On Tuesday News Five revealed that the price Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) pays for Mexican diesel has increased as much as ninety percent in the last year, meaning that the cost of Mexican energy had also gone up. Today the question on everyone’s lips is whether those factors will translate into a rise in electricity […]
Two men have been arrested and charged after they allegedly attacked a man by the Boom/Hattieville Road. According to police, one Dorian Welcome reported to them on the night of June 3rd, two men: 26-year old Arthur Flowers and 33-year old Gilbert Stevens attacked him as he was leaving a party. Welcome received two stab […]
Police in Cayo continue to investigate the possible murder of a man whose body was found floating in the Mopan River. Shortly after 12:00 on Tuesday afternoon, San Ignacio Police retrieved the body of Alfredo Leiva from the river in Santa Familia Village in the Cayo district. Details remain sketchy, but police say because the […]
Today the search for skipper Julio Requena Junior was called off by his family. Requena is the only person that remains missing after the family’s boat, Mariestela, was hijacked and 5 of its 12 occupants murdered. On Tuesday, May 30th, the boat was on its way back to Punta Gorda after picking up 8 passengers […]
One more prisoner has been recaptured from Monday’s jailbreak from Hattieville. However, this time the inmate Alvin Lopez was not hiding in any bushes along the Western Highway nor brought in by any prison guards. The fugitive was handed over to the authorities by his own family. Meanwhile, 21-year old Guatemalan, Ernesto Salazar remains on […]
After an extended vacation, the Pink Hibiscus Mealy Bug is back in the news. But don’t worry, you won’t have to run and hide your plants any time soon, as the Ministry of Agriculture is reporting that their biological measures have worked like a charm. Entomologist Orlando Sosa, says their wasps have been busy wiping […]
The Protected Areas Conservation Trust, better known as PACT, is this month celebrating its’ 4th anniversary. The organisation, which is primarily funded by a $7.50 fee charged to departing tourists, could have easily become just another political slush fund. But under its unique charter, PACT has stayed true to its purpose and thus far has […]
Are you the parent of a ten year old? Even if you didn’t say yes, you should be surprised, and concerned, to know that Belizean children as young as age ten are using drugs. That statistic has prompted the National Drug Abuse Control Council to target primary school students as part of Drug Awareness Week. […]
Cuba’s President, Fidel Castro won’t be in Belize until later this year, but in the meantime, he’s sending his Foreign Minister. On Thursday morning, Cuban Minister Felipe Perez Roque will arrive in Belize for a 2-day visit aimed at strengthening bi-lateral programs between Belize and Cuba. Belize’s Ambassador to Cuba, Amalia Mai says this first […]
Ever so often, we here at News Five have the opportunity to meet some very special people facing almost insurmountable challenges. In this next story, we’d like to introduce you to 9-year-old Kurl Kingston, a young boy who’s in the fight of his life. And hopefully, his story will have a happy ending. Jacqueline Woods, […]
