Early this morning, the annual La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge got off from the base of the Hawksworth Bridge in the twin towns of Santa Elena and San Ignacio. Spectators were out in numbers when the horn sounded for the canoe race that will end at the Belcan Bridge in Belize City on Monday […]
The strike action by employees of the Social Security Board can take place any time after the long weekend. A meeting between the President of the Christian Workers’ Union, Antonio Gonzalez and the Ministry of Labour this week ended with no definitive way forward. A meeting is also expected to take place between the Ministry […]
Earlier we told you that Philip Tysinger a Marine on the U.S. Navy ship, Gunston Hall, is looking for his family in the Toledo District. We met him onboard the Gunston Hall, which is wrapping up its visit this weekend. The Whidbey Island Class vessel was commissioned in 1989 and is the second ship named […]
For decades the B.T.L. Park on Newtown Barracks has been the place of choice for Belize City parents to take their children on Sunday afternoons for recreation. It has also been the venue for local fairs and the spot where Mexican rides set up shop to entertain the public. But there was always one thing […]
While the ceremony was underway at the B.T.L. Park, there was a one-man protest against Mayor Moya Flowers. Daniel Brisebois bore a placard with her picture, but his protest had nothing to do with the bandstand. In fact, he has been in Belize for four years and is upset that City Hall would not grant […]
Over the past two weeks News Five has reported on a series of cases in which children have been victims of human trafficking and on international adoptions being used to traffic children into the U.S. Antonette and Alfred Williams came to our studios and shared how they were facing a life and death situation with […]
While that case was about adoptions, twenty-three year old Jamelia, a Belizean victim of human trafficking, came forward on February twenty-first in the U.S. media to tell her story of how an American National took her as a slave in Fresno, California. The case quickly picked up traction, bringing attention to the issue of human […]
The Belize Sugar Industry this afternoon announced that the maintenance work on one of its turbines is about to be completed which means that BSI expects to resume operations by Sunday morning. According to BSI, a first broiler or Turbine A was lit last night and is providing steam for testing before cranking up the […]
February twenty-sixth marked the first anniversary of the tragic plane crash that ended fatally for businessman Sir Barry Bowen. Michael and Jillian Casey as well as their two children, Makayla and Bryce, also perished in the accident. One year later, on Wednesday, a lawsuit was filed against Sir Barry’s son Michael for damages. The case […]
Around the globe, broadcasters celebrated International Children’s Day of Broadcasting to drive home the point that every child has the right to express his or her opinion freely and to be heard. Here at this station, two teens were invited on set to host Open Your Eyes and later in the day, Axia Sanchez, teamed […]
If you will be heading to the annual La Ruta Maya race along the river banks of the Macal and Belize Rivers, then you’ll be able to have that coveted serving of game meat. There is surely to be an abundance of deer, gibnut, armadillo, hicatee or another type of game meat with your rice […]
Do you like to multitask while you are driving? Well many drivers have become accustomed to talking and texting on their cell phones while trying to maneuver through traffic. One Belize City resident is tired of seeing the disastrous combination of cell phone use and driving. So John Brackett staged a one man protest near […]
The surveys at Harmonyville Phase six at miles forty and forty one on the Western Highway are just about to begin. Of the eight hundred plots of land made available for Belizeans, over six hundred have been surveyed and recommended to the Ministry of Natural Resources for distribution. But over the past few months, the […]
They are not usually on the same hymn sheet, but Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers and councilors put their best foot forward today for City Hall’s Open Day. A little over ten booths displayed the work and services offered by the Council on the occasion of their fifth anniversary in office. News Five’s Delahnie […]
Two weeks ago, Santiago Castillo Jr. along with Stanley Longsworth Jr. were both dumped from the executive of the Belize Tourism Board. Castillo’s firing as vice chairman was sensational because he is a U.D.P. strongman and financier and the Longsworth family is also aligned with the party. Well tonight, there is word that two senior […]
On Tuesday night, a couple from Independence revealed that they had consented to give up their son for adoption in 1994 because they could not afford his medical attention. They have not heard from him since but now know that he was not the only child that ended up in the hands of a US […]
In recent times Belize has become a haven for US fugitives. Many have been captured and handed over to the United States; in fact, Belize places second globally among the countries that have sent back the highest number of fugitives. Two celebrated cases are the arrests of Robert Snyder and Derrick Yancey. News Five’s Jose […]
A Mexican national who claimed to be a soldier from Tabasco was busted on an ammunition charge at the Corozal Free Zone last Thursday. His apprehension has opened a can of worms. The cops found Jose Luis Robles Beltran with a point twenty-five caliber pistol and nine live rounds of ammunition. He was sentenced to […]
The Belize City Council is known for maintenance of streets, garbage collection, property tax collection and the fiery rift between its mayor and central government. But there is more to the council than controversy. According to City Councilor Dion Leslie, this week the council is acknowledging citizens who have contributed to the improvement of the […]
On Monday, we aired a portion of an interview with an eighteen year old fourth form student, Daisy Cerda, of Benque Viejo del Carmen who attempted to commit suicide. Daisy’s case is just one among dozens of attempts over the past few months that have gone unreported. Suicides do not usually make it on the […]
Tom Seay is the well known host of a US television show called Best of America by Horseback. Seay got off the Carnival Liberty this past Tuesday on a brief visit which took him to the Banana Bank area. Aside from the wonders of the barrier reef and water sport such as scuba diving and […]
The US Navy ship, USS Gunston Hall, has been in Belizean waters since February twenty-fifth. Aside from carrying on joint exercises with the Belize Defence Force and the Coast Guard, the US sailors are engaged in community work. On Tuesday, they gave a facelift to the Ladyville Health Centre and today News Five’s Delahnie Bain […]
A family of four lost everything today in a midday blaze. The origin of the fire is still being determined but it is widely believed an electrical failure triggered it. The wooden structure was located on Jane Usher Boulevard and took little time to be consumed by the flames. Onlookers watched, unable to access the […]
The City council met today behind closed doors and when that meeting was over, councilor Dean Samuels was elevated to Deputy Mayor for one year to succeed Councilor Philip Willoughby, whose stint as deputy will be remembered more for what he said than what he did. Samuels, an ally of Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers, is expected […]
Last week we told you the story of Jamelia, the twenty three year old woman who was a virtual slave and a victim of human trafficking to the United States. Karen Baptist, her mother and another woman, Shelmadine Daly gave two sons to the same American national that took Jamelia. Tonight we have another story […]
