In other news, there’s a developing story in the tourism industry tonight. A major tour operating company has had its license revoked, at least temporarily. It follows the death of fifty-nine year old Diana Mechling on February second of this year. Mechling was killed when the propeller on the boat she had traveled on to […]
The publication in the government’s party newspaper, the Guardian, of a female executive from the People’s United Party, is drawing condemnation from many sectors. A mini protest was staged on Wednesday by the women of the People’s United Party and today the Women’s Issues Network (WIN) Belize issued a release, expressing its displeasure over the […]
While the Coroner’s Inquest is handling the case of the cop killed by one of his own, police are investigating a sibling rivalry that got out of hand in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Two brothers, Fedencio and Jeremiah Pott got into an argument while they were drinking together at the home of Elston […]
Representatives of the Belize Grassroots Youth Empowerment Association and squatters from Harmonyville descended on the capital today. The discord between them has been brewing for some time over who gets to own property at the new community at Mile forty one on the western highway. Today, it went up a few notches when they went […]
Debate on the budget 2011-2012 starts this Thursday and you can expect fiery opposition from one side of the house. One issue that is surely to get its share of attention has to with the removal of GST on gasoline and diesel and its replacement with an increase in import duties. That measure was announced […]
The Women in Politics Project by the National Women’s Commission has attracted women from all walks of life, encouraging them to join the political process. It’s a new project but many agree that it has had some degree of success. But when women went knocking at the doors of the Commission today, they were not […]
Three Cuban nationals have been missing since the cargo vessel, Helga, encountered bad weather and rough waters, which caused it to capsize on Saturday night. Eight others were found floating in life rafts on Sunday morning and the Coast Guard continues its search for Captain Arturo Edrei Garcia and crew members, Nelson Perez Ardao and […]
Jose Luis Robles Beltran, a former Mexican soldier who was charged for counterfeit currency and having an unlicensed weapon while he was at the Commercial Free Zone, is still detained at the Belize Central Prison. Robles’ case is still under appeal and he was transferred in the still of the night from detention at the […]
Vendors along West Canal, situated adjacent to the newly opened Michael Finnegan Market, were up in arms recently over relocation from their usual place of business. That created a heap of controversy because the vendors did not want to shell out more money to conduct business inside the market. The transfer should be completed by […]
The Belize National Library Service and Information System held a series of events to mark its seventy-fifth anniversary. All the activities were focused on promoting reading, especially among children and today a campaign called “Will You Read” was launched. The initiative started in Belize City and will move on to the districts as the library […]
Following our report last Thursday night that the Good Start Pre-School in Camalote was without water for six months, Principal Carol Banner, told us today that the Camalote Football team has volunteered to help. The team will provide the labor to connect the school to the village’s water system, which is about a quarter mile […]
Angel Perez, a resident of Guinea Grass Village, is the latest Lotto winner. He’s been regular player for years and on Saturday night he finally hit the jackpot, which stood at fifty-two thousand five hundred dollars. But when News Five visited the Tropical Gaming office to meet the lucky winner today, we instead met his […]
A Taxi driver who earns his living in front of Save-U Plaza is fuming mad tonight. In these hard times, the cab driver was working far from his regular spot and was coming from Double Head Cabbage to Belize City when he received the news that his son, a sixteen year old minor, was in […]
Over a year ago, Teddy Murillo was gunned down as he headed home on Waight Street. The allegation was that a cop had pulled the trigger, but no one was ever charged for the murder of the student. His mother, Danalyn Murillo, became one of the voices against crime and violence and is a member […]
The media camped out at the entrance of the Raccoon Police Station where family members of Danalyn Murillo and Belizeans For Justice waited for answers. It was an emotional time for the women, all of whom have lost a family member to gun violence, to see one of their own, a fellow grieving mother, being […]
Police Constable David Griffith, who has been named in the crime, maintains his innocence and also says that it is the Murillo family who is falsely accusing him not only of murder but also of harassment at the PUP Port Loyola convention last Sunday. The Police Department has said that Griffith doesn’t have a personal […]
While Danalyn Murillo ran into trouble with police in Belize City, in the nation’s capital another community activist had his own woes, also with the cops. Nigel Petillo became a household name when he emerged as the leader of the NGO, Belize Grass Roots Youth Empowerment Association (BGYEA) that has been championing the cause of […]
All day today the Belize Coast guard scoured the waters near Caye Caulker in search of three Cuban salt traders. Eight were rescued but Captain Arturo Edrei Garcia, Nelson Perez Ardao and Alexis Gonzalez Cune have not been located since their vessel sunk near the reef just before midnight on Saturday. The vessel, Helga, is […]
Another case in the courts involves twenty-one year old Michael Neal, who was today arraigned in the Belmopan Magistrate’s Court for Rape. Neal is accused of raping a nineteen year old woman, who went to his house to pick up her child. The woman alleges that Neal told her the baby was asleep and when […]
It was a particularly bloody weekend, but before we get into the carnage, there’s more bad news that will put a licking on drivers and consumers. So if your tank is empty or half full, you’ll want to fill up before midnight because fuel prices will take a huge jump. At the presentation of the […]
While families of murder victims are grieving the weekend’s violence, eight of eleven Cuban nationals are safe and dry tonight. The Belize Coast Guard rescued the eight men on Sunday morning near the reef where their vessel had submerged. The men were in rafts when they were spotted and pulled out of the deep sea. […]
While the search continues for three missing Cubans, a US National was safely pulled out of Belizean waters, also near Caye Caulker. Four men set out on a snorkeling expedition on Saturday. Fifty-five year old American, Jack Burnette, who now resides in San Pedro, took his friends Kenneth Cox, Gary Paumgargmar and Eric Resse, to […]
When the story made the news last November, it had all the indicators that the child who died, four year-old Hidalia Maldonado, had suffered various forms of cruelty. Five months later, the Director of Public Prosecutions has instructed the police to press charges of Manslaughter against the child’s mother, nineteen year old Yeysi Maldonado and […]
We have been reporting since last week that a consulting firm has concluded that government should not proceed with cruise tourism in the south. And tonight, another round of public consultations are being held with residents of the Placencia Peninsula to discuss the results of the assessment, conducted by Seatone Consultants. In the executive summary […]
News Five also spoke with Rich Wilson, the consultant who led the discussions with both public and private stakeholders prior to formalizing his final report. Wilson used a two prong approach: confidential interviews as well as the public consultations, to make his recommendations. Residents of Placencia shared concerns that the destination, as a port of […]
