Last week, Tate and Lyle dropped a bombshell on cane farmers when it wrote to say that it will be buying a minimum of ten thousand tons of fair-trade sugar from the farmers. That’s a whopping fifty-five thousand tons less than they did last year. Well tonight, there is sweet news for the farmers because […]
Tonight, police say that the suspect in the brutal murder of San Pedro, Columbia elder Agripina Coc, is still at large. The manhunt for the suspected killer continues, with villagers and Police fully engaged, but with no success. Residents believe that the man who slashed and allegedly raped the elderly woman is from the same […]
The plan was reportedly to lock up the family members in the village while village leaders questioned them. But for their own safety, Punta Gorda Police decided to transport them to town. Residents believe that these family members have been assisting the fugitive, and as you’ve seen, they are not afraid to do what it […]
Last Tuesday, the plight of Uwahnie Martinez, an employee of CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank, made headlines when she was reportedly informed by her superiors at the institution that she wasn’t allowed to speak in Garifuna while at the workplace. Undoubtedly, the position of the bank raised the ire of many, particularly residents of the predominantly Garifuna […]
There is a report that is tonight causing alarm locally. It speaks of a spill in the Rio Hondo that spans Belize and Mexico, but we can confirm that the oil spill occurred in the Hondo stream near the town of Tierra Blanca in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Nearly a mile of the Hondo […]
A recent survey involving a sample of four hundred and fifty high school students is showing an alarming use of drugs. The survey was carried out by the National Drug Abuse Control Council and the University of Belize. it shows that students are consuming serious amounts of alcohol, marijuana and in some cases cocaine. While […]
The very public war of words between former Prime Minister Said Musa and GSU Commander Mark Flowers has gone viral. It’s the big thing on the airwaves, morning shows and social media. Musa took some blows at the GSU at a political convention over the weekend, and Flowers sent some blows right back, and then […]
While the insults thrown between Flowers and Musa make for sensational news and politically stimulating drama, there’re actually bigger things happening in the city. For example, there’s an ongoing operation which has seen the Police clamp down on crime in a big way. It’s an initiative which is targeting everything from gang violence and drugs […]
Mayor of Belize City Darrell Bradley has reneged on his very first commitment to Belize Maintenance Limited. The Council is in arrears twenty-one weeks, and he made a firm promise to pay off five weeks arrears last week Friday. Well, that promised payment did not materialize. That breach of faith right off the bat has […]
In the early hours of the morning of January thirty-first, a collision between two boats ended the life of twenty-year old Benjamin Jerome Gentle Junior, a former Gwen Liz student. Gentle was being ferried from Crooked Tree to the Phillip Goldson Highway when he was killed; eight others were seriously injured but survived. It’s been […]
There was an attempted robbery on Monday morning at the Port of Belize. Police say two men tried to rob the establishment and that their investigations later led them to two suspects who were pursued in the Caesar Ridge Road area. The men were said to be carrying a firearm. When the cops arrived in the Caesar […]
As you heard earlier in the newscast, a major component of the operation known as Not In My City has been a crackdown on what is known as quality of life crimes. That includes no bells and lights on bicycles, and also public drinking. It caused an uproar in the community early on, with residents […]
Today, News Five was allowed unrestricted access to Deputy Commander of the Eastern Division, Senior Superintendent Edward Broaster. Our request for an interview was handled quickly and efficiently by the newly formed Public Relations Unit. We make that point because there has been some concern expressed in certain sections of the media following an email […]
Primary school students are back in school for the start of the new academic year. We caught up with a group of them who had every reason to be smiling this afternoon. At least fifty at the Central Assembly of God received school supplies through the generosity of the Rotaract Club’s community activities. Duane Moody […]
The spectacular carnival road march is set for September thirteenth and from a look at the mas camps at this early stage, the event promises to exceed expectations. First, there is a record number of bands this year, the costumes are even more elaborate and while the themes are varied, the bands are injecting our […]
Travellers Liquors Limited is among the producers of Belize’s finest rums. From vintage liquors to aged dark rums, from gold to white and flavored rums and in between, there are even brandies, vodkas, wines, gin liqueurs and bitters. Today, the company added a new flavor to its line of gold rum. Named Belizean Rum, a […]
At nine o’clock tonight, we’ll be carrying the game between Belize jaguars and Honduras that took place at the RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. where Belize is attempting to qualify for the Gold Cup. We don’t want to give you all the details at this point, but we can say that there were two auto […]
