A Saturday night attack in Unitedville has shattered one family twice over. Twin brothers Denvoy and Delroy Bartley were standing along the roadside when a gunman reportedly emerged from nearby bushes and opened fire. Denvoy, just twenty-five years old, was killed, while Delroy survived and
A police patrol in St. Martin’s de Porres quickly turned into a high-risk chase, ending with a crash and an exchange of gunfire. Officers from the GI3 Unit say they tried to stop a vehicle of interest on July twenty-third, but the driver sped off.
A fiery crash on the Thomas Vincent Ramos Highway has left one woman dead and investigators looking closely at what went wrong. Police say thirty-nine-year-old Tatiana Alvarado of Bella Vista Village was killed Saturday afternoon when her motorcycle collided with a Ford Escape near mile
A deadly collision near the Belize/Mexico border has claimed the life of a thirty-one-year-old Mexican national. Police say Nidia Hernandez was heading toward the border on a motorcycle when she crashed into a vehicle coming from the opposite direction. Now, investigators are piecing together the
A suspicious scene at an Atlantic Bank ATM in Ladyville may have stopped a burglary before the culprits could finish the job. Police say someone noticed unusual activity at the location last Thursday and alerted authorities. But when officers arrived, the would-be burglars had already
Feeding Belize's soldiers came with a hefty price tag, but a closer look at the bills is raising eyebrows. Leaked tender documents show that a handful of suppliers secured some of the biggest contracts to stock the Belize Defense Force's kitchens during the 2023-2024 fiscal
Food supplies may have triggered the Ministry of Defense procurement scandal, but tonight, the story appears to be widening from the kitchen to the armory. News Five has confirmed with Francis Usher, Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Defense, that before he took office,
The Ministry of Defense procurement scandal is no longer just about questionable contracts or the families of government ministers. It has now pulled several Cabinet officials into a political storm, triggered ministerial leave, and placed the ministry under sharper public scrutiny. While the scandal is
Guyana is looking to Belize for help in finding answers after the deadly MV Barima tragedy. President Irfaan Ali has appointed Belizean attorney and former Justice of Appeal Godfrey Smith to lead a five-member Commission of Inquiry into the maritime disaster. Senior attorney Eamon Courtenay
Concerns remain among public officers over government’s proposal to transform the Belize Tax Service Department into a semi-autonomous revenue authority, with workers seeking greater clarity on how the transition could affect their jobs. Minister of Public Service Henry Charles Usher says the process is still
