News 5 has been tracking the growing anger over electricity bills that have nearly doubled for some customers in recent summer months. Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) says the spike is simply down to higher usage and is asking customers to cut back on consumption. But a
"I would have convinced my brother to drop the case or leave it alone, because nothing is worth a life. There is nothing that can replace the big void that has been left in our family." Those were the words of Angel Bonilla, older brother of
From a Simple Idea to a Growing Brand Foodie Friday on Open Your Eyes featured local entrepreneur Chicken Dread, one of the few Belizean-owned fried chicken businesses making a name for itself in the fast-food scene. Known for his slogan, “So Clucking Good,” Chicken Dread shared
Belize generated more than nine-tenths of its electricity from renewable sources in January, placing it among the top performers in a region-wide energy report. Latin America and the Caribbean produced 171 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in January 2026, a 9.6 percent increase over the previous month,
The Belize Tourism Industry Association's president has been unanimously re-elected to lead one of Central America's most prominent tourism bodies. Efrén Pérez has been ratified by the Board of Directors of the Federation of Tourism Chambers of Central America and the Dominican Republic (FEDECATUR) for a
Tonight, we begin with a major breakthrough in the investigation into the killing of Belmopan doctor Naun Bonilla. Police have now arrested and charged two people in connection with his murder. Authorities say twenty-six-year-old Hannah Rebekah Foreman, a laboratory scientist, and thirty-seven-year-old Edwin Albert Bethran
A quiet evening in Pomona Village turned chaotic in a matter of seconds and now, a family is holding on to hope as one young man fights to recover. Gunmen on motorcycles pulled up outside a local business just after six-thirty on Tuesday and opened
A major social program is now on pause and it’s drawing strong reactions from inside government. Pickstock Area Representative Anthony Mahler says he stands firmly behind the decision to halt the LIU Employment Program, arguing that the millions spent could be better invested elsewhere. He
Belize marks the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, joining a global call to protect children from violence and abuse. The observance comes amid growing concern at home, following recent cases of deadly shootings and assaults involving minors. Tonight, we focus on the
Just weeks after Special Envoy Rossana Briceño called for a national sex offender registry, the government is moving to make that idea a reality. Today, the Briceño administration introduced proposed amendments to the Criminal Code that would turn the existing National Sex Offenders Database into
