And in news that we consider monkey business, there is a report that on Thursday July seventeenth a tourist by the name of Laura Sutton was attacked and bitten by a monkey reportedly belonging to Marina’s Grocery in San Pedro Town. Sutton received numerous bite marks to both arms, along with several scrapes and scratches […]
This morning the airwaves were buzzing with rumours that the three Belizeans and American detained in Chetumal have been sentenced to thirty years in prison. Today News Five’s Jose Sanchez traveled north and found out that while there was no truth to the rumour, things are still not looking good for the three Cobra security […]
A tempest that was brewing since last week in the Haulover Creek, has turned out into a full blown storm with key players from the city and the islands joining forces with the fishermen to fight against the competition. Jose Sanchez has been following this story which we broke last week. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Round […]
There’s more bad news for the Belizean security guards and their employer detained in Chetumal for the weekend shoot-out at the Las Vegas casino at the northern border. There is still no official information regarding the incident from the Belize side and as Jose Sanchez found out, the guards are also in big trouble when […]
And while the Belizeans are in the custody of Mexican authorities in a sensitive case that could be protracted, there is another crisis brewing on the diplomatic front. With the untimely ousting of businessman Rafael Chavez, who was stripped of his appointment as Honorary Consul yesterday just as the confrontation broke, the government is hamstrung […]
There was plenty drama today at the swing bridge area when Belize Port Authority personnel physically moved some of the boats docked in the river behind the Commercial Centre. The fishermen agree that while the river is crowded with vessels, they are not the ones to move, and point to the water taxis. They complained […]
Last Wednesday when the Foreign Affairs and Constitution Committee conducted its public consultations on the constitutional amendments in Belize City, three of the hot button issues were the powers of the Senate, the mechanism to recall ministers, and that of the language of amendment three, which dealt with petroleum rights. Yesterday Prime Minister Dean Barrow […]
For three days, employees of various government departments will be gathering at the George Price Centre in Belmopan to participate in an Incident Command Workshop. The event is hosted by the Belize Agricultural Health Authority. Dr. Victor Gongora is the Director of Animal Health at BAHA; he explains what the sessions are about. Dr. Victor […]
A Belize City man is crying for help to solve health hazards caused by garbage trucks parked at his home near the Pound Yard Bridge. Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Colin Ebanks and his family of four are affected by garbage trucks parked in a yard across the alley in front of his house. […]
The bumpy ride on Albert Street is now compounded by the closure of various sections of this thoroughfare in the heart of the City while construction works take place to upgrade streets in the downtown area. As of six o’clock this morning, the Belize City Council closed off a section of the main artery to […]
Prime Minister Barrow has withdrawn some proposals to amend the Constitution, but it doesn’t mean that the discussions are over. Tonight the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry is organising a roundtable discussion to clear the maze surrounding the content and implications of the Sixth Amendment Bill. C.E.O. of the Belize Chamber of Commerce explains. […]
Two teenagers were reported missing over the weekend; one in Belize City and the other in the Cayo District. The first case involves a thirteen year old girl, Shantae Cabral, from Raccoon Street Extension in Belize City. According to the girl’s mother, Sancira Cabral, her daughter left home last Wednesday and has not been heard […]
With a string of unsolved disappearances at sea and on small islands off the coast of Belize, the public has become more wary of travelling in open waters. Today Operations Manager at the Belize Coast Guard, Lieutenant Elton Bennett, told News Five what while they have a role patrolling the sea, working electronic communications on […]
Today the Community Agency for the Rehabilitation and Education of Persons with Disabilities, CARE-Belize, hosted an open day to highlight some small projects that parents can do to improve the lives of children with special needs. This morning Rehabilitation Field Officer Inga Sandoval told us about the display. Inga Sandoval, Rehabilitation Field Officer “This display […]
There are more problems brewing at the waterfront in Belize City where two heavyweights are battling to secure their slice of the pie. Jose Sanchez has been following the story and has more details. Jose Sanchez, Reporting And the gloves are off as a fight, a turf war between the Caye Caulker Water Taxi association […]
This afternoon the Police Department visited three homes in the Belize City. But instead of arresting someone or conducting a search, they went bearing gifts. According to Inspector Suzette Anderson, the donations were in celebration of Police Week. Insp. Suzette Anderson, Police Department “We decided to come together and compile a package of food hamper, […]
The public consultations on the numerous amendments to the Belize Constitution got underway with vim and vigor to a respectable audience of members of the public, business persons, lawyers and legislators. While some of the proposed amendments got an early nod, there was much debate on others in particular the issue of the senate which […]
He is a businessman involved in brewing, soft drinks, water, aquaculture, tourism and other industries, who does not often appear on camera. But today Barry Bowen took time to address the proposed constitutional amendments. As we reported in our newscast on Tuesday, Bowen is taking the Government to court over what he believes will deny […]
After weeks of tension between the Belize Electricity Limited and the Belize Energy Workers Union, tonight the two parties have come to an agreement. In a joint press release issued today, the utility company and the union report that all employees in the bargaining unit will receive a total salary adjustment of eight percent: two […]
Gender discrimination and marginalisation due to cultural and traditional practices are only two of the reasons why there is a distinct lack of women in leadership roles in countries across the world … But today some of these women leaders huddled at the Radisson to see how they can change the status quo. Kendra Griffith […]
The Opposition, Peoples’ United Party has reacted to the alarming number of murders in recent days in the west of the country. The P.U.P. is calling on the U.D.P. government to quote “institute more robust and effective measures to combat the surging crime situation, especially in the Cayo District where six murders have been committed […]
A birthday celebration ended tragically in Punta Gorda with a woman dead and her boyfriend detained. Forty-two year old Jorge Pinzon reported to police that around four-thirty Saturday morning he and his girlfriend Soila Ramclam arrived at his house after celebrating her birthday. According to the Venezuelan businessman, he was cleaning his licensed nine-millimetre pistol […]
A new water taxi service hopes to operate between Belize City and the islands. Jose Sanchez has more details. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Two water taxi companies working in the area have not deterred some entrepreneurs from attempting to set up a third business right next to the Caye Caulker Water Taxi Association. The Belize Water […]
With a solid majority in the House of Representatives, the Government has proposed a series of amendments to the constitution as part of its legislative agenda. And for weeks, the Constitution and Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives has been canvassing the country to hold public consultations on the proposed amendments to the […]
The grenade attack on Mayflower Street in May shook Belize City residents as the level of gang violence spun further out of control. Tonight one survivor told News Five how that incident has changed his life forever. Jose Sanchez, Reporting On May eighteenth, the lives of several persons on Mayflower Street were changed forever, when […]
