Today marks world G.I.S. Day. G.I.S. is the acronym for Geographic Information System. It doesn’t sound like much but it’s used in our daily lives. And if you have a modern phone, chances are it uses G.I.S. technology. Earlier today, experts in GIS hosted a throng of students from many Belize City schools at a […]
Judging on that report, many more students had an interest in the Design Your own Town and City competition. In fact the students from the various schools who our news team interviewed mentioned that virtual city building competition, so it merited a special focus. The Total Business Solution team, which organized the event, says that […]
While the House of Culture was crowded with young students, winners of the fourth annual Penta Paint Up Di Place Competition were at the Image Factory in Belize City to pick up their awards. Of the many entries in this year’s contest the winning pieces in the primary and secondary school categories came from St. […]
He is one of the most outstanding nationals and is among an exclusive club of academics who has established himself internationally. Dr. Arlie Oswald Petters was honored with a Caribbean American Heritage Award at its eighteenth gala in Washington D.C. over the past weekend for giving back selflessly to his community. In attendance were dignitaries […]
A license to US Capital Energy for seismic testing in southern Belize is coming under sustained fire. Earlier today, the Belize Institute of Environmental Law and Policy, BELPO, said it supports SATIIM’s position of last week calling for a moratorium on drilling by US Capital Energy in the Sartsoon-Temash National Park. BELPO says it is […]
In May of 2009, paraplegic, Jerome Flores set out on a long but fruitful eighty five mile journey from Corozal Town to Belize City. Then in June of last year, he got on his bike and hand pedaled seventy-two miles along the Western Highway from the old capital to San Ignacio. Flores will continue his […]
About four hundred primary school children gathered in Belize City today for day two of what is billed as the first State of the Nation Conference. Organized by the National Committee of Families and Children, the three day event is being held under the theme “Coordinating the Child Protection System: Building Protective Environments.” On Monday, […]
Valda Riverol, a resident of Hall’s Layout in Corozal Town, is the latest winner of the coveted hundred and twenty-eight thousand, eight hundred and sixty dollar Mega Bingo Jackpot. Riverol has been playing the game since it was introduced a little over a year ago and after hundreds of unsuccessful attempts she landed the winning […]
A relatively quiet Saturday night ended in tragedy for the family of John Gillett. The trucker and his son-in-law were fueling a heavy dump truck but because the diesel did not appear as usual, Gillett tested it with a lighter. That single act caused a huge explosion that threw Gillett several feet away. Plans where […]
At this station we are extremely proud to announce that our newsroom has won four major awards in television broadcasting in the Caribbean. In fact, News Five has won in three categories of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union Awards. There were a total of eighty-three entries submitted by member stations across the region in the television […]
A resident of Faber’s Road, forty-four year old Marion Williams, says that on Sunday evening police were in her neighborhood looking for a resident of the area. While she was not a suspect, she was at the receiving end of alleged police violence. Williams says they roughed her up, killed her dog, named ginger and […]
On Wednesday, News Five went north to San Juan in the Orange Walk District and into the cane fields of over two hundred caneros, whose crops are being destroyed. A plot of land reported to be about two hundred acres was bought by Government from a company, Belize Distills, for residential lots. Now, this parcel […]
If you have been trying to call police telephone lines, chances are you wouldn’t get an answer. Their telephone lines in numerous stations across the country have been down since Thursday because of a technical glitch with the provider, B.T.L. The police have been transitioning from pre to post paid and vice versa because usage […]
Horse racing is a popular sport in the west, but there is trouble brewing and it is getting political over who gets to control of the only public track. The Cayo Horse Racing Association has been canceled from using the track at the Peter August stadium by no less than Minister Rene Montero. With an […]
Twenty four year old Nazira Uc Espat was today called to the Bar. Espat, who enrolled at UWI in 2006, completed her law studies earlier this year from the Norman Manley Law School in Kingston, Jamaica. During her tenure at the UWI she served in numerous capacities, including student ambassador where she advocated on issues […]
If you are in the city this weekend you will want to head to the House of Culture where the Mennonite Women’s Quilting Circle is staging its annual exhibit of fabulous quilts and other patchwork pieces. The pieces are intricately woven illustrating the colorful patterns of wildlife and other interesting images. News Five’s Delahnie Bain […]
The Kettle Appeal is a regular feature in our newscasts, and this year it is a tad early. The Salvation Army this morning launched the appeal hoping that generosity in 2011 will outdo previous years. Aside from BRAVO, the Salvation Army was joined this year by First Caribbean Bank. When we headed to Albert Street […]
There is a confirmed report out of Belmopan that the European Union has removed Belize from what is referred to as a List One Status for exports of fish and shrimps to the E.U. Belize was the only country in this region with that privileged status, but now the E.U. is identifying Belize as a […]
The relatives of a group of men and minors, who were arrested Wednesday, say that they are angry over the way the police handled them. According to the family members, the group was digging out scrap metal from a parcel of land that was previously a dump site. Araceli Pech, the sister of one of […]
The Gift of Life is Rotary Club initiative that provides free medical assistance to needy children, primarily with heart problems. On Wednesday night at the Radisson, outstanding Rotarians were recognized for their invaluable contribution to the program. News Five’s Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting The Rotary Club of Belize, known for its excellence in […]
There’s a volatile situation brewing in the north where hundreds of acres of cane fields are under threat. Since Monday, surveyors have been in the San Juan area where cane fields, up to four feet high and ready for harvesting, are being slashed to the ground. Government, it is claimed, will be building a road […]
For months, there have been complaints from Benque Viejo citizens over the absence of a basic health service that is otherwise available in other districts. The town’s ambulance is still missing even though their area representative, Erwin Contreras, is a senior government minister. Citizens of that municipality depend on kindness of strangers to transport victims […]
Last year, the American Crocodile Education Sanctuary was set on fire by an angry mob of villagers in the Toledo District. The villagers had wildly suspected that two missing children had been eaten by the crocs. It was a horrific act based on predictions of a fortune teller. Well, ACES has relocated to the Ladyville […]
The World Series of Poker placed Belize on the international stage when Badih “Bob” Bou-Nahra competed among the finalists. The lead up to this event started in July with six thousand, eight hundred and sixty-five players and a ten thousand dollar buy-in. After almost a week of twelve hour days of playing, the November nine […]
In light of recent discontent voiced by members of the Belize Police Department following the promotion of a number of officers whom they allege were unfairly elevated in rank, the Ministry of the Public Service and the Security Services Commission issued a press release clarifying those concerns. According to the prepared statement, the commission is […]
