Just after midday today, a family’s worst fears were confirmed – the bodies of a Canadian Belizean and his wife, reported missing earlier this week, were discovered off a dirt path in the Belize District. Even as the family now has closure, they are still so many unanswered questions. News Five’s Duane Moody was out […]
As we said, the gruesome discovery was made just after midday today; this was one day after their vehicle was found abandoned in an area off the John Smith Link Road. A post-mortem examination conducted on the bodies of Mark and Leticia Frankel certified that the couple was shot dead before their bodies were dumped. […]
Stephan Castillo was murdered on Thursday and today police say that they have one person in custody and are looking for several others. Officers were also able to retrieve the gun they believed was used in the deadly shooting. According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, the killers pounced on Castillo simply because he was […]
So as you heard ComPol Williams, Castillo wasn’t one of those involved in the recent killings and may have been targeted simply because of where he lived and whom he associated with. Williams says that they expected the retaliations and that police are trying to deal with all the territories where there are gang feuds. […]
And so what’s next for crime? Can police curb the spate of gun violence that has erupted in the city over the last several days? Williams says they have multiple operations in place and are exploring the use of intervention through the behavioral modification center. He notes that the option of a State of Emergency […]
And while police are busy at work trying to put out fires in the gang-ridden communities, cops haven’t stopped their routine work on the streets and their stop and searches have taken weapons off the streets in recent days. Commissioner Chester Williams tells us more about two separate incidents where weapons were confiscated. Chester […]
They came from all over the country, some as far as rural Toledo, to send a resounding message to Prime Minister Briceño and his government. The unions sent that message during what may be the largest gathering of teachers and public officers since the beginning of industrial action in late April. They walked and sang […]
This morning, the perimeter around the prime minister’s Dunn Street residence in Orange Walk Town was roped off with caution tape. There was also heavy police presence in the neighborhood in anticipation of protestors entering the area. While today’s demonstration was without incident, teachers and public officers who participated in the protest removed the cordon […]
After fourteen months, Belize’s land borders will reopen on May thirty-first. But much to the disappointment of many, only visitors will be initially allowed to enter the country. Belizeans will have to wait a while longer until they can cross into neighboring countries. But with Thursday’s cabinet announcement, concerns were raised about the increasing number […]
The temporary travel ban on persons travelling from India and Bangladesh will also apply to the reopening of land borders. The much larger issue of border security arises now too as many see this as an open invitation to enter Belize, especially through illegal crossings. C.E.O. Solano says the ministry and partnering agencies are aware […]
The rainy season seems already to be upon us. That usually means increased flooding in low lying areas of Belize City. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing is working to alleviate this problem on the south side through a twenty-million-dollar loan secured from the Inter-American Development Bank back in 2018. According to Belize City […]
Chief Engineer Lennox Bradley says these upgrades are expected to significantly uplift the living conditions of city residents living in these flood prone areas. The project was contracted to Medina’s Construction Limited. It has a price tag of eight million three hundred and twelve thousand dollars. And while there may be those questioning this significant […]
The City of Belmopan now has a new fire station as a result of a partnership with the U.S. Southern Command Humanitarian Assistance Program. The new station was dedicated today and handed over to the National Fire Service of Belize. According to the U.S. Embassy, the state-of-the-art building, worth one point seven-million Belize dollar, will […]
Police in the Cayo District have charged two members of the Belize Coast Guard and a laborer with rape. The victim, a twenty-five year old woman reported that the incident happened on May fifteenthin a village in the district. She says they forced her to have intercourse against her will. Glen Jones, Japhet Jones, and […]
On Thursday police responded to a robbery report on the San Felipe Road in the Toledo District. The driver of a Bowen and Bowen delivery truck, Lloyd Tindell of Big Falls Village reported that just after three p.m., he and his coworkers were leaving Santa Anna Village when two masked men came out of the bushes […]
On International Day for Biodiversity is it easy for a country like Belize, with a long history of protecting our natural resources, to celebrate. In fact, there is a network of more than one hundred and ten protected areas countrywide, keeping sixty-one percent of our forested lands intact. News Five’s Andrea Polanco reports on why […]
When the Briceño administration took office, a hold was placed on the issuance of short-term logging permits and long-term sustainable management licenses to evaluate the situation on the ground. And as it turned out, there was unsustainable logging happening, leading to a shortage of timber. This was compounded by forest fires and hurricanes. In an […]
According to Minister Habet, the previous government had issued licenses to persons not even involved in the logging business. The new Briceño administration is going to put more controls on short-term licenses that he says have been destructive. Orlando Habet, Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management “We had several people […]
The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute, in partnership with the Fisheries Department and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, has launched the Resilient Reefs Initiative in Belize. It’s a global project created to support five of the world’s most valued World Heritage reef sites. The goal is to bring together local communities, reef managers, and […]
The National Garifuna Council of Belize will be hosting its annual convention over the weekend. Members will be going through the process of electing a new leader since N.G.C. president Sandra Miranda has served the maximum two terms allowed. As a first, the entire convention will be held virtually. We spoke to President Miranda about […]
The Belize Defense Force and other uniformed organizations held a parade this afternoon to observe the Queen’s birthday, which occurred in April, and Commonwealth day this Monday. In addition to the Belize Defence Force, the event at the M.C.C. grounds included the Coast Guard, Belize Red Cross, the Scout Association of Belize and the Belize […]
