Fierce wildfires raging out of control in the Los Angeles area have tragically claimed five lives and forced nearly two hundred thousand people to flee their homes. Firefighters are battling to contain the blazes, which continue to spiral out of control. Thankfully, Belizeans in the
Earlier today, the Corozal Free Zone Access Road was officially inaugurated. The event saw Prime Minister John Briceño, Free Zone C.E.O. Neri Ramirez, and other key representatives from the Government of Belize and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration in attendance. Here’s News Five’s
Farmers in San Carlos Village, Orange Walk, say they have been facing financial losses as their carrots rot in the fields due to a lack of buyers. This morning, German Tillett, UDP standard bearer for Orange Walk South, told News 5 that local farmers are
Belize confirmed its second case of New World Screwworm. Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai told News 5 today the second case was detected on Sunday in San Pedro Columbia Village in the Toledo District. He said that the ministry is still investigating how this
Albert Area Representative Tracy Panton says there is a new headquarters of the United Democratic Party in the Mesopotamia Division in Belize City. She told News 5 that the building they now occupied is owned by the vice chairman of the party, Lee Mark Chang.
The newly completed Corozal Free Zone Access Road was officially inaugurated today. The project was under construction just under one year before it was completed. “The project broke ground in January 2024, and construction was completed in less than a year,” the Ministry of Economic
The man who was the main witness in the Oscar Selgado trial was shot and killed earlier this afternoon in Belize City. Giovanni Ramirez was in a parked SUV on Amandala Drive in Belize City when an armed man on a motorcycle drove up to
Police have formally arrested and charged Steven Flores, 37, with the murder of George Brown. Flores is accused of fatally stabbing Brown in the early hours of January 8 over a jacket, which made Brown the second murder victim of 2025. Witness Luke Castillo said that
The third murder has been recorded in the Old Capital. Details are still forthcoming, but we are told that a man was fatally shot on Amandala Drive. According to a witness, a late-model Ford SUV came under heavy gunfire. Twelve bullet holes visible on the driver's
George Brown was fatally stabbed by his 37-year-old brother-in-law in Hopkins Village following a dispute over a jacket. The family reported that the incident unfolded just before 8 o'clock in the morning. They also said that Brown was only days away from celebrating his nineteenth
