Two weeks ago, Santiago Castillo Jr. along with Stanley Longsworth Jr. were both dumped from the executive of the Belize Tourism Board. Castillo’s firing as vice chairman was sensational because he is a U.D.P. strongman and financier and the Longsworth family is also aligned with the party. Well tonight, there is word that two senior […]
A brazen home invasion took place this afternoon. A housekeeper was ambushed by three armed men after two p.m. on Gwen Lizarraga Street in the Belama Phase Two area. News Five was there shortly after the incident and according to the homeowner, Zita Coye Small; the thieves ransacked the house and made off with jewelry […]
On Tuesday night, a couple from Independence revealed that they had consented to give up their son for adoption in 1994 because they could not afford his medical attention. They have not heard from him since but now know that he was not the only child that ended up in the hands of a US […]
Funeral services for twenty two year-old Christie Carasco will take place on Thursday in Orange Walk Town. The mother of a two year old daughter was stabbed to death at around eight thirty on Monday night on the street in front of her home at twenty-one San Lorenzo housing area in Orange Walk. Neighbors who […]
The government is investing forty-seven million dollars to upgrade the southern highway up to the border with Guatemala. When you consider the number of incursions already happening in the south, it raises the questions of whether security problems will outweigh the benefits. That’s what we asked our viewers on Tuesday night and the response was […]
In recent times Belize has become a haven for US fugitives. Many have been captured and handed over to the United States; in fact, Belize places second globally among the countries that have sent back the highest number of fugitives. Two celebrated cases are the arrests of Robert Snyder and Derrick Yancey. News Five’s Jose […]
A Mexican national who claimed to be a soldier from Tabasco was busted on an ammunition charge at the Corozal Free Zone last Thursday. His apprehension has opened a can of worms. The cops found Jose Luis Robles Beltran with a point twenty-five caliber pistol and nine live rounds of ammunition. He was sentenced to […]
The Belize City Council is known for maintenance of streets, garbage collection, property tax collection and the fiery rift between its mayor and central government. But there is more to the council than controversy. According to City Councilor Dion Leslie, this week the council is acknowledging citizens who have contributed to the improvement of the […]
As sixteen year old Ethan Neal crossed the finish line in Saturday’s cycling race, he collided into an oncoming pick-up truck. Neal suffered several injuries to the face, neck and body and he got over fifty stitches. His father, Guy Neal, put the blame squarely on the Belize Cycling Association, which he says should have […]
On Monday, we aired a portion of an interview with an eighteen year old fourth form student, Daisy Cerda, of Benque Viejo del Carmen who attempted to commit suicide. Daisy’s case is just one among dozens of attempts over the past few months that have gone unreported. Suicides do not usually make it on the […]
Tom Seay is the well known host of a US television show called Best of America by Horseback. Seay got off the Carnival Liberty this past Tuesday on a brief visit which took him to the Banana Bank area. Aside from the wonders of the barrier reef and water sport such as scuba diving and […]
The US Navy ship, USS Gunston Hall, has been in Belizean waters since February twenty-fifth. Aside from carrying on joint exercises with the Belize Defence Force and the Coast Guard, the US sailors are engaged in community work. On Tuesday, they gave a facelift to the Ladyville Health Centre and today News Five’s Delahnie Bain […]
Appearing on stage at the Bliss on Tuesday night were six KTV Latino hopefuls. They energized the crowd with their solo renditions of Latin songs that either took us down memory lane or were more contemporary hits. Group A set the standards and upped the ante with their latest performances to the delight of the […]
