What does it cost to rent a living space in your community? There are many reasons why renting a home or an apartment in Belize City may come at a greater expense than renting a dwelling space in San Ignacio, Punta Gorda, or Corozal. But, it all boils down to the market and sure there […]
New traffic regulations are on the way to penalize motorists and passengers who are not wearing their seatbelts, as well as motorists using their cell phones while driving vehicles. On Tuesday, Adele Catzim-Sanchez, the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Transport, explained that the regulations will come by way of three statutory instruments. Also, […]
C.E.O. Sanchez says the new road safety regulations are currently with the attorney general and should be enacted by the end of the year. She noted that the Ministry of Transport will launch an awareness campaign to inform motorists what is expected under the new laws. Adele Catzim-Sanchez, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Transport […]
Deputy Prime Minister, Cordel Hyde, is in Mexico for a regional summit on migration. Leaders from ten countries convened at what has been titled “A meeting for a fraternal and well-being neighborhood” summit. The gathering was organized to address the root causes of migration. On Wednesday, Hyde addressed the summit and raised issues with the […]
The public and bank holidays for 2024 have been released, in accordance with the first and second schedules to the Holidays Act, Chapter 289 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011. Outside of the Easter holidays, there will be six extended weekends – two in January, one in March, one in April, in lieu […]
Five persons have been murdered in two days. We begin tonight’s newscast with yet another incident during which multiple persons were killed, this time in the Belize District. In a chilling discovery, a double murder has shaken the Hattieville community. Farmer Joel Andrews and his workman were found murdered in a remote area on Andrews’ […]
Earlier today, a News Five team was back in San Pedro and caught up with Commissioner of Police Chester Williams who was on the ground in the wake of a grisly triple homicide in the early hours of Monday morning. As we reported, the deadly attack that claimed the lives of three-year-old Amari Rodriguez, her […]
We begin our next story with a sincere apology to the young man whose picture we showed on Monday night’s newscast as one of the suspects that police is accusing jointly of the triple murder in San Pedro. While we had the name, Michael Brown right, the image we used was that of another individual […]
In responding to an allegation by Christian Espat who claims that he was physically abused by officers while in police custody last week, ComPol Williams said he is unaware of Espat’s assertion. We also asked the Commissioner of Police whether the deadly incident on Monday is the beginning of a drug war on the island. […]
Belize Rural South Area Representative Andre Perez has kept a low profile since finding himself at the center of a sex scandal a few months ago. The public outrage that ensued sidelined him from his ministerial responsibilities in Cabinet, but it hasn’t stopped him from reaching out to his constituents in the wake of the […]
While many are perhaps focused on the likely economic fallout on the island, following Monday night’s bloodbath, the area representative told News Five that ideally, the safest places in Belize should be the tourist destinations. That notwithstanding, crime and violence remain real issues that the country is grappling with. Andre Perez, Area Representative, Belize […]
Disgraced parliamentarian Andre Perez has broken his silence, following a sex scandal that forced him to take a leave of absence from Cabinet a few months ago. Perez, who held the portfolio of Minister of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, has flown below the radar in the wake of public humiliation. But today, he spoke […]
While the Attorney General had been tasked with conducting an investigation into the allegations made by Perez’s accuser, there has been no public statements made by the Briceño administration in respect of the outcome of that probe. When we spoke with Perez this morning and asked if Prime Minister Briceño has reached out to him […]
Is Commissioner of Police Chester Williams headed to pre-retirement leave at the beginning of December? It’s a question that was buzzing this morning, following a meeting with the senior command of the Belize Police Department on Monday. When we caught up with him this morning, we were sure to follow up on that lead and, […]
We also heard from Kareem Musa, the Minister of Home Affairs, on the reports of ComPol Williams’ pre-retirement. Minister Musa says he reached out to Williams this morning after receiving queries about the report. ComPol Williams told him what he told us that he made the announcement as a joke. Kareem Musa, Minister of […]
All ethnicities have their own unique way of honouring the dead. The Mestizo culture is no different. Mestizos and Mexicans are at this time preparing for Dia de los Muertos, which is set for November first and second, each year. In Belize, as in Mexico and several other countries where Hispanic people live, the occasion […]
Earlier this month, Cabinet announced that it has approved amendments to the Criminal Code Act and the Summary Jurisdiction Act to upgrade the use of threatening words or behavior from a petty offence to a serious crime, carrying a penalty of up to five years. According to the Summary Jurisdiction Act, threatening words fall within […]
Two People’s United Party municipal conventions were held over the weekend. Last night, we told you about the Pablo Cawich victory over Tariq Cano for mayoral candidate in Belmopan. In Punta Gorda, Carlos Galvez was elected to serve as the P.U.P.’s mayoral candidate. He defeated three other contenders. There are suggestions that neither of those […]
On Monday, the Ministry of Transport met with bus operators in Belmopan to discuss the upgrading of bus standards for the transport industry. One of the major points of discussion has been the use of outdated and unsafe buses to transport commuters on highways across the country. Initially, bus operators were informed that the deadline […]
But, will the Ministry of Transport approve an increase in bus fares so that operators can meet the expenses necessary to upgrade their buses? The issue was raised in Monday’s meeting. C.E.O. Sanchez says, the ministry is prepared to support applications for financing from preferred banking institutions. And, increasing fares through a tiered approach is […]
Back in August, we reported that dengue figures were up and had surpassed the number of cases for the entire year of 2022. The data showed that the clinically detected cases were concentrated in Orange Walk and Cayo. On Monday, when the media caught up with Health and Wellness Minister Kevin Bernard, he gave an […]
Minister of Health and Wellness Kevin Bernard also confirmed that the extended wait for a CT-scan (cat-scan) machine at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is coming to an end. The national referral hospital has been without this equipment and patients have had to pay thousands of dollars for tests to be done at private health […]
The students at Buttonwood Bay Nazarene Primary School are now safer when coming to and leaving school, thanks to the installation of parking barriers. It may come as an inconvenience to some motorists, but the school says the barriers have become a necessity on one of the city’s busiest roads. The project was possible through […]
Before Sunday night, the murder count for 2023 on La Isla Bonita stood at two. But the bloodbath that occurred in the San Pedrito area sometime before midnight on Sunday has more than doubled that number. The unthinkable happened: a family of three and two of their friends were ambushed as they turned onto the […]
As we reported, word on the street in San Pedro and from the police department is that drugs were the reason behind Sunday night’s deadly ambush on the Rodriguez Cordova family and friends. The Belize Police Department has assigned a team of investigators from Belmopan to assist San Pedro police in the heinous attack that […]
