It is known as one of the biggest call centers that employs hundreds of persons but its purpose for being in the news tonight is for a health reason. One bold employee came to our studio today to complain of an alleged outbreak of chicken pox at the business establishment, something he claims is plaguing […]
The United Democratic Party Secretariat today issued a press release claiming victory in twenty-six of thirty-five villages which held elections this past Sunday. In Corozal North the U.D.P. say they won three of five villages while in Corozal South West they claimed they secured all three villages in that constituency. Down south the party is […]
Mexico has long been a good neighbor of Belize when it comes to sharing in cultural and educational opportunities. Today Marcelino Miranda, the press officer for the Embassy of Mexico in Belize, says his government is offering fifteen scholarships to Belizeans in a variety of disciplines. Marcelino Miranda, Press Officer, Embassy of Mexico “The government […]
A humble woman from the San Ignacio Town, who is known for helping youths in her community, is the first lucky winner since the Lotto resumed. She is Carmela Lennan, a mother of seven, who now plans to do repairs on her home and invest in the future of her kids. Lennan got the lucky […]
Vanessa Ramos and Julio Escalante are preparing for the walk down the aisle on August twenty- first. But before they say I do, our camera has been following them capturing the special moments leading up to the couple’s television reality wedding. Planning a wedding is huge undertaking for the bride and the groom and it […]
Two Belize City men lost their lives to violence over the past weekend in the continued bloodbath in the city streets. One was the brutal stabbing of a man described as a hard-working churchgoer early on Friday night. In the other case, an eighty year old father was badly beaten and killed by his son […]
The second murder claimed the life of an elderly citizen just after midday on Saturday. But the actual incident took place the day before, at around two on Friday afternoon, when a man severely beat his father into a coma from which he never recovered. Sadly, the motive for the beating was for a shilling […]
With public outcry against crime at an all time high, police made a number of arrests over the weekend in unresolved murder cases. Businessman Jason Coombs was murdered back in the evening of November eleventh, 2009 while at his construction site in the area of the Port Authority compound. According to sources Jamil Betancourt is […]
The son of Assistant Commissioner of Police Noel Leal, has been arrested along with a group of men following a robbery that occurred after ten p.m. Friday night on Santa Familia Street in Orange Walk Town. A cache of weapons was found on Leal Junior and his friends. Reports are that a man was standing […]
The brutal murder of basketball player and teacher, Aubrey Lopez, left the country in disbelief that someone considered to be a model citizen would meet such a tragic death. Police have detained two suspects since the incident on May twelfth, and today one of them, twenty-two year old Paul Jex, was read a single charge […]
Three Belize City men including a minor and a resident of San Ignacio Town were arraigned this morning before Magistrate Rachel Montejo in San Ignacio Town on murder charges following the shooting death of Zhen Zhennong. Zhennong, a Chinese national, was murdered inside her restaurant on Mother’s Day during an armed robbery. Joint efforts between Belize […]
On May tenth, a forty-one year old self employed resident of Belize City claimed he was beaten unconscious and robbed by two of his friends. According to Darrell Smith, he was invited to a bar by Armando Avilez, and was joined by another friend, Ignacio Villanueva. The three later headed to Villanueva’s home located on […]
Aubrey Lopez, son of Belmopan’s Mayor, was laid to rest on Sunday. Several buses transported his colleagues to the funeral. The service was attended by teachers, students, and politicians, including the prime minister. His death was attributed to violence which has enveloped the country and reached crisis levels. On Friday, his friends in Belmopan organized […]
Last week News Five reported gross discrepancies and possible missing monies from City Hall in connection with payments for overdue rent made by vendors at the Queen’s Square Market. Councilor Kevin Singh said that they cannot account for the payments. While officials investigate the unaccounted funds Belize City police have been able to recover thirteen […]
Just recently we heard about the problems at Mount Carmel School when students were sent home over unsold raffle tickets. And now there is trouble at another school in the west. Residents of Santa Familia will take to the streets on Tuesday morning to protest what they say is abuse of authority on the part […]
Last week News Five received a report about a Tubal school student who was allegedly beaten with a machete which was being wielded by the driver of the Commissioner of Police Crispin Jefferies. When the driver hit the boy on the leg, the machete broke the cellular phone that was in the boy’s pocket. The […]
The Belize Audubon Society held an artistic competition to bring awareness to the importance of biodiversity. They invited schools and the general public to submit photographs or art work showing life forms that are a part of the country’s flora and fauna. Of the hundreds of submissions, the best works were chosen to be displayed […]
It’s the beginning of the harvest for the cashew, so the annual festival to celebrate the fruit, took place over the weekend at Crooked Tree. We took the trip north and drove into the village just off Mile thirty-three. There were enough nutty treats, from wines to roasted nuts to jams and jellies. The yellow […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. We take you immediately to the M.C.C Grounds where F.C. Belize hosted the Belize Defence Force in the final match of a two game series to determine who moves on to the championship round from this particular grouping. F.C. Belize went into yesterday’s match down […]
The community is still reeling from the senseless murder of the popular teacher and sportsman, Aubrey Lopez. Today in Belmopan, a demonstration against violence attracted family, friends, and many others. Their messages were both emotional and powerful in the face of a climate of fear and violence that is consuming the community. News Five’s Jose […]
And there is a development in the investigations into Aubrey Lopez’ murder. Lopez was gunned down at around eleven on Wednesday night in the vicinity of Prince Street by a group of men who had commandeered the car he was driving. News Five understands that the five men who stole the blue Nissan Altima car […]
Twenty-four hours after the murder of Aubrey Lopez, another homicide took place not far away in the area of the Swing Bridge. The latest victim in the murder capital is a minor from Hattieville who was chopped to death while on his way home from a popular Belize City nightspot. News Five’s Isani Cayetano spoke […]
Thursday’s question was: Do you agree with APAMO that there should be a ban on oil drilling and exploration in the area of the barrier reef? Eighty-four percent of those who polled said they did and the remaining sixteen percent said no. On our e-poll one viewer said: Ban all offshore exploration, I agree with […]
An ex-cop, who is now employed at Boundaries Store in Orange Walk, was stabbed six times this morning by a man who was reportedly trying to steal shoes. Roman Canul was rushed to Belize City for surgery at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he confronted the would-be thief and was brutally attacked in the […]
Six cops were hauled to the Magistrates’ Court to face charges of Wounding for allegedly beating thirty-five year old Elvin Torres after the checkpoint at mile four on the Western Highway came under fire on May ninth. Torres was in a pickup truck along with twenty year old Reginald Young; they stopped at the checkpoint […]
