All fourteen immigration charges against San Pedro businessman Nelson Raynaldo Gomez have been dismissed after a magistrate upheld a no-case submission in court on Thursday. Gomez, 38, owner of VIP Bar in the Emerald area of San Pedro Town, had been accused of employing 14 undocumented
Lieutenant Commander Freddie Ku of the Belize Coast Guard has successfully completed the Advanced Command and Staff Course at the UK Defence Academy and earned a Master of Arts in Defence Studies from King’s College London. The Belize High Commission in London shared the achievement on
A tragic accident in Belize City has left a family grieving and a community in shock. This afternoon, what started as routine truck maintenance turned deadly for forty-one-year-old Nuridim Mariano. He was working on his vehicle outside a mechanic shop in the Jimmy Dyer area
A tragic accident on the Philip Goldson Highway has led to serious charges for a Double Head Cabbage resident. Tonight, thirty-nine-year-old Melvin Ashburn Harris is out on bail after being arraigned in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court for a deadly collision that claimed the lives of a
On Wednesday, we shared the story of Florina Arzu, proprietor of Flo’s Pristine Service, a cleaning company she started a few years ago. Arzu explained to News Five that an employee of hers was wanted for the theft of jewelry and cash from one of
A proposed change to the Constitution is stirring up serious debate and it’s all about how far the government should go to fight crime. The Thirteenth Amendment Bill would give the state sweeping new powers to declare 'special areas', zones where police could search, seize,
The Association of Defense Attorneys is also raising objections to a clause that would retroactively validate past states of emergency, even those already challenged in court. According to the association, this move could undermine the rule of law and set a troubling precedent. And then
Late this evening, News Five caught up with Prime Minister John Briceño at an event right here in Belize City. With the controversial Thirteenth Amendment Bill stirring debate across the country, we asked the PM to weigh in. His response? Direct and telling. Here’s what he had
There’s been a lot of chatter lately about a potential shake-up in Belize’s telecom and cable landscape. Word on the street is that BTL may be eyeing a buyout of Speednet Communications and possibly several local cable companies too. But so far, no official confirmation. On
A major step toward energy independence was taken today as Belize Electricity Limited and Blair Athol Power Company signed a historic solar power agreement. The deal will bring an additional fifteen megawatts of locally sourced solar energy into the national grid, a first of its
