Another murder was recorded in Belize City this morning. That’s four murders in the Old Capital in exactly one week. Just after six a.m. today on Heart Street in the Saint Martin’s area, a single gunshot rang out. Residents would later exit their homes to find taxi operator Paul Panton drenched in his own blood […]
Twenty-six-year-old Jordan Bradley, a resident of 4th Street in King’s Park, lost his life in a drive-by shooting on Wednesday evening. He was at a yard on 11th Street when a pair of gunmen alighted a Dodge Caravan and let loose a hail of bullets at several persons who were gathered at that location. Bradley […]
Belize City police have arrested and charged Shemar Nunez in connection with the Father’s Day murder of Benjamin Hyde Sr. The forty-nine-year-old was gunned down as he rode a bicycle near the corners of East Canal and King Street on Sunday. In the wake of the incident, the police department has increased its presence on […]
And while these recent incidents may not all be related, there is concern over citizen security. Communications Director of the Belize Police Department, Assistant Superintendent Fitzroy Yearwood says that since the murder of Benjamin Hyde Senior on Sunday, June nineteenth, the department has stepped up its patrols across the city. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications […]
Belize’s lobster stocks are in short supply, according to an assessment that has been completed. The Belize Fisheries Department, along with the Environmental Defense Fund and The Fisheries Research Center of Cuba (El Centro de Investigaciones Pesqueras of Cuba) led the week-long assessment, with technical input from the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment, the […]
If you have conch in your freezer, it’s advised that you make that pot of conch soup or ceviche that you’ve wanted because come Sunday, the season for conch will close and anyone with conch in their possession after that day will be in violation of the law that governs that closure. Today, Acting Fisheries […]
The Belize Hotels Association held its Annual General Meeting today at the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel. Over one hundred of the association’s membership was in attendance. Outgoing President, Alina Saldivar served in that capacity for a year and earlier today she told News Five that it was a good year, despite the challenges. […]
Saldivar said the Association received a lot of support from the Belize Tourism Board throughout her tenure as president, and while they were approachable and receptive to her and the association, there is one thing the hoteliers would like to see disappear – the tourism insurance. Alina Saldivar, Outgoing President, Belize Hotels Association “Sometimes […]
Thirty-four-year- old Alberto Espinoza, a coast guard officer from Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk, allegedly stabbed his step daughter, eighteen- year- old Daxia Martinez, following a verbal altercation on Tuesday evening. Espinoza is now on the run from police. According to Captain Elton Bennett, the Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard, Espinoza has been absent […]
The Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future (B.F.S.F.) has appointed its Board of Directors. Established following the signing of the Belize Blue Bond debt conversion agreement, the fund will allocate an estimated three hundred and sixty million dollars for marine conservation in Belize over the next twenty years. BFSF is governed by a Board of […]
Village council elections will be held in Caye Caulker on June twenty-sixth, when three slates, including an independent ticket led by incumbent chair Seleny Pott-Villanueva, will be contesting the leadership of that island community. But going into the weekend vote, there are concerns among some villagers regarding the financial state of the council. In a […]
A Food System Profile of Belize, conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in collaboration with the European Union and the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development found that Belize has a stable agri-food system. A forty-two page report with recommendations on how Belize can transform its Food Systems has […]
The long anticipated return of KTV the Remix is finally here. Auditions for the 2022 season will be held on Saturday and Sunday from nine a.m. to three p.m., right here at our Channel Five studio on Coney Drive in Belize City. William Neal is also returning as the host of KTV the Remix. He […]
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2022, kicked off on the eighteen of June in Kigali, Rwanda, with a Commonwealth Youth Council Forum that ran for four days. Belizean Dominique Noralez was in attendance at the Youth Forum as the Regional Representative for the Caribbean of the Commonwealth Youth Council (C.Y.C.). Noralez was among some […]
We also asked Noralez for her thoughts on the political landscape in Belize where youth inclusivity is concerned. While Noralez noted that Belize has produced shining examples of young politicians who have served their communities well, she says the greatest challenge for today’s youth is the fear of victimization by association with a political party. […]
The path to success is not always paved. During graduation season, it’s a time of celebration for the ticket to prosperity- an education. They say it’s the best investment you can make. For some, the voyage of learning is effortless but for a growing percentage, it’s an uphill battle. Sabreena Daly met with one such […]
