Nineteen-year-old Zena Armstrong is out on bail tonight, following the stabbing death of Ana Villanueva in Corozal Town over the weekend. Armstrong was arraigned for one count of manslaughter, for which she pleaded not guilty and was given bail of eight thousand dollars. On Sunday night, the young women were involved in a fight during […]
A watchman from San Ignacio is at home recovering from injuries he sustained during an aggravated burglary at his place of work just outside of Belmopan. On Tuesday morning, Juan Garcia stood watch at a farm near mile forty-four on the George Price Highway when he came under attack by four masked, armed robbers. Garcia […]
An investigation into the shooting death of thirty-one-year-old Francisca Caceres Duarte, a Honduran national who was killed in the predawn hours of Tuesday, remains open. Punta Gorda police are yet to determine whether the common-law wife of Andrew Caliz was accidentally killed when a licensed firearm belonging to the tour operator reportedly discharged inside their […]
An explosion on Sunday, May fifth at the Ocean Ferry Water Taxi terminal in Belize City claimed the lives of eight-year-old Kimberly Melisa Guy and ten-year-old Jamiri Yasmin Guy. The girls were with their mother and her boyfriend and were about to leave the terminal en route to Caye Caulker where they had recently begun […]
Belize is getting a bad reputation on the international stage for not having adequate medical equipment to save a tourist’s life. A little over a week ago, U.S. tourist nineteen-year-old Austin Leintz was in Belize on vacation with family and friends. They anticipated a memorable, fun-filled vacation, but little did Leintz know that it would […]
On April thirtieth, an inmate lost his life while trying to escape from the Belize Central Prison. Nineteen-year-old Kevin Moore, a resident of Punta Gorda was shot and killed by prison officers when he made a dash for freedom. During the incident, the teenager managed to scale the perimeter fence after escaping from Tango Six, […]
Christian Neal is one of three inmates at the Belize Central Prison who managed to escape from detention last Tuesday. Neal, a resident of San Ignacio, was serving time for carnal knowledge, along with Rafael Mencias and Wilser Echevarria who are incarcerated for other offenses when they also made a dash for freedom. While Mencias […]
During the weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday, it was expected that politics would have been at the centre of the discussions. That presumption came on the heels of several social media posts made by Belmopan area rep John Saldivar, calling for a leadership convention and former Minister of State Santiago “Santi” Castillo re-entering the race […]
As we’ve reported, three candidates have thrown their hats into the ring to represent the United Democratic Party in the upcoming general elections. Leila Peyrefitte, Lee Mark Chang and Santiago Castillo Junior all want to face off against incumbent Kareem Musa of the P.U.P. Minister Tracy Panton resides within that division, but who will get […]
An online report is announcing that the Government of Belize, through the Ministry of Economic Development, Petroleum, Investment, Trade and Commerce has approved a production sharing agreement with Fire Creek Resources Belize Limited, an affiliate company of FCRL based in Calgary, Alberta. According to the company’s C.E.O., Dean Casorso, the P.S.A. gives the company “the […]
A new courthouse was inaugurated this morning at the Belize Central Prison where inmates will now be able to connect directly with the Supreme Court and the magistrate’s court from behind prison walls. The initiative was funded by the U.S. government to the tune of roughly three hundred and eighty-seven thousand dollars and provides video […]
Local taxi and bus operators met today with Minister of Transport Edmond Castro and his cabinet colleague, Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia Junior in Belize City. Minister Castro first met with members of the Belize Bus Association to discuss pressing concerns relating to the transit of foreign buses from Guatemala and Mexico. As we reported, […]
In March, Minister of Transport Edmond Castro issued licenses to two Guatemalan-registered companies, Linea Dorado and Fuente del Norte, to transport passengers to and from Guatemala and Belize City. This caused the local operators to become infuriated because, they say, they have been consistently complaining that Guatemalan authorities refused them to do the same. Today, […]
Speaking of behalf of operators was Chairman of the Bus Terminal Market Square Taxi Cooperative Mark Humes and President of the Belize Bus Association Thomas Shaw. Both men said that they hope that what was discussed today comes to fruition in order to passively address the concerns raised. Mark Humes, Chairman, Bus Terminal Market […]
In 2018, News Five took a look at the crippling effects of sargassum, a brown, foul and invasive microalga. In October of last year, the Ministry of Tourism and the Belize Tourism Board worked on a plan to deal with the influx of sargassum which began affecting at least four top tourist destinations in Belize. […]
The first cohort of UNICOMER’s Broadening Horizons program received certificates today for successfully completing six weeks of business skills training. Broadening Horizons is an entrepreneurship program that seeks to help businesses achieve sustainable growth; strengthen competitiveness; improve delivery of customer experience, boost their market viability and refine financial processes. The participants are business owners from […]
The Republic of China (Taiwan) made a donation of thirty thousand dollars today to the Albert Division, specifically its Action Committee for the development of a CARE Centre on the second floor of the constituency office of Minister Tracy Panton. The facility, when completed will provide for the many schools and students within the division […]
Belize joined the rest of the world today to observe International Day of Families. The day is used to shine light on the importance of families and their role in development across societies, as well as to raise awareness of issues affecting families. President of the National Parenting Task Force Margaret Nicholas says that while […]
The El Pilar Itinerant Photo Exhibit is on display at the Leo Bradley Library in Belize City. The exhibition features photos, literature, and ethnobotany celebrating the El Pilar Archaeological Reserve for Maya Flora and Fauna and the Maya Forest Gardeners. Unique panoramic photographs by international photographer Macduff Everton are featured in the exhibit which connects […]
