Two police officers on the island of San Pedro were captured on video beating up one of three brothers. The disturbing images show the brutal use of force on Jamir Leal, who had already been subdued face down on the ground and unconscious. It prompted the Human Rights Commission and the Bar Association as well […]
Even as police remain vigilant on the illegal landing of drug planes across the country, on Saturday night, there were several reports from residents that a suspicious plane was seen flying low in Dangriga. A report coming to News Five is that the plane made a wet-drop just outside of Dangriga, but that has not […]
One of the Yearwood siblings is behind bars tonight even though he claims he was the victim of an assault. Garry Yearwood, who is a union leader, is also the brother of Fitzroy Yearwood, the well-known cop who had his own share of problems with the department. In recent days, Garry claims that his ex […]
Sometime around eight on Friday night, San Ignacio Police was on mobile patrol when they came across a vehicle carrying fourteen Honduran nationals. The patrol unit was in the Santa Elena area when they came across a heavily tinted vehicle and a Benque Viejo resident behind the wheel. When police stopped the vehicle, they came […]
From crime to the International Court of Justice….The I.C.J. referendum to be conducted on April tenth is now knocking at the front door. It is only three months away. Belizeans will either vote yes or no to take the Guatemalan claim to The Hague or not vote at all. These are the three options on […]
The start of 2019 was a bloody one, with a shocking five homicides. Uncle Sam has taken note and on Friday, the U.S. Department of State issued a level two travel advisory for Americans who are considering visiting Belize. The travel advisory is due to the increase in crime and it recommends its citizens to […]
The New Year didn’t start right for a family from rural Belize District. A raging fire on Sunday morning destroyed the home of seven members on the Old Northern Highway. It happened in Maskall Village while the Tuyul family was in the lower flat of the house, preparing for breakfast. They heard noises on the […]
There was a second fire on Sunday. It happened in village of Lemonal, also in the Belize District. The fire broke out at around three-thirty p.m. when a family of six was inside the house. Firefighters did not respond to the structural fire at the time because a report was made until after the house […]
Deputy Mayor Franklin Polonio and Councilor Kevin Choc are back in the fold after being reinstated to the Punta Gorda Town Council. This follows their short-lived resignation on Friday when they tendered a joint letter of resignation to Mayor Ashton McKenzie. Both men ran successfully on the United Democratic Party slate in March 2018 under […]
On Friday, Maya Mopan Village Alcalde Constancio Teul visited News Five’s studios on Coney Drive to send a message to the Ministry of Education—parents were not going to send their children to the primary school for one week starting today in protest of the school’s administration. For some time now, the parents have been at […]
The weekend was relatively quiet following the five murders on New Year’s Day. In Orange Walk, however, police have arrested a woman suspected of drug trafficking. Authorities say that this morning around twelve-thirty, a vehicle stopped when they saw a police check-point in Orange Walk. One of the occupants in the vehicle exited and threw […]
A grocer was robbed on Friday night after nine-thirty. Police say they have two persons detained and are looking for another in connection with the robbery of Plum Tree store at thirty-four East Canal in Belize City. ASP Alejandro Cowo says the robbers stole cash, as well as firearm. ASP Alejandro Cowo, O.C., C.I.B., […]
A road traffic accident on Sunday night has left one man seriously injured. Police say Solomon Ramirez was driving his motorcycle sometime after seven between miles twenty-seven and twenty-eight on the George Price Highway when a vehicle crashed into him from behind. Hattieville Police responded to the accident. According to police, the area was dark […]
Eighteen-year-old Malik Green was shot on Sunday morning in Belize City near Kelly Street. The resident of Hunters Lane, who has refused to cooperate with investigators, simply told police that he was shot by an unknown assailant as he sat on a fence nearby. Police believe that the attempt on Green’s life may have stemmed […]
Today, the Ministry of Education and Pathlight International signed a memorandum of understanding solidifying their collaboration. Over the years, the ministry and Pathlight have embarked on a number of projects to improve teaching skills and empower students to read and write. The extent of the partnership also sees Pathlight working directly with management of schools […]
As a part of the work that the Pathlight International is doing in Belize, they have also established teacher educator centers. There are already two centers – one in Belmopan and another in Belize City. The plan is to set up more of these centers; at least one in each district. C.E.O. of Pathlight International […]
The Ombudsman, Lionel Arzu has written to Fisheries Administrator Beverly Wade exercising its power of review telling the Fisheries Department to provide OCEANA in Belize with information on gillnets, which the N.G.O. requested in November of 2018. Under the Freedom of Information Act, OCEANA requested copies of documents in relation to registered gillnets, the fishers […]
But how did it get to this point? In the past, we have reported on OCEANA, the Fisheries Department and other conservation groups advocating for alternative fishing methods for fishers. Recently, a group of fishers came forward saying that they want to continue to use gillnets and that a ban would threaten their livelihood. OCEANA’s […]
Guatemala is pulling out of the U.N. International Commission Against Impunity, known as CICIG. The announcement was made today by Guatemala’s Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel Polanco after meeting with UN’s Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Jovel accused the group and its members of politicizing its work, violating Guatemala’s sovereignty, failing to respect the presumption of innocence and […]
Playa Del Carmen is a choice tourist destination for Belizeans and many other visitors who travel there for sun, beach, and cuisine. But the once idyllic location has also become a hotbed for narco-traffickers. Over the weekend, as many as seven persons were killed at a bar. News reports say the violence has to do […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities….]
