Twenty-six-year-old Estevan Bol has turned his hobby into his full-time job. He had always been fascinated by fish, owned small fish aquariums and subsequently taught himself all there is to know about fish farming. Bol imports all kinds of fish for sale and has expanded his business to include more piscine[py-seen] related services. His hope […]
Under extremely short notice on Tuesday night, the City Emergency Management Organization, CEMO, opened shelters to residents looking to secure themselves and their families against the approaching tsunami threat. This followed the seven point six magnitude earthquake off the Swan Islands of Honduras. While most shelters were taken from the standard hurricane list, the newly-built […]
It has been two weeks since well-known barber Fareed Ahmad was shot and killed near his home in Hattieville. Despite the arrest and subsequent arraignment of a woman police constable on a single charge of murder, there are many unanswered questions that have left the Ahmad family discontent with the Belize Police Department. The committal […]
Lead investigator ACP Chester Williams, who is probing the case from within the Professional Standards Branch, says that he is content that there was no collusion on the part of other members of the Special Assignment Team in Ahmad’s murder. He corroborated that statement by informing the family that there is video footage showing Michelle […]
Another sore spot for the Ahmad family, aside from the murder of their loved one, is the rounding up of its members back in 2016 by the Special Branch of the police department. During that operation as many as twenty persons, including pregnant wives, young children and grandparents, were taken into police custody and held […]
It is a position that Elrington, himself a former defense counsel, agrees with. The family should have been given the opportunity to contact its lawyers and should have been provided with a reasonable explanation for being raided. He promised them that he would personally look into the incident and prepare a report chronicling his findings […]
The ball is in motion for a provisional warrant to be sought for attorney Andrew Bennett’s arrest. That is because Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington has signed documents that will allow the office of the Attorney General to proceed with a request for Bennett’s detention. It is expected that he will be arrested and […]
There is a degree of disquiet among some students at the national university over a change in the date of graduation from February to June. Some students have complained that the postponement gets in the way of his pursuit of another degree as well as a job opportunity. This afternoon, the University of Belize President […]
Still a little shaky from Tuesday night’s earthquake and tsunami scare? You’re not alone. Nearly forty-eight hours later, emergency preparedness responders are still marveling at Belize’s close call and formulating plans and ideals for the next time. Belize is located not far from the Swan Islands transform fault which produced another knee-buckler in 2009. That […]
Vulnerable populations, such as the stevedores who were out on the sugar boat on Tuesday night, should be covered in terms of planning by their employers as well as their own personal plans. CEMO Coordinator, Phillip Willoughby also drew our attention to an erroneous social media post claiming that a tsunami would hit around four-thirty […]
For the most part, none of the countries in the region reported any damage to buildings and other infrastructure. But here in Belize the Ministry of Works, supported by the National Emergency Management Organization, is conducting assessments of Belize’s established bridges to ensure that they are sound and safe. The City Emergency Management Organization, according […]
The reef report card was released on Wednesday in Belize City. We reported on Belize’s two point eight grade average, which conservationists gave the country after extensive research conducted on its reef. A total of three hundred and nineteen coral reef sites were studied along the coasts of Belize, Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. The report […]
Over the past few years, we have reported on the managed access program in Belize being implemented by the Fisheries Department, Environmental Defense Fund and other local conservation partners. It started out as a pilot program at the Port Honduras Marine Reserve and Glover’s Reef Marine Reserve – a program used to reduce fishing pressure […]
In news from the Belize City Council, residents of the area north of Cinderella Plaza up to the Barracks, including Kelly Street, Baymen Avenue, Wilson Street, Hunter’s Alley, Matron Roberts Street, Calle Al Mar and Simon Lamb Street should expect to see personnel from the Council and Ministry of Health in their area on Saturday […]
Many of us grew up with parents forcing us to take our vitamins. Whether it was cod-liver oil or Flinstones vitamins, our parents all believed that it would make us get sick less and grow stronger. How much of this is true? That’s what we attempt to find out in tonight’s Healthy Living. Marleni […]
The tremors of a strong seven point six earthquake in Great Swan Island in Honduras were felt as far as Mexico and various areas of the country. Residents in Belize City, up north in Corozal as well as in other coastal areas felt the tremors shortly after nine o’clock on Tuesday night. The warning that […]
The tsunami threat caused a panic in the prime tourism island of San Pedro where residents took no chances and moved to safer buildings and shelters that were immediately opened to accommodate the rush of persons. Sea waters were reportedly receding, but in the following story News Five’s Duane Moody looks at the recent phenomenon […]
Adding to the frenzy following the offshore tremor was the perceived recession of seawater ahead of a resulting tsunami. As we said, it turns out that a phenomenon known as a spring tide has been occurring for the past several days, prior to the earthquake. Many took to social media to post images, as well […]
The Mesoamerican Reef provides economic, social and cultural benefits to Belize. It is valued around a billion dollars and recent reports show that just four of Belize’s seven marine protected areas provide up to nineteen million U.S. dollars per year in economic benefits from tourism recreation. But the reef is exposed to a number of […]
In an almost unbelievable case of animal cruelty for personal gain, the owner of Belize River Lodge near Manatee Lookout on the Philip Goldson Highway this morning came upon the headless carcass of a young male jaguar floating in the Belize River. The jaguar stood about two feet tall and nearly two feet around in […]
Heusner believes that the jaguar killer appeared only to have wanted the head and not the rest of the body. The jaguar is a protected species and fines are prescribed for any harm caused to the majestic creature. But that has not stopped some who accuse the big cats in the wild of preying on […]
There has been an increase in fires, many of them cases of arson, occurring across the country. It is causing the need for more firefighters to join the department. Today, twelve firemen completed a six-week course that taught them leadership skills and emergency response. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Training for […]
Usage of unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, has exploded in recent years as the average man and woman experience the wonder of flight, not unlike kites or traveling in airplanes. But drones also carry importance in certain sectors, like environmental protection and conservation. The Coastal Zone Institute and several local and international partners, […]
About one hundred and fifty nurses are discussing the future of the nursing profession at the Radisson in Belize City. And even as they move forward, they are looking at the challenges and hurdles they face as they provide this critical service to the population. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting “Shaping […]
Taxi driver Roy “Bullet” Craig is out on bail for the sexual assault of a sixteen-year-old minor in whose company he was surprised with when he was busted by the police on Thursday night at a hotel that is located not too far from where he resides. The police on Monday provided a full account […]
