Cabinet met today, but up to news time there is no new official information surfacing on the passport scandal involving Elvin Penner and other public officers in the Immigration Department. On Monday the department, which is supposedly in the midst of an intensive investigation, issued a lukewarm release stating that three staffers at the Immigration […]
Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Edmund “Clear the Land” Castro, has been accused of negligent behavior of a sexual nature. The news came out of Taiwan late last week and News Five has been able to receive verification. First, the incident… Castro was in Taiwan at the invitation of that government along […]
Rosewood might not be exactly on the center stage right now, but if you’re thinking that means that loggers and exporters have given up on the precious wood, you would be wrong. They’ve just gotten a little less brazen. And sneakier too, since reports reaching News Five indicate that a sizeable shipment of rosewood was […]
The scandal at the Social Investment Fund can potentially give Belize a bad rap among international lending agencies such as the World Bank and Caribbean Development Bank that provide funding for SIF projects. Four staff members were fired and the Executive Director had to resign when it came to light that SIF was not after […]
And tonight’s question is: Should Cayo Rep Elvin Penner be criminally charged for the illegal issuance of a Belize passport to a South Korean national? Yes or No. 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 […]
There was a stabbing in Orange Walk this afternoon which claimed the life of an eighteen year old student of New Hope High School. Police are still conducting a preliminary investigation into the incident so details are sketchy at this time. But, News Five has confirmed that Darrel Wade was riding his bicycle near the […]
The Public Accounts Committee, sans Opposition participation, held a meeting in Belmopan on Monday. Because of the volume of news on Monday, we held back that story for today. As was promised, the session was open to the public, and there was quite a turnout from the public sector, as well as some unexpected invited […]
Last week, News Five was in rural Orange Walk where communities on the banks of the Rio Hondo were experiencing signs of imminent flooding. In San Antonio, just twenty minutes out of Orange Walk Town, the road was already under two feet of water in some spots and rising. The rains continued to fall late […]
Thirty-one year old Natalie Hamilton, a special constable of a Periwinkle Street address, appeared in magistrate’s court this morning, after being charged with aggravated assault upon a minor. Hamilton, who appeared unrepresented before Magistrate Leslie Hamilton, was indicted after being accused by a sixteen-year-old girl of pulling a knife at her on Independence Day. According […]
It’s the second time that he has been criminally charged since he was placed on interdiction and tonight Police Constable, Edward Castillo is once again free on bail. Castillo, a thirty-three year old resident of Hattieville was arraigned this morning in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court for a single count of Damage to Property. It […]
Complaints of the excessive use of force by officers of the Belize Police Department are regularly aired in our newscasts. Tonight, there is another allegation to add to the growing list. Kadeesh Bernard and his mother came to our studios complaining that sometime around ten p.m. on Saturday, Bernard and a group of friends were […]
The manatee, locally known as the sea cow, is listed as an endangered species in Belize; it is estimated that the population is between seven hundred and nine hundred. Over the years, there have been continuous efforts to protect the local manatee habitat from threats by boaters. In Belize City today, as part of the […]
Given its geographic location, Belize has long been determined as a transit point for drugs coming from Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. It is estimated that the amount of cocaine passing through Belize is in the range of tens of tons per year. This week, HMS Lancaster, a British warship is in Belizean waters primarily to […]
