Five weeks after the general elections, today members of the new parliament convened in the nation’s capital to participate in the ceremonial opening of the National Assembly. News Five’s Janelle Chanona attended the event but her report is voiced by Marion Ali. Marion Ali, Reporting This morning’s outdoor ceremonial opening of the National Assembly took […]
As we reported on last night’s newscast, Orange Walk Central area representative John Briceño has dropped out of the race for leadership of the People’s United Party, saying he would not participate in a quote “rigged election”. This morning News Five’s Janelle Chanona asked candidate Mark Espat if he plans to follow in Briceño’s footsteps. […]
During this morning’s ceremonial house meeting, the new Government emphasized that they’ll tackle crime and violence with a special gang unit in the police department, youth and adult empowerment and education initiatives and even a gun court. But those plans are of little comfort to yet another Belize City family whose loved one was callously […]
The second murder occurred on the Placencia peninsula around twelve-thirty this morning. The crime scene was at the Amigos Restaurant and Internet Café in the heart of the village. Police reports are that the owner of the business, thirty-six year old Samuel De Jesus Ortiz had closed for the night and was counting the proceeds […]
The ongoing quarrel between high ranking officers of the Belize Police Department has climaxed with one of the cops involved being suspended. Less than twenty-four hours after he was transferred to a desk job in Belmopan and talking to the media, Senior Superintendent, Chester Williams has been suspended from official duty. On Thursday, Williams told […]
There is a disturbing report of rape coming out of Toledo tonight as a student is saying she was raped by her teacher. According to the thirteen year old girl, between ten-thirty and eleven on the morning of March seventh, her twenty-one year old instructor forcibly had sex with her in a classroom. The victim […]
When we last left Kevin Dawson, a.k.a. Possum, he was on the run after he swapped identities to trick the court into thinking he was someone else and getting an early release. But the long arm of the law caught up with the fugitive in Corozal on Thursday and this morning he finally had his […]
Over the last month, the Belize Bank has been in the news for its involvement in the investigation into the Venezuelan, and more recently, Taiwanese millions. But tonight the financial institution is making headlines because it’s giving away money. In the third raffle since it introduced its Visa Debit Card this morning three lucky customers […]
They are primary school students with an interest in music but if a Belmopan steel band is going to go international next week, they need your help. The Panerrifix Steel Band from Our Lady of Guadalupe School in Belmopan is planning to play in Denver later this month but to accomplish that mission, they’ve got […]
The Belizean border has often been criticized as porous, making it highly vulnerable to illegal hunters and gatherers. It’s a situation that could easily overwhelm the limited resources of response agencies but as News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports, managers of the vast area that comprises the Chiquibul are not giving up on the site’s valuable […]
