A swarm of deadly Africanized bees descended on a family at Mahogany Heights off the Western Highway. It was a harrowing experience for three persons who were stung, while three others hid inside their new house to avoid what are also known as the killer bees. It took some time to get rid of them […]
A Belize City man was shot last night near his home. The victim forty-seven year old Clifford Eagan is a security guard at Fultec on Coney Drive. Eagan who lives on West Street may have been shot simply because he was walking near George Street, where retaliation was expected for the Raymond Gentle murder. Eagan, […]
The following story is not about crime, but it will deal a cruel blow to consumers. So if your vehicle’s tank can hold anymore fuel then best you head out to the gas station and fill up before midnight. As you’ve probably figured out by now, fuel prices will take another hike just two weeks […]
Tonight’s question is: Children of primary school age are being sent on errands without adult supervision. Are their parents negligent? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com.
In a telephone hearing held on Wednesday by the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Government of Belize, through its attorney, Lois Young, gave the CCJ an undertaking that all monies received from the sale of Telemedia shares compulsorily acquired by GOB would be held separate and intact in accounts held by the Central Bank or […]
The President of the Court of Appeal Manuel Sosa heard his first case today since assuming the post. It was an application by the Government for a stay of execution. The facts are that on December twenty-second, 2010 Justice Legall ordered the Government to pay approximately one point seven million dollars to attorneys-at-law Barrow & […]
The Ladyville community is still in shock as it grieves the murder of twelve year old school girl, Janessa Jones. The body of the child was pulled out of the sea near Mile Four on the Northern Highway before noon on Wednesday. The young girl had multiple fractures on the skull and abrasions on her […]
Raymond “Killa” Gentle, the reputed boss of Kraal Road was gunned down at a construction site in a congested neighborhood where at least twenty children reside. There had been previous attempts on his life, but on Wednesday afternoon, he did not survive the hail of bullets that hit him on the chest. He was rushed […]
There are two murders to report tonight and both of them are leaving more unease because of who they are. The body of a missing twelve year old girl was found at about midday and just before news time tonight, the boss of Kraal Road was shot and killed. Raymond ‘Killa” Gentle, was overseeing the […]
The other homicide involves a twelve year old girl whose mother appeared on our newscast on Tuesday night. Janessa Jones went missing on Monday and today her body was retrieved from the sea in the area of Mile four and a half on the northern highway. Marion Ali was at the scene and has this […]
A Puerto Rican National who went missing while on a cruise ship in Belizean waters on January fifth has still not been found. Jose Miguel Pietri Tello was on board Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas with his mother when the incident occurred. The Belize Coast Guard and the Belize Port Authority conducted a search […]
Tender owners who recently came together to form an association to ferry cruise tourists exclusively to the Fort Street Tourism Village are tonight putting final touches to the structure of the organization. News Five spoke with Prime Minister Dean Barrow late this evening who gave us an update on a teleconference with Carnival executives Ruben […]
In light of a story about a US national who has had to extend her stay in Belize because of traffic infractions and whose family has been making allegations on the internet that do not augur well for Belize, we asked if visitors should be treated differently from Belizeans when they commit any offence in […]
There are currently twelve members appointed to the Senate. But there was a promise of a thirteenth senator to represent non-governmental organizations. NGO’s had already nominated Greg Choc as their candidate, however, the prime minister has said that he will not proceed with the thirteenth senator. Belizeans for Justice believes that senator thirteen can balance […]
It was a small protest, but the men on the front line made known their disapproval that they were being excluded from construction jobs in their own backyards. This morning a group of six staged their protest in front of the Gulisi Monument in Dangriga where the Social Investment Fund has awarded a school contract […]
There’s a major upset to an announcement made by the prime minister on Monday that Carnival Cruise Line had agreed to a stay of execution in the new tendering policies by the cruise lines. All day today, the newly formed association of tender operators has been meeting on what seems to be a reversal of […]
Tonight’s question is: Do you believe visitors should be treated differently from Belizeans when they commit offenses in the Jewel? To take part in the conversation all you have to do is to email comments to questions@channel5belize.com, send a text using your SMART phones to 8686, or log on to our e-poll at www.channel5belize.com.
The Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) is a powerful lobby of fourteen cruise lines that operate in the Latin America and the Caribbean. Their combined power can make or break the multi-million dollar industry in Belize. Their mission is to advance the development of cruise ship tourism which means that improved standards at destinations along […]
Earlier in the week, Belize Natural Energy’s Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager, Daniel Gutierrez, appeared on Open Your Eyes to discuss the future of the oil industry in Belize. Gutierrez revealed that BNE’s exploration license was about to run dry and the company was hoping for the government to allow an extension or renegotiation. But […]
After almost two years in prison, the murder trial against thirty-three year old Orlando Wade has finally surfaced in the Supreme Court. A jury of eight women and four men was selected on Monday afternoon and today prosecutor Yohhahnseh Cave called three witnesses; the Forensic Analyst, a Scenes of Crime officer and the Investigating Officer. […]
Four hundred and seventy-nine police officers, constables and sergeants took promotional exams on November twenty-seventh in Belize City. The results are slowly coming to light and are considered dismal. The exam is divided into two parts: subjective and objective, each worth a hundred points and the passing mark is sixty-five percent for the objective and […]
Both Carnival and Royal Caribbean cruise lines have agreed to, for now, to hold back on a new policy on tendering. How long the delay will last is not known, what is, is that there is bound to be displacement after the new policy kicks in. That’s the message Prime Minister Dean Barrow brought back […]
While P.M. Barrow was not sure whether the former CEO knew of the change in policy well in advance, EuroCaribe Shipping Services, the agent for Carnival in Belize, has come forward to say that they only just found out of the changes. Today News Five spoke off camera with the Director of Maritime Estates Ltd. […]
Nine days into 2011, the first murder occurred over the weekend in the city. The victim is well known to the law and was gunned down a minute’s walk from his house. Michael Malic had stopped to buy cigarettes when he was ambushed and at least sixteen bullets found their mark on him. Malic survived […]
The UDP Corozal Bay Convention was held on Sunday and from the looks of it, it appeared like a race for national elections. Money was flowing and the placards and billboards were visible throughout the constituency. Ministers were at every turn and by and large, they were supporting the incumbent. Three contested the convention including […]
