The holiday season is upon Belizeans, and if there's one thing that the highways will have in the coming days, it’s many Belizeans hitting the roads to visit family and friends. As traffic increases, several public officials are working to promote road safety. Across the country,
Police have formally arrested and charged 42-year-old Kenyon Jovani Lewis, also known as "Gas," a self-employed Belizean from the Cayo District, with the crime of "Being a Member of a Gang." The charges were brought against him on Friday, December 20.
What would you do if you had a chance to win 5 million USD? That's the grand prize for the winner of Beast Games, a show by MrBeast on Prime Video. Belizean/American Wilbert Jimenez got that opportunity as player 519. Jimenez said that he discovered the opportunity
The Belize Sugar Industries Ltd. (BSI) is ending 2024, hitting a major milestone as the company is getting ready to export a record 39,500 metric tonnes of raw bulk sugar to the UK. According to Communications and Government Affairs Director William Neal, the shipment, valued
Last time it was the U.S. dockworkers on a 3-day strike for better wages; today it is thousands of Amazon delivery drivers demanding better working conditions, pay, and recognition as company employees. However, despite wearing Amazon vests and driving Amazon vans, many drivers are classified
Since October, a mysterious illness with flu-like symptoms has been affecting the people in the southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The illness that killed over 143 people, mostly women and children, has been identified as severe malaria. The country’s health ministry confirmed the diagnosis
Amid escalating international pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, the United States and the United Kingdom have announced new sanctions aimed at disrupting Russia’s military supply chain. Among the sanctioned entities is Berezia Management, a Belize-based company accused of facilitating operations linked to
As we wrap up 2024, News 5 is excited to bring you our digital Year in Review! This year, we're diving into the highlights and challenges of the past twelve months, all organised by themes. Join us as we look back at the stories that
[caption id="attachment_31008" align="alignright" width="300"] "Bredda O"[/caption] Lincoln Daniel Diaz, who was just nineteen at the time of the July twenty-seventh, 2020, shooting of Ladyville businessman Orin Velasquez, also known as
Initially charged with murder, Shane Roman Jones saw his charge reduced to manslaughter for the brutal beating of forty-nine-year-old Edwin Usher, who later died from his injuries. Jones, a well-known resident of Conch Shell Bay, is now behind bars awaiting sentencing after being found guilty
