It may have been just one ship, but today, after eighteen months of no visitors, the Fort Street Tourism Village was buzzing with activity. News Five’s Duane Moody was back in the area, this time to capture the action. Duane Moody, Reporting It was a festive occasion this morning as the Carnival Vista came […]
In crime news, a resident of Tigris Street in Belize City was shot and killed on Tuesday night. That shooting has also left a woman from George Street in the hospital. Today, police were tightlipped about the details and didn’t disclose a motive, but they say they are prepared for any retaliation. News Five’s Andrea […]
Was it a kidnapping or a case of vigilante justice? That is the question tonight following an incident in Shipyard, a Mennonite community that usually goes about its business in a laid-back and nonviolent routine. Earlier this week that peace was shattered when several members of one family viciously attacked a fellow resident at his […]
In the latest development in the saga of Jasmine Hartin, charged last month with manslaughter by negligence for the shooting death of Superintendent Henry Jemmott, Hartin and her family have set up a Go Fund Me account, attempting to raise money from the public for her new defense. The story of the fatal shooting of […]
Police say that they have made some progress into the investigations of the robberies at Belize Healthcare Partners and Biltmore that happened earlier this week. Director of Communications Fitzroy Yearwood says that they are trying to connect the dots in these heists. Here’s what the police know so far. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Director of […]
On the matter of the John Doe found dead in San Ignacio on Monday, police say that they believe they are close to verifying the identity of the victim. Here’s more from ASP Yearwood of the Belize Police Department. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Director of Communications “We believe we are closer to establishing an identity. […]
On Tuesday we brought you the story of Ramiro de la Rosa, the twenty-seven-year-old father from Duck Run Two community who received a three-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to a gun charge. De la Rosa’s father had died, but late last week police in San Ignacio got wind that there was a gun in […]
Commission of Police Chester Williams commented today on the Ramiro De La Rosa case. He says it is out of police hands now, but he finds the situation to be very unfortunate and supports an appeal. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “I was made aware of the matter after he had pleaded guilty and […]
Three new opposition Senators were sworn in during today’s Senate meeting. Additionally, a motion was passed to increase the salary of the Governor General by up to thirty thousand dollars. And the Senator for Government Business Eamon Courtenay called for peace in Haiti, following the assignation of its president. New Five’s Paul Lopez sat inside […]
After over eighteen long months, the wait for cruise ships is about to end. On Wednesday, the first ship from the Carnival Cruise Lines docks in Belize City. Today, Duane Moody headed out to the Fort Street Tourism Village to find out about the preparations being made to get everything ready and approved for the […]
While fears and speculation about the Delta variant continues and the results from Baylor University are not yet in, News Five has learned that unidentified variants have been detected in up to thirty percent of recent samples taken from active COVID-19 cases – samples that for the most part originate from northern Belize. News Five’s […]
And to prove whether the AstraZeneca vaccine is effective for the Belizean population, the Belize Central Lab is undertaking a study in collaboration with Baylor Studies of Medicine using blood samples from seven hundred frontline health workers. The samples were taken before the vaccine was administered; these included those who contracted COVID-19 and those who […]
This afternoon, an email purportedly from the B.D.F. Commandant was being circulated among soldiers telling them anyone who does not take the vaccine by August first would be placed on immediate charge. The email goes on to say that persons who refuse to get vaccinated will be terminated from duty. This has turned out to […]
On Friday, the government announced a lockdown of three southern villages: Midway, Conejo and Barranco in Toledo. So what is life like in these areas right now with the travel ban and curfew in place for the next two weeks? Today, we spoke with Chairman Marco Ico of Midway. He supports the lockdown and is […]
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign continues countrywide. Today in Placencia, the N.H.I. team was on hand giving jabs of the AstraZeneca vaccine to people gathered at the Placencia basketball court. Doctor Rayford Rancharand is part of the Ministry of Health team based in Independence, which serves Independence, Seine Bight and many other southern communities. He told […]
A similar vaccination drive has been carried out in Camalote where dozens of residents from that community, as well as other neighboring villages in Cayo District, came out to get their COVID jabs on Monday. According to Chairman Derrick Parham, the event was held in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the […]
A recent prison sentence of a father of two young children has drawn fire on social media. On Friday, Ramiro de la Rosa from Duck Run Two was sentenced to three years in prison after police found a gun inside a house his father had occupied until his recent death. Although the gun was licensed […]
It was the buzz this weekend as people joined the discussion on the new marijuana businesses being proposed. The churches, by and large, church maintain unwavering positions in the ongoing marijuana discussion, saying “no” to decriminalization and certainly “no” to legalization of possession and trade. But the government of the day has a very different […]
On Friday we told you about the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill that was introduced in the House. The bill seeks to establish licensing, registration and operational requirements for the cultivation, processing, distribution and delivery of cannabis products for adult use in Belize. As a part of its provision it will also seek to expunge […]
COVID numbers are once again spiraling out of control and the Briceño administration is implementing stringent public health measures to stem the spread of the virus in other parts of the country. In the Toledo District, the lockdown of three villages, including Barranco, Midway and Conejo, has come into effect and will remain in place […]
Before it was even tabled in the House of Representatives on Friday, the Eleventh Amendment Bill was controversial. It seeks to provide additional grounds for the disqualification of an individual as a member of the National Assembly. The proposed piece of legislation has been described as “ambiguous” by former Prime Minister Dean Barrow in other […]
The Belize City Branch of the Belize National Teachers Union issued an update to its membership today informing them that the virtual court hearing on the claim filed about the ten percent salary cut is scheduled for July sixteenth. The release also noted that the union will be collaborating with the Ministry of Health to […]
There was a brazen robbery in Belize City when two men held up the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza just before midday today. Reports to News Five are that the men arrived at the establishment in a black SUV, held up several people at gunpoint, stealing over ten thousand dollars in cash, then drove off. […]
There is no evidence to suggest that they are related, but over the weekend, two armed robbers also targeted the Belize Health Care Partners, taking cell phones and an undisclosed amount of cash. Police say it was a crime of opportunity, not necessarily a reflection of hard economic times. So far, they have not made […]
Up to news time tonight, details remain sparse after a body was found this morning on the riverbank in San Ignacio. The deceased was clad only in a shirt. Reports are that his face had been bashed in, but that has not been confirmed by police. What is known is that there were multiple injuries […]
