On Sunday, Prime Minister Said Musa took the opportunity to visit the village of Monkey River. What he found was that despite being almost totally demolished by Hurricane Iris, a spirit of renewal has gripped the community and residents, instead of griping, are working. Janelle Chanona and Brent Toombs made their own trip to Monkey […]
It has all the markings of a professional hit: a puncture wound to the back of the head, the victim’s body propped up to hide the crime until daylight, and not a motive in sight. The village of Boom Burrell is still coming to terms with the fact that one of their own has been […]
Meanwhile, Three people are tonight in police custody after the decapitated body of man was recovered from the Haulover Creek. According to reports, police have detained three persons after the headless body, later identified as twenty-eight year old Enrique David Reyes, was found floating in the Haulover Creek behind Belama phase one. Reyes was last […]
A daring daylight robbery at a local construction company left four people bound and terrified while thieves made off with close to five thousand in cash, and an assortment of jewelry. According to Claudette Mejia, of Mejia Construction Supplies, she, three employees and a customer were in the company’s main building at mile three on […]
In news from the region, on Sunday night Hurricane Michelle battered the island of Cuba with winds of more than one hundred and thirty miles per hour and substantial amounts of rain. It is estimated tonight that five people died after the buildings they were using as shelters collapsed. The hardest hit parts of the […]
A new chairperson has been appointed to the National Committee for Families and Children. Sandra Hall, a former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Human Development, has replaced Myrtle Palacio as head of the N.C.F.C. since the beginning of October. Hall says her primary goal will be to ensure the implementation of the Convention on […]
For too long, Toledo has been the forgotten district, especially in terms of tourism. But for the past ten years, community leaders have tried their best to attract visitors to some of the remote areas in the Toledo District. One organisation, the Toledo Eco-Tourism Association, T.E.A., constructed a total of ten guesthouses. Unfortunately, on October […]
And the hits keep on coming. This weekend, Tropical Gaming sat down to write not one, but two cheques to the lucky winners of the Saturday night’s jackpot. Earlier today, Lorna Bainton of Mitchell Estates in Ladyville, picked up her cheque for ten thousand, six hundred and twenty-five dollars, her share of the twenty-five thousand […]
During the course of this week, there’s sure to be a number of people walking around with a red poppy, like the one I’m wearing tonight. But how many of us know the real meaning behind this little red flower and just how important it is that we give generously to the poppy appeal. News […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Belizeans might have been tuned into the Mr. Cycling Pageant at the City Centre Saturday night, but by Sunday the focus had shifted to Week II of the Regent’s Cup Tournament. We caught up with the action at M.C.C. Grounds, as Acros Bombers played host […]
Hurricane Michelle is tonight gaining strength in the Caribbean Sea as she creeps determinedly north. Hurricane Michelle was last centred two hundred and fifty-five miles south-southeast of Western Cuba moving at just three miles an hour. The storm is now up to eighty-five miles an hour, but with the pressure still falling, experts predict the […]
Investigators representing the families of the Belizeans lost in the boating accident involving the Wave Dancer say the owners of the diveboat are grossly negligent. Nelson Ayala of Huggett and Watford Lawfirm, based in Miami, is in Belize to conduct his own investigations into the tragedy. Nelson Ayala, Investigator “It’s still under investigation, but there’s […]
On last night’s One on One, Prime Minister Musa focussed the discussion to the negative effects of September eleventh and Hurricane Iris that Belize will experience. P.M. Musa maintained that despite the grim outlook, he is confident that Belize will overcome the challenges ahead of her. Near the end of the hour, the P.M. switched […]
The P.M. also discussed the recent announcement from Cabinet that government will be revising the budget to cut back on expenditures. Prime Minister Said Musa “When we redesign this project and reprioritise, we have to make sure that that budget addresses the real needs and concerns of our people. Often times we see the need […]
Late tonight the Ministry of Home Affairs, Police, Prisons and Immigration has informed the media that the citizenship granted to Jorge Carlos Moreno, currently charged in the largest drug bust in the country’s history, has been revoked. The Belize Economic Citizenship Programme says that Moreno’s application was vetted by the scrutinising committee and recommended for […]
A woman from Stann Creek has been charged with child abandonment after her children were found suffering from extreme malnutrition. According to police, Human Development Officer Anthony Lino, went to the home of Dangriga resident Victor Martinez where he saw three children with open cuts, scratches and wearing extremely soiled clothing. The human development officer […]
Domestic violence, prevention and intervention, is the focus of a two-day workshop for police officers and social workers underway in Belize City. The event, which opened this morning, is being facilitated by the Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action, CAFRA, along with the Department of Human Development. Co-ordinator Nelcia Robinson says she hopes that […]
A security guard at the Central Bank is tonight eighty-nine thousand dollars richer. Supervisor Michael Berry was the man holding the winning combination for the Lotto jackpot all along. After taxes, Berry takes home exactly eighty-nine thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars. When he picked up his check, Berry told News 5 he found out […]
Tonight, the University of Belize is holding a fundraising dinner to finance a scholarship program for Belizean students. The event is being held under the patronage of Prime Minister Musa, who will officially launch the program designed to benefit students demonstrating outstanding academic abilities. Students from the southern districts have already been highlighted as the […]
When the red flag went up on Thursday, every Belizean who saw it twisting in the wind knew what it meant. But what about visitors to the country? Do they even understand the risks associated with a hurricane? News 5’s Brent Toombs visited popular tourist destination Caye Caulker today, and the answers he got to […]
As residents of the communities affected by Hurricane Iris continue to piece their lives back together, it would be easy for the rest of us to forget what they have woken up to every morning since October eighth. But two Belizean photographers have teamed up with the Image Factory to produce a photo essay of […]
The drugs might have already been destroyed, but the accused traffickers are still getting used the to loss of their liberties. The four men and one woman appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court this morning to plead for bail. The already sensational case has gained even more hype after local media revealed that one […]
The collective sigh of relief was almost audible today as repeated reports indicated that Tropical Storm Michelle, still gaining strength in the Gulf of Honduras, is maintaining her northerly path. The latest tropical update has Michelle’s centre at seventeen point zero north, eighty-three point eight west or two hundred and eighty-five miles east of Belize. […]
At news time tonight, the lotto jackpot is still unclaimed. That’s right, 105,000 bucks are still sitting pretty in Tropical Gaming’s bank account. The gambling company has confirmed that the winning numbers were sold before Wednesday night’s draw. So, if you haven’t had a chance to check your ticket, get it quick and listen up. […]
Two weeks after a man who pled guilty to aggravated assault in a child abuse case was fined and released, today, the Ministry of Human Development says it is thinking about filing an appeal against the sentence. Minister of Human Development and Women, Dolores Balderamos Garcia told News 5 this afternoon that her ministry is […]
