Gunshots; the wail of an ambulance; police sirens; the screams of mourning relatives. Sadly, these are the succession of sounds that have become commonplace on the streets of Belize City. That scene played out again on Amara Avenue last night and now yet another family is in the grips of grief. And as News Five’s […]
A young Belize City man has pled guilty to the armed robbery of a Cemetery Road restaurant. According to court reports, this afternoon seventeen year old Julian Willoughby and eighteen year old Kareem Arnold appeared before Magistrate Roberto Ordonez on a charge of robbery. But before the matter could proceed, Willoughby told Ordonez that he […]
The Belize Police Department has four new vehicles at its disposal tonight, thanks to the Republic of South Korea. According to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, South Korea has donated three 2007 Ssang Yong Diesel pickup trucks and one Hyundai van. According to the release, the gift is the product of […]
Word out of Belmopan tonight is that Corinth Morter-Lewis and the University of Belize are parting ways. According to the rumour mill, Santos Mahung will be replacing Morter-Lewis as President of U.B. But for now the rumour will remain just that, as U.B. board chairman Dr. Louis Zabaneh, Morter-Lewis, Mahung, and even public relations officer […]
You might have seen them on your travels … young members of the Belize Defence Force on a cross country journey on foot! But the investment of sweat, blood, and tears was not about personal accomplishments because as News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports, the soldiers are the latest to support the fight against HIV. Kendra […]
Financial independence is a status far easier to discuss than achieve, but for the next two months, one group of villagers will be arming themselves with skills that should bring them closer to that reality. Under the theme, “Empowering the rural poor to increase their income and employment”, this morning the Belize Rural Development program […]
Today was a big day for the Belize City Council as their newest infrastructural investment was unveiled to the public. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin has more. Anthony Michael, Deputy Mayor, Belize City Council “Welcome to honesty, welcome to transparency, welcome to a future filled with hope for a new dawn, a new era of honest […]
It’s the largest and one of the most beautiful protected areas in Belize, but the Chiquibul National Park also has its fair share of challenges. Located along the porous Belize Guatemala border, its resources are constantly being pillaged, but as News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, conservationists are undaunted by the formidable challenge and are more […]
