The major reason for this morning’s meeting of the House of Representatives may have evaporated, but the politicians still had plenty to talk about. News 5’s Janelle Chanona was on hand in Belmopan. Janelle Chanona, Reporting It was a full house on Independence Hill today as Belize’s elected representatives prepared to debate those bills before […]
It’s no secret that over the years ministers of both government have sold off some of the nation’s most valuable land, including cayes, at fire sale prices. And as reprehensible as that practice is, it hurts even more when government winds up buying the property back. Yeah, here we go again. Janelle Chanona, Reporting The […]
Tonight, family and friends of a teenager from Cayo are mourning his death after a fatal hit and run accident. Eighteen year old Glen Contreras was riding his bicycle on the side of the road near Camalote village on Thursday night when a dark coloured pickup with a wooden pan and a broken windshield, knocked […]
Tonight, San Ignacio police are investigating reports of a robbery on the Western Highway. Police sources tell News 5 that two employees of Madisco Marketing and Distribution Company Limited, based in Belize City, allege that while making a delivery on Thursday afternoon in Georgeville, three masked men ambushed the truck and kidnapped them. The driver […]
The family of a young man detained by police has strongly protested actions taken by officers as well as the way the story was reported to the media. Claude Waite with his mother, N-Zinga Barkley-Waite, appeared on KREM Radio this morning to contradict information released by police yesterday about a high speed chase that ended […]
The practice of medicine seems to be a growth industry in Belize. And with new private clinics springing up and government facilities under renovation, the doctors who met today in Belize City had plenty to talk about. News 5’s Marion Ali reports from the Radisson. Marion Ali, Reporting Over eighty medical professionals, mainly doctors, gathered […]
They are cited across the Caribbean as the prime cause of violent crime. What I’m talking about is the hundreds of convicted criminals, who after serving their jail terms in the U.S. are put on a plane back home–a home that many have often not seen for decades. This morning News 5’s Jacqueline Woods visited […]
