Residents of Orange Walk woke up to an oil spill on their doorsteps following an early morning trucking accident. Around five today a private tanker was carrying several thousand gallons of oil to clients in Blue Creek but as it turned a corner onto Liberty Avenue it rammed into a speed bump and ruptured one […]
Today’s oil spill in Orange Walk has reignited safety and health concerns posed by the growing petroleum industry. This morning Minister Johnny Briceño readdressed questions surrounding the lack of an Environmental Impact Assessment for the operations of Belize Natural Energy. According to Briceño, the omission was an oversight but stressed that the company is weeks […]
A San Pedro man remains admitted to ward tonight following a robbery on the island just after one this morning. According to police, forty-nine year old Jian Shan and his wife were manning the counter of Johnson’s Restaurant on Angel Coral Drive when three men with t-shirts covering their faces ambushed them and demanded money. […]
If you had the need to travel on the Northern Highway between Haulover Bridge and Ladyville today, then you experienced bumper to bumper traffic as work crews sought to repair the damaged embankment between miles six and seven. According to officials from the Ministry of Works five piles were driven into the ground today, but […]
Five days after he repeatedly stabbed eighteen year old Nazelie Neal, Belmopan police have captured twenty-five year old Roaring Creek resident Kurt Vasquez. The drama unfolded around two this morning at a warehouse on George Price Boulevard in Belmopan. Authorities say a police patrol in the area was alerted to a burglary in progress inside […]
The arrest of Louie Ganzie Gentle and Kurt Vasquez has done little to quell the public outcry against the recent spate of domestic violence. This morning, News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin attended an event designed to harness those feelings into positive action. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today’s march against domestic violence and abuse was organized by the […]
Throughout the year, school officials across the country bemoan a lack of classroom space available to students and teachers. But as News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports, this year, members of the United States Military will bring relief to institutions in the Belize and Orange Walk Districts. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Today four primary school principals received […]
Today seven high schools from across the country faced some tough questions in the annual ADM Belize Mills Nutrition Quiz Competition Finals. At the end of five rounds of questioning, defending champs Stann Creek Ecumenical had garnered enough points for third place, San Pedro High School claimed second … and taking the top honours was […]
In June 2004, News Five’s Janelle Chanona toured the Gulf of Honduras as part of a tri-national alliance by Belizean, Guatemalan and Honduran organizations to highlight the environmental significance of the coastal and marine resources. On Thursday Janelle returned to area, this time to witness the challenges facing Amatique Bay, a small corner of the […]
