At news time tonight, there are reports from Corozal that a body, believed to be that of a U.S. national, has washed ashore near the Finca Solana area. A white Ford Explorer pickup was also stationed in the area. At this early stage, the identity of the man is yet to be confirmed and so […]
Gringo, a documentary by Showtime producers on the life of John MacAfee, airs this Saturday on the US network. But before that happens controversy is already raging. Producers Nannette Burstein and Jeff Wise set out to follow the trail behind murder allegations against anti-virus mogul for the documentary. But on Thursday, four of John McAfee’s […]
The fifth person to come forward is Edward McKoy of twenty-six Dean Street in Belize City; he is a former security personnel employed by McAfee, who claims he was paid three thousand Belize dollars to provide information through an interview for the documentary. McKoy is the first to provide a paper trail; and News Five […]
Thursday’s four and a half hour meeting between the Prime Minister, Dean Barrow, and members of the Belize National Teachers’ Union concluded just around news time. From the immediate reactions of both sides, it seems there is still no conclusion to a saga begun months ago in the wake of the scandals surrounding the William […]
As we reported on Thursday night in our interview with Prime Minister Dean Barrow following a meeting with the Belize National Teachers Union, he appeared not to be concerned by the one hundred and fifty million dollars in domestic borrowing the Government must undertake to repay the former owners of Belize Telemedia Limited for the […]
Still on finances….this week we learned that Belize faces greater than ever economic strain, due to the expanding debt issues the country faces. Not the least of these is the Superbond, which sees a step-up in payments due next August. On Independence Day the Prime Minister promised he would have a solution before he leaves […]
Hurricane Earl swept through Belize since August but months later the damages left in its trail are multiplying. Several of eighteen fishermen on the island of Caye Caulker say they need significant help to recover from hurricane Earl, which threatens more damage to an industry that has already seen significant damage in other areas such […]
While the fishermen plea for help, on Tuesday we reported that some eight million dollars in relief was issued to the National Emergency Management Organization to start efforts at reconstruction and rehabilitation following the ravages of Hurricane Earl. In addition to relief from major country donors and international organizations, some Southside Belize City-specific relief is […]
In October of 2015, a twenty-three year old resident accused a forty-seven-year old known criminal figure of Belize City, of sodomizing him. The matter has just come up in court where it was learnt that the alleged victim was left traumatized. Basil Willis, aka “ET,” a resident of Black Orchid Street, Saint Martin’s de Porres […]
A Belize City man found himself between a hard place and a rock when a gun was found at the house he is sharing with his brother. The decision which twenty-four year old Steven Bradley, a resident of Sittee Street, Belize City had to make today saved his brother, twenty-one year old Kadeem Bradley, from […]
On Thursday, we reported about Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales’ maiden speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, where he spent about two minutes of a nineteen-minute speech addressing the forensic report on the death of Guatemalan minor Julio Rene Alvarado Ruano in April, essentially contradicting points raised in the report, and […]
On behalf of the B.P.P., Smith called on Belize’s diplomatic leaders and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington to issue a formal rebuke of President Morales’ remarks. He told us that anything less would not be acceptable. On the Phone: Paco Smith, Chairman, B.P.P. “It is obvious that based on the facts, with regards […]
Back to the Prime Minister’s Independence Day speech, which told the story of a recession. If there was any good news to be found in the address, it was about the proliferation of public works. These projects were funded in part by Petro Caribe funds of sixty million dollars given to Belize Infrastructure Limited (BIL) […]
On the matter of public works, according to the Prime Minister, there is more to come. He announced the planned paving and aligning of the Coastal Road, opening up the southern Belize District and northern Stann Creek District to traffic from Belize City and Dangriga. But that is only one of the new infrastructure projects […]
Police generally do a good job sealing off exits and entrances for crime scenes and at court moving prisoners around. But scene security during fires, in contrast, has been a constant struggle for officers who are deployed to cordon off the area and ensure that essential service providers like the Fire Department, B.E.R.T and B.E.L […]
This morning, at a brief ceremony on Coney Drive, the United Nations Population Fund handed over one hundred dignity kits to the Ministry of Human Development to aid with ongoing efforts to provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Earl. Hundreds of families were displaced by the category one storm that made landfall back on […]
The Ministry of Human Development is the chair of the relief and supplies committee for NEMO and act as the first responders in the communities affected by Hurricane Earl. Director Liannie Arthurs told News Five today that the Human Development Department has already identified key groups to benefit from the donation. Liannie Arthurs, Director, […]
The jewel is preparing to host an international volleyball competition. It’s a first for the local volleyball association which is putting its best foot forward in terms of logistics as well to compete. The local team will be competing against teams from the region but the highly anticipated game will be against Guatemala. News Five’s […]
The J’ouvert is one of the top attractions of the annual carnival activities. Thousands took over the streets of the Old Capital early on J’ouvert morning just prior to the road march this past Saturday. The party goers jammed for hours until dawn broke. It was a smooth and safe experience and we captured it […]
