Representatives from Maya communities converged at the Battlefield Park in downtown Belize today for day one of an appeal by the Government on a Supreme Court ruling handed down last year. That ruling affirmed ancestral Maya land rights for thirty-eight villages in southern Belize. The case was a major win for the Maya Leaders’ Alliance […]
The men implicated in one of the biggest drug seizures ever in the country were taken to court this morning. Four police officers and a Customs boatman were hauled to the Chambers of Chief Magistrate Margaret Gabb McKenzie under the protection of heavily armed escorts. Sergeants Jacinto Roches and Lawrence Humes along with Corporals Renel […]
The report on cruise ship tourism in the south is in. Last October the Belize Tourism Board held public consultations with residents of Placencia, Dangriga and Punta Gorda to discuss the introduction of cruise tourism to Southern Belize. From the get go, the opposition was strong, in particular among the Placencia based businesses and environmental […]
The headline on Wednesday was that twenty-three vendors and their families may soon have to close down their businesses on Mahogany Street if they can’t find a suitable relocation area. Belize Electricity Limited contends that there is danger to vendors who operate immediately below the transmission line that brings power to Belize City. B.E.L. claims […]
It’s common for prisoners to be transferred from the districts to Belize City or the Central Prison, but when it happens in the dead of night, well that’s a different story. And that was the case with former Mexican Soldier, Jose Luis Robles Beltran, who was in the custody of the Corozal Police until a […]
An American visitor, who went jet skiing with her husband and a group of friends had to be rescued out of the waters near Ambergris Caye. Police are collecting statements on what transpired out at sea. After she was pulled out of the water, Cara Bray was taken to the San Pedro Polyclinic and quickly […]
Also in court news, two interdicted officers attached to the Ladyville Police Formation will stand trial at the Supreme Court for a shooting death in Lord’s Bank Village last year. Thirty-three year old Corporal Jorge Lemus was charged with Manslaughter while twenty-eight year old PC Lazaro Catch was charged with Abetment for the killing Jamaican […]
The trial of Assistant Superintendent of Police Jeffery Martinez, who was accused of causing the death of a fifteen year old Camalote resident concluded in the Belmopan Supreme Court today. Martinez hit Felicito Chun and twenty-one year old Vitalino Chun as they crossed the Western Highway between miles forty nine and fifty on May nineteenth, […]
A nineteen year old domestic worker from Camalote Village in the Cayo District was allegedly raped by her ex-common-law husband. The woman told police that she went to her ex’s house to pick up their child at around eight-forty-five on Tuesday night, but he told that the baby was asleep inside the bedroom. According to […]
A fourteen year old high school student left her home on Rivero Street early Monday morning to start the school week, but she hasn’t returned home since. Her family now fears that she may have fallen victim to the crime and violence that plague Belize City Streets. But they are holding on to hope and […]
Access to potable water is often taken for granted in urban areas. But in many rural communities the provision of adequate water systems remains a challenge. We traveled west today and found a preschool set in the middle of a roadside village on the Western Highway without a water supply. News Five’s Marion Ali has […]
And though Good Start Preschool doesn’t have access to potable water, the Camalote School was among the shining stars at this week’s Preschool Festival of Arts for the Cayo District. Today was the last day of performances in the nation’s capital. The organizers say there is need for youths to practice public speaking whether it’s […]
Throughout this month activities are taking place to celebrate women and their achievements. The sixth Women’s Summit was held today, but it was not only about women and women’s rights, it also dealt with gender equality. The organizers of the summit also heard the views and ideas of participants on how to empower the female […]
A Belize City man has deep pockets tonight after he won Saturday night’s Lotto Jackpot. Forty-nine year old Stephen Canto collected his cheque at the Tropical Gaming Office this afternoon and News Five was on time to learn from him that he will invest his winnings in real estate. According to Canto, his luck finally […]
The use of acupuncture is becoming more prevalent around the globe. Started by the Chinese it is a way to relieve pain or simply to promote well being through the use of thin needles on specific body points. He has made an appearance on Open Your Eyes, and this week’s Healthy Living, discusses with Kevin […]
