In another case along the same lines, two police officers almost lost their jobs and had their reputations tarnished when a Caye Caulker resident accused them of stealing cash and household items from him. But forty-five year old Maxwell Castillo is now being accused of fabricating the allegations and is facing a charge of Committing […]
Word to News Five is that employees of Social Security across the country are planning a sickout on Monday. According to the report, workers are up in arms because they have been unable to reach agreement on a number of issues that include salary increases, sick leave and health insurance. The negotiations apparently go back […]
Eight Millennium Development Goals, called the MDGs, were passed at the United Nations back in 2000. The MDGs provide specific and ambitious benchmarks to tackle world poverty by the year 2015. The local Alliance Against AIDS is part of a global project of forty-four countries. It is the focal point agency for developing advocacy initiatives […]
It was last week Wednesday that American tourist, Diana Mechling, was killed when the propeller from a catamaran she had traveled on, cut her on the right pelvis and leg. For almost a week the matter was under investigation before any regulatory body issued any kind of statement. Then the Belize Port Authority issued a […]
We reported in our newscast on Wednesday, that Santino Castillo, the deputy chairman of the Belize Tourism Board who also chairs the Board’s Finance Sub-Committee, had been unceremoniously dumped from the B.T.B. His firing came in a letter signed by the Minister of Tourism, Manuel Heredia, delivered at Castillo’s office. It is big news because […]
The nationalization of Telemedia in August 2009 has sparked debate in local and international quarters. How safe is the investment climate for foreign investors? That’s a question asked by serious and potential investors in the Jewel. Well, the P.M. said on Wednesday that he expects that there will be more rounds of litigation that will […]
Both major political parties, the U.D.P. and the P.U.P. agree that Cruise Tourism is an industry that needs more than just souvenirs, taxis and hair braiders to stay afloat. While there are no shortages of visitors, when Carnival sneezes, the entire industry catches a cold. The dispute has been over the cost to ferry tourists […]
Since the crisis involving tendering for cruise tourism broke, we have not heard from the Minister of Tourism. He accompanied the Prime Minister and B.T.B. officials to Miami on January seventh to meet with Carnival Cruise Lines but he has been quiet on that most important issue for the tourism industry. But today, Minister Manuel […]
Belize Western Energy Ltd. invited to its Belize City offices today to clarify what it considers to be serious allegations made against the company in light of a news item aired in certain sections of the media. In a story on Wednesday several tanks of varying weight and measure were filled with butane after being […]
The Mexican Beechcraft 65 airplane which took off from the Philip Goldson International Airport in January left Belize’s airspace on a test flight and never returned. It’s a troublesome security issue because since the Nine Eleven disaster in the U.S., most countries have been very stringent about passengers and pilots on planes. Yet the matter […]
There’s a first MegaBingo jackpot winner and she hails from Hopkins. Sheridan Polanco’s lucky stars were shining on her last Saturday. She played for the first time and she hit the jackpot. It’s a bitter sweet win for her as on the same day she had been served with a notice of eviction. News Five’s […]
Last Wednesday US National, fifty-nine year old Diana Mechling lost her life during a snorkeling trip to Goff’s Caye when the propeller of the catamaran she had just alighted from slashed her right hip and leg. Today the Belize Port Authority issued a release stating that following an inquiry by the harbor master, the captain […]
Hurricane Richard hit parts of Belize with a vengeance last October twenty-fourth. The Hattieville community felt the full brunt of the storm and many families were displaced by the force of the winds. A resident, whose plea for assistance was heard on our newscast, has had her prayers answered. News Five’s Jose Sanchez found out […]
There were two hikes in the price of fuel in January; the second of which was only ten days ago. It is only a week into February, but on Sunday night, consumers took another hit in the pockets when the cost of filling up the gas tank increased yet again. Diesel took the biggest leap […]
While two were killed, there was more tragedy when a family of eight lost most of their belongings in a mid-morning inferno on Sunday. The family was not home when the fire broke in one of two houses in the yard and it is believed it could be a case of arson. Julie Thurton rushed […]
An incident that occurred at Gwen Lizarraga High School last week Wednesday has come to a close when the teacher and the school parted ways. Sometime after two thirty p.m. on February second, a student called his teacher ‘Soupy’ in class. Though it appears to be a harmless term, it actually made reference to an […]
We reported three weeks ago that local musician, Damion “Weezy” August, is suing the police for damages after he was allegedly beaten on the face by a group of cops. His jaw was broken and is still wired shut, but August is not keeping quiet about what he believes is a cover up by the […]
In 2009 the now defunct National Transport bus company filed an injunction in the Supreme Court to stop the Transport Department from implementing bus schedules for the northern route similar to those that are in place for the west and south of the country. But the court ruled in favor of the Department last week […]
A first of its kind lawsuit has been brought against the Attorney General’s office involving sexual orientation. Caleb Orozco and the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) have filed a constitutional case, challenging section fifty-three of the Criminal Code. The section reads “Every person who has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any person […]
On Wednesday a mixed breed dog attacked three year old Lupita Padilla, who wandered off and ended up under her neighbor’s house in the Jerusalem area behind the Lord’s Ridge Cemetery in Belize City. The young girl was severely bitten on the neck and face and is tonight recuperating at the hospital. News Five spoke […]
Fifteen days ago, sixteen year old Khadisha Saragosa went missing after leaving her boyfriend’s house. He claims he never saw her again and her family has been fed with numerous rumors about her whereabouts, but all leads have turned out empty. Today News Five spoke to her grandmother, Angelina Allen, who says they were last […]
Lyndon Bailey, a recipient of FirstCaribbean’s Unsung Hero’s program, came to our studios on Thursday because he felt he wasn’t given a fair assessment by Atlantic Insurance. His damaged vehicle was attached to a trailer when he dropped by to complain about the insurance company. Bailey, a founder of Tubal Trade School, was involved in […]
Police officers are expected to uphold the law and to be upstanding members of the community. But a man and his wife have come forth with a very serious allegation against a police corporal stationed at the Hattieville Police Station. Steven and Bridget Dixon say that their eighteen year old son was involved in a […]
Diana Mechling and her husband Michael were among thousands of tourists who visited the jewel on Wednesday. The American couple chose to go snorkeling in the pristine waters off Goff’s Caye but that trip ended tragically for the Mechling’s from Ohio. Diana lost her life when the propeller of a catamaran operated by Cruise Solutions, […]
An incident at a Belize City High School has prompted the management to send home a teacher pending the outcome of an investigation. According to the administration of Gwen Lizaragga High School, the incident between the teacher, Wilfred Austin Neal, and a male student occurred after two thirty Wednesday afternoon. While in class, a student […]
