Tonight eleven passengers and a pilot are counting their blessings after they survived a crash-landing in Corozal. News Five understands that the single engine Cessna Caravan, belonging to Maya Island Air, had just taken off from the airstrip in Ranchito Village at around five fifteen this evening when it apparently experienced engine failure. The pilot, […]
Belize’s dubious distinction as one of the most homicidal nations on the planet continues to be reinforced, as tonight we have two new murders to report. The first occurred sometime over the weekend in Ladyville. News Five’s Marion Ali has the details. Marion Ali, Reporting Ladyville police have a new murder to solve tonight after […]
While investigators are trying to piece the puzzle together in Ladyville, their colleagues in Belmopan are working to solve another homicide that occurred along on the Hummingbird Highway in the early morning hours of Monday. Reports are that around three-thirty a.m., the body of St. Margaret’s villager Clementine Enriquez Junior was discovered lying in a […]
Meanwhile, a Stann Creek district mother is tonight mourning the loss of her little girl after the child drowned. Around eleven-thirty Monday morning, two year old Lisandra Quintanilla was playing in the yard of her Bella Vista home with several other children when she fell into a well. They ran to get help but by […]
Tonight two residents of the Cayo district are charged with Drug Trafficking after more than a hundred pounds of marijuana was found in their car. According to police reports, around twelve-thirty Monday afternoon, customs officials were working a checkpoint in the Central Farm area when they stopped a vehicle that was emitting a very distinctive […]
It has been a long time coming but today a contract was finally signed to pave the final nine miles of the Southern Highway. The run from Big Falls to Golden Stream will be handled by Cisco Construction, which was awarded the job over two foreign bidders. The sixteen million dollar project is expected to […]
Harvesting of the new sugar crop is underway and while B.S.I. is looking forward to branching into the electricity business via its BELCOGEN project, the outlook is not so bright for cane farmers. Confronted with the loss of price subsidies from the European Union and higher costs of production, a dissident group of farmers, primarily […]
Belize has changed significantly over the years and in most ways for the better. But while opportunities and incomes have grown, that growth has been uneven, with some parts of the country faring better than others. One thing that hasn’t changed is that the further south you travel the greater the poverty. News Five’s Janelle […]
The drumming of November nineteenth was still reverberating when Christmas songs began to usher in the holiday season on the local airwaves. But if you are tired of hearing the same old songs and want to update your musical collection, two youths from Belize City just might have what you are looking for on the […]
Complaints about the service offered to the public by government offices are so common as to be almost a cliché. But without commenting on how true or false that perception may be, what is clear is that major efforts are underway to improve. News Five’s Marion Ali has more. Marion Ali, Reporting Today the Office […]
In the twenty-six years since the virus that causes AIDS was discovered, one thing we have learned is that everyone is at risk. But at the same time, experts have determined that there are certain sectors of the population, because of their behaviour, have a higher probability of contracting the disease. Immediately following this newscast, […]
A vacancy exists for a reporter to join the staff of one of the region’s most highly honoured television news organisations. Applicants should possess the following qualifications: – Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree (Broadcasting experience is an asset) – Strong writing skills – Strong command of the English language – A commitment to excellence – Willingness […]
