Tonight the families of seven men missing at sea since Sunday continue to cling to hope that their loved ones are alive and well. The search took a turn for the worse around eleven this morning when a fisherman reported seeing a vessel fitting the description of the missing boat in the area off Gallows […]
And while their families continue to pray for the missing men’s safety, Orange Walk police have yet to recover the body of teenager who is believed to have drowned while fishing in the Honey Camp Lagoon. According to police, eighteen year old Alfonso Cawich, sixteen year old Simon Loria, and nineteen year old Alfredo Buendia […]
On last night’s newscast we reported on a donation of computers by petroleum contractors in Toledo and the imminent commencement of seismic testing by U.S. Capital Energy in the Sarstoon Temash National Park. Not surprisingly, that news did not sit well with the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management, a group which has been in […]
Twenty-five year old prison inmate, Deon Slusher, was today formally arraigned before Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie for the murder of fellow prisoner, Gilroy “Hootie” Wade. Wade was shot dead inside the Kolbe Prison compound last Thursday while on recreational break. Today in court, Slusher accused prison authorities of beating him in order to make him […]
The situation at the Western border remains uneasy tonight as local importers continue to object to the imposition of new fees by Belize’s Border Management Agency. According to broker Edgar Garrido, the fees now being charged to importers for use of the compound, ramp, and unloading crews is unjustified because the facility is inadequate. Responding […]
The Department of Geology and Petroleum was quick to deny a report appearing in today’s Amandala that another well drilled by Belize Natural Energy has struck oil. Director of Petroleum Andre Cho told News Five that while the well near Belmopan, named “Never Delay Number One” did encounter some zones with petroleum, such has been […]
No matter where you travel across the Caribbean, one of the most imposing buildings in any country is invariably its Central Bank. And that’s fine, because no matter how badly a nation’s economy may be functioning, in the world of high finance, the impression of strength and stability is crucial. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports […]
If you ask any Belizean to name the star of the Belize Zoo, the voting would run heavily in favour or April the tapir, who at age twenty-four reigns supreme as queen of the world famous facility. But without slighting our national animal, April is not the zoo’s only celebrity. News Five’s Marion Ali reports. […]
If you look at old maps you’ll find that a half century ago the village of Monkey River was actually a town, and if you talk to the old heads you’ll hear about a busy sawmill, thriving commerce, and a bustling community. But the big logs eventually grew scarce, the mill shut down, and the […]
