Cuba suffered an islandwide blackout Monday night after officials reported a total collapse of the national electrical grid, leaving its 11 million residents without power. The Ministry of Energy and Mines described a “complete disconnection” of the system and said crews were working to restart thermoelectric
We begin tonight with breaking news out west, where a police officer was shot this afternoon while responding to a land dispute in the Maya Ranch area of Georgeville. News Five has confirmed that the injured officer is Sergeant Dalon Kelly. According to early reports,
Police have made a major breakthrough in the murder investigation of Clinton Pou, the Belize City resident who was gunned down on Thursday in what investigators now believe was a retaliatory attack. Today, authorities confirmed that twenty-one-year-old Luewin Link has been formally charged with Pou’s
Gun violence has once again shattered the calm in Belize City. A twenty‑four‑year‑old cook is recovering tonight after he was hit during a burst of gunfire that tore through Faber’s Road on what should’ve been a quiet Sunday evening. Residents say more than a dozen
Tonight, a mystery at sea is finally getting some clarity. Authorities found seventy‑two‑year‑old Canadian sailor Thomas David Harman dead aboard his drifting catamaran, raising all kinds of questions about what went wrong out on the water. Now, police say the post‑mortem points to a fall
Turning now to a heartbreaking story out of Punta Gorda, where a three‑year‑old boy, little Asher Mejia, lost his life after wandering away from home and later being found in the sea near St. Peter Claver School. His family realized something was wrong when Asher
It appears the Joseph Budna saga isn’t over just yet. After months of silence, the case is suddenly back on the front burner, not because of anything Budna has done, but because of what Belize is now preparing to do. Budna has been sitting in
Tonight, the Briceño administration’s record‑setting one point‑billion‑dollar budget is under renewed scrutiny as global economic tensions intensify. With fuel prices climbing and the war in Iran sending fresh shockwaves through international markets, Belize’s financial stability, and the cost of everyday living, may be facing greater
There’s a growing worry tonight that Belize’s budget is being eaten from the inside out. More and more of government’s money is going straight into wages, salaries, and pensions, leaving less for classrooms, clinics, and the kind of infrastructure that actually moves the country forward.
Tonight, we’re looking at a jaguar whose story refuses to fade. Anri, once tagged and released as a conflict animal, is back in the headlines after officers recaptured the big cat in Lemonal Village. Forest officials say Anri had been preying on livestock, and now
