In January two pilots took off with a Mexican plane that was grounded for months at the Philip Goldson International Airport. The story raised eyebrows because the pilots did not have clearance to take the plane out of Belizean airspace. According to Civil Aviation, the plane was to have carried out a flight test in […]
The case of the thirteenth Senator came up today in the Chambers of Acting Chief Justice Samuel Lungole Awich. Belizeans for Justice is taking the government to court for not implementing a constitutional amendment to appoint one more person to the Senate. That appointment would have come from the N.G.O.s, who elected a nominee but […]
To drill or not to drill in the Sarstoon Temash National Park? In response to Thursday night’s question, sixty-nine percent of viewers believe it would be illegal for GOB to allow the US Company, Capital Energy, to drill for oil in the protected area because of a court ruling. The remaining thirty-one percent of voters […]
A tourism project in San Pedro funded by the International Development Bank is running into trouble with residents of the town who over the years have relied on the designated area to earn their livelihood. The project contemplates blocking access to the lagoon and for boatmen, that’s like taking from their tables. The islanders say […]
On January seventeenth, aspiring local musician Damion August came to our studios with his jaws wired shut to make a public complaint of police brutality. August, who goes by the stage name Weezy, is tonight once again in the news not for an album release or another physical confrontation with the police but for allegedly […]
In another case along the same lines, two police officers almost lost their jobs and had their reputations tarnished when a Caye Caulker resident accused them of stealing cash and household items from him. But forty-five year old Maxwell Castillo is now being accused of fabricating the allegations and is facing a charge of Committing […]
Also in court, a local musician was charged for allegedly raping a fourteen year old girl in late January and today another appeared in court for Carnal Knowledge of a twelve year old. The nineteen year old Ladyville resident, Maxwell Wade, was remanded to the Belize Central Prison until March twenty-third after being arraigned in […]
A young boy is traumatized following a home invasion on Wednesday morning. The boy’s father, a tacos vendor, told police that he and his wife left their two children, a boy and a girl at their Orange Walk home around four on Wednesday morning while they went to sell tacos. That was when two men […]
Word to News Five is that employees of Social Security across the country are planning a sickout on Monday. According to the report, workers are up in arms because they have been unable to reach agreement on a number of issues that include salary increases, sick leave and health insurance. The negotiations apparently go back […]
Eight Millennium Development Goals, called the MDGs, were passed at the United Nations back in 2000. The MDGs provide specific and ambitious benchmarks to tackle world poverty by the year 2015. The local Alliance Against AIDS is part of a global project of forty-four countries. It is the focal point agency for developing advocacy initiatives […]
It was last week Wednesday that American tourist, Diana Mechling, was killed when the propeller from a catamaran she had traveled on, cut her on the right pelvis and leg. For almost a week the matter was under investigation before any regulatory body issued any kind of statement. Then the Belize Port Authority issued a […]
Many couples may already have a romantic Valentine weekend charted out, but for those who aren’t sure where to celebrate, there are plenty options to choose from. Whether you’re looking to relax and just spend quality time with that special someone or you want get hype and party, Arielle has ideas for you on What’s […]
