So far this year, one hundred and nine persons have been murdered; all victims of crime and violence. Of that number, the vicious cycle of homicides has been felt mostly in the City where age no longer figures and minors have become a frequent target. This week a new report places Belize among the fourteen […]
With that horrible ranking, fear of crime and violence has become a real personal problem. Urban violence is quickly spreading to rural communities; citizens’ personal security is under constant threat. In the City, organized crime linked to drugs and gangs have taken over entire neighborhoods, putting youths at risk. Today we re-visit Justin Stephens; he […]
The engines are beginning to rev as the political season cranks up and speculation is rife that an early election will be called. There are changes in both the P.U.P. and the U.D.P. We start with the United Democratic Party, which is sorting out representation in one area that seemingly will soon be up for […]
On the other side of the political fence, the People’s United Party has now installed Freetown Area Representative Francis Fonseca as its new leader. This Saturday, the party is going into high gear with a convention to elect its official slate of councilor candidates for the 2012 Municipal Elections. Led by former director of the […]
Tonight’s question is: Do you believe the government should call early elections? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com.
Just before news time, a man was hit on the Western Highway near mile eleven. A News Five team on the scene found out that he was riding a bicycle, heading toward Hattieville when he was hit by a bus, travelling in the same direction. According to one report, the accident victim is a Hattieville […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has produced its latest report on Belize after consultations in August. It’s a mix of good and bad news. The good, according to a summary of the report, is essentially that the macroeconomic outlook for 2011 remains moderately positive. Output growth is projected at two point five percent, reflecting a […]
Concerns as well as fear continue to linger in Teakettle Village after eleven students suddenly fell ill at St. Edmund R.C. School on Friday. But even more pressing, is the question of what was behind the mysterious incident, in which the children suffered striking headaches, nausea and dizziness. Several of them lost consciousness and they […]
On Friday night, businessman, Fiu Sheng Li was shot on both feet during a robbery in Belmopan. Today police report that Fiu and his wife, Qion Zhen Li, were selling Boledo in front of their business, Guang Dong Restaurant on Constitution Drive when they were held up by three men; one of whom was armed […]
Ervin ‘Pecans’ McCauley, also known as Akeem Harris, has been missing since seven a.m. on October fourteenth. He has been away from home for days in other instances but he always kept contact with his family. His sisters and brothers suspect foul play but can’t prove it. The police confirm that his common law wife […]
Normally, the Football Federation of Belize (F.F.B.) and the Ministry of Sports send separate press releases giving updates on the state of the sport. But today the F.F.B., FIFA and the sport ministry sent out a joint release extending the deadline for the F.F.B. executive election which was initially expected to be held by December […]
Police swarmed the home of James “Raindrops” Swan early on the morning of April eighteenth and after a five-hour search, he was arrested along with his daughter, Kristie, his son James Junior and his girlfriend, Camille Rodriguez. Firearm and drug charges against Swan Senior were dismissed in September while his son was freed because Rodriguez […]
The flu season started last month and so far a number of people have already contracted the virus. Today, the Ministry of Health issued a press release announcing the availability of free flu vaccines for the general public and at-risk groups. The vaccine, which is administered in the upper arm, is especially important at this […]
The 2012 edition of Destination Belize was unveiled today. It features Belize as the home of the great Maya civilization and the second largest barrier reef in the world. The Belize Tourism Industry Association publishes the annual and free official visitor’s magazine to increase Belize’s viability as a top destination. Published by Idea Lab Studios, […]
Christmas in November? Not yet, but it certainly feels that way to the recipients of a donation given by an insurance group. The two non-governmental organizations that care for youths are proud to receive proceeds of a food drive which was spearheaded by the Belize Life Insurance Association. News Five’s Delahnie Bain reports. Delahnie Bain, […]
Musicians in Belize are creative, productive and highly underpaid. They are normally left to their own vices to find funds to promote their genre of music. One particular artist, whose brand is by the ‘good book’ is Reality Youth. He walks the streets, inhales the social ills and exhales conscious lyrics embedded with reggae and […]
A small Belizean contingent left Belize for the Pan American Games in mid-October to participate in athletics. Their departure was low key and without much fanfare. The team of ten athletes travelled to Guadalajara to compete against athletes from over thirty countries in the one and two hundred meter races, long, triple and high jumps, […]
