There is confirmation tonight that alleged Guatemalan drug dealer Otoniel Turcios Marroquin was caught in San Ignacio this past Monday. We can also confirm that Turcios has been handed over to the DEA and flown out of the country without a court hearing for his expulsion. There was no official word from the police, nor […]
The official estimate of the damages of Hurricane Richard has now increased to close to fifty million dollars. The latest assessment says that damage to housing is fourteen point five million dollars and to agriculture, the figure is thirty-four point seven million dollars. The destructive force of the hurricane displaced many families in the south […]
It’s five days after hurricane Richard stripped many Belizeans of all they had and tonight, there are still victims waiting for assistance. The supplies are available, but are the relevant agencies spending too much time on the paperwork while families suffer? Eighty-eight percent of viewers who responded to Thursday’s question believe that the delivery of […]
The Social Security Board was to decide today whether or not it was to invest fifty million dollars in Telemedia shares. But that didn’t happen because the representatives from the unions did not present themselves to the scheduled meeting. The vote could not be taken because the Social Security Act is clear that for the […]
The stories and struggles of Richard’s victims are telling. The poverty levels have plunged even lower and many families in the Yarbrough area are managing without basic amenities. Food and shelter are huge concerns after the devastation. The families are clinging together and desperately need assistance. News Five’s Jose Sanchez caught up today with the […]
You’ve seen the hardships for families living in tents in the Yarborough area of the Belize City but the human suffering extends to other areas. Our news crew was in Hattieville today, a community that felt the fury of the category one natural disaster. It is five days after the storm and we found a […]
Delahnie Bain, Reporting Former politician, Eduardo “Dito” Juan, who now manages the Cayo High Road Cycling Team, was viciously attacked at around four-thirty p.m. on Thursday when he arrived at his farm in the Georgeville area. Today, shortly after his release from the hospital, Juan was still in pain and relived the brutal experience. Eduardo […]
The Corozal ex-beauty queen, who allegedly instigated the killing of her friend because she wanted her baby, had two additional charges levied against her today. Nineteen year old Aracely Cahueque was initially arraigned for Child Stealing and now she is facing Murder and Abetment to Murder charges. Allegations are that Cahueque was the mastermind behind […]
Attorney Rodwell Williams, the law partner of the Prime Minister, was shot on June first as he left his law firm on Albert Street. He was badly wounded and had to be flown to the US for emergency treatment for the life threatening injuries. Williams is now back in Belize and is making a full […]
People who had been seeking to get land at the newly renamed area at miles forty-one and forty-two on the Western Highway called Harmonyville will be pleased to hear that the government has approved the subdivision of the area. But while that is promising news, President of the Belize Grass Roots Youth Empowerment Agency or […]
While some Belizeans have adapted Halloween from North America, in Belize, the traditions of two cultures are being kept alive by the National Institute of Culture and History, NICH. For the next two weeks, the House of Culture as well as the Museum of Belize are highlighting “El Dia de los Muertos” as observed by […]
Get your costumes ready and prepare to be spooked because we’re heading into the Halloween weekend. There are costume parties happening countrywide for both youngsters and adults, which means there are prizes to be won if you’re scary enough. Safiyyah has the Halloween rundown. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is your Halloween Weekend line up… […]
