier today we caught up with Marcelino Miranda, who is responsible for border affairs at the Embassy of Mexico. Miranda responded to reports that surfaced over the weekend that the [...]
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Tonight’s question is: Do you believe there is a cover-up by authorities in the immigration scandal? Share your views by sending an email to questions@channel5belize.com or a text, using SMART [...]
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Even before the extended holiday weekend started, two men were murdered in gruesome fashion. The homicides took place in rural communities; the first body was found on Roaring River Road [...]
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The second murder was reported just before nine on Friday morning, this time in the village of Red Bank about thirty-two miles off the Southern Highway. The victim, forty-two year [...]
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As we said earlier, four immigration officers were charged late this evening in connection with the immigration scam. They are twenty-nine year old Candra Wade, thirty three year old Jason [...]
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According to Attorney Simeon Sampson, who is representing Jason Daly, Lindsay Wade and Angelica Lima, because of the unusually late session, only one of his clients was able to meet [...]
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