F.F.B. President Ruperto Vicente has confirmed that he will likely not be going to the Gold Cup with the Jaguars because the team has not been able to raise the funds it anticipated. The money has been trickling in slowly, too slowly to provide much comfort, but today Belize Water Services did their part for […]
International students attached to the Archaeology Department were heading to the Philip Goldson International Airport on July third, when their cab collided with a passenger bus. The cab driver, Eliseo Chan, along with passengers Molly Hude from Slatington, Pennsylvania, Ioanna Thomopoulou from Greece and Angela Bugeja from Malta were killed in the accident. The emotional […]
There have been thirteen reported clinical cases of dengue fever across the country since the start of the rainy season a few weeks ago. We say clinical because that number may be less, following the results of definitive testing which can confirm whether or not there is an outbreak of the mosquito-borne illness. The Vector […]
At its annual general meeting this morning, the Belize Tourism Industry Association expressed support for a policy of pocket tourism in line with the National Sustainable Tourism Master Plan which was passed October of last year. The B.T.I.A. is also looking to increase its membership countrywide. News Five’s Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting […]
The tourism industry is the largest shareholder in the services sector which accounts for a significant portion of the economy. The five point three percent growth is in large part to overnight stays and sustainable cruise tourism. The Belize Tourism Industry Association had a closed door session at midday where the stakeholders discussed cruise tourism, […]
The Belize Tourism Board is without one of its top rides this week. An Isuzu D-Max was used by a staff member who attended the Placencia Lobster Fest over the weekend. The employee returned the vehicle to the parking lot on Regent Street and handed over the vehicle keys to the security guard on duty. […]
On Tuesday, we reported on a massive search effort that was underway near the Bay Islands of Honduras, following the disappearance of eight students who went missing on Saturday. Their vessel reportedly ran out of gas when they were returning from a brief trip to Roatan. After combing an area more than four thousand, five […]
The name Christine Perriott might not be as familiar to you now as it was just a few years ago, and that would be because the former Secretary-General of the Belize Communications Workers Union has been studying in Oklahoma for a couple of years. Perriott was terminated by Belize Telemedia in 2007 and she took […]
The umbrella organization for environmental NGOs launched a new logo this morning. The attractive design is simple put captures the mission of the Belize Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage in respect of offshore oil exploration. The design is the work of John Ical, a graphic designer. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, […]
Tonight, there are persistent, but unofficial reports that planes believed to be Mexican military aircrafts were in Belizean airspace on Sunday. News Five has been told that the planes were picked up by radar, but the pilots refused to respond to communications and requests for identification. Today, News Five contacted the control tower and were […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow is winding down what he has dubbed his quasi-official visit to London, which included an audience with the Queen and Prince Charles and meetings with high level government and business officials. Barrow’s visit, even if quasi-official, also attracted the attention of the media and the Prime Minister had a sit-down with […]
The Belize Jaguars is in its final preparations for football matches to be played against the national teams for the United States, Cuba and Costa Rica. The three games will be played in Portland, Oregon; Salt Lake City, Utah and Hartford, Connecticut. The team leaves the country at the end of the week and it […]
Many believe that the government should do more to fund the country’s first national team to play in the Gold Cup. But last week, Minister of Sports, Herman Longsworth, indicated that the government has gone as far as it could to help the F.F.B. when he said, “We believe that it is the responsibility of […]
The number of homeless persons is on the increase. Around the city, the underprivileged have made their home on the sidewalks or under buildings and even in the parks. The well-established business, Diamonds International, has started a food drive to bring some comfort to the hundreds of needy persons. Darlene Graham told News Five that […]
The Lionfish is a threat to local fishery and up until recently, the predator fish got a bad rap. But all that is about to change because the Lionfish is on its way to becoming a hot commodity in at least fourteen markets across the United States. News Five’s Isani Cayetano was in Placencia where […]
Young Rowan Garel is preparing to take on another monumental challenge to raise funds for the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired. The young blind boy, who has scaled Victoria Peak and walked across Belize, is now training to dive deep into the great Blue Hole. His latest challenge is far more risky so Rowan […]
New Horizons is a project first brought to Belize by the US Southern Command in 2001 and again in 2007 and now in 2013. It involves soldiers from SouthCom and the Belize Defense Force coordinating in a joint exercise which combines training with infrastructure projects and education, health and humanitarian works carried out in different […]
Since its introduction into Belizean waters a few years ago, the predatory lionfish has been frowned upon as an unwanted specie. The striped scorpion fish is known to feed on juvenile fish, greatly reducing the existing fish stock. In trying to diminish its numbers Oceana partnered with the organizers of the annual Placencia Lobster Fest […]
For the second year, Belize joined the Caribbean for the sixth Regional HIV/AIDS Testing Day. The initiative was celebrated throughout the Caribbean and it is co-sponsored by Scotia Bank. At five locations countrywide today, the Ministry of Health also partnered with the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the National AIDS Commission, the Caribbean Broadcast […]
Village council elections have concluded across the country following an entirely politicized process in which voters were made a number of promises by its respective candidates. In Caye Caulker, residents were made the proverbial offer of land in return for their votes. And instead of receiving their prescribed parcels, locals on the island are tonight […]
The 2013 Gold Cup Games are quickly approaching. The Jaguars are set to leave for the United States on July fifth for the first of three games against the United States, Costa Rica and Cuba. As the team trains at camp, the Football Federation of Belize is also on a drive to raise additional funds […]
The police department found the body of a man who has been missing on Wednesday evening. San Ignacio Police visited the Macal River Bank and at about one hundred yards away from the Hawkesworth Bridge, the body of twenty-eight year old Cyril Margarito Cal was detected. The body was reportedly in an advanced state of […]
Hoteliers from across the country converged on the Old Capital this morning for the annual general meeting of the Belize Hotel Association. The conference comes on the heels of a significant upturn in overnight arrivals during the first quarter of 2013. The overnight sector is the biggest revenue generator in the tourism industry. While the […]
The European Union and the Canadian government today made a donation to the Belize and Guatemalan forces that will assist them in enhancing accuracy of border patrols. The ceremony took place at the O.A.S. offices located at the Adjacency Zone. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Traversing the expanse of the Belize/Guatemala […]
A family from the Orange Walk district is lucky to be alive after they were stung by killer bees on Wednesday evening. Ofelia Cocom has lived near the Palmar/Boundary Road for over forty-six years, but an experience has left her fearing for her life and the safety of her family. Her common-law husband, eighty nine […]
