There are not too many places where you would feel safe, but now not even the hospitals can bring any sense of security. This afternoon in Dangriga, a resident was shot as he entered a car on the compound of the Southern Regional Hospital. Edwin Nasario was placed in a stretcher and rushed inside, but […]
An impromptu protest took place today at the compound of the national referral hospital over an issue that has been simmering since June. It has to do with pensions for which about a one hundred staff members have contributed to, but there is uncertainty if they will be able to collect. The staff claims the […]
A group of robbers did not get too far after executing a well-planned armed robbery. On Thursday night, the masked robbers accosted the owner of Cooking Master on Saint Thomas Street in Belize City and forced him into the restaurant. They fired shots and stole an undisclosed amount of cash from under the restaurant counter […]
While robbers targeted a restaurant on Saint Thomas Street, in the south side a teen was shot multiple times on Thursday night and is recovering at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Eighteen-year-old Raheem Chambers was on M and Y Street walking towards Holy Emmanuel Street when he was attacked by a man who pulled out […]
Tonight, Joseph Budna remains in police custody and not at the Central Prison in Hattieville. He escaped from Guatemala earlier this year, in May, and ended up in Camalote, Cayo where an operation carried out by the Belize Police Department on Thursday morning led to his apprehension. Budna was serving a thirty-year sentence for kidnapping […]
Budna has a checkered past and as it relates to his troubles in neighbouring Guatemala, ComPol Chester Williams says that sans extradition treaty, there are protocols in place to hand over the wanted man to their Guatemalan counterparts. Williams says prisoner exchanges have taken place multiple times in the past for persons wanted by Belize […]
The Sanctuary Bay scam is one that has many legs. One of the allegations made by the Federal Trade Commission in relation to Sanctuary Belize lands at the Central Bank of Belize. According to documents filed in U.S. courts, the Central Bank allegedly knew about the fraud, but did nothing. In 2016, former governor of […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow, through Barrow and Williams, has written to all media houses, warning that any re-broadcast, re-publication or repeating of F.T.C.’s allegations against him may result in civil action. The Federal Trade Commission has filed serious allegations in court against the Prime Minister and members of cabinet, all of which the PM rejected […]
One of the questions posed to the Prime Minister is what happens now to the lands that scammer Andris Pukke and his associates had secured for this real estate scam. According to the Prime Minister, the lands are owned by Sanctuary Belize and not Atlantic International Bank Limited. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Those lands […]
The United States Embassy in Belize today issued a one-page press release relating to the Sanctuary Belize real estate fraud. It addresses the long list of serious allegations filed by the Federal Trade Commission in a U.S. bankruptcy court in Florida. The U.S. Embassy does not confirm or reject the allegations, but takes the position […]
The Social Security Board has proposed to lend the Medical Council of Belize six hundred thousand dollars for the construction of a multi-purpose auditorium. The loan facility, according to the Public Notice of Investment, will be at a rate of interest of seven percent per annum for eleven years, inclusive of a one year grace […]
After months awaiting a fixed sentence, today Patrick Reyes, who is in his late fifties, learnt that he will have to spend forty years of a life sentence with the possibility of parole only after serving his entire jail term. Reyes was handed down the sentence this morning before the Chief Justice. The Teakettle man was […]
Police have confirmed that they are investigating a home invasion at a property in Lord’s Bank area of Ladyville. While the information is scarce at this time, reports to our newsroom are that the victims were followed after they collected monies for a vehicle that was sold on Thursday. The culprits reportedly escaped with an […]
Over the years, we have reported on a number of stories about land issues. Often times, there are more than one persons claiming ownership of a piece of land and tonight that’s exactly what is happening with a one-acre lot in Sandhill Village. A woman claims a parcel of land has been in her family […]
If you’ve ever come across a bee, your natural reaction would be to run away because their sting can be painful and deadly. And while bees have proven deadly to humans and animals, they are critical to the sustainability of food production. But bee populations are dwindling more and more each year. They are under […]
Employees generally spend long hours at work, which means that the work environment should be healthy and stress free to their state of mind. According to studies, one in every five employees experiences mental health issues. Today, one organization came forward to do something positive toward this critical issue. News Five’s Hipolito Novelo reports. […]
The Garifuna Collective departed Belize today to start their North American tour which will take them to over ten states in the United Sates, as well as to different cities in Canada. This marks the second leg of the 2019 tour which kicked off in Europe back in June and concluded on Sunday. Today, before […]
Band members, Sam Harris and Marcela Aranda, also spoke to News Five to share their experience on the European leg of their 2019 tour. In June, the band made appearances at festivals and shows in Switzerland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Poland, Norway, Germany and the U.K. Harris and Aranda say that the crowds embraced the Garifuna […]
Earlier today, a number of police officers attached to Eastern Division and a civilian from Belmopan were honoured for their bravery and for a job well done in the apprehension of suspects in armed robberies in separate incidents in Belize City and Belmopan. Those include Thursday night’s armed robbery of Cooking Masters in which six […]
The Police Department is also looking for a few good men and women to join its ranks; one hundred and ninety to be exact. ComPol Chester Williams says that the recruitment drive this year is overwhelming, but the goal is to get the successful applicants into training by mid-August. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police […]
Hands of Mercy Charity Foundation has embarked on a mission to collect five thousand shoes for the coming school year. Representative Moses Sulph says that when the charity foundation was created in 2010, the primary objective was to collect school bags and supplies to provide for less fortunate children. This year the organization is focusing […]
