The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), is a Pan-African movement founded in Jamaica in 1914 by Marcus Garvey. Garvey started many community based organizations, including the Black Cross Nurses which has been in existence for over ninety years. The Black Cross Nurses came to prominence in Belize when they were called to active duty during […]
You will know by now that two well known doctors caused a spectacle at the northern border this week when they engaged in a very public scuffle. The two had an old beef which was further complicated because Doctor John Gough blamed Doctor Irvin Gabourel for e-mails circulating that Gough had beaten up a young […]
The United States is Belize’s largest trading partner. We sell most of our products to the US and buy much more from them. Earlier today, representatives from various US businesses displayed their products at the annual Made in the US Commercial Expo. News Five Isani Cayetano sampled the goodies at the Radisson and has this […]
In the tourism world, Belize is well known as a small piece of paradise, with its beautiful cayes, Maya temples, diverse cultures, as well as exotic fauna and flora. But as of late, the crime rate, among other social issues, has given the jewel a black eye. But we came across an article on Yahoo […]
Tonight’s question is: Do you think that disciplinary action should be taken by the Belize Medical and Dental Association on the two prominent doctors that have been charged with disorderly conduct? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send […]
It’s been three weeks since FirstCaribbean Bank placed the companies owned by the Mena Group, Fresh Catch and Wood Depot in receivership. Aside from a possible fish kill that could end up as a huge environmental hazard, there are immigration and labour issues that are causing embarrassment to the bankers. News Five has obtained copies […]
News Five’s Isani Cayetano headed to La Democracia to find out more about Fresh Catch Belize Ltd. He found out that once a powerhouse in the fish farming industry, the company is today only a shell of its former self. The estimated seven hundred acre spread, two hundred and twenty-five of which is currently being […]
A woman reportedly drowned in a well this afternoon in Libertad Village, Corozal. The woman, twenty eight year old Rosella Romero reportedly fell in the well in her yard at around one o’clock this afternoon. She had gone to fetch water there after the pipe stopped functioning. We were told that Rosella was mentally challenged.
Early this morning on Open Your Eyes, in partnership with UNICEF and the National Committee for Families and Children, the International Year of Youth was launched. By all accounts it was a special moment. Youths from around the country had the opportunity to question the Minister of Youth, Patrick Faber. The questions were loaded and […]
Family and friends gathered at the Holy Redeemer Cathedral this afternoon to celebrate the life of media personality, Richard Michael Nicholson. Mike Nic, as he was fondly known, was ailing for some time and passed away last Sunday at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. His final farewell was a solemn occasion; the thanksgiving service for […]
Cardiologist John Gough and gastroenterologist Irvin Gabourel, both distinguished Belize City doctors, are tonight free on police bail. As we reported on Tuesday night, hours earlier, the two doctors squared off in an all-out public fistfight at the northern border. Earlier today both men were charged for disorderly conduct after being treated and released from […]
We have reported about new legislation that will allow for electronic wiretapping of telephone calls. The government claims its one of the measures that can help to weed out criminal elements. But there is also the fear that the privacy of many persons will be at risk. On Tuesday we asked our viewers if they […]
There’s another sad story about a baby tonight. San Ignacio police are looking for a babysitter from Cayo after a two year old baby boy allegedly suffered burns while in her care. News Five has confirmed that a doctor has classified the burn wounds as Harm. The incident allegedly happened in San Ignacio Town and […]
You may not know the name Rudy Youngblood, but you may be aware of his works. In 2005 Youngblood made his film debut in Spirit: The Seventh Fire. He was then cast as the lead role in the film, Apocalypto, which grossed over one hundred and twenty million U.S. dollars. In that film he appeared […]
Word to News Five this evening is that two prominent Belize City doctors, John Gough and Ervin Gabourel, are getting medical treatment at the Corozal Hospital following an all out brawl at the Belize/Mexico Border earlier today. Police confirmed that Gabourel was changing currency before departing the country when he was approached by Gough who […]
This past Friday, the government introduced a Bill in the House entitled Interception of Communications Act which will allow security personnel to eavesdrop on telephone calls. The new piece of legislation will surely be hotly debated before it can become law because not everyone agrees that it will only be used to monitor criminal activity […]
Search efforts lasted almost a full two days for a seventeen year old Gwen Lizarraga Student, who drowned on Sunday afternoon in the Camalote area. Rudyford Thompson Jr. went swimming with three friends and is believed to have suffered a cramp in the leg. Friends tried to help him, but the current was too strong […]
Accountability; we’ve heard about that several times but now there’s another effort on the subject. The Society for the Promotion of Education Advocacy and Research has been working over the past few years with One World Trust, which is based in London. Their project is a toolkit to promote accountability among Civil Society Organizations. It […]
A pastor from the Corozal District tragically lost her life last Friday evening in an unfortunate incident. The victim, forty one year old Leticia Vidal is from the village of Estrella and also ministered in neighboring Libertad Village. Vidal and two minors holidaying at her home were trying to adjust a television antenna to get […]
Just before five this evening the Cayo Emergency Response Team, B.D.F. and Coastguard interrupted a rescue mission in the Old Belize River. The search will continue on Tuesday for a student from Gwen Lizarraga High School, Rudyford Thompson Jr. Thompson and three friends went swimming in the River on Sunday afternoon but the strong currents […]
This past weekend the International Costa Maya Pageant was held in San Pedro. During Sunday night’s finale, rumors were rampant about a plane crash on the island. Reports of it saturated the airwaves of some radio stations this morning. It caused alarm; months ago many were in disbelief when Sir Barry Bowen’s private plane crashed […]
It has been reported that nine different corporations owe the Belize Bank over four hundred and fifty million dollars in a loan portfolio of six hundred and eighty million dollars. According to the governor of the Central Bank, Glenford Ysaguirre, in a recent court affidavit, at least twenty-eight percent of the bank’s loans are non-performing. […]
This past Thursday it was disclosed that it will take another two years to replace the Kendall Bridge which was washed away back in 2008 by Tropical Storm Arthur. Government is forecasting that when all said and done, the new bridge will be completed in 2012. Many responded to our question on whether it is […]
And in an update to the presumed suicide of businessman, Mario Varacalli, a post mortem is yet to be conducted to determine what caused his death. Varacalli was the co-owner of the sub-sandwich restaurant, Hungry Monkey on North Front Street. But it is said that business was slow, bills were mounting and the restaurant employed […]
As we reported earlier in the week, the Ministry of Housing has amassed a huge stack of non performing mortgages; in fact it has about fifty-two million dollars worth of unpaid housing loans. According to Housing Minister Michael Finnegan, the dust on some of these loan portfolios can be dated back twenty years. Finnegan says […]
