The Espat family in Orange Walk Town is mourning the death of their loved one, following an early morning execution in that northern municipality. Twenty-four-year-old Ramon Espat Junior was outside Spicy Bites Restaurant on Aurora Street in the vicinity of Hi-Five Night Club when a gunman brandishing two weapons approached him and opened fire. The […]
The Espat family is asking for justice in the death of their loved one. Earlier today, Deputy Head of the National Crimes Investigation Branch, Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero told the media that investigators are seeking two suspects in relation to this latest homicide. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “We […]
Brothers Keon and Calvert Young came under attack by someone wielding a knife while they were reveling in the carnival J’Ouvert on Saturday morning. The pair, celebrating amongst a throng of merrymakers, had just passed the Queen Street Police Station when they were stabbed. It was the only violent incident recorded during that festivity. This […]
Later on that same day, gunshots rang out a short distance away from the Raccoon Street Police Station. When the shooting subsided, thirty-six-year-old Giovanni Williams had been injured with multiple gunshot wounds to the body. While he is cooperating with investigators, a motive for the shooting remains unclear. Here’s more from the Deputy Commander of […]
Twenty-nine-year-old Mindy Novelo was viciously attacked with a hammer over the weekend by her ex-common-law husband. The incident happened after five p.m. on Saturday evening in the community of Corozalito while Novelo was walking home with her children. Forty-four-year-old Edin Chi reportedly charged at the woman and inflicted multiple injuries on her using the hammer. […]
For the first time in three years, school bells rang and the full complement of the student population filed into classrooms at primary schools across Belize today, to mark the start of the school year. The last time they’ve reported to school for day one with a hundred percent attendance was September 2019. News Five’s […]
The one hundred and ten students who attend Stella Maris School for children with special needs all received new knapsacks with stationeries for their first day back as an entire school since the COVID-19 interruption of classes. The gifts came from Belize and Me, Jungle and Sea Tours, and Alaia Resort. Jason Edwards from the […]
For Lythia Rhaburn, a teacher at Stella Maris, the gifts are welcomed by students and the school’s administration. Lythia Rhaburn, Teacher, Stella Maris School “Some of our students are not able to finance – their parents are not working because they can’t work because nobody would be able to babysit their child or children […]
A stakeholder consultation led by the Ministry of Sustainable Development was held recently in Placencia. Minister Orlando Habet, along with teams from the National Biodiversity Office and the Forest Department, met with various organizations to strengthen cooperation for improved management of the Laughing Bird Caye National Park. Together with the Southern Environmental Association, the Government […]
Public officers are being better prepared to fulfill their job descriptions. The Ministry of Public Service has found that many public officers are unaware of their responsibilities, because they were never briefed upon being hired. Well, Henry Charles Usher, the Minister of Public Service is hoping to change that with a newly-developed, on boarding procedure […]
Belize has a new Chief Justice. Justice Louise Blenman was sworn in on Friday at the Belize House in Belmopan. Acting Chief Justice Michelle Arana has since vacated the seat, after serving in that capacity for the last two years. On social media, Justice Arana said “I wish to thank God for the opportunity to […]
Last week, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing called a meeting to develop a strategy that it intends to implement in the repair of roads that have been impacted over the past few weeks by bad weather and heavy duty vehicles. Eleven of them were in the Toledo District that will be addressed in […]
Belizean Lene Pelayo made the cover of Plus Model Magazine’s September edition. She is the first Belizean to be on the cover of the international magazine. Launched almost two decades ago, Plus Model Magazine (P.M.M.) was created to inspire women around the globe to embrace their curves and to fear no fashion. P.M.M. is now […]
Thirty thousand dollars – that’s the amount a lucky woman won with Scratch and Win over the weekend. Today, Jacinta travelled to Belize City from Cayo to claim her prize. Her winning ticket will assist with the financing of her children’s education. Jacinta tells News Five about her incremental wins that later led to the […]
Belize has been dubbed Mother Nature’s Best Kept Secret, but repeatedly, our resorts and tourism destinations have been making us proud on the world map among travelers. Just last week, several of our resorts snagged local and regional awards. Today, Director of Quality Management at the Belize Tourism Board, Abil Castaneda, has the names of […]
The winners of the Carnival 2022 Road March have been declared. After months of arduous work, two mas bands came out on top. In the senior category, Soca Moca Mas Band prevailed. In the junior category, it was the Soca Massive Band that rose to the occasion. A News Five team was out on Saturday […]
