Three men were the victims of an armed robbery on Saturday night in Belize City. Darwin Henderson reported to police that around ten-thirty p.m., he was on Baracat Street with his son and another person when they were accosted by two men; one brandished a firearm. The trio was searched and robbed of an undisclosed […]
Orange Walk resident Elias Reynoso has been charged with Manslaughter by Negligence, following a fatal road traffic accident in Ladyville. Details are that Reynoso was behind the wheel of a pickup truck on Poinsetta Street around six-thirty p.m. on Friday when he knocked down and killed eight-year-old Mercedes Campos who was with her mother at […]
The Premier League of Belize (P.L.B.) is investigating the circumstances surrounding a brawl that took place at the end of a football match between Altitude FC and Verdes FC in Independence Village. At the end of the game, a group of fans stormed on to the football field and attacked a member of Verdes FC’s […]
Tonight, health practitioners from across the country are mourning the loss of a devoted Belizean doctor. Senior Surgeon at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, Doctor Jose Moguel passed away over the weekend while under the care of his colleagues, after being diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. He served as a general practitioner at the […]
HIV/AIDS continues to be a priority in Belize and the National Health Insurance, in collaboration with the Social Security Board, has been able to secure an almost three million U.S.-dollar grant from the Global Fund to support the efforts of stakeholders in preventing and managing HIV/AIDS and related health threats. During a signing agreement for the […]
Over the weekend, the Saint Martin’s Community Hub distributed approximately one hundred and fifty school bags and stationeries to primary school children across the community. The hub is one of six established in partnership with the U.S. Embassy back in 2020, to create employment opportunities for reformed gang members. Fast track to 2022 and these […]
They competed for the first time regionally in 2018, as power-lifters, and came back with medals. That set the stage for the Belize Power-lifting Association to once again prepare a team to represent the Jewel beyond our borders. They spent last week in Panama at the North American Power-lifting Championships, where the eight-member team, despite […]
A well-known food vendor lost her life in a house fire at her residence near 18th Street and Swallow Drive in San Ignacio on Wednesday night. Merlene Wellington was a fixture in front of the Victor Galvez Stadium where she sold food on weekends. When her electricity was disconnected sometime earlier, the elderly woman decided […]
A wooden structure was also destroyed by fire between twelve and one this morning in Dangriga. The house, located in the New Site area, was reportedly occupied by a man who was not there every day. And neighbors did not see him go home prior to the blaze. National Fire Service Station Supervisor, Kenneth Mortis […]
A tattoo artist has been singled out as the person who killed Ronald Gill almost a month ago in Dangriga. Today, police arrested and charged twenty-eight-year-old Devin Billy Parchue of Dangriga with Gill’s murder. Ronald Gill left his home on Lakeland Street on July twenty-third to purchase a meal at a nearby fast food outlet […]
Councilor Micah Goodin attended a farewell event held by the People’s United Party secretariat on Thursday night, as he prepares to go away for law school at U.W.I.. As we reported last week, Goodin initially requested a leave of absence for a period of six months from City Hall, while he pursues legal studies at […]
According to Mayor Wagner, the request by Councilor Goodin to participate virtually in council meetings was not far-fetched. In fact, it is a similar arrangement to what has been approved for Councilor Kaya Cattouse who rides professionally as a cyclist in the United States. Bernard Wagner, Belize City Mayor “We neva sih di request […]
Tonight, Belize remains free of any confirmed cases of monkeypox. But, the Belize Hotel Association is asking the Ministry of Health and Wellness to get ahead of a possible spread in Belize. Reynaldo Malik, the President of B.H.A., spoke with reporters this morning at an event in Belize City about the industry’s concerns as it […]
The Belize Hotel Association held its annual scholarship award ceremony this morning in Belize City. The successful scholarship recipients are all children whose family members are employed at a B.H.A. member hotel or resort. Seven students were selected from eleven applicants. They were awarded tuition scholarships from twenty thousand dollars contributed by donating members. The […]
With the recent launch of the Government of Belize’s M.S.M.E. road show, the hotel industry is prepared to incorporate more locally made products into the services that they offer. Belize Hotel Association President Reynaldo Malik says the Government of Belize’s investment in micro, small, and medium enterprises is welcoming news to the industry. Here is […]
The University of Belize’s Association of Student Governments issued a released today expressing its sadness, having learned about the senseless murder of eighteen-year-old graphic designer Leroy Cus. The release says “Mr. Cus’ death has traumatized our students at U.B. and also entire families across the nation. This is another eye-opener to many, reminding us of […]
Earlier today, News Five had a sit down with Sandhya Murphy, the Ambassador for Diaspora Relations in the Ministry of Tourism. The Diaspora Relations Unit was created as a medium through which Belizeans living abroad can give back to Belize and help in its development – be it through expertise, or donation to various campaigns. […]
The diaspora plays an extremely important role in our country and on Thursday, Erica Antoinette Castillo Slaton of Ignite Belize, who is a Belizean living in Atlanta and an active member of the Belizean diaspora, joined the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations to secure up to four hundred thousand dollars worth of paints for […]
Ambassador Murphy is also the chair for the Board of Directors for Build Belize Inc, a non-profit organization whose purpose is to empower and improve the lives of Belizeans through education, health and service and to assist the Belizean diaspora in the socio-economic development of the country. Its mission is aligned with the goals of […]
A U.S. Army surgical team with the United States Southern Command Joint Task Force Bravo based in Honduras has been in Belize since the beginning of the week. The team has partnered with Belizean surgeons to provide elective surgery at the Southern Regional Hospital in Dangriga and the Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan for two […]
Thirty-two children from twelve neighborhoods in Belize City received certificates after completing four days of learning basic swimming techniques. The children, ages five to fourteen, gathered each morning at the Princess Hotel pool for three hours, except on Thursday when the tropical wave passed. There, two Belize Coast Guard officers taught them what they needed […]
The reopening of schools is just a couple weeks away and children are preparing to re-enter the classrooms. School gears and a new set of uniform is just a few things that families and children look forward on a new school year. For some families, the hunt for new uniforms started as soon as the […]
As early as nine a.m. today, the media gathered in front of the Corozal Magistrate’s Court as the officers believed to have been culpable in the death of twenty-year-old Derrick Uh were to be arraigned for manslaughter. That matter, however, was not brought before the magistrate until after two p.m. Under heavy police guard, the […]
Two persons lost their lives overnight. Separate murders occurred in the Finca Solana area of Corozal and in the Capital City of Belmopan. Then, an elderly woman perished in a fire out west in San Ignacio. We head north to Corozal where an American man was murdered as he exited his vehicle at home. News […]
A weather system that crossed over the region over the last two days has dumped a significant amount of rainfall in most parts of the country, specifically over Wednesday night. The unyielding downpour compromised the low-lying boundaries of Crooked Tree, forcing five families to evacuate their homes and seek refuge at the village’s hurricane shelter. […]
