There is a bone-chilling story coming out of Florida where relatives of Roaring Creek’s Russell Hyde have been murdered. The three victims are Dorla Pitts, her daughter Starlette Pitts and her boyfriend Michael Kelly. They were found inside the Pitts’ home in Lehigh Acres by a neighbor on Tuesday morning. A toddler, the daughter of […]
Back here in Belize, the news has been received with shock. Dorla Pitts was the sister of Russell Hyde and Starlette was his niece. The Hydes have also experienced a string of tragic events when the wife, cousin and close friend of Russell were killed within days of each other in May of this year. […]
As we have been reporting, the Belize Territorial Volunteers intend to proceed to the Sarstoon Island this weekend, without protection from the Belize Defense Force. But the situation is fraught with danger even before the BTV sets out on Sunday. This morning, BTV narrowly escaped detention when a reconnaissance team led by Wil Maheia fled […]
We have told you about the Belize Territorial Volunteers’ near brush with Guatemalan armed forces. Despite their narrow escape into Belizean waters, Sunday’s expedition to Sarstoon Island remains on schedule. The group has organized a trip that will see close to a hundred Belizeans trekking to the remote location. That excursion will be carried through […]
Petrocaribe is rolling into Lake Independence, as area representative Mark King broke ground this morning for a new community center. The new project, according to King, is one of several initiatives within the neighborhood which should boost employment in the area and provide afterschool programs for youths. While the politician lauded the efforts of his […]
Of course, King took the opportunity from the podium to castigate his predecessor and present political opponent Cordel Hyde. King accuses Hyde of failing to bring necessary infrastructure and social development to Lake-I during his successive terms as area representative. Interestingly, King went well past Cordel, and took aim at the Hyde family, including well-known […]
On April twentieth, P.U.P. Lake-I standard bearer Cordel Hyde, at the eleventh hour, prevented the demolition of a derelict bungalow situated in what is described as community space. The abandoned structure, according to Hyde, is the property of the Lake Independence Action Committee, a defunct entity which presumably operated during his tenure as area representative. […]
It’s no secret that Cordel Hyde is King’s arch nemesis in Lake Independence, ahead of the upcoming general elections and so are his family members squarely in King’s sights. After all, he called them out in his address during an official ground breaking ceremony. Well, according to the area representative, the media enterprise that is […]
Still on politics….The results of a survey conducted exclusively online by a group calling themselves, the Belize Independent Development and Research Group (BIDRG) have been released and it’s causing a stir. The survey took place between August first and eighth, 2015 and is published by BIDRG on a website. The group says that further surveying […]
Alleged drug dealer Hugo Casanova, who is from Corozal, has been in detention in a Chetumal since February 2013 for drug trafficking. But Casanova is in further troubles tonight because a few days ago, the Quintano Roo Attorney General linked him to the double murder of Arena del Rocío Palacios Valdés, a pregnant woman and […]
As we reported in Tuesday’s newscast, the body of fifty-one year old Andy Grant of San Andres Village was found floating in the sea in Corozal Town in the morning. In the afternoon at about four o’clock, there was another victim at sea. He has now been identified as fifty-six year old US retiree Jimmy […]
Nine students were awarded with scholarships today by UNICOMER Belize. For the past several years, we’ve covered the annual award and this year, UNICOMER says that they have increased the number of scholarships at all levels. News Five attended today’s ceremony at the Radisson Hotel and spoke with UNICOMER and a recipient of the award. […]
City Council has embarked on a project to reform and modernize the trade license regime with the view of making the taxes more equitable and less burdensome to businesses and professionals. Stakeholders gathered at the Radisson today for a workshop organized by CARILED and the City Council. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, […]
The Belize Police Department and other partners were in Pickstock early this morning doing a much needed clean up in an area popularly called “The Jungle.” There were bags and bags of garbage pulled out from all corners by residents and the officers on hand. News Five was there to learn about the wider effort […]
The Belize Tourism Board confirmed at noon today that indeed a total of fourteen calls have been canceled from this destination for the 2016 season when Carnival Cruise Lines plans to divert a pair of vessels elsewhere within the region, but says the financial effects are not substantive. On Monday, Citizens Organized for Liberty through […]
According to Andrade, the reason for the number of cancellations is that both vessels would have visited Belize an average of seven times each during the course of the high season. As to the dissatisfaction of the cruise lines in the Belize experience, Andrade attests that there isn’t much for visitors to do in the […]
Despite the fact that guest experiences aren’t ideally what they should be for visitors remaining in Belize City; the Belize Tourism Board is drawing on know-how from experts abroad to devise better strategies for improving the quality of the brief stay. As for the vacuum created in the wake of the cancellation, Andrade says bigger […]
When asked if COLA’s projections for losses of two point five million dollars in revenue are accurate, Andrade says that the figures are erroneous due to constant changes with the tentative schedule. Valdemar Andrade, Director of Destination Planning & Cruise, B.T.B. “I would say it is inaccurate because I can’t tell you whether we […]
On another issue of national importance, the P.U.P. does not support going to the International Court of Justice to resolve Guatemala’s territorial claims to Belize at this time. This is a direct reversal of the Party’s previously stated position. Appearing on the Dickie Bradley Special on Monday, former Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
And our question for tonight is: As Belizean citizens, do you think the government should offer protection to the Belize Territorial Volunteers on their expedition to the Sarstoon Island? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email […]
The Territorial Volunteers will be leading an expedition to Sarstoon Island, located in the extreme South of Belize on Sunday with or with protection from the B.D.F. The last time an expedition was taken to that area, it resulted in the Guatemalan military detaining thirty-seven Belizeans and escorting them to Livingston. Both the B.D.F. and […]
Back to the tourism industry…Will Harvest Caye be ready for its initial launch date? Viewers would recall that the controversial, mega million-dollar, tourism development project off the coast of Placencia was set to formally commence operations in the south in October. But, it’s safe to say that that deadline won’t be met for the remainder […]
A man, who was allegedly shot by police following reports that he was damaging electrical wires and pipe lines at A&R compound, was today arraigned on a single charge of Damage to Property. Robert Flores was escorted to court after being discharged from the hospital. He pleaded not guilty, saying he was shot twice on […]
Two men drowned in the Caribbean Sea in Corozal Town today within hours of each other. Around five-thirty this evening, the body of a man discovered floating in the sea reportedly in the Rainbow Beach area. Details are still sketchy but police were only able to confirm that following a call to the station, police […]
The introduction of illegal firearms presents a huge challenge for the region; this week a training exercise is taking place in Belize with the support of Central American Integration System, SICA, to strengthen the competence of the Customs and Police Department. These are the agencies at the forefront in the fight against the smuggling of […]
