Just over a month into the hurricane season, heavy rains have already caused widespread flooding in parts of northern Belize, which has turned roads into rivers and raised more concerns about the country’s infrastructure readiness. In Orange Walk, intense rainfall caused water to overtop key roadways,
A Belize City man is hospitalised with multiple gunshot wounds following a shooting incident earlier this morning. 31-year-old Andre Kerr, a mechanic of Custard Apple Street, was reportedly shot in the eye, shoulder, and arm. He was rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, where he
Twenty-six-year-old employee of Flo’s Pristine Services, Samara Moody, is now in police custody following allegations that she stole jewellery and other valuables from a client’s home in Belize City. Moody had been working for the cleaning company for six months when the incident reportedly occurred on
There’s a big development out of the Belize High Court and tonight, sugar cane farmers are calling it a step in the right direction. The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association is celebrating a legal win, not a final verdict, but a green light to move
The sugar cane industry is facing a full-blown crisis. A fast-spreading fungal disease called fusarium is tearing through sugarcane fields across the country, infecting over sixty thousand acres and severely damaging another eighty thousand. Earlier this month, Agriculture Minister Jose Mai warned that the fight
As if battling a devastating fungal outbreak wasn’t enough, sugar cane farmers are now facing another major blow, flooding. Weeks of heavy rainfall have left cane fields waterlogged across the country, wiping out crops and compounding an already dire situation. This season has seen one
For the past three weeks, News Five has been trying to get answers, specifically, a full list of all the properties the Government of Belize is renting for office space and public use. It’s public information, and we believe the public has a right to
A tragic family dispute that turned deadly is now making its way through the courts. Late yesterday, Matyas Carlos Bo appeared before the Dangriga High Court, where he pleaded guilty to manslaughter, but not guilty to murder, in connection with the fatal stabbing of his
Faculty and staff at the University of Belize are reaching a breaking point. Tonight, their union is calling on members to mobilize, after a promised nine percent salary increase appears to be slipping further out of reach. The University of Belize Faculty and Staff Union
The University of Belize Faculty and Staff Union is making it clear that they’re doing their part, but they’re not here to balance the university’s books. UBFSU President Juliane Pasos says while the union has been actively advocating for an increase in the university’s government
