February twenty-sixth marked the first anniversary of the tragic plane crash that ended fatally for businessman Sir Barry Bowen. Michael and Jillian Casey as well as their two children, Makayla and Bryce, also perished in the accident. One year later, on Wednesday, a lawsuit was filed against Sir Barry’s son Michael for damages. The case […]
Around the globe, broadcasters celebrated International Children’s Day of Broadcasting to drive home the point that every child has the right to express his or her opinion freely and to be heard. Here at this station, two teens were invited on set to host Open Your Eyes and later in the day, Axia Sanchez, teamed […]
Last week, the Belize Agricultural Health Authority, BAHA, imposed a quarantine on three areas of the Cayo District where cows and a horse had shown signs of a vesicular disease. The authorities were hoping that the culprit was the less severe of two types of diseases and today the results are just back from the […]
A seventeen year old at the peak of her pregnancy was remanded to prison along with twenty-four year old Orin Michael, eighteen year old Erwin Ellis, thirty-seven year old Margaret Harris and twenty-five year old Nasceria Maheia. All five persons were detained at a house on Albert Street where police allegedly found a nine millimeter […]
If you will be heading to the annual La Ruta Maya race along the river banks of the Macal and Belize Rivers, then you’ll be able to have that coveted serving of game meat. There is surely to be an abundance of deer, gibnut, armadillo, hicatee or another type of game meat with your rice […]
The findings of investigations into Saturday evening’s fire at the girls’ dorm of the Youth Hostel in Rockville at Mile twenty-one on the Western Highway confirm that it was a case of arson. The dorm was home to seventeen girls, four of whom were smoking marijuana in a bathroom when the fire started. The Operations […]
Do you like to multitask while you are driving? Well many drivers have become accustomed to talking and texting on their cell phones while trying to maneuver through traffic. One Belize City resident is tired of seeing the disastrous combination of cell phone use and driving. So John Brackett staged a one man protest near […]
The news of further dismissals within the ranks of the Belize Tourism Board spread like wildfire on Wednesday evening when senior managers Shakira Oxley-Tsai and Lloyd Enriquez were both given their marching papers by Director of Tourism, Seleni Matus. The termination of the Registrar of Hotels and the Director of Destination Planning respectively, came on […]
The surveys at Harmonyville Phase six at miles forty and forty one on the Western Highway are just about to begin. Of the eight hundred plots of land made available for Belizeans, over six hundred have been surveyed and recommended to the Ministry of Natural Resources for distribution. But over the past few months, the […]
They are not usually on the same hymn sheet, but Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers and councilors put their best foot forward today for City Hall’s Open Day. A little over ten booths displayed the work and services offered by the Council on the occasion of their fifth anniversary in office. News Five’s Delahnie […]
An exhibition with a provocative name opens at the Image factory this Friday. It features the Facebook persona of Kate Usher and the works of Jill Burgess depicting the different labels given to women. News Five’s Jose Sanchez spoke to both artists today. Jose Sanchez, Reporting “El Fleco plus vixens, bitches and whores” is about […]
As you know, March is being celebrated as women’s month. So this week’s show of Healthy Living is dedicated to highlighting the top five medical tests that women should get done to stay healthy; from cancer to mammograms. Marleni Cuellar reporting Women are the wives, the mothers, grandmothers, caretakers, breadwinners and even role models of […]
Two weeks ago, Santiago Castillo Jr. along with Stanley Longsworth Jr. were both dumped from the executive of the Belize Tourism Board. Castillo’s firing as vice chairman was sensational because he is a U.D.P. strongman and financier and the Longsworth family is also aligned with the party. Well tonight, there is word that two senior […]
A brazen home invasion took place this afternoon. A housekeeper was ambushed by three armed men after two p.m. on Gwen Lizarraga Street in the Belama Phase Two area. News Five was there shortly after the incident and according to the homeowner, Zita Coye Small; the thieves ransacked the house and made off with jewelry […]
On Tuesday night, a couple from Independence revealed that they had consented to give up their son for adoption in 1994 because they could not afford his medical attention. They have not heard from him since but now know that he was not the only child that ended up in the hands of a US […]
Funeral services for twenty two year-old Christie Carasco will take place on Thursday in Orange Walk Town. The mother of a two year old daughter was stabbed to death at around eight thirty on Monday night on the street in front of her home at twenty-one San Lorenzo housing area in Orange Walk. Neighbors who […]
The government is investing forty-seven million dollars to upgrade the southern highway up to the border with Guatemala. When you consider the number of incursions already happening in the south, it raises the questions of whether security problems will outweigh the benefits. That’s what we asked our viewers on Tuesday night and the response was […]
In recent times Belize has become a haven for US fugitives. Many have been captured and handed over to the United States; in fact, Belize places second globally among the countries that have sent back the highest number of fugitives. Two celebrated cases are the arrests of Robert Snyder and Derrick Yancey. News Five’s Jose […]
A Mexican national who claimed to be a soldier from Tabasco was busted on an ammunition charge at the Corozal Free Zone last Thursday. His apprehension has opened a can of worms. The cops found Jose Luis Robles Beltran with a point twenty-five caliber pistol and nine live rounds of ammunition. He was sentenced to […]
The Belize City Council is known for maintenance of streets, garbage collection, property tax collection and the fiery rift between its mayor and central government. But there is more to the council than controversy. According to City Councilor Dion Leslie, this week the council is acknowledging citizens who have contributed to the improvement of the […]
As sixteen year old Ethan Neal crossed the finish line in Saturday’s cycling race, he collided into an oncoming pick-up truck. Neal suffered several injuries to the face, neck and body and he got over fifty stitches. His father, Guy Neal, put the blame squarely on the Belize Cycling Association, which he says should have […]
On Monday, we aired a portion of an interview with an eighteen year old fourth form student, Daisy Cerda, of Benque Viejo del Carmen who attempted to commit suicide. Daisy’s case is just one among dozens of attempts over the past few months that have gone unreported. Suicides do not usually make it on the […]
Tom Seay is the well known host of a US television show called Best of America by Horseback. Seay got off the Carnival Liberty this past Tuesday on a brief visit which took him to the Banana Bank area. Aside from the wonders of the barrier reef and water sport such as scuba diving and […]
The US Navy ship, USS Gunston Hall, has been in Belizean waters since February twenty-fifth. Aside from carrying on joint exercises with the Belize Defence Force and the Coast Guard, the US sailors are engaged in community work. On Tuesday, they gave a facelift to the Ladyville Health Centre and today News Five’s Delahnie Bain […]
Appearing on stage at the Bliss on Tuesday night were six KTV Latino hopefuls. They energized the crowd with their solo renditions of Latin songs that either took us down memory lane or were more contemporary hits. Group A set the standards and upped the ante with their latest performances to the delight of the […]
