This morning in Belmopan, Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero reported that police have recovered the weapon used in the Gracie Rock stabbing and confirmed that members of the Staine family and the accused had been constantly involved in disputes. He says an investigation will determine what charges will be drawn up. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, […]
Another member of the Hyde clan was killed on Saturday and tonight a second family member remains hospitalized in an induced coma with a bullet lodged in her head. Over the years we have reported extensively on the tragic murders that have plagued this family. Tonight reporter Andrea Polanco takes us back to the home […]
And police say that a shooting that happened on Monday morning just after seven o’clock in Roaring Creek Village may be connected to the murder of Clifford Hyde. Reports are a shooter approached the Hyde’s Meat Market, a business that belongs to Clifford Hyde’s family, in the village and fired shots at two persons who […]
A man was knocked down and killed off his motorcycle on Monday night. Police say that Wilson Gonzalez of Camalote was hit by a driver who was overtaking on the George Price Highway around six-thirty that evening. He suffered massive head and body injuries and died on the scene. Here’s more from the police: […]
A freak accident of sorts has left a primary school student dead and his mother hospitalized in the north. Police say that a wall collapsed on top of the mom and her eleven-year-old son but the boy didn’t survive the incident. It happened around three-thirty on Saturday afternoon. ACP Joseph Myvett has the details: […]
A fire wiped out four small homes in Corozal and has left eighteen people without a roof over their heads. According to police, the blaze started just after midnight on Sunday. Police say that it appears that a candle may have started the fire: ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Corozal Police […]
On March ninth we told you about the small airplane that crash landed near Blue Creek in northern Belize. On board at the time of the landing, were two Mexicans; Ramon Lopez Perez and Humberto Miranda Gonzalez. They were both arrested and charged for landing an aircraft without permission. One of the men remains behind […]
Two men will stand trial for triple murder in the June session of the Supreme Court following the completion of their Preliminary Inquiry today. The prosecution presented statements from more than a dozen persons, as well as photos, compact discs, and other material that make up the case that the Crown has against Kyle Zetina […]
Two Belize City men were today formally arraigned before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford on charges of rape of a child and sexual assault upon a 12-year-old girl. Police allege that Theodore Andrews and Kishane Williams committed the offences on March 26th. The two were remanded until June 12th. They were defended by Attorney, Ronnell Gonzalez.
Cabinet met today in ordinary session where recent counterproposals from the joint unions were carefully reviewed ahead of Friday’s budget presentation. Today’s meeting came hard on the heels of negotiations with the Association of Public Service Senior Managers, the Belize National Teachers Union and the Public Service Union that ended Monday. The Briceño administration continues […]
After checking with its members, the executive of the A.P.S.S.M. found that the collective position taken prior to Monday’s meeting with government remains the same. The prevailing sentiment among senior managers is still “no” to the proposed salary cut. But they have countered with a list of adjustments for government to realize the savings it […]
With less than three days left before Prime Minister Briceño presents the 2021 budget in parliament, time is running out for the unions trying to stave off government’s proposed salary cut. P.S.U. President Gerald Henry, during an appearance on Open Your Eyes this morning, admits that while pressure is being brought to bear on the […]
The numbers are in and as expected, most Belizean businesses have managed to weather the Covid1-9 storm, but a few have gone under. Today the Statistical Institute of Belize released data from the Business Establishments Survey which examined two thousand five hundred registered businesses, mostly sole proprietors, for the periods March to November 2020. Eighty-six […]
News 5 has confirmed that the price of whole chickens and chicken cuts has increased. Armando Cowo, manager of the Belize Poultry Association says this reflects a price hike in the raw materials used to make chicken feed. Cowo anticipates that the higher prices will remain for the next two to three months. Armando […]
The Easter Weekend is over. Should we now be concerned about a possible spike in Covid-19 cases across the country? On the Placencia Peninsula at least, Belizeans turned out in pre-covid 19 numbers. In one instance a business establishment was shut down by the police due to overcrowding. News Five spoke to Justin Linarez, a […]
The Ministry of Health and Wellness came under fire recently when it was revealed that a contract for the procurement of six vehicles had been given to a businessman who is reportedly a member of Minister Michel Chebat’s campaign team in Cayo North. When it became known that Belize Auto Zone had been selected to […]
If you just love a night out gambling and have been missing the casino life, well your luck may be about to change. Cabinet has approved the reopening of this popular form of entertainment starting April 15th. Here’s News Five’s Isani Cayetano with more. Isani Cayetano, Reporting At the height of its operations, […]
This afternoon, just as most people were preparing for the long weekend, the Public Service Union of Belize issued a release blasting the “posturing and hypocrisy of the government” only days before the Joint Unions are set to resume negotiations with G.O.B. The union calls out the Minister of Health and Wellness for flagrant political […]
On Wednesday, Belize received a first batch of thirty-three thousand six hundred doses of AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX Facility. It is a crucial development as the country continues on its vaccination programme to achieve herd immunity. Currently, two phases of inoculation are underway; phase one which involves frontline healthcare workers, older persons and those […]
In March, the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations announced the departure of Tourism Director Karen Bevans from the Belize Tourism Board. Bevans had a lucrative one point two million-dollar five-year contract which was otherwise considered ironclad. The B.T.B. has been quiet on the details of the separation, although it was confirmed that an investigation […]
While domestic tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic has helped with the survival of the industry, since October first when the P.G.I.A. opened, there has been an increase in international tourist arrivals to the jewel. While it is nowhere where it was pre-COVID, the numbers continue on an upward trend. Nicole Solano, C.E.O., Ministry of […]
It was recently announced that COPA Airlines is to resume flights to Belize. This is welcome news on both the economic and tourism fronts because it allows for the country to tap into travellers from South America who make their way through COPA’s hub in Panama. C.E.O. Nicole Solano says that on Holy Saturday, the […]
The anticipated resumption of cruise tourism in the region at the end of May early June may not stand true at this point in time. That is because the Centre for Disease Control will not lift its conditional sail order until November first, 2021. So when will cruise tourism start? Nicole Solano, C.E.O., Ministry […]
Belize has nominated Doctor Carla Barnett, former CARICOM Deputy Secretary General, for the post of Secretary General of CARICOM. Dr. Barnett has worked across the CARICOM region during her roles as an economist, later as vice president at the Caribbean Development Bank, and as a consultant to development agencies working in the Caribbean. In Belize, […]
Nineteen-year-old Fernando Avila is on the lam after escaping lawful custody on March thirty-first. The Dangriga resident is one of six Belizeans who were caught by Honduran authorities in Puerto Cortez last week in relation to coastal piracy. Avila was being held at the Dangriga Police Station when he managed to abscond. It is believed […]
