Jamaica is getting a financial lifeline as it recovers from Hurricane Melissa's crippling destruction. The World Bank confirmed that Jamaica will receive a full $150 million USD payout under its catastrophe bond, money that will go directly toward recovery and rebuilding efforts. But while the payout
Police are investigating a home invasion in Bullet Tree Village that left a local welder bound and robbed in the early hours of Friday morning. Around 2:15 a.m. on November 7, officers responded to a call on Guana Belly Road, where 38-year-old Roger Reimer, a Belizean
Four men have been charged with illegal logging after being caught unloading forest posts near Doubloon Lagoon in the Orange Walk District. According to the Forest Department, the incident occurred on November 5 when the Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative (CSFI) enforcement team intercepted a group unloading
Tonight, a brazen attack on the George Price Highway has left two men hospitalized and raised serious questions about what’s behind it. Thirty-nine-year-old businessman Nitin Buxani and his driver, Rene Arnold, were heading into Belize City when gunfire erupted near the Eight Mile Community. Their
Thirty-one-year-old Anthony Carballo Jr., better known as ‘Lee Pena,’ is back behind bars and waiting to learn his fate after being found guilty of a brutal execution-style killing on San Pedro. Back in August, Justice Candace Nanton convicted Carballo on two counts of murder for
Last Friday, Mayor Bernard Wagner told News Five he couldn’t recall who brought the petition to block vehicles from accessing the Hangar to the table back in August. But the council’s own minutes tell a different story. Turns out, the mayor himself moved the motion,
On Wednesday, ten former BTL employees scored a victory at the Caribbean Court of Justice. The CCJ ruled in their favor, confirming their right to severance pay under the Belize Labor Act and overturning a previous decision by the Court of Appeal. So, what does
CEO in the Ministry of Labor, Valentino Shal, says that the ministry is still reviewing the ruling handed down by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Wednesday. The CCJ concluded that Belize Telemedia Limited was to pay ten retired employees’ severance in compliance with
Today, one question is buzzing on the minds of residents across the Belize Rural Central Constituency: Should Ladyville and Lord’s Bank Village become a town? On Tuesday, News Five got confirmation that this idea isn’t just talk, it’s being seriously considered by both village councils.
Could two neighboring villages soon become Belize’s newest town? That’s the big question tonight as Lord’s Bank and Ladyville explore the possibility of merging into a single municipality within the Belize Rural Central constituency. On Wednesday, about thirty people, including both village councils, Area Representative
