News Five spoke exclusively with Rear Admiral Elton Bennett, Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard, about recent operations along Belize’s northern border. Bennett said, “The northern area of operation has been continuously becoming an issue for us. We have over the past recent months increased our
Charge against Nicaraguan doctor Carlos Saborio Coze, 51, was dismissed yesterday. He was accused of putting a substance in a colleague’s drink on November 13, 2024. The Belize City Magistrates Court ruled there was “no case” against him. The Chief Magistrate upheld the no-case submission from
Residents of Santa Cruz, Santa Elena in the Cayo District are raising concerns over a dangerously unstable lamp post in their community. Elihu Yacab said residents contacted him about the post, which he reported previously and even highlighted in a live video, but no action
One week after the brutal killing of Canadian businesswoman Marty Ann Thorne, police have made an arrest. On Monday, November 17, investigators formally charged 25-year-old Gian Eldred Waight, a construction worker from Cayo, with Thorne’s murder. Waight was located in Guatemala, where he was detained and
Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of crimes against humanity for a violent crackdown on student protests in 2024. The United Nations estimated that up to 1,400 people were killed during the unrest. Most victims died from
The Indian Creek Village Council is calling for an urgent meeting with Maya leaders amid ‘rising tensions’ with the village’s Alcalde. In letters sent to the Maya Leaders Alliance, the President of the Toledo Alcalde Association (TAA), and the President of DAVCO, Village Council Chairman Domingo
Leader of the Opposition Tracy Panton is calling for national attention and urgent action over what she describes as growing corruption, criminal influence, and fear inside the Corozal Free Zone. Panton warns that the situation should “alarm ALL Belizeans, most especially those living in our northern
The newly appointed Minister of Home Affairs, Oscar Mira, says he will keep his hands off the Joseph Budna investigation and leave all decisions to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). "I will not go there and put my 5 cents or 2 cents or 1
Police arrested Woodrow Reyes Friday night after gunfire was reported near Social Lounge on the Phillip Goldson Highway. Reyes, reportedly drunk, is facing charges for possession of a firearm while under the influence. Shell casings recovered at the scene will be sent to the forensic
Belize’s political scene was shaken today. Minister of Agriculture, Jose Abelardo Mai, has resigned after weeks of mounting controversy and international pressure. News Five confirmed that Mai stepped down this afternoon after tendering a letter to Prime Minister John Briceño, amid reports of pressure from
