The Federation of Cruise Tourism Associations of Belize, FECTAB, held a press briefing this morning to discuss details of a longstanding rift between executive member Yhony Rosado and rival tour operator Vitalino Reyes, among other pressing issues within the industry. On Monday, Rosado told News Five that he is being discriminated against by the Belize […]
Among other issues discussed were FECTAB’s perennial gripe with Chukka and the Memorial Park as part of the Fort Street Tourism Zone. David Almendarez, an executive of the organization, brought into sharp focus what seems to be an underutilization of the park, despite the massive investment that went into its renovation. David Almendarez, Tour […]
From FECTAB’s protest on the current state of cruise tourism, to widespread objection to another growing sector of the industry, sex tourism. That niche market sells in premiere destinations all over the world. But is it selling in Belize? And is a provider called Global Fantasies on the up and up? It’s a story we’ve […]
News Five has received credible information that the casino known as the Golden Princess, located near the northern border, has closed its doors. Those reports circulated this morning, along with news that over one hundred employees had been let go. No information was forthcoming from the management of the Princess. This afternoon, News Five spoke […]
The Belize City Council currently pays two sanitation companies for work done in the city – Belize Waste Control and Belize Maintenance Limited. Both companies account for over one hundred thousand dollars a week, leaving the council in arrears. Mayor Darrell Bradley has indicated that though he is currently in litigation with BWC, that company […]
In Thursday’s newscast, we reported that San Ignacio Police have launched a manhunt for accused murdered, twenty-five-year-old Jarod Arthurs Lamb. Lamb escaped from custody around eight-thirty on Thursday morning, while en route to a court hearing in the western town. He was along with six other prisoners when he broke free from a handcuff and […]
Twenty-one year old Lindbergh Alexander Clarke is tonight serving the first night of a fifteen-year stretch at the Belize Central Prison, after being found guilty of three firearm-related offences. This evening, he appeared before Magistrate Hettie Mae-Stewart in the presence of attorney Ellis Arnold. Clarke was busted on July fourteenth, 2012 at around one a.m., […]
A jury of five women and four men entered the deliberating room at eleven-thirty this morning, to decide the fate of Lenny Bennett Benguche, whose trial for maim commenced in the Supreme Court of Justice Troadio John Gonzalez on Monday. This is the second time that Bennett/Benguche is on trial. Back in 2010, he was […]
The Immigration Department continues to target ‘happy bars’ in Belize, racking up an impressive record of cases for immigration offences. Last week it was Temptation Hill, and today officers were back in court after a raid on the Blue House Bar in Ladyville early this morning. Inside the bar they found manager Dora Prado, a […]
The Mahogany Street Police Precinct continues its stellar working in building the Lake Independence community by assisting the needy through a series of community outreach initiatives. This morning, a team of officers, under the leadership of Sergeant Brent Hamilton, gathered at the home of Roy Rhodes, an elderly resident of the area, to renovate his […]
This morning in Burrell Boom, officials from the Ministry of Forest, the University of Belize and Panthera, as well as other representatives from various environmental groups, gathered for the signing of a memorandum of understanding to protect the habitat, as well as the biological corridor traversed by jaguars and their prey. News Five’s Duane Moody […]
On Saturday, downtown Albert Street will come alive with the annual Street Art Festival hosted by the Institute of Creative Arts. The transformation will see the commercial hub of the Old Capital turned into a culturally artistic village. The entire family is invited to come out for a full day of activities, including various genres […]
