Since Monday, Belize City and the Northern Districts have been experiencing heavy downpours from a flare up of thunderstorms all along the coast of Belize up to Chetumal. The constant rains have caused flooding in a number of villages in the north. The knee high water flooded homes in the low lying areas of the […]
After allegedly losing his gun in a tousle with a 66 year old taxi driver Tuesday morning, 23 year old Ryan Horne was charged today with robbery, possession of an illegal firearm and handling stolen goods. Ryan is accused of hiring Lionel Tillett to take him to Neal Pen Road and then pulling a gun […]
One of the Hattieville prisoners who escaped while on an outing in Belize City August 14 has been recaptured. Prison officials say Clarence Gentle was under surveillance on Neal Pen Road Tuesday night. When they tried to take him into custody he jumped over a fence. The Department of Corrections officers called for police back […]
Late this evening, News Five was informed that a tourist drowned while on a dive trip to the Blue Hole at Turneffe. While at this time information is sketchy, we understand the victim was an elderly woman aboard the Wave Dancer, a live aboard dive boat. The body was brought back to Belize City and […]
An ambulance collided into a Belize City Council tractor this afternoon near the Lord’s Ridge Cemetery. So far all injuries reported have been minor but police are still checking into the incident. What they know so far is that Ignacio Lopez was driving a B.C.C. Massy Ferguson tractor towards Belize City, towing two small empty […]
While some Corozalenos are facing flooding from heavy rains, Cabinet this week continued its review of the nation’s hurricane shelters. The status of contracts for the retrofitting of shelters countrywide and the cost of the work were reviewed. One hundred shelters will have to be upgraded. Minister of Latin American Affairs Florencio Marin reported on […]
The Government has responded to statements made at Tuesday’s United Democratic Party press conference. U.D.P. Leader Dean Barrow said the party had rejected the Government’s offer to allow them to purchase the land their headquarters is situated on for 100 thousand dollars since they maintain they already have legal title to the land. The U.D.P. […]
With the Costa Maya Festival this week and the September Celebrations just around the corner, the Central Drum Corps of Orange Walk has been practicing all summer to entertain the crowds. Sen-TV of Orange Walk has a profile of the group. As the September Celebrations draw near the Orange Walk Central Drum Corps starts preparations […]
Every three years the Mennonite community opens its hearts to over one hundred Belizean children giving them a week in the country and the chance to learn new skills. But as News Five found out this summer camp is special, and so are the children. They look like typical kids sent to camp for the […]
