A Hefty Bail is Granted to Four Drug Plane Cops
Police officers Nelson Middleton, Elmer Nah, Delwin Casimiro and George Ferguson have been granted Supreme Court bail in the sum of forty thousand dollars each. The four were arraigned on [...]
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Missing Child Found and Father Caught in Guatemalan Following Double Murder in San Ignacio
Seven-year-old Darwin Castillo has been safely reunited with his mother and family. Earlier today police confirmed that Guatemalan law enforcement located the child in Melchor de Mencos. A relative told [...]
Police Constable Dies in Motorcycle Accident: Had Inspired His Brother to Enter the Force Too
A police officer for more than a decade, Police Constable Kieron Carlos lost his life while driving home from work on Tuesday morning. Carlos reportedly lost control of his motorcycle [...]
Families in Shock Following Crash that Killed Infant and Young Woman
As we reported on Monday, our News Five crew witnessed a fatal accident on the George Price Highway near mile nine that claimed the life of a woman and a [...]
Dive Shop Owner and Promoter of Garifuna Culture Will Be Missed
Last night we told you about the Sunday morning traffic accident on the Hummingbird Highway, just outside Belmopan, that claimed the life of Kimberly Griffith and Elmar Avila. Police have [...]
Lucas Hoare is Found Stabbed to Death in Cane Field in Xaibe
The lifeless body of thirty-three-year-old Lucas Robert Hoare was recovered from a cane field in Xaibe Village, Corozal District this morning. Hoare was reported missing by his sibling on Monday. [...]
COVID Cases Down in Belize District
Since the beginning of October, health officials have been seeing a dip in the number of new COVID infections in the Belize District, while other districts have shown a slight [...]
Written on November 23, 2021 | Posted in Health | Comments Off
COVID and COVID-related deaths; Distinguishing Between the Two
COVID deaths and COVID-related deaths: we see and hear the terms every day, but many use them interchangeably and don’t know how COVID deaths are determined and classified. News Five [...]
Written on November 23, 2021 | Posted in Health | Comments Off
Vaccination rate stalls; boosters now available for all
And while the number of infections decreases in one part of the country, there is still a stretch further that the Ministry of Health has to go before it gets [...]
Written on November 23, 2021 | Posted in Health | Comments Off
In 3 Days – 3 Fatal Accidents, 3 Different Highways
Three fatal accidents on three different highways in three consecutive days have claimed the lives of five persons, including a ten-month-old boy. It’s the chilling statistics of the past few [...]
Written on November 23, 2021 | Posted in Auto Accidents | Comments Off
Belize Will Participate in Junior Pan American Games in Colombia
Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association has announced that the first Junior Pan American Games is set to take place in Cali, Colombia from November twenty-fifth to December fifth, 2021. [...]
Written on November 23, 2021 | Posted in Regional / International | Comments Off
Dr. Eck on his recovery from COVID 19
And finally tonight, we have some good news to report about the popular pediatrician, Doctor Cecilio Eck. He has had a rough bout with COVID, and experienced complications soon after [...]
Written on November 23, 2021 | Posted in Health | Comments Off
