What happens when home is no longer a safe place? In Spanish Lookout, a young woman’s life was cut short in the very place she should have felt most secure. Twenty-year-old Claritza Granillo Rodriguez was stabbed to death, allegedly by her brother-in-law, after what police
A bold, broad-daylight robbery in Belize City has left many stunned, not just for how it happened, but where. Just a stone’s throw from a police checkpoint on Vernon Street, two men on a motorcycle pulled off a daring heist at a busy intersection. As
It’s been just over a month since twenty-two-year-old Cassian Billary was found guilty of murder, but his sentencing is still on hold. Billary was convicted back in June for the 2020 killing of nineteen-year-old Micah Baltazar. But today, when he appeared before Justice Candace Nanton,
It’s one of the most talked-about pieces of legislation in recent memory and it’s stirring up strong opinions across the country. The Thirteenth Amendment Bill, introduced by the Briceño administration, promises tougher crime-fighting tools, including warrantless searches in so-called 'special zones,' a dedicated gun and
News Five is keeping a close eye on government transparency and tonight, we have an update. We’ve received an official acknowledgment from the Ministry of Public Service in response to our Freedom of Information request, sent on July seventh. The letter, dated July eighth, confirms
Let’s face it, when it comes to health, especially mental health, many men still find it hard to open up. But that’s exactly what the Belize Cancer Society is trying to change. Today, in honor of Men’s Health Awareness Month, they hosted their second annual
Tonight, we turn our attention to a growing health concern that’s quietly affecting some of the hardest-working people in our country, our farmers and field workers. The Ministry of Health and Wellness is sounding the alarm on a condition called Non-traditional Chronic Kidney Disease, a
It was supposed to be a routine treatment for a broken bone, but for one San Pedro resident, it turned into a life-altering ordeal. Fifty-six-year-old Generosa Esperanza Bradley says what followed was nothing short of a nightmare: a cast that was allegedly too tight, gangrene,
They brought home gold in 2024 and now, Belize’s National Women’s Volleyball Team is gearing up to do it all over again. Next week, our under-23 squad hits the court at the Central American Volleyball Championship, ready to take on some of the region’s toughest
It was a proud and emotional day at the Belize Central Prison on Wednesday, as seventy-five inmates, both men and women, walked across the stage not in shackles, but in celebration. They graduated from programs at the Ashcroft Rehabilitation Center, or ARC, a facility inside
