The skeletal remains of an unidentified male person were retrieved from a bushy area in Elridgeville, Toledo District shortly before noon today. Sometime around twelve o’clock, Punta Gorda police were called out to the village where C.I.B. personnel observed a decomposed corpse clad in a pair of shorts and an orange striped shirt. The discovery […]
The victim of Tuesday afternoon’s fatal road traffic accident, involving a high-ranking police officer, has been identified as seventy-three-year-old American national Bertina Juran Cruce. As was reported at the time, preliminary investigations indicate ACP Aaron Guzman was driving in the direction of Orange Walk on the Phillip Goldson Highway when his SUV and Cruce’s car […]
A man from Trial Farm Village died in a freak accident earlier this afternoon. Police say the farmer, Salvador Ozaeta, was working on a tractor at a cane field in Yo Creek Village in the Orange Walk District. It is believed that while he was reversing, the tractor reportedly fell into a culvert and overturned. […]
Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise recently concluded a working tour of the country to gain insight into what’s happening on the ground at the various branches and departments. Minister Jose Mai shared his findings today with News Five, including some issued discovered in Toledo that need to be corrected immediately. Jose Mai, […]
While with the Agriculture Minister, News Five got an update on the 2020 sugar crop. People are wondering whether the industry is going to experience another loss because sugar cane in the fields will not be harvested before the rains begin – and about the access given to Santander in the west to mill sugar […]
Minister Mai says that the sugar cane that is being delivered at this time to the millers in the north should have been harvested one or two months ago, so the quality is not optimum. He says that the milling by Santander has not started just yet and the process is now in discussion by […]
Today at the Mexican Embassy in Belmopan, Belize received a report on the Meso-America Hunger Free School Feeding project in the South. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation completed the pilot project where several schools in Toledo were introduced to gardening – where they […]
The battle of the buses in Ladyville is a situation that the Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy and Logistics says is trying to resolve. As we have reported, tensions are rising between four bus operators in Ladyville over routes, scheduled runs and even passengers. Things got physical on Monday when one of the bus operators […]
C.E.O. Leal told News Five that his ministry is also working on policies behind the scene to upgrade the public transport industry. That includes getting bus operators to put more well-maintained buses on the highways and getting rid of broken-down buses. From a short-term standpoint, Leal says the focus is currently on the safety of […]
News Five also asked C.E.O. Leal about his new Chief Transport Officer, Diane Vasquez. Since her appointment on May eighteenth, the leadership of the Public Service Union has been critical of the choice. Former First Vice President, now President of the P.S.U., Dean Flowers believes that her qualifications, though extensive, do not fit the post. […]
If you’re looking for something to do this week or over the summer school holidays, the Belize Audubon Society is encouraging you to visit one of the national parks they manage. They have been certified with the B.T.B.’s Gold Standard and so the COVID-19 safety protocols are in place. While these parks and protected areas […]
The Belize Jaguars are anticipating a big win on Friday night when they do battle against Nicaragua in an away match. Belize’s national team is participating in the first round of World Cup Qualifiers and having lost its inaugural match against Haiti, won convincingly in its second outing against Turks and Caicos a few weeks […]
In 2019, a study carried out in Belize showed that one in six Belizeans have some form of chronic kidney disease, and as many as three out five Belizeans are at risk of developing the disease. It’s a worrying reality and these growing numbers put pressure on existing care and treatment infrastructure. And so when […]
Di Bruwry is Belize Brewing Company’s latest seven-figure investment venture. Located just a short distance from the Phillip Goldson International Airport, the micro-brewery and restaurant venue is now open for Belizeans and foreign visitors. The design of the venue’s interior gives keen focus to the history and heritage of the company. But, what they hope […]
Prime Minister John Briceño made his first official visit to Guatemala on Tuesday. This morning he participated in a press conference at the Presidential House with President Alejandro Giammattei Falla. The Guatemalan President thanked PM Briceño for accepting his invitation and for engaging the Guatemalan counterparts in meetings. President Giammattei Falla spoke of shared interests […]
In his statement today at the presidential house, PM Briceño opened by thanking the Guatemala’s President for the invitation and warm welcome. Briceño outlined areas such as commerce, tourism and education as some of the key areas of cooperation they want to collaborate on with Guatemala. Here’s a portion of Briceño’s speech. Prime Minister […]
Two days after she was charged with manslaughter by negligence in the shooting death of Superintendent Henry Jemmott in San Pedro, today Jasmine Hartin was back in the court. Her attorneys Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith and Hector Guerra appeared before Supreme Court Justice Herbert Lord while Hartin attended the bail application hearing via video link […]
Reports spread like wildfire this afternoon that a man had been pulled under water by a crocodile in the San Pedrito area of San Pedro Town. According to reports, the man was near the lagoon side of the island when a crocodile approached and attacked. A rescue team comprised of police, Triple R, ACES, the […]
Bondholders of Belize’s five hundred and fifty million U.S. dollar external debt have once again rejected government’s proposal of new terms until a meeting is held among all parties. The creditor committee, comprised of GMO and Greylock of the United States and ABRDN of London, says the Briceno administration turned down the suggestion that they […]
In cabinet news…Cabinet welcomed the comprehensive Completion Report of the Emergency Works carried out from November 2020 to May 2021 from Julius Espat, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing. The report includes infrastructure works conducted after the passing of hurricanes Eta and Iota and funds cabinet approved to urgently restore and repair countrywide damage to […]
Jose Alpuche, Belize’s Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala, presented his letters of credentials to Alejandro Giammattei Falla, the President of Guatemala, during a ceremony at the National Palace of Culture in Guatemala City. In his remarks, President Giammattei emphasized Belize and Guatemala’s shared vision of expanding and deepening all aspects of the bilateral relations […]
The U.S. Embassy in Belize officially resumed its routine nonimmigrant visa services today June second. These were suspended at the onset of the pandemic, but now, with strict COVID-19 protocols in place appointments can be made. However they are already booked up through July. Consular Chief Wilbur Zehr spoke to News Five today. Wilbur […]
Opposition leader Patrick Faber is once again at the heart of a scandal, following a domestic incident involving the mother of his two-year-old daughter. On Monday, footage of the incident during which he flew at a closed door in an apparent fit of rage, was released to social media and quickly went viral. It prompted […]
Students and teachers at Wesley College were dismissed from classes this morning when it was discovered that a member of staff had tested positive for COVID-19. While that individual is reportedly asymptomatic, management is taking no chances. Out of an abundance of caution, classes were called off for the remainder of the week while a […]
Move over, Gilroy Usher Senior; there is a new minister of state in the Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs. On Tuesday, Corozal Bay area representative, Elvia Vega-Samos was sworn in before Governor General Froyla Tzalam as a junior minister. Vega-Samos replaces Usher, who will now serve as Minister of State in […]
