What should have been the happy ending of a field trip turned to tragedy for the students of San Martin’s Government School. Late Thursday evening the primary school students from the Belmopan area were returning home when the bus they were riding in was involved in an accident. Seventeen year old Erik Houston Middleton was […]
A persistent fire at the dumpsite on the Western Highway was extinguished about a month ago after the blaze and smoke billowed for weeks. And just when things were getting back to normal, the fire has sparked off again. And this time, it can last for weeks putting at risk the health of residents in […]
We reported last night that a small aircraft, a piper Azetca, lost altitude shortly after take-off from La Aurora Airport in Guatemala yesterday afternoon, killing five passengers and the pilot. The plane was heading to Belize and on board were university professors. News Five has confirmed with the Foreign Ministry that there were no Belizeans […]
Since the acquittal last week of a pastor who was on trial for raping a seven year old child, there has been public outrage at what some members of the public see as a weak justice system. Today a small group of those voices took to the streets and picketed in the vicinity of the […]
An unemployed man was in court this morning accused with aggravated assault of a fourteen year old child. Forty-seven year old Mario Zelaya Jr. pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecution objected to bail on the grounds that the number of sexual offences against minors have become prevalent. But Zelaya’s attorney convinced the magistrate […]
The Belize City Council finds itself in a new monetary dispute with another garbage company. It is not Belize Waste Management Limited or even Belize Maintenance Limited, it’s Sanitation Enterprises Limited. S.E.L. does not exist anymore as it went out of business and sold it’s contract to Belize Maintenance Limited. The City Council owes S.E.L. […]
An in a tragic story, an infant from the Village of San Roman in the Stann Creek District died after falling into a well. Thirty-one year old Christina Cho, reported to police that on Wednesday morning, her two year old daughter, Roxanna Coc, was with her in the yard feeding their pigs. When Cho went […]
A businessman in Independence Village was scammed out of ten thousand dollars in a land sale gone sour. Forty-eight year old businessman, Fidel Escalante, was offered a parcel of land adjacent to his business on the Savannah Road by Jennifer Murrillo. Jennifer approached Escalante on April twenty-fourth, equipped with a land certificate, verifying that she […]
Three attendants at the Esso Gas Station on Freetown Road were hit by four robbers on Thursday night. At twenty-minutes after eight, thirty-four year old John Diaz Junior was the first to be approached by an armed man who demanded money from him. Just as Diaz handed over two hundred and forty-three dollars, another armed […]
Open Your Eyes aired live from the vaults in the Yarborough this morning with a lesson on history to kick off our series “City Tours” that will feature landmarks in old capital. In case you did not know, the site was a burial ground, built in 1861 by German engineer Gustav Von Olhaffen. Years after […]
There is an event coming up in the deep south that sounds promising for chocolate lovers and will provide an excellent opportunity to get better acquainted with natural beauty of the Toledo District. The third annual Cacao Festival is drawing near and today Chair of the festival committee, Armando Choco, visited our studios to give […]
And there’s some bad news at the fuel pumps. The price of regular gasoline will increase by sixty cents on Monday, bringing it to seven dollars and ninety cents. The price premium and diesel will not be affected. Premium remains at seven dollars and sixty-six cents and diesels at six dollars and thirteen cents. This […]
It’s Friday night and if you’re in a party mood, Safiyyah has some ideas for you. Listen up to find out What’s Happening around in the Jewel this weekend. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize. On Friday night there will be a party called ‘French Kiss’ inside the Palm Island Night Club. […]
