Tensions on the border with Guatemala may be easing in the future, as today, for the first time, military and police officers from the two countries met for official talks. Representatives from the Belize Defence Force and Guatemalan Armed Forces met this morning in Melchor de Mencos at ten and the talks lasted until mid […]
He was the father of Belizean independence and the man who has shaped the character of this country more than any other. Today we have received word that George Price, Belize’s leading political figure for the last half of the twentieth century, has been honoured by the region’s heads of government. It was announced at […]
From a former Prime Minister to a current Deputy Prime Minister. On Thursday night’s “One on One with Dickie Bradley”, the man in the hotseat was Minister of Natural Resources, Johnny Briceno. While Briceno didn’t make too much mention of News Five’s ongoing investigation of land policy, past and present, he did allude to important […]
Following our news story last night concerning the Montero family and their extensive purchases of government land, you might be thinking that they were the only ones to benefit from the generosity of former Minister of Natural Resources Dito Juan. Not so. According to public records accessed by News Five, we can offer the names […]
Police are investigating two suicides, which occurred Thursday at opposite ends of the country. In Toledo, police found the lifeless body of thirty-four year old Steven Kevin Coleman hanging from a nylon rope wrapped around his neck and tied to a wooden beam on the verandah of his house in Forest Home Village. A post […]
The Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT) has taken action to provide advanced education for Belizeans in natural resources and protected areas management. PACT has awarded a full scholarship at the University of Belize to Leonardo Chavarria of Punta Gorda to complete his Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a minor in natural resources. Chavarria […]
After an early morning fire on Thursday destroyed most of the upper flat of a building in Belize City, today, the fire department has concluded its investigations. According to officials, because of the fire path, the fact that traces of fuel were found and the way the household items burned at this home on Reggae […]
It’s one of those stories we unfortunately have to tell several times a year. Another house in Belize City has collapsed, leaving a family homeless. This time, the victims are from the Port Loyola area and as you will see, they need your help. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Two days ago, this house on Unity Street […]
It’s not the same as being there, but thanks to the technology of satellite communications, tonight’s crucial basketball game between Belize and Barbados will be broadcast live tonight on Channel Five immediately following this newscast. Just moments ago we spoke to Paul Flowers, sports analyst for Love FM, who has been following the tournament in […]
