Earlier in the day, there was yet another traffic accident on the same stretch of the George Price Highway. This time, it was a hit and run accident which sent Alexander Shepherd to the general ward of the Western Regional Hospital. The forty-two year old Roaring Creek resident and his eleven year old son were […]
On Tuesday night we reported that a single engine plane had crashed landed at Spanish Lookout, Cayo and left abandoned on a feeder road. The pilot or passengers were nowhere to be found when law enforcement officers got to the scene. All that was left of the CESSNA were portions of the wing and tails […]
Today, the annual Caribbean ICT Road Show touched down in Belize City, as part of its countrywide awareness tour. The tour is a collaborative initiative between the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Public Utilities and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union. In a nutshell, the effort is aimed at educating stakeholders in every corner of the country, […]
March twenty-first was Jose Marin’s last day as Managing Director of the newly minted National Bank of Belize. The career banker was hired and flaunted as the integrity figurehead of the bank. The worst fear of a skeptical public was that the bank would be used as a political grab-tub, and Marin should have been […]
In the past week, News Five has received multiple reports indicating that extra-duty payments for at least five hundred Police Officers have been delayed. We went digging for answers, and discovered that for payment purposes, the country is broken down into two zones. Payments for Policemen from the southern and western formations are handled in […]
Two Guatemalan nationals were busted on Monday morning in the Chiquibul National Park. Police report that the officers of the Special Patrol Branch conducted a search on them that yielded firearms and ammunition. Twenty-one year old Jose Sub Coc of the Cah Bom, Alta Vera Paz was found in the possession of a point twenty-two […]
The efforts of fire prevention is about to get easier for firefighters. This afternoon, the National Fire Service received a fleet of eleven motorcycles which will be used by personnel to disseminate information on precautionary measures to avert fire mishaps. Duane Moody was on hand and files this report. Duane Moody, Reporting The National […]
During the Budget Debate on Monday, Minister of National Security John Saldivar reported that B.D.F. personnel on Belize City streets will soon be pulled out. It’s a move that has become possible because violent crime has decreased significantly in the past year. Still, it is a cause for concern because city streets are volatile, and […]
There is a report tonight that a small single engine plane has crashed in the Spanish Lookout area. Details have been slow in coming in but police confirm that the remnants of the plane were found on a dirt road about three miles from the Guatemalan border in the Spanish Lookout Community. What we were […]
Aerial sparing carried by the Spanish company, Green Tropics, has caused the destruction of about a million dollars in crop in thirty-two farms in the Valley of Peace area. As we reported on Friday, Green Tropics carried out the spraying on March fifteenth; it is the same company that grazed several acres of the Jaguar […]
As we bring you the news tonight, the Budget Debate is still raging in the sacred chambers of the National Assembly in Belmopan. All members of parliament from both sides of the House are given the opportunity to speak on the draft estimates for the year 2014 – 2015. It’s important stuff, because it is […]
In theory, the purpose of the two-day session currently in the House of Representatives is to debate the 2014 – 2015 Budget. But in fact, after twelve speakers from both sides on Monday, there has been little or no mention of the draft estimates. Today, it started off with much more of the same, as […]
On Sunday unknown persons entered the home of P.U.P. Area Representative for Cayo South Julius Espat, in Belize City. Espat told News Five on Monday that despite the presence of money and other valuables, only two laptops and his debate speech were stolen from his personal office. While burglaries are commonplace and common folk […]
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News Five has received multiple reports of an incident at the Western Border several weeks ago. According to credible sources, contraband operators in two trucks coming from Benque Viejo del Carmen crashed through the Guatemalan border checkpoint. It has been reported that the contrabandistas opened fire at the Guatemalan officers at the crossing, forcing them […]
On Monday, the Council of the European Union formally imposed a sanction on Belize, as well as two other countries, for failure to comply with international regulations in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. The ban is a hard blow being dealt to non-compliant third countries, including Cambodia, Guinea and Belize, and its […]
Last week, our friends at PGTV reported that a container of rosewood was detected near Trio Village and taken to Big Falls Port ready to be exported. While there is a moratorium in place, government officials told News Five that the rosewood was allowed under the 2013 amnesty program. Well tonight, there is another report […]
Two San Pedro men are in trouble with the law tonight. Twenty-eight year old Arglye Jex, a tour guide of Coral Street in San Pedro and thirty-three year old Lewis Caal, of Pescador Drive, appeared before the Chief Magistrate, Anne Marie Smith and were jointly charged with attempting to corrupt Senior Superintendent, Edward Broaster. The incident […]
A group of six, comprising five adults and a sixteen year old minor, was back in court today before Magistrate Dale Cayetano for drug trafficking after police found about four ounces of weed at a yard in Ladyville where the six were hanging out. The group spent two nights in the Queen Street lock-up because […]
When they were leaving the court today several of the men were bandaged and were limping or suffering from injuries they allegedly sustained at the hands of police. Before departing in a taxi, Errol Andrews spoke to News Five about what he calls the excessive use of force used by the police on them on […]
Corey McKay of Ladyville remains hospitalized at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in critical condition following a shooting on Monday morning in the Bobo Hill area of the village. McKay was shot along with Kareem Arnold as they rode their bicycles home; Arnold was hit to the left shoulder, treated and released. But McKay was […]
The issue did not make it in the Minister’s presentation during the budget debate, but today the People’s United Party wrote Minister of National Security, John Saldivar, for an update on the proposed amendments to the Firearms Act and Crime Control and Criminal Justice Act. Writing as legal advisor to the P.U.P., Attorney and Senator, […]
As we’ve told you, most of the budget debate never touched on the budget, but there was plenty of entertainment. On the opposition side, there was a lot of ‘call elections if you’re bad…’ while on the government side there was an equal amount of – ‘we will win every seat in every corner of […]
The 2014 preschool festival of arts opened on Monday at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. Hundreds of preschoolers from Belize District are performing in dance, music and drama for the rest of the week. National Coordinator for Expressive Arts, Leroy Green told News Five on Monday that the event is a prelude to […]
The Santa Rita Monument stands proudly at the northern entrance of Corozal Town. Once a thriving trading center for the Mayas, it has now been transformed and restored into a cultural center to revive Mayan history into an enriching experience. The Corozal B.T.I.A. believes that the Maya Wedding Garden Project will create economic opportunities in […]
