We begin with breaking news. Just before news time, the Central Bank of Belize released a statement confirming major and extensive revisions to the Government of Belize’s proposal to restructure the Superbond and extending the expiration date for the Consent Solicitation Offer originally issued on January twelfth. This was followed by a release by the […]
A Teakettle, Cayo District family have had to come to sudden grips with the death of a loved one, found fatally chopped in some bushes behind the village early this afternoon. As we come on the air, they are preparing to lay to rest seventeen year old Ernesto Wiltshire, also known as “Jun.” He had […]
Shortly before two-thirty this afternoon a Belize City man was shot in the City. According to police, around two-seventeen, Brandon Bennett was shot to the abdomen while he was on Belcan Bridge. He was taken to the K.H.M.H. where he is receiving treatment. Police investigation into this matter continues.
There are still more questions than answers in the manhandling of a B.D.F. recruit videoed on cell phone during a training program on January eighth. The images of recruit Michael Rivas crying out as he is pushed into a trench has stirred controversy on whether or not the tactics used went too far. B.D.F. commander […]
Following the airing of our story on Thursday night, News Five obtained copies of interviews conducted over the past three days with officers of the Bravo and Alpha Platoons involved in the training program. For the most part, those interviewed do not place themselves near the trench where B.D.F. recruit 2-2-9-7-0-2 Michael Rivas was thrown […]
Were the occupants of a vehicle that caught on fire on the Placencia Road on Wednesday morning the victim of foul play? The Belize Police Department has launched an investigation into the mysterious circumstances surrounding the deaths of two unidentified persons, believed to be a husband and wife couple from Europe. While those details are […]
Aside from superbond payments, government is facing another multimillion dollar payment. Glenn D. Godfrey’s GDG Acquisitions LLC has had a judgment of ten million dollars plus in its favour against the Government of Belize upheld by a U.S. Court of Appeal. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Alabama and Florida, upheld […]
The annual La Ruta Maya River Challenge kicked off bright and early this morning in the west. The waters of the Macal River provided the perfect setting for the start of the race. But this year, less than fifty canoes manned by three paddlers each will be competing over the extended holiday weekend as they […]
Representatives of the Public Sector Workers Trust appeared in the Supreme Court earlier today before Justice Courtenay Abel, to settle a decades-old matter involving the organization. The claim arose out of an issue dating back to 1995 when the then Esquivel administration froze increments for public officers. That freeze would later give way to dialogue […]
According to B.N.T.U. National President Luke Palacio, the court has pointed out that there is confusion in the language used in the trust document, particularly in a release issued by government back in 2014 when the accounts were handed over to the unions. Luke Palacio, National President, B.N.T.U. “This matter has been going on […]
Double murder suspect, twenty-year-old Jayear Flores, who is on remand for two murders in the city, one including a seven-year old school boy and an adult today began to serve a one-year sentence imposed upon him by Magistrate Norman Rodriguez. This came after he changed his not guilty plea to guilty to a charge of […]
There was a near-fatal road traffic accident this evening in Hattieville involving a male cyclist who was riding along the George Price Highway. Sometime before six o’clock, a young man was reportedly knocked down off his bicycle by well-known media personality Jose Sanchez. The cause of the accident is not known, but News Five understands […]
On Thursday, Mayor Khalid Belisle launched the Belmopan City Council’s municipal bond for six point five million dollars – a venture he hopes will help to cement his place in the Capital City, especially as the Municipal Elections approach in 2018. Belisle also answered questions about his party’s purported involvement in corruption – particularly as […]
The first round of the National Tertiary Debate sponsored by the Social Security Board kicked off this morning in Belmopan at the George Price Center. In the morning session, Independence Junior College squared off with San Pedro Junior College, taking the first of four slots available in the semi-final round. News Five was on hand […]
The National Pre-School storytelling competition got underway at the Bliss today in Belize City. The event, which has been taking place for more than ten years, saw the participation of two finalists from each district today. The Bliss came alive with teachers and students participating in creative ways of story-telling- from using props to a […]
Horizon Academy went global today – right on their school grounds. Students transformed themselves and their spaces into countries as far as Egypt, Japan and India. Today’s efforts are a part of celebrating culture day at the school and so for their annual open house they decided to showcase cultures outside of Belize. News Five […]
Are you scratching your head about the many twists and turns in the Senate Special Select Committee’s public hearings over the last month or so with regard to eight visa foils that disappeared in December of 2012? We are, too even though the missing foils pale to the illegal issuance of nationalities and passports. The […]
If you are interested in cell-phone repairs and want to learn how to do it, Ahmadiyya Jama’at Belize is inviting you to their free two-week course that will be taking place in Belize City and Belmopan. The course starts on March seventh in Belize City at the Ahmadiyya offices. According to the organizers, the aim […]
Ahmadiyya Jama’at Belize teamed up with the City Council for an ongoing basketball league and they want your support. Ten teams and a hundred young people are participating in league here in the City. Tonight they are hosting an all-star game but the league continues with games every Sunday morning. Naveed Mangla explains why it […]
