Effective at midnight, the price of premium gasoline will be going up by nineteen cents per gallon. Consumers will be paying eleven dollars and thirty-one cents per gallon when they go to the pumps beginning this Wednesday. Regular gasoline remains at the same price retailing at ten dollars and twelve cents per gallon while diesel […]
Earlier today, a News Five team headed north for an update on the New River. As we have been reporting, the health of the river has deteriorated significantly overtime due in large part due to harmful substances and agriculture and human waste that have been emptied into the river. Fish have not been able to […]
As nature does its part to heal the New River, the Department of the Environment is also starting its efforts to address the situation. Chief Environmental Officer, Martin Alegria says that work begins as early as Wednesday. Martin Alegria, Chief Environmental Officer “I think starting tomorrow, if I am not mistaken, we will be […]
Belize has joined other nations and international organization in providing relief to The Bahamas post Hurricane Dorian which caused extensive destruction on the island on September first as a Category Five storm. Cabinet agreed to make a contribution of one hundred thousand US dollars to The Bahamas to assist in the recovery efforts. Belize Electricity […]
The Belize Red Cross Society in response to the devastation left by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas and in solidarity with the thousands of thousands of persons affected, today launched its monetary appeal. The northern islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama have been catastrophically impacted by Hurricane Dorian, the strongest and most sustained Category Five […]
A horrifying home invasion has left a couple in shock in San Lazaro Village in the Orange Walk District. As Romeo Carrillo and his common-law-wife, Rubia Bijil try to move on with their daily routines, the attack is etched in their memory. Today we visited with the couple at their home where we met Bijil. […]
The move to phase out single use plastic and those plastic shopping bags is underway, but it is not going as smooth as possible. Most people are still holding on to plastic bags and others are discarding it along the highways, beaches and other places. Over the weekend, a beach marine litter survey and clean-up […]
As part of its plastic pollution awareness campaign, today in partnership with Indufur North America, CEFAS and the Commonwealth Litter Program, the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment along with the Department of the Environment held the Belize Marine Litter Art and Innovation Contest. Forty-one entries were submitted for the art competition while six submissions […]
Ambergris Caye is also facing a high level of pollution. A few years ago scientific researcher and Executive Director of the Crocodile Research Coalition Doctor Marisa Tellez found that pollution caused by humans is having a direct impact on crocodiles. The San Mateo area of San Pedro where residents dump tons of garbage is one […]
A diverse group of strong and talented women are competing to wear the prestigious crown of the 2019 Miss Universe Belize. Their backgrounds are different and interesting, each of them holding a unique perspective on how to make a difference. This week, they have been undertaking a number of activities as the big day draws […]
The results are in, and after two days of verification by auditors, the Belize Carnival Association announced this year’s top finishers for the Carnival King and Queen Competition that was held on Saturday night at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex. Moving up from third place in last year’s competition, Soca Moca Mas Band emerged as […]
Twenty-five-year-old Devaun Mascal, was gunned down in front of his house around midnight on Saturday. Mascal was with his girlfriend who escaped uninjured in the shooting. He had just exited his vehicle and was checking the battery poles of his car when a gunman opened fire hitting him multiple times and then fleeing in a […]
Coast Guard Officer Brian Orellano is tonight in trouble with the law. Orellano stands accused of hitting a woman with a handgun and firing the unlicensed firearm in public during the scary assault. The incident happened this morning at around eight o’clock inside Christina Teul’s residence in the San Martin Area of Belmopan. Teul reported […]
According to investigators, the firearm that Coast Guard Officer Brian Orellano used to hit Christian Tuel and fire was not a coast guard issued firearm and is unlicensed. In most cases, such accused persons would be facing firearm offenses which would be automatic jail time while the court prepares the case for trial. In this […]
Sixty-year-old Reginald Ruiz is tonight in a critical condition at the K.H.M.H. after he was hit from the rear by a police mobile. The accident happened between mile forty-four and forty-five on the George Price Highway at around five o’clock on Sunday evening. Ruiz was on a red Meilun tricycle traveling from Belmopan in the […]
According to A.C.P. Joseph Myvett, urine samples from both men will be collected and tested. Myvett says that Inspector Jones has been served with a notice of intended prosecution. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “What we know so far is that both vehicles were travelling in the same direction when the […]
There is heightened tension within the transportation industry where a final decision has not been reached on buses from Mexico and Guatemala that travel through Belize. The Belize Bus Association has devised a plan of action and is ready to put it in effect if the Ministry of Transport does not grant their requests come […]
Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber hosted a convention on Sunday at the Civic Center. While the convention was to endorse him as representative for the Collet Division, which he has won for four consecutive terms, it was more about the man who wants to succeed Prime Minister Dean Barrow as leader of the UDP. The […]
Of the thirty-one constituencies across the country, only seven were represented at Faber’s endorsement convention leading some to believe that the Deputy Prime Minister may not have been able to shore up enough political support from his colleagues in the U.D.P. While those numbers were put to him based on the four area representatives and […]
Prime Minister Barrow’s departure from office ahead of his retirement from electoral politics in November 2020 has been announced on previous occasions; however, a definitive timeline is yet to be made public. While it was previously stated that he would step down several months before the upcoming general elections to allow for his successor to […]
The official launch of the 2019 September Celebrations was held over the weekend in Punta Gorda where chair of the National September Celebrations Commission, Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber opened the month-long series of activities. Celebrated under the theme, “From Maya grandeur to modern glory, together let us shape the Belizean story”, this year’s winning […]
The murder trial against William Danny Mason and his co-accused murderers was today adjourned to Wednesday, September fourth. Two attorneys, namely Illiana Swift who is representing Terence Fernandez, and Guyanese attorney Dexter Todd, who is representing Mason, both indicated to the court that they would be absent for today’s session. Norman Rodriguez who is representing […]
A fisherman is accused of an old stabbing incident on La Isla Carinosa and tonight he is spending his first night on remand at the Belize Central Prison. This morning, Norman Gill, was arraigned before Senior Magistrate, Aretha Ford on three criminal and indictable offenses in connection with the stabbing. Gill is facing charges […]
There was a frightening home invasion at the home of a couple up north. A businessman and his wife were attacked inside their home in San Lazaro Village in the Orange Walk District by armed men. Police say it happened on Saturday night shortly before midnight. Investigations are showing that three men entered the home […]
It was back to school for thousands of pre and primary school students today. It was to have been a day to meet old friends, make new ones and get to know new teachers. For many students enrolled at the Ladyville Seventh Day Adventist Primary School in Ladyville, this was not the case. Shortly after […]
