Three days after the shooting death of Superintendent Henry Jemmott on San Pedro, the main suspect, Canadian national Jasmine Hartin was charged for his killing. Along with attorney Godfrey Smith, [...]
During the weekly press briefing today in Belmopan, the first topic of discussion was death of Superintendent Jermott. Police Commissioner Chester Williams ran the briefing himself and spoke about the [...]
This just in….Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith at the conclusion of today’s arraignment told the media that his client Jasmine Hartin was denied bail. She remains in police custody, pending remand [...]
A family man was shot and killed in the west on Friday night. Police say that they believe he was targeted for his truck which may have been taken across [...]
Belize officially reopened its borders today for international tourists. News Five’s Andrea Polanco stopped in at the Benque Viejo – Santa Elena Border today to find out how the reopening [...]
According to Chief Tourism Officer, Abil Castaneda, the threshold for recovery within the tourism industry globally is forty to fifty percent of pre-COVID arrival numbers. Castaneda argues that Belize would [...]
Leader of the Opposition Patrick Faber is tonight apologizing to the nation for a viral video in which he is heard acting aggressively towards the mother of his two year [...]
The Public Service Union has a new president and five newly-elected executives. The vote for a change of leadership took place on Saturday in Belmopan during the P.S.U.’s ninety-ninth annual [...]
The strike effected by the Belize National Teachers Union and the P.S.U. has been placed on hold as teachers are expected to return to work on June first. While the [...]
P.S.U. President Dean Flowers admits that the docking of wages, as well as the ten percent salary cut may have deflated the momentum of the strike. Dean Flowers, President, [...]
Getting your vehicle inspected and taking your driving test in Belize City just got a little easier. Beginning today, the inspection site has been relocated and there will be a [...]
We also asked Mayor Wagner about the flow of the tax revenue coming into the Belize City Council. He says hard times mean it is harder to collect taxes owed [...]
The hurricane season is upon us, and as we have reported, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing are currently working to see to it that Belize City residents experience relief [...]
A dispute between bus operators in Ladyville Village came to a violent head this morning. A woman bus conductor for Los Lagos Bus Service says she was physically attacked by [...]
Police have arrested and charged a teacher in the north for threatening messages against a government minister and their families. The teacher, identified as Rigoberto Rivera, was slapped with a [...]
A man was killed in Toledo over the weekend. On Saturday just after two o’clock in the afternoon, police were called out to Jacintoville where they found the body of [...]
Four persons were each hit with a drug charge after police found two parcels of cocaine at their house in Corozal. ACP Joseph Myvett of the National Crimes Investigation Branch [...]
On Friday, government introduced a motion to allocate funds for the purchase of a new passport system. The existing machine is outdated and is in dire need of replacement. That’s [...]
Former President Gerald Henry did not contest the recent P.S.U. elections. In fact, his colleagues in the union say that he lost the confidence of its membership. Henry, on the [...]
All of Belize was abuzz today at the news a well known top cop had been found dead in San Pedro. News Five’s Duane Moody was sent to the scene [...]
It has become a common scene: union members in their tee shirts protesting in Belmopan when there is a House Meeting. But things got a little tense this morning as [...]
As you saw in our story on the teachers protest this morning, police removed them from in front of the National Assembly where they went beyond the barriers. The issues [...]
While teachers were outside demonstrating on Independence Hill, Prime Minister Briceño introduced a motion that, when passed, will see the reduction of their monthly salaries by ten percent. It will [...]
Things got heated in the House this afternoon when Opposition Leader Patrick Faber defiantly made his point about a debate on a motion being closed before other parliamentarians had a [...]
As previously reported, Belize was unable to meet its “superbond” payment last Thursday, resulting in a default on its commitment to bondholders. During today’s house meeting, Prime Minister John Briceño [...]
