On December thirty-first 2014, a French captain crashed his steel hull vessel into the reef near some coral rubble when he missed the channel near Caye Caulker. Late January, an OCEANA team headed by marine scientist, Doctor Isani Chan, visited the site to conduct an assessment of the damage. Doctor Chan advised that the vessel […]
We caught up with OCEANA’s VP Chanona at a science symposium this afternoon at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. The symposium is one of the many events being organized by the organization to celebrate Reef Week. This year, the event is being held under the theme, “Celebrate our Heritage, Protect our Future, Belief […]
Since launched in 2011, RESTORE Belize’s Peace in the Parks program has refurbished a number of public spaces and staged entertainment in south side communities. This morning, UNESCO made a financial contribution to RESTORE Belize which will be used to make recreational facilities culturally attractive to the youths in neighborhoods where crime is flourishing. Andrea […]
Tonight, Orange Walk Central Area Representative John Briceño is in the spotlight following the leak of a private conversation recorded without his knowledge. According to a release issued by Briceño this evening, the conversation took place weeks ago between himself and two members of the Orange Walk East executive committee identified as Julian Chell Junior […]
Briceño then goes on to criticize P.U.P. leader Francis Fonseca for pushing him to one side after he stepped down, and passes judgment on Fonseca’s time at the helm of the P.U.P. ship which is listing badly. Voice of: John Briceño, Orange Walk Central Area Rep. “Party Leader I want to help; I’m independent…I […]
The new U.D.P. City Council was sworn in today fresh off a landslide victory at the polls last Wednesday. Mayor Darrell Bradley was returned as mayor by a huge margin and so were the ten councilors, who except for one had served before. The swearing in of the new council took place at City Hall […]
Beloved and well-known Catholic Reverend Kurt Kassebeer, pastor at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-cathedral Parish in Belmopan, passed away abruptly on Monday night. News Five has learned that Father Kassebeer succumbed to a massive heart attack and a memorial mass was held tonight to celebrate his life. Kassebeer was a celebrated priest and was succeeded […]
But a five year old boy has survived a vicious attack by a German shepherd. Fernando Quixchan is recovering at the Northern Regional Hospital after he was bitten by the dog on Thursday. Quixchan received severe injuries to the head and face when the dog attacked him. It happened at around ten in the morning […]
While safety remains a paramount feature of the annual canoe race, this morning veteran paddler Armin Lopez averted tragedy in the waters of the Belize River when he dove to the aid of a drowning serviceman. The incident happened in the area of Valley of Peace where Lopez’s fourth place team, the Belize Bank Bulldogs, […]
Months ago, a B.T.B. employee was discovered to have presented fake university records to qualify for a promotion at the B.T.B. When it came to light, he resigned and that was the end of the matter. We bring this back because for days, an advertisement has been circulating on social media in which someone called […]
In October 2013, the Public Utilities Commission requested proposals for electricity generation in order to secure additional energy generation and supply capacity to meet all reasonable demands in Belize for the short to medium term. A number of proposals were submitted for evaluation, including energy and dispatch simulations over a sixteen-year period. This would determine […]
Avery would proceed to explain the methodology used in formulating the PUC’s recommendations. John Avery, Chairman, Public Utilities Commission “Now, the way we need to look at these things is like for example, if you look at the orange line around the middle of the graft there, basically the orange line is during the […]
Over at the Saint Catherine’s Academy in Belize City, budding scientists nervously awaited a panel of judges who would determine the most innovative science project. Defending champions from Bishop Martin’s High School from Orange Walk focus this year on how the consumption of the locally grown breadfruit is good for your health. Duane Moody dropped […]
Orange Walk Mayoral candidate Kevin Bernard has earned the singular distinction of being the only P.U.P. Mayor in the country. He won by only a narrow margin, but along with four councillor candidates, managed to withstand a red tsunami. Today, with the dust cleared from Wednesday’s war, we got a comment from Bernard, who took […]
As we said, it’s a terrible loss for the People’s United Party which lost every single municipality but one…and even there the grand ole party barely held on. In the wake of that demoralizing defeat, today Party Leader Francis Fonseca called a press conference. But he’s not preaching doom and gloom. He says the people […]
Following the incident, there was some expectation that the government would host an immediate press conference to at least express top-level outrage. That hasn’t happened. In fact, the only thing that has happened is the issuance of a very tepid press release. We’ve tried getting a comment from Prime Minister Dean Barrow, and he has […]
According to Minister Elrington, there is an allegation that Belizeans went across the Guatemalan side, and there is an allegation that Guatemalans came over on our side – and there won’t be any action taken until they determine what the truth is. He says they will ask the Guatemalans to join with them in asking […]
Voters across the country, in all nine municipalities, will take to the polls in their respective cities and towns on Wednesday, to cast ballots for their party or candidates of choice. While a number of the sixty-seven available seats for local government will be hotly contested in some places, it is predicted that both major […]
Tamai also broke down the number of polling stations, as well as the deployment of public officers who will be working on Election Day. Counting, she says, will be done in one location at the close of polls, except for Belize City which has a total of ten counting stations. Josephine Tamai, Chief Elections […]
Last Wednesday, the People’s United Party issued a terse release criticizing the Elections and Boundaries Department for failing to consult with them on a number of issues, including the prompt settling by the department of those polling stations that were not yet agreed upon, the final location of all counting stations and the number of […]
With the polls scheduled to open in less than twelve hours, the countdown begins as to who will take the sixty-seven seats in the nine municipalities. Today, News Five took to the streets of downtown Belize City to hear from residents if they have already made up their minds on their choice for mayor and […]
In less than twelve hours, the polls will open across the country for residents to choose their municipal leaders. In good tradition, Channel Five is teaming up with Love FM and Love TV to bring you live reports and all day commentary from media correspondents and seasoned political analysts. The all day broadcast, right up […]
On Tuesday night, you heard Lord Ashcroft speak on his lack of involvement in political financing for the municipal elections in Belize, but that he remains open to dialogue with the two major parties in the future. In our interview with him, he also spoke on the political system in the UK and drew comparisons […]
Moving from politics to the economy, we also took the opportunity to get Lord Ashcroft’s perspective on Belize and Petrocaribe. He says that he doesn’t believe countries should be accumulating debts and not creating wealth. Lord Michael Ashcroft “If Belize is going to grow there are certain things I think the citizens should be […]
On Saturday news spread like a toxic cloud over the nation…thirty-seven Belizeans, part of an expedition headed to the southern-most border marker, had been detained by Guatemalan military and taken to Livingston, Guatemala. The detained individuals were mostly from Orange Walk, since the trek was organized by the Northern Territorial Volunteers. The mission plan was […]
