Police are investigating the murder of 51-year-old taxi driver Romualdo Bartolo Vasquez, who was fatally stabbed on Wednesday night in Orange Walk. According to reports, around 8:30 p.m., authorities responded to a call on West San Martin Street in Trial Farm Village, where they discovered Vasquez’s
This morning in Belize City, Gion 'Gizmo' Bernard, who was wheelchair-bound, was shot and killed right outside his home. The thirty-nine-year-old had just left his yard on Castle Street in his wheelchair when he was ambushed and shot. Bernard collapsed and died on the spot.
Two women were shot on Vernon Street around 6:30 PM on Tuesday evening. Police report that forty-year-old Stephanie James and fifty-five-year-old Maria Cruz were walking with a man they knew when another man suddenly pulled out a gun and started shooting at them. However, James
In a surprising twist during a High Court case before Justice Derick Sylvester, the defendant, businessman Patrick Robinson, fired his two well-known attorneys, Norman Rodriguez and Senior Counsel Hubert Elrington, only to change his mind and ask them to stay. Despite their discomfort, Justice Sylvester
Tonight, a couple is behind bars after police found thirty-four live rounds of nine-millimeter ammunition in their home during a shooting investigation. The suspects are forty-five-year-old K.H.M.H. employee Deborah Harris Sutherland and her twenty-year-old boyfriend, Dejon Medwood. This afternoon, they appeared in court without representation
When residents of the Queen Square constituency head to the polls on March twelfth, they'll have four candidates to choose from. Two are running under the U.D.P. umbrella, one represents the People’s United Party, and another is from the People’s Democratic Movement. The United Democratic
As we count down to Election Day on March 12th, we'll take a closer look at the Caribbean Shores Constituency. Voters there will choose between the incumbent P.U.P. candidate and two U.D.P. candidates. In tonight's "Meet the Candidates," we'll hear directly from the candidates as
On March twelfth, just like in past elections, there will be restrictions on buying and selling alcohol. These restrictions start when the polls open at seven a.m. and last until midnight. Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai told News Five that the police will be making
On Tuesday, we told you about the sweeping tariffs enacted by President Donald Trump on goods coming into the United States from Canada and Mexico and an increase on previous duties levied on China. The twenty-five percent tariffs were followed by prompt retaliation from the
It's been three months since our last update on the Caribi Bleu Casino investigation in San Pedro. Tonight, News Five revisits the story with fresh details. We've confirmed the Central Bank's findings on the unauthorized ATM dispensing US currency inside the casino. Plus, new information
