Belize may look like paradise to some tourists, but that very same image may be tarnished by the death toll on the country's highways. "When countries look at other countries for tourism purposes, one of the things they look at is the death index. Often times
A familiar face in Ladyville’s Japan area was gunned down inside his own shop on Friday night. Shane Vargas, known widely as “Shatta P,” was killed on Jackson Avenue, leaving residents stunned and investigators looking for answers. News Five’s Shane Williams visited the scene today
A domestic disturbance call in Belmopan ended in tragedy over the weekend, and tonight police are investigating how twenty-year-old Kevaughn Gabriel died while in custody. According to police, Gabriel’s pregnant ex-girlfriend reported that he showed up at her home on Fidel Castro Street on Saturday
A report of gunfire on Raccoon Street Extension has taken a troubling turn, after police detained five people, including three of their own. Officers responded to the area on Sunday night, intercepted a vehicle of interest, and found two nine-millimeter pistols during a search. So
While police have not yet laid charges in the Raccoon Street gunfire investigation involving three officers, another gun case has already landed an eighteen-year-old Belize City resident behind bars. Police say members of the Violence Prevention and Enforcement Team were patrolling Gill Street when the
Police say a recent drug bust in Bella Vista is part of a wider effort to crack down on violence in the community. Forty-year-old Roman Gamboa has been arrested and charged for drug trafficking following a joint operation by specialized police units on Thursday, July
A pre-dawn police search on Caye Caulker has landed a Roaring Creek man in serious legal trouble. Police say they executed a search warrant at the residence of Joseph Lopez shortly after six on Friday morning and allegedly found cannabis, cocaine, and crack cocaine inside.
While military leaders were assuring the public that Belizean soldiers were receiving adequate food and supplies, a different story may have been unfolding behind the scenes. Leaked invoices obtained by News Five reveal that companies linked to relatives and close associates of senior government officials
With two cabinet ministers now on leave and the “Mira Millions” investigation drawing public attention, Prime Minister John Briceño is pushing back against concerns about corruption inside his administration. Speaking at the PUP’s National Party Council meeting in Dangriga, Briceño defended his government’s handling of
Belize’s Miss Universe, Isabella Zabaneh, is used to standing in the spotlight, but this weekend, it was her politics, not her crown, that drew attention. Zabaneh is facing backlash after publicly supporting calls to increase government’s ten-thousand-dollar spending threshold during the PUP’s National Party Council
