An entire family was killed on the Western Highway on July tenth but four Fiji nationals and one Belizean were more fortunate and survived a near fatal traffic accident on the highway. They were travelling in a Ford F-150, heading toward Belmopan and at mile sixty-six and half the vehicle slammed into the back of […]
The National Party Council of the PUP will meet this Saturday morning at Independence Hall as scheduled. In fact we have learnt that twenty-nine of the thirty-one constituencies have already sent in the names of their delegates. Interestingly, Said Musa from Fort George and Francis Fonseca from Freetown, two of the five parliamentarians who on […]
The international press has been reporting the massacre of seventy two persons in the City of Victoria in Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is among the worst acts of violence by drug cartels. Soon after the bodies were found, two car explosions occurred; the first was in front of the offices of the Televisa network and the […]
Do you think public schools should be required to pay for garbage collection? That’s the question we posed to viewers on Thursday night and most who voted are against the proposed fee. Seventy-six percent of voters on our e-poll rejected the fees while the twenty-four percent agreed that schools should pay. One viewer commented saying […]
She stole over fifty dollars in goods but will have to pay twelve times the value. Fifty-eight year old Martha Parchue, who was caught in the act, pleaded guilty to Theft today and admitted to stealing fifty-two dollars in groceries from Discount Supermarket on Mahogany Street. Parchue walked into the supermarket on Wednesday, put several […]
Also in court, a Salvadoran national who was once employed as a domestic worker was today remanded to the Hattieville Prison after she was denied bail for a charge of Theft. This afternoon, twenty-five year old Marleni del Carmen Morales was accused of stealing an assortment of jewellery worth over ten thousand dollars from Irma […]
The murder of eight year old Marquise Mahler shocked the entire community. The young boy was shot at his family home on Fabers Road on July ninth the following day. Marquise will not make it to school at Saint John Vianney next week; instead today a monument was dedicated to his short life. News Five’s […]
Steven Buckley was shot by police in the head in April during a police operation behind the Cummberbatch football field. He was left incapacitated and has been unable to work. In the meantime, his medical and grocery bills have piled up. His four children have also had to endure the pain and have had a […]
About a week ago, San Pedro Water Jets, opened a branch of its operation in Belize City. The new water taxi business hopes to bring competition to the industry. But an incident which occurred after four p.m. on Thursday appeared to have damaged the reputation of the organization rather than the boat in the question. […]
It is said that first impressions are lasting. For thousands preparing to get back to the classrooms next Wednesday, the uniforms are important. But to look totally smart, they also need fresh haircuts. News Five’s Jose Sanchez hit the streets today and found a group of youths who are giving their time and skills in […]
The Belize Grass Roots Youth Empowerment Agency, BGYEA, has made strides as a small home grown organization which plans big things for the community. It has launched well attended conferences about the crime situation in both the old and current capital. BGYEA has successfully lobbied the government to reclaim land between mile forty one and […]
The countdown is on and we’re less than two weeks away from carnival 2010. The judging started on Wednesday and on Thursday night, News Five was also on hand when other mass camps in the junior segment of the competition, showed off their costumes and dance steps. By all indications, it will be a fierce […]
The Belize Audubon Society had quite a few activities for the young and the young at heart over the past few months. But summer is at an end and this weekend marks the last of its summer programs. Publicity Coordinator for the Audubon, Dirk Francisco, told us more about this weekend’s adventure that the Audubon […]
Edgar David Gonzalez of Santa Elena Town left his family on August eighth en route to the BWEL Gas Company in Belmopan where he is employed. But Gonzalez never made it to work and he hasn’t returned home. It’s been almost three weeks and his family fears that something tragic may have happened, but they […]
Had a hard week at work? Well, you deserve a fun night out and there are plenty of options. This weekend is all about the parties; from the city to the south, and in west where there is new hot spot in San Ignacio. Not to be left our, there’s also a back to school […]
