Following the arrests made in the narco plane landing in the Bladen area of Toledo on November 4th, and the confiscation of drugs and firearms, the Ministry of National Defence and Border Security has expressed its appreciation to the security forces for a job well done. According to a release from the Ministry, they are […]
On Tuesday, the Belize delegation to COP26 in Scotland made a presentation on the efforts of the REDD+ project in Belize so far. News Five’s Duane Moody found out more about what this means in terms of carbon credits. Duane Moody, Reporting Today, Belize was lauded for its standing in forest conservation and was […]
So when is the last time you visited the dentist? It’s something most people avoid, and recently were even more nervous about it due to COVID-19 fears. But as News Five’s Paul Lopez found out today, bad habits during the pandemic make it even more necessary to get those check-ups. And surprisingly, your dentist may […]
Sixteen Days of Activism, an annual campaign to raise public awareness about women and gender-based violence, takes place later this month. It commences with a panel discussion on November twenty-sixth at the University of Belize and will feature several speakers, including Minister of Human Development Dolores Balderamos-Garcia. This morning, Special Envoy for Women and Children […]
The Spotlight Initiative has released the results of a study of attitudes toward violence against women and girls, family violence, gender equity and discrimination. It was based on data collection that began a year ago. One thousand two hundred people from across the country between 18 and 49 were surveyed. Key findings showed that eleven […]
A Belizean athlete studying abroad, Fatima Ramirez, was selected as the Freshman of the Year for volleyball by the National Junior College Athletics Association. The last time we heard from Ramirez was back in June, when she signed a sports scholarship to play division one volleyball at Eastern Wyoming College in the U.S. A. Her […]
Belize’s National Cricket Selection will not be advancing to another round of competition, following the T20 tournament in Antigua. That’s because the team has lost three important matches since the competition began last week. But while its dream of moving on has been dashed, the team is now focused on winning the next two games […]
Deputy Commissioner of Police Marco Vidal handed over the reins to ACP Alford Grinage, as Commander of Operations on Monday, amid the fiasco that his men have gotten themselves into with the landing of another drug plane on the Southern Highway. Among the four policemen implicated in the incident, three were under his direct control […]
The US Drug Enforcement Agency is teaming up with the Belize Police Department to investigate the degree of involvement of local law enforcement officers in the landing of a narco jet last Thursday. It appears the elite strike team formerly led by Deputy Commissioner of Police Marco Vidal had been compromised and the remainder of […]
In providing details of what transpired along the Southern Highway on Thursday night, ComPol Williams described a firefight in which the responding officers were out manned and outgunned by their own colleagues. Fortunately, no one was injured during the shootout. The battery of charges brought against the narco eleven on Monday, however, doesn’t seem to […]
Police have charged twenty-four year-old Malique Gentle for the murder of Adrian Hyde in Belize City over the weekend. Hyde was found stabbed to death on Sunday night on the veranda on the upper flat of a two-story house at the corner of Vernon and Mopan Streets. Police said on Monday that Hyde had been […]
Today, ministerial meetings continued at COP26 as countries try to finalize negotiations. The Caribbean region, through the Alliance of Small Island States, better known as AOSIS, has developed its position which is shared at the ministerial level. But Doctor Colin Young, the Executive Director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre based in Belize, says […]
But is the COP all for nothing? The facts are that even as developed countries are making commitments, similar to which was done in the 2015 Paris Agreement, the document is not legally binding and as such they are not obligated to comply. And the fund promised in Paris was not forthcoming either. Dr. Young […]
The first ever Investment Summit, featuring international personalities and business interests from several countries will open in San Pedro on Wednesday. The two-day event will include speeches by local government officials, and keynote speaker, Stephen Harper of Harper and Associates. The event is expected to attract business to Belize by removing some of the bureaucratic […]
A steering committee has been created to help develop a new curriculum for Belizean schools under a UNESCO and International Bureau of Education reform framework. According to the Ministry of Education, one of the main complaints received during recent consultations was that the current curriculum is overloaded, so a reduced version will be piloted to […]
The United States and Belize have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the expansion of infrastructure and technical training at the National Forensic Science Service. The “Forensic Crime Scene Office Project,” includes construction of three Scenes of Crime offices, new forensic equipment, and training and advisory services for domestic technicians. The new work spaces will […]
Tonight, we bring you back to the story of an incredible ten year old girl who has been on a difficult journey to beat cancer. The last time we heard from Cordella Duran and her mother they were preparing to take a medical trip across the border. Cordella was diagnosed with leukemia three years ago […]
In some welcome news for the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization and the Government of Canada have donated two portable ultrasound machines with software and accessories to the national referral hospital. The devices will be used for treating patients in the COVID-19 intensive care unit for evaluating the heart […]
St. John’s Credit Union is celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary this week, but many may not know of the humble beginnings of this financial institution. Over the years, SJCU has grown to include branches in Belmopan and Dangriga. Most recently, it opened a north side branch here in Belize City. News Five spoke with Daisy Dawson, […]
Since its establishment in 1946, the credit union has been instrumental in the development of the country, providing loans to its members in areas of education, healthcare and home ownership. Daisy Dawson, General Manager, SJCU “We have been a credit union who has contributed to the development of Belize on a whole, in terms […]
The U20 National Football Team defeated the team from Saint Martin, six to one earlier today. The Jaguars are currently representing Belize in the U20 CONCACAF Qualifiers in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Today’s match saw Tyrese Augustine score the first goal at minute twelve in the game. Two minutes later, Daijon Daniels scored […]
So far, there have been 519 deaths attributed to COVID-19. In a place as small as Belize, which feels more like an extended family than a country sometimes, each and every loss hurts us all in some way. The staff of Channel Five, who like our media colleagues, have been covering the pandemic and helping […]
It was a dramatic event, with a narco plane landing not in a remote patch of ground somewhere in the country’s interior, but right in the middle of the Southern Highway. A shootout ensued between police officers and those meeting the plane. In the hours that followed the incident on Thursday night, several police officers […]
Deputy Commissioner of Police Marco Vidal, in the wake of what transpired over the weekend, has been transferred from his post as Commander of Operations. That post is now being held substantively by Assistant Commissioner of Police Alford Grinage. The remainder of Vidal’s team, those officers who have not been implicated in the drug plane […]
The police department has moved quickly to bring charges against four of its own and as many as seven other civilians whom they believe worked in concert to land a drug plane in southern Belize. Despite the charges against the men, there is cynicism that the case will not end with any convictions. After all, […]
