With the rape and murder of yet another child this week, this time in Orange Walk, everyone is on edge and on the lookout for possible cases of abuse. But today, Belize City police discovered that one young lady was making a false claim against her stepfather and she herself was charged with committing a […]
Orange Walk police have still not made any arrest in the rape and murder of ten year old Karen Mathilda Cruz. The young girl’s body was found Monday afternoon, just two blocks away from where she lived on Stadium Street. The police have two suspects in custody but are focusing on their prime suspect, forty […]
In Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting it was announced that the government’s Amnesty Program, which was scheduled to end tomorrow, will be extended until the 30th. Over 13 thousand applications have been received at amnesty centers so far. Although no date was given for its establishment, the Ministry of Public Utilities will be presenting a bill for […]
Grupo TACA resumes its service to Miami this weekend. But the flight is back with some major improvements. It originates in Flores and Guatemala City providing improved access to the Maya ruins of Tikal but more importantly for us, since it now leaves Belize in the morning and returns in the afternoon, Grupo TACA says […]
Things are going pretty well these days for music sensation Chico Ramos. He’s got a new CD, has settled an old dispute with Banda Blanca of Honduras and is looking forward to a US tour in July. Ramos stopped by News Five today to give us a sample of his 6th production in nine years […]
If you cook dinner every day for a large family, you know how time consuming, and expensive, it can be. But what if your family had over one hundred hungry little members who relied on you to fill their stomachs? That’s what Father Leroy Flowers and the staff and volunteers at St. Mary’s School deal […]
You waited so patiently and now it’s time, lobster season is open. But while those who can afford it enjoy this delicacy without thinking much about it, catching lobster is big business. And this week the fishermen’s cooperatives are bustling with activity as the catch comes rolling in. News Five visited both the Northern and […]
