Police Constables Hallet King and Leonard Nunez were the two officers charged for the vicious killing of eighteen year old Baptist High School student Hilberto Sotz inside the police station on Caye Caulker. They were arraigned for the murder one day later in Belize City on June ninth, 2015, but ten months later on April […]
This year, the Belize Tourism Board will be bringing back the Taste of Belize, a competitive culinary show. Chefs, bakers and bartenders from across the country will face off in a one-day competition to determine the best in their trade. According to Capacity Building and Sustainable Tourism Officer, Shona Babb, the Taste of Belize allows […]
To close the news tonight, we report on a recent statement made by Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales. Morales was interviewed by a New York Times reporter and was asked specifically for his thoughts on the proposed wall that presidential candidate Donald Trump says he will build to keep away immigrants from Mexico. A TV comedian […]
We’ll have more urban violence coming up, but deep inside the Chiquibul Forest, a trio of Guatemalans was detained after being found with a quantity of suspected cannabis in the area of Ceibo Chico. On Saturday, a detail of law enforcement officers, including members of the Belize Defense Force, the Belize Police Department and Friends […]
There is significant, though certainly not surprising information in respect of eleven proposals presented to Guatemala by Belize. News Five has received information indicating that Guatemala has responded to the eleven protocols on the Sarstoon presented to them just over a week ago. The news is that Guatemala has allegedly rejected those protocols outright, and […]
There is a new chairperson to APAMO, the Association of Protected Areas Management Organizations. Over the weekend, Froyla T’zalam was elected to head the umbrella organization of NGOs. Tzalam is also the current Executive Director of Sarstoon Temash Institute of Indigenous Management SATIIM that co-manages the national park in southern Belize which has mushroomed into […]
On Friday, charges against two police constables were downgraded from murder to manslaughter. PCs Hallet King and Leonard Nunez were accused of killing eighteen year old Hilberto Sotz, while he was detained at the Caye Caulker Police Station. Sotz was badly beaten and taken to the polyclinic, but died within hours of his detention. Both […]
Sotz killing prompted riots on Caye Caulker and the family believes that the wheels of justice are not turning. The two cops were also granted bail of two thousand dollars each. Hilberto was to graduate from Baptist High School in the west when his life was cut short ten months ago. Santorino Sotz, Father […]
Teachers converged today in Benque Viejo del Carmen, the community closest to the border with Guatemala in west. This is where the Belize National Teachers Union kicked off a campaign called “Stand Up for Belize“ to build awareness on the territorial dispute which has come to the forefront in light of Guatemala aggression in the […]
Seasoned negotiator Assad Shoman, an expert on the Belize/Guatemala issue, has a total of forty-one years of experience dealing with the territorial dispute. He challenged educators to go a step further and to hold a special convention to make a determination on how to end the claim. He supports the I.C.J. way and warns that […]
While the objective of the countrywide campaign is twofold, emphasis is being placed on interpreting the information presented for future use in the classroom. According to B.N.T.U. National President Luke Palacio, the turnout of teachers was satisfactory and their engagement in the forum bodes well for the implementation of pertinent facts on the Belize/Guatemala issue. […]
The role of the Referendum Unit which has now evolved into the International Boundaries Unit is critical to the overall awareness by Belizeans of the Belize/Guatemala issue. The wealth of information that has been gathered and compiled is invaluable as a teaching aid for academic lessons from primary to tertiary levels. Ambassador Stuart Leslie has […]
Can you imagine a scenario where in Belize City, in 2016, raw sewage is being pumped into the Haulover Creek? Incredible, right? But it’s true. News Five visited a site on North Front Street where we saw a pipe spilling human waste, right into the river just across from the Port Authority, next to a […]
The Belize/Guatemala dispute is currently front and center of all national discourse, with special attention given to the Sarstoon where the Guatemalans are insisting that their permission is required to enter the area. There’s some welcome news in that arena. The Forward Operating Base north of the Sarstoon is close to completion and will formally […]
Tonight we can report that there is some progress in the investigation of an allegation of a disturbing crime in Dangriga. Police have been encountering difficulties in getting a formal complaint from a minor who was allegedly sexually violated by her stepfather on March thirty-first at her home. The minor has cerebral palsy, and cannot […]
Today the Social Security Board held the finals of its 2016 Debate Competition where six students from two tertiary level institutions faced off – Corozal Junior College and Ecumenical Junior College from Stann Creek. The topic was (the criminal legislation of marijuana has been a major discussion in many countries. Do you believe that marijuana […]
The debate raged on all morning, with the three members of each team presenting the results of studies and surveys to support the stance assigned for the debate. Pearla Martinez, Debator, Ecumenical Junior College “Legalizing marijuana will reduce the street competition and the need for control of turf. Drastically reducing violence, corruption and the […]
On May twenty-ninth delegates of the United Democratic Party will select a new first Deputy Leader to replace Gaspar Vega. It’s expected that the victor will automatically get a shoe in to the top spot when Dean Barrow leaves office at the end of this term, so as you’d expect the race between Patrick Faber […]
Student athletes from primary schools across Belize City participated in a table tennis tournament at the Belize Elementary School today. The event was organized by the Belize Table Tennis Association and is the culmination of several weeks of demanding training for up and coming ping pong talent. When the last ball was served St. Joseph […]
The Ministry of health says it will be providing information on the results of ZIKA tests next week. The samples were taken from two persons in the Stann Creek and Toledo districts and sent to CARPHA. While there is possibility that the two persons are bearers of the virus, for now it has not been […]
Why is the Belize Defense Force the subject of an intensive investigation commissioned by the Ministry of National Security? And why is the Ministry of Finance, the Accountant General and the Auditor-General involved in that investigation? Why have all transactions from the B.D.F. Account Fund been put on immediate hold, and why has Commander Brigadier-General […]
Deputy Commissioner of Police Miguel Segura remains on interdiction with half pay, following a fatal road traffic accident along the George Price Highway on August sixteenth, 2014. The deadly head-on collision on the stretch of road near the outskirts of San Jose Succotz claimed the life of fifty-four-year-old Yolanda Valencia and left twenty-eight-year-old cabdriver Yanie […]
Is there another Pennergate? There is an unconfirmed report that an investigation is taking place at the Immigration Department where two Belize passports were reportedly issued to Chinese nationals who did not qualify. As far as we know, the Chinese nationals never set foot in Belize, but were able to secure the Belizean passports. The […]
We’re pretty willing to bet that a lot of viewers tuned into CBS Wednesday night for the first airing of this week’s Criminal Minds. It’s a popular show featuring a hotshot F.B.I. team solving violent crimes. But this episode was special – Criminal Minds Beyond Borders…in Belize. That’s right, that hotshot team in the jewel, […]
The United States Embassy in Belize has released its 2015 Human Rights Report. The comprehensive study which looks at human rights violations highlights excessive use of force by the police, lengthy pretrial detention, as well as harassment and threats based on sexual orientation or gender identity. On the issue of police brutality, the case of […]
