The family of twenty-seven-year-old Christopher Witzel is speaking out following his sudden death on Monday night, insisting he had no connection to the July twelfth shooting in Orange Walk. Relatives say Witzel died from kidney and liver failure after being taken to the Karl Heusner
A Saturday night robbery at Gas Plus Service Station in Orange Walk has left employees shaken and a business asking the public for help. Surveillance video shows two men arriving on a motorcycle and confronting workers near a pump. Police say the suspects held the
The controversy surrounding a thirty-year logging license issued to a company owned by the son of Minister of Sustainable Development Orlando Habet is drawing sharp criticism from Leader of the Opposition Tracy Panton. Panton says she does not accept claims that the minister was unaware
For more than thirty years, Tony’s Barbeque has been part of the BelCan Bridge landscape. But now, the longtime food stop is being asked to move as government prepares to replace the bridge and redesign the area around it. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development, working
The Opposition is questioning the Social Security Board’s proposed twenty-million-dollar investment in Hydro Belize. SSB wants to buy a bigger stake in the hydroelectric company, which would bring its ownership to about forty-five percent. But Opposition Leader Tracy Panton says the public knows too little
Belize is standing with Guyana tonight as that country mourns a deadly maritime tragedy. The MV Barima capsized late Saturday with more than one hundred and thirty passengers on board. More than sixty people have been rescued, but dozens are still missing, and investigators are
Did Belize get snubbed by Spain on visa-free travel? Not exactly, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign Minister Francis Fonseca says the list making the rounds is not new and does not represent a fresh decision against Belize. He says it is a consolidated
Minister of Foreign Affairs Francis Fonseca has confirmed that Cabinet will make its final decision on the fate of the Cuban medical brigade in September. When News Five spoke with the U.S. Charge’ d’Affaires, Katherine Beamer, back in June she stated that the U.S. supports
For years, students in southern Belize have looked to technical training as a pathway to jobs, skills, and opportunity. Now, that pathway is getting a major boost. The Stann Creek ITVET campus in Hope Creek Village has been officially reopened following a one point four-million-dollar
Belize basketball has been chasing another golden moment for nearly three decades. Now, a new generation of players believes this could be their time. The junior national team is preparing for the Central American and Caribbean Games with confidence, discipline, and one clear mission: bring
