Silence enveloped the municipal airstrip this morning as all traffic came to halt so that hundreds of mourners could gather to pay their respects in the official memorial service for Belizean pilot, Rene Tam. Tam’s plane, The Sofia, belonging to Blancaneaux Lodge, crashed into a ravine in the Mountain Pine Ridge on November eighteenth. His […]
Tonight more bad checks are coming out of the woodwork. During our coverage of a brazen con artist ripping off local businesses in the city this week, yet another store owner has come forward with a bogus cheque, allegedly written by a member of the Safa family, this time in the name Yasser Safa. According […]
Human Trafficking. The very words evoke fear in most who realise the scary and deadly consequences of this depraved and illegal activity. And tonight, authorities in the west are investigating a possible incident of human trafficking that involves newborn babies and the staff of the San Ignacio Hospital. News Five understands that in mid-October a […]
The Belize Governance Improvement Commission released more documents to the media today, apparently determined to bolster its case and repair the reputation of the twelve members who resigned en mass earlier this month. The bulky file sent to News Five includes a complete breakdown of members, the commission’s terms of reference, and several letters of […]
A police officer has been convicted in the death of a Caye Caulker man in the Belize Supreme Court. This afternoon, after two and a half hours of deliberation, a jury of his peers found twenty-nine year old Sheldon Arzu guilty of manslaughter in the death of Ruben “Pony” Alarcon. Arzu was originally charged with […]
A farmer from Crooked Tree Village has been arrested and charged for stealing food and drinks from the children of that community. According to court reports, thirty-five year old Curtis Flowers has been formally arraigned on charges of burglary, keeping unlicensed ammunition, and handling stolen goods. Flowers is the man police believe broke into the […]
With the entire eastern coast of our country bounded by the Caribbean Sea, our port facilities play a key role in both the importation and exportation of goods. With security and development in mind, today the Belize Port Authority pulled together the various agencies which use the ports to see how to foster a positive […]
It wasn’t the biggest Lotto jackpot, but the more than one hundred and seventeen thousand dollars up for grabs sent hundreds to stand in line for their chance to win. And last night, one very lucky man walked away with it all. James Bennett, a taxi driver working in Dangriga could hardly believe his luck […]
Today if you happened to be travelling along Coney Drive in Belize City, you might have noticed a large group of students gathered just in front of the Buttonwood Bay Nazarene Primary School. Volunteers from Saint John?s College Junior College were busy busting a sweat digging a trench as part of the first phase in […]
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Caribbean Health Research Council, PAHO and WHO is this week conducting a Research Ethics Workshop. That is, the proper collection of data to ensure accurate analysis and reports. According to organisers, the goal of this conference is to acquaint participants with the latest developments in research ethics […]
How do you define poverty? Is it by the amount of money in your pocket or your quality of life: that is, whether you have enough food to eat and clean air to breathe? Those are just two of the questions confronting officials taking on the challenge of poverty alleviation. And while there might be […]
