News Five has confirmed that an agreement has been reached to start the sugar cane crop season on Monday, December twenty seventh. A meeting was held this morning and the Sugar Industry Control Board (S.I.C.B.), made the decision. Both B.S.C.F.A. and A.S.R. /B.S.I. made presentations today. Up to yesterday, there were questions about whether the […]
Four men, including Miguel Angel Zetina, Edwin Armando Gonzalez, Jaime Umberto Maz, and Edilberto Medrano were granted bail on Wednesday by Justice Antoinette Moore when they appeared before the Supreme Court in Belmopan. The quartet was arrested and charged a few weeks ago for the landing of a drug plane in the vicinity of Hidden […]
During his address to the soldiers at the annual B.D.F. luncheon at Price Barracks on Wednesday, Prime Minister John Briceño spoke about combating narco-traffickers who continue to use Belize as a transhipment point for drugs from South America. Aside from the economy, crime, and jobs, it is one of the issues that bother the PM […]
G.O.B.’s announcement on the postponement of the opening of land borders and sea ports has been met with mixed reviews. On our News Five social media page, followers were up in arms, expressing their frustration and discontent with the decision made on the advice of the COVID-19 Advisory Committee. So today, we took to the […]
With the threats of yet another COVID-19 variant, Omicron, will the country now move to self-testing for the Corona Virus? Such an option would definitely be a less expensive option for some who are not testing at government testing sites. The question about self-testing was posed to PM John Briceño on Wednesday following his statement […]
But before this event, PM Briceño was in Sarteneja Village in the north where Corozal/Sarteneja Road Project is underway. Back in 2019, G.O.B. signed off on a fifty million U.S.-dollar loan agreement with the Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) for the design and upgrade of twenty-seven miles of road, and the construction […]
As his last interview before the extended Christmas weekend, Prime Minister John Briceño shared season greetings with the media as the fourth estate. Prime Minister John Briceño “As we come towards the end of the year, I know especially for citizens, but in particular the media, you do a difficult job and sometimes thankless […]
It’s the season for pantry and food baskets. And, this year in the Toledo District, one Q’eqchi Maya village received something in every household, courtesy of the community forestry enterprise. Rax Mu Qiche, a sustainable forestry business owned and operated by the Conejo community near the Sarstoon Temash National Park, shared the proceeds of a […]
Former Punta Gorda Mayor, Ashton Mckenzie, is spreading the Christmas cheer to the less fortunate. Today, Mckenzie began his mission to deliver one hundred food packages to families across the town. Mckenzie says the packages contain most of the necessary items needed to prepare a full Christmas meal. He told us via zoom that the […]
These days Belizeans start their Christmas preparations weeks in advance. But “back in the day”, less time was spent on getting ready, and more on the celebrating. To find out more about the Ole Time Christmas in Belize, News Five is pulling up a story from our archives, from December 1999 to be exact. In […]
These days, Santa’s helpers have a lot to consider as they assist with the holiday shopping. Not only are standard classics still popular, now you have to keep up with what’s trending online. As our news teams made the rounds in Belize City today, we hit some stores well known for their ability to meet […]
We leave you tonight with a view of Christmas light displays from across Belize City. News Five’s Paul Lopez and cameraman Rick Romero spent a few hours this week enjoying the scenes. We hope you will too. Paul Lopez “If it’s one thing Belizeans love about Christmas it is Christmas lights. From grand displays, […]
