The government has said the referendum is not binding and that it is only one of two roadblocks in front of the coalition. There is dissent and one of its members has broken rank triggering an internal natural disaster that the organizers tried to clean up during the conference. The Ya’axche Conservation Trust, which manages […]
A B.D.F. volunteer sergeant was found dead this morning at his house in San Ignacio. There were telltale signs that Thomas Reyes made have taken his own life. A note and gun were found nearby. San Ignacio police, however, are investigating it as a case of homicide. The forty-nine year old Security Guard was found […]
How did a gun stolen from inside the San Ignacio Police Station end up at the Price Barracks Compound in Ladyville? Earlier this week the weapon, a nine millimeter pistol along with ten live rounds of ammunition, was stolen from an on-duty officer, who was reportedly sleeping on the job. It has since been retrieved […]
The formal introduction of Medical Tourism in Belize is in the pipeline; it was discussed on Tuesday at a forum spearheaded by the Caribbean Export Development Agency and the Inter-American Development Bank along with Beltraide, Executive Chairman, Michael Singh. The impression left was that the local doctors were all on board with the policy being […]
Cervantes says that before jumping into medical tourism, there are pressing problems in the field that require urgent attention. The BMDA believes that the exclusion of local doctors in the drafting of the policy, could lead to complications for medical tourism giving Belize a black eye. Dr. Andre Joel Cervantes “We understand that they are […]
Attorney, Dr. Elson Kaseke, passed away in Merida on Tuesday night where he was receiving medical treatment. Kaseke will be laid to rest on Friday morning in Belmopan. The Bar Association of Belize today issued a statement on his passing. The Bar says, “Kaseke served Belize in several capacities including Crown Counsel, Chief Parliamentary Counsel, […]
A man accused of stabbing a police officer in 2009, argued his way to freedom as he represented himself in court during a four day trial before Justice Adolph Lucas. The charge, Use of Deadly Means of Harm with Intent to Cause Grievous Bodily Harm, was levied against twenty-five year old Eusebio Cal following a […]
As part of our twenty-year anniversary we re-visit another feature from News Five’s first year of broadcasting. In 1992, a very young news Reporter, William Neal, ventured into the jungles of Belize to visit a master at his trade. It was one of the first times a Chiclero was shown on national television extracting and […]
Psoriasis is a skin condition that is not contagious. In this week’s segment of Healthy Living, a dermatologist discusses its effects and recommends early treatment to control the skin condition. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting If you had a patch of red itchy skin on your elbow, especially in our “Cold front season” in Belize, you’d probably […]
Well-known Orange Walk businessman, Rosendo “Chendo” Urbina Junior was ambushed and held at gunpoint as he exited his gated estate on Sunday. This evening, Urbina and his immediate family, left the country on a late flight bound for the US following Sunday night’s assault. Urbina is the son of former ambassador of Belize to Mexico, […]
Belize has lost a brilliant legal mind who penned numerous pieces of legislation. Over a month ago, it was wildly reported that Attorney at Law, Elson Kaseke had passed away at a hospital in Merida. The premature news of his demise was quickly dispelled and Kaseke was in fact found to be receiving medical attention […]
Also on Tuesday evening, another Belmopan resident died in tragic circumstances. Shortly before six, Wayne Williams, owner of Williams Engineering Services and Director of the Central Building Authority, died on the spot in a terrible accident on the Western Highway. Williams was driving a Toyota Tacoma, heading back to Belmopan from Belize City when the […]
Also in court, a Belize City Shopkeeper, thirty-eight year old Arden Middleton was granted bail of twenty-thousand dollars after being on remand at the Belize Central Prison for five months. In July of this year, Middleton was charged with carnal knowledge for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a fourteen year old girl. The minor told […]
A Belize City man who was accused of setting on fire the bed where his family slept was freed today in court. Thirty-seven year old Gary Clark of Hunter Lane, was accused a year ago of trying to kill his wife and, in the process, injuring his young daughter. At the time of the incident, […]
Turning to a story that has been persistently in the headlines; that’s the case of Caleb Orosco and UNIBAM versus the Attorney General. UNIBAM is challenging section fifty-three of the criminal code that states that sexual intercourse against the order of nature is punishable by up to ten years imprisonment. Two days before the start […]
There is a growing trend of foreigners coming to Belize to undergo medical procedures that are more expensive in their country. On Tuesday’s newscast we reported on the move towards putting into place, policies that would institutionalize medical tourism. The Belize Medical and Dental Association (BMDA) called News Five late this evening to say that […]
Channel 5 is celebrating twenty years and we are bringing back features that occurred over the past two decades. Tonight we are featuring a story done by former News Five Reporter, William Neal, who is now the co-host of Open Your Eyes. In this 1992 piece on the homeless situation Belize City, you will see […]
A dangerous hand grenade and assorted ammunition were taken off the city streets on Monday night. A concerned citizen, whose identity will not be revealed, handed over a black plastic bag with the grenade as well as ammunition including twelve forty-millimeter rounds, fifty-two seven point six-two rounds, and eighty-six point two-twenty-three rounds of ammunition to […]
A terrible traffic accident is reported on the Western Highway. It happened before six this evening and it is reliably reported that a resident of Belmopan was killed. A News Five team is at the scene and we can say tonight that three vehicles were involved; a passenger bus, a gas truck and a private […]
We have been reporting on the woes of rice farmers, some of whom are now going out of business. Their sales have dipped by as much as fifty percent and the importation of Uruguayan rice has contributed to their financial losses. On Monday night, the Ministry of Agriculture reported that grain growers in Blue Creek […]
A sixteen year old high school student alleged in September 2008 that she was kidnapped and raped. But the now nineteen year old victim, took the stand today and told the court that she does not wish to proceed with the case against thirty year old Richard Russell. She provided no explanation as to why […]
Before turning to tonight’s question, our viewers were pretty close on our previous poll in respect of who would better represent Caribbean shores. When we checked today just before posting the new question, the poll gave Ann Marie one hundred sixty-six votes, Chandra received three hundred and sixty-five and Santi got eight hundred and ninety […]
It has been quiet on the city streets for days, but on Monday night violence flared up again. An eighteen year old Belize City student was shot and is hospitalized. Keshawn Goff and his girlfriend were riding on Welch Street shortly after seven p.m. when they were approached by a man near the junction with […]
The IMF country report was released late last week. It follows consultations conducted in August with Belizean officials on economic developments and policies. There are two issues that stand out in respect of social indicators. The report recognizes the high poverty rate of forty-one percent and says that despite a five point seven percent spending […]
Belize has gained a reputation for environmental tourism. That landscape has been changing and on a smaller scale, the country is also gaining reputation for medical tourism. Medical tourism is sought out particularly by Americans who want to complete medical procedures at an affordable price. For some time there has been speculation among the medical […]
