There was a deadly shooting in Belize City today that resulted in traffic being brought to a standstill on Faber’s Road Extension. Gunfire erupted sometime after two o‘clock this afternoon and when the shooting subsided, thirty-three-year-old Carl Reneau lay mortally wounded on the sidewalk. A bicycle and a pair of slippers were found on the […]
And several blocks away from the scene of this afternoon’s fatal attack on Faber’s Road, a mother of two perished in a weekend fire at her home in Belize City. Tessie Camal’s husband was at work on Saturday night when he received a disturbing phone call that their property on Faber’s Road was engulfed in […]
A murder was recorded over the weekend when Hattieville mechanic Carlton Belisle Senior succumbed to gunshot injuries on Saturday afternoon. Today, a News Five team returned to the family home to speak with Abigail Garbutt, his common-law wife of thirty-three years about his death. Duane Moody files this report. Duane Moody, Reporting Two days […]
Desmond Budna, a resident of San Pedro, was shot and killed in Belize City on Friday morning. The construction worker was in the Lake Independence area when he was gunned down on Amandala Drive. According to police, Budna was in town for a graduation. But, the twenty-seven-year-old would not make it back to the island […]
Transformation has come to the rural community of Machakilha. The village is situated in the southernmost part of the country and the population is made up of families of Mayan decent. For generations, the community has gone without electricity, proper access to potable water, and a roadway suitable for commuting to and from the village. […]
While we caught up with Alfonso Putul and his family three years later, the purpose of our visit to the far-flung community of Machakilha on Friday was to attend the inauguration of the village’s solar and water systems. Oscar Requeña, the Minister of Rural Transformation, spoke about the transformative work that is taking place within […]
None of the roadworks, solar energy introduction, and water supply upgrades in Machakilha would have been possible without contributions from key partners. The Government of Belize, Barefoot Children’s Ministry, Plenty Belize, The Global Environmental Facility, The G.E.F. Small Grant Program, and U.N.D.P. all teamed up to make these projects a reality. Representatives from these organizations […]
A San Pedro resident was shot dead in the Lake Independence area of Belize City this morning and police are trying to close in on the shooter. But that might be easier said than done because up to news time, the gunman was identified only as an “unknown person.” The San Pedraño was in Belize […]
There has been a noticeable quiet when it comes to gang violence in Belize City recently. The Ministry of Home Affairs, through the Leadership Intervention Unit, has been working tirelessly with young men across the Old Capital who are involved in gang activity. Last weekend, no incident of gang-related crime was reported and the murder […]
A mechanic was shot at his home late Thursday night by someone who went looking for his son. Carlton Belisle, Sr. was reportedly inside around eleven o’clock when he heard someone calling out for his namesake son. When the father went to see who it was, he was met with a barrage of gunshots. The […]
Earlier today, the United States government announced that it is ending the requirement that international airplane travelers test negative for COVID-19 before entering the U.S. This mandate will expire on June twelfth, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that the testing requirement is no longer needed. In Belize, the Ministry of […]
In the travel and leisure sector, the Ministry of Tourism welcomes the good news as it simply means that more international visitors will be arriving to Belize without the hassle of having to return to the United States with negative COVID test results in hand. Chief Executive Officer Nicole Solano also spoke with News Five […]
For the past two weeks, the Ministry of Health and Wellness in collaboration with the Ministry of Education has had health personnel visit primary schools across the country to administer COVID pediatric vaccines to children ages five to eleven. Those young students had to produce a consent form from their parents for them to get […]
News Five also spoke with Health Minister Kevin Bernard who provided an update on the rollout of pediatric vaccines across the country. He also spoke briefly on the gradual decline in the number of adults who have been showing up at vaccination sites to get inoculated against COVID-19. On the phone: Kevin Bernard, Minister […]
His time as deputy mayor of Belize City should have come to an end today, but tonight Micah Goodin is holding on to his seat as the second most powerful officer at City Hall. He was given an additional week to deliberate and decide whether he will be stepping down on his own volition or […]
Recently, Prime Minister John Briceño told reporters that the government had hired private law firms to take on high profile cases since they had the experience and qualifications to deal with those matters. One of those law firms is Courtenay Coye L.L.P., whose senior partners include Senators Eamon Courtenay and Chris Coye. We note that […]
The big news last week was that B.T.L. had acquired Alternative Networks Limited, a cable company in Benque Viejo, as part of its plan to package all its services to its customers. But Leader of the Opposition Shyne Barrow had suggested that the acquisition was a waste of money, since cable is an obsolete mode […]
The pending re-districting exercise is set to begin in the weeks ahead, following a long-drawn out battle in the Supreme Court. While the machinery for this extensive process is being put together, the decision by the Elections and Boundaries Commission to appoint Collet Montejo as the supervisor of all fieldwork is being met with consternation […]
An investigation is currently underway into the development that is taking place on Placencia Caye just off the southern tip of the peninsula. While the island is privately owned, residents who were out on a cleanup campaign made a frightening discovery – a major portion of mangrove had been cleared and a canal had been […]
A delegation of five Belizeans is currently at a climate change conference in Bonn, Germany. Focal point is Doctor Lennox Gladden, the National Climate Change Officer. The conference is a precursor what will happen in November in Egypt for COP27. For two weeks, discussions will surround issues such as climate finance, agriculture and climate change […]
Former Mayor Khalid Belisle is tonight defending a decision made by the Belmopan City Council to sell a portion of the Isidoro Beaton Stadium’s land to a private company owned by a well known U.D.P. supporter in Belmopan. On Tuesday, Area Representative for Belmopan, Oscar Mira, published several documents to his Facebook page which verifies […]
The transfer of a portion of the Isidoro Beaton Stadium’s compound to a private entity in Belmopan is not the only land issue Mira says his team has identified. According to the Belmopan Area Representative, the former city council allowed private developments to take place along Constitution Drive, on green spaces designated for the expansion […]
When we asked former Mayor Belisle about the questionable transfer of public lands under his leadership, and the blemish the accusations have left on his legacy as mayor, he reiterated that he would not apologize for what he believes is, quote, a progressive and aggressive approach to developing the City of Belmopan, unquote. Belisle explained […]
Athletes are now taking advantage of greater access to the facilities at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium under the management of the National Sports Council. The Isidoro Beaton Stadium is regarded as the home of the Belmopan Bandits, a football team that is owned by former Area Representative John Saldivar. But, when the Briceño administration took […]
News Five team traveled south to the Big Creek Port where American Sugar Refinery/Belize Sugar Industry officially launched its improved raw sugar and molasses logistics at the port. It comes by way of a multimillion-dollar investment that reduces the export loading rate for these products. It is part of the miller’s transformational investments for a […]
