On Tuesday, we reported on seven fires, three which were arsons. But there is a more tragic case in which a young student from San Pedro was severely burnt. Tonight, nine year old Katerin Michelle Perez is fighting for her life after she was badly burned on Good Friday in what can only be classified […]
Eighteen year old Belize City youth, George Maskall was murdered down south and his body thrown into the lagoon behind the village of Seine Bight. Maskall’s decomposed body was spotted by a fisherman on Tuesday morning. It is suspected that he was hiding out in the village for a few weeks now and was last […]
In political news….Prime Minister Dean Barrow has two years to call general elections, but very few, if any, political observers are betting that he’ll wait that long. In fact, political wisdom is suggesting that elections could likely be held by the end of the year. News Five caught up with senior minister, Manuel Heredia Junior, […]
One convention which everyone will be watching in a couple months is the fight for the Caribbean Shores seat, currently held by Santiago “Santino” Castillo. Castillo has the Prime Minister in his corner, but he’s going against Mayor Darrell Bradley who is riding a high after municipal victory recently. News Five today asked Heredia who […]
And since Mayor Darrell Bradley conveniently attended the same event, we asked him for an update on his run to convention. He admitted that it’s hectic balancing City Hall and Caribbean Shores, but is still confident that when the votes are counted he’ll be sitting in a different seat. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor […]
As we reported on Tuesday, Orange Walk businessman Rawell Pelayo has been deported to Belize, following twenty-one months of detention inside a U.S. holding cell after entering a plea bargain to secure his release. The former F.F.B. executive was indicted in absentia in April 2012 before a grand jury in the Southern District of New […]
The deliberate setting on fire of a temple in the remote village of Barranco has brought grief to the community. Over the years the temple had become the heart of Garifuna spirituality where Dugu and other rituals were celebrated as part of the cultural life of the Garifuna community in the south. While its destruction […]
Three weeks ago, Minister of Tourism, Manuel Heredia Junior and San Pedro Mayor, Daniel Guerrero got police security after both received death threats. Not much has been said about it, since San Pedro Police would not confirm, but tonight News Five has been able to verify the very serious matter with Heredia Junior. Up to […]
Blackadore Caye – it’s what everybody’s talking about in the past few days after international news reports revealed mega-million dollar plans for an eco-resort. The private island is owned by actor Leonardo DiCaprio, and he has big plans for the one hundred and four acre island, including more than sixty luxury condominiums built over water, […]
And from Blackadore Caye to Puerto Azul, that massive so-called citadel of luxury in the Lighthouse Atoll complete with launching party in Cannes last year. That launch, attended by U.D.P. dignitaries including the Minister of Tourism and his wife, seemed to be dead in the water, pun intended. A few weeks ago, though, an article […]
Today, the Belize City House of Culture and Downtown Rejuvenation Project was officially launched. The fifteen million dollar development was made possible through a loan from Taiwan and counterpart funding from the Government of Belize, the National Institute of Culture and History and the Belize City Council. It’s been in the works for a few […]
An Electoral Observation Mission, led by Senator Lisa Shoman, Chief of Mission and erstwhile foreign minister, is headed to Guyana for the May eleventh general elections. Earlier today, the Organization of American States issued a release announcing that Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the O.A.S., Bayney Karran, have signed an […]
The Belize Body Building and Fitness Federation is under new leadership. An election was recently held and resulted in a new committee. The nine person team is led by Mirna Greenidge. For a federation whose committee has long been filled with men and whose sport is mostly male dominated, a woman has never been at […]
The Salvation Army is celebrating one hundred years in Belize and to commemorate this milestone they partnered with the Belize Postal Service to launch a set of commemorative stamps. While stamps are used to send mails, they are also used to record historical events. News Five was at the launch this afternoon. Commissioner Gerrit […]
Four men were injured when a boat exploded near the hanger area of Belize City on Holy Thursday. Two of them had to be hospitalized. The captain, Romaldo “Romi” Badillo, sustained second and third degree burns to seventy percent of his body and has since been taken to a hospital in Guatemala for treatment. His […]
There is another family that is seeking financial assistance. A young Belize City mother is asking for help to cover medical expenses overseas. Two weeks ago, after she gave birth, twenty-four year old Angela Smith was diagnosed with liver cancer. For six months she had been living with pain and wasn’t properly diagnosed until the […]
Cancer Awareness Month is just around the corner and while the Belize Cancer Society prepares for its annual pilgrimage from Ladyville to the Old Capital, one woman is busy preparing for an upcoming event this weekend. Arlette Pilgrim, President of the Belize Cancer Society of California is back in the country and on this visit […]
