The family of a missing Roaring Creek resident fears the worst tonight. Twenty-four year old Emerson Daly took off on Sunday in a vehicle belonging to his uncle promising to return it soon enough but he never did. This morning, the police found the Pathfinder in an abandoned area of Belmopan with blood stains on […]
Two brothers have been arraigned for Saturday’s murder of B.D.F. volunteer, Denver Villafranco. The siblings, Orlando and Phil Tyrone Staine from the Saint Martin De Porres area appeared before Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith today after they were charged for the violent and cold blooded homicide. Villafranco was chopped to death near the Complex building […]
The Belize Barrier Reef was placed on an endangered list by UNESCO since 2009 and it remains on that list tonight. But we can report that a delegation from UNESCO’s World Heritage Center is in country to review the state of the Barrier Reef. The reef reserve system was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site […]
Over the past five years, there has been continuous degradation of the reef. Concessions have been granted for offshore oil exploration and mega tourism developments within the reef system are raising concern for environmental groups. According to the Communications Officer of OCEANA, Alyssa Carnegie, the visit by UNESCO will start the dialogue between the environmental […]
And our question tonight is: Do you think the sugar industry is better off with the amendments to the Sugar Act allowing for the formation of splinter associations? 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 […]
The Geology and Petroleum Department has circulated a document entitled Petroleum Exploration Zones and Exploration Guidelines. The department claims that it “recognized the need for a framework aimed at harmonizing petroleum exploration and environmental protection and tourism development in the onshore and offshore areas of Belize and the barrier reef system.” It’s only a draft, […]
When the N.T.U.C.B. hosted a press conference last week to express support for the farmers, President Dylan Reneau was conspicuously absent. Inquisitive by nature, we asked for an explanation and were told by second Vice President Adelaida Guerra that if we wanted to know why he wasn’t there, we’d have to ask him. On Monday, […]
News Five is especially pleased tonight to report that the government has started making good on payments due to young student, Janae Matute. Matute was born with cerebral palsy which was attributed to medical error. Following a protracted legal battle, in April 2014 the CCJ awarded the Matute family two point five million dollars in […]
In late 2009, the then E. P. Yorke Teacher, Cordel Gonzalez, was charged with two counts of Carnal Knowledge upon a fourteen year old student. He lost his job after a video tape surfaced purportedly showing him engaged in a sexual act with the young girl. But today in court, the charges ended in a […]
Twenty-five year old Cassian Young was charged today for the Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent to Supply to Another. Young was intercepted by police in the area of Conch Shell Bay where the Gang Suppression Unit was carrying out anti-drug operations. According to the GSU, Young was heading to Vernon Street from […]
The prime minister has called a press briefing at U.D.P. headquarters Wednesday morning. Well, the invitation has been causing a stir since it was circulated. Sources tell News Five tonight that the U.D.P. will announce a candidate for the Freetown division which has been left vacant by Lee Mark Chang. According to our sources the […]
All stakeholders in the sugar industry are no doubt under intense pressure to get factors in place for a successful crop season. For things to work, all parties – the B.S.C.F.A., ASR/B.S.I., the new associations, the SICB and the SCPC must be on the same page. And currently they are – but what about things […]
The B.S.C.F.A.’s Finance Committee Chairman, Javier Keme, has been in the forefront of the move to hold off on signing the agreement with ASR/B.S.I. It was an unsuccessful effort, largely because farmers could not stand in the face of very real economic hardships. The agreement has been signed, and all stakeholders now more towards the […]
San Ignacio Police are seeking your help in locating a 1999 Honda CRV with license plate BMP-2024. The vehicle was stolen during an armed robbery in the Santiago Juan Layout on Monday. Four men, one armed with a gun and another armed with a knife, relieved Ruby Obando of her vehicle and a cell phone […]
Remember the Puerto Azul Project…a proposed mega-tourism development within the Lighthouse Reef Atoll at Sandbore and Northern Cayes? It has been out of the headlines for quite some time, but the proposed billion dollar exclusive, high-end resort by Italian investors is very much still alive. While the project received an initial green light by the […]
Two weeks ago, on January eighth, 2015, the Department of Environment and its partner agencies embarked on a new communication strategy with a workshop held for media representatives at the Baboon Sanctuary in Bermudian Landing. Well today, a follow up workshop was held at the Radisson in Belize City. The goal is to bring together […]
It’s been seven years since Andy Palacio, Belize’s musical icon, passed away. Known across the world, Palacio put Belize on the map and left a rich legacy of the Garifuna culture and music. During his career, Palacio released three albums, seven E.P cassettes and a trove of music videos. While Andy departed on a career […]
