Ten years after the horrific death of twenty-nine-year-old Lyndon Morrison, his former girlfriend, Calaney Flowers, is heading to court once again for a re-trial. Viewers would recall that on March twenty-fourth, 2017, after five years in pretrial detention, Flowers was acquitted of the charge of murder. At the time, Justice Troadio Gonzalez who presided over […]
The National Meteorological Service of Belize and the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) is monitoring a potential tropical cyclone located just north of Venezuela. Referred to as P.T.C 13, the system is moving westward at fifteen miles per hour and is likely to make landfall in Nicaragua and Honduras by Sunday morning. NEMO’s latest advisory […]
In mid-September, we told you about a strain of avian influenza that was detected in the poultry industry in the north. In the wake of its detection, eight farms – seven in Blue Creek and one in Shipyard – had to be quarantined. In the case of two of the farms, the chickens were destroyed, […]
Millions of dollars in losses have been recorded for the poultry industry in the north, but Minister of Agriculture, Jose Abelardo Mai, says that the country will not experience any shortage in poultry products since the Spanish Lookout producers will pick up the slack. While the country had battled a similar case of bird flu […]
The impasse between the sugar cane farmers association and the millers continues. All efforts to come to an agreement ahead of the 2022 sugar crop season have been futile and as we found out today, the Briceño administration is setting down its foot. According to Minister of Agriculture, Jose Abelardo Mai one last attempt will […]
Are Belizeans still at risk of paying a higher price for a sixteen-ounce pack of bread? That is a decision that will be made by cabinet at the start of the new year when the bread subsidy expires. Earlier this year, bakers announced that they would have to increase the cost of the sixteen-ounce pack […]
Six Belize City men, from various neighborhoods, have been arrested and charged for the crime of being a member of a gang. Earlier today, twenty-year-old Jaheed Shamar Baptist, a baker of a Racecourse Street address, was taken into police custody where he was charged for his alleged membership in one of several criminal organizations operating […]
On Saturday night, sometime around eleven p.m., police responded to an area along the Branch Mouth Road in Cayo District where they observed thirty-four-year-old Roquelino Ortega suffering from an apparent gunshot injury to the body. Ortega was reportedly traveling on his motorcycle from Santa Familia to San Ignacio. Upon arriving at the hammock bridge, the […]
Students of Saint Mary’s Primary School, who from the start of the school year have had to travel over to Mahogany Street to have classes in the Samuel Haynes Institute of Learning, have reportedly settled into their new learning environment. News Five caught up with the General Manager of Anglican School, Doctor Jeremy Cayetano who […]
In 2021, Saint John’s College was granted a license to operate as a four-year institution, now making it one of three tertiary-level educational institutions that offer undergraduate and graduate studies in Belize. But how has expanding the capacity of S.J.C. from a sixth form affected the country’s national college – the University of Belize? The […]
Covid taught us that in the face of a global health debacle, life needed to progress, even when the pandemic restricted us from interfacing with each other. The digital and technological era somewhat rescued the world from total collapse. We learned quickly how to communicate more using social media platforms and Zoom conferences. Education relied […]
Residents of Guinea Grass are up in arms over the deplorable road conditions in the village and clamoring for repairs. For years, the main road through the community has needed serious refurbishment. Today, Orange Walk South Area Representative Jose Abelardo Mai told the media that the cries of the villagers have been heard and G.O.B. […]
A lot of effort has been put into developing resilient farms and ensuring that local produce is at top quality for consumers and the local markets. But our local farmers have been facing challenges with market access, so the Ministry of Economic Development, through its Resilient Rural Belize Program, today signed a memorandum of understanding […]
While with C.E.O. Doctor Osmond Martinez, we asked for an update on how much has been invested so far from Resilient Rural Belize Program which is funded by the Green Climate Fund. He says that only twelve point five percent of the forty million-dollar fund has been used thus far. Dr. Osmond Martinez, C.E.O., […]
Today, at the Belize Agricultural Health Authority Office in Belmopan, the U.S. Government handed over approximately half a million dollars towards the Fruit Fly Eradication Program. It is part of an agreement that started seven years ago and focused on financial and technical support to BAHA aimed at keeping out the very invasive and destructive […]
The United Democratic Party has named two persons who will vie for their Freetown constituency convention. They are current caretaker, Orson Elrington and former two-time Belize City Mayor, Zenaida Moya. The victor of that round will go up against the incumbent, current Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca for the People’s United Party. Today the media […]
While we were on the issue of politics, News Five asked Fonseca for his views on the U.D.P’s move to disbar his predecessor at the Ministry of Education from even qualifying as a standard bearer for the next general elections. Patrick Faber, who, like Fonseca, has won the last five elections in his Collet constituency, […]
Another current topic that will make for interesting news when it is completed is the redistricting exercise. Currently there are thirty-one constituencies across the country, with boundaries that range from a few blocks, as in the case of Mesopotamia in Belize City, to several miles, as in the case of Stann Creek West. How many […]
In November 2020, the sports community was rocked by the passing of Ian Mariano Senior. He was an exceptional basketball promoter and sports personality. He was featured in our newscast on several occasions in his capacity as PR Manager for the Belize Hurricanes and Communications Officer at the Belize City Council. Mariano also contributed to […]
San Jose Nuevo Palmar Village, in Orange Walk District, will come alive on Sunday for La Fiesta del Pueblo. This is the twenty-first year the community is hosting the event in recognition of the day the village was founded. It will begin with a mass and a brief opening ceremony. Following the formalities, visitors will […]
Birders across the country are invited to come out this weekend to participate in Urban Bird Watch 2022. The Belize Audubon Society has organized an event for October eighth at the Market Plaza in Orange Walk, October sixteenth at the BAS headquarters here in Belize City and the Market Square in Belmopan, and at the […]
