Channel Five is upping the stakes in its popular weekly Game Show Tek it or Leave It. So to start the year on a good foot, Carlos Lara had the opportunity to take home ten thousand dollars in cash. He played last Wednesday strategically hoping that with lady luck by his side, the ten grand […]
A swimming expedition at the Hydro Dam in the Rio Bravo area of Blue Creek, Orange Walk turned deadly for two Belize City residents. Shortly after three on Sunday afternoon, three friends and co-workers of Plues Street set out to swim near the hydro dam: twenty-four year old, Jair Moh, seventeen year old Javier Hernandez […]
The streets have been paved and the parking of vehicles has been relegated to one side of Albert Street. Drivers have complied, but on Friday the sidewalks which should have been only for pedestrians were still occupied by vendors. The transfer of street vendors to the Battlefield Park was a particularly prickly issue for some […]
He was a well respected businessman and tonight we report the passing of seventy-six year old, Michael William Oswald Williams. Williams was battling with Lung Cancer and on Tuesday, he died in Miami Florida. On January seventeenth, a memorial service will be held and will be followed by the scattering of his ashes in the […]
Ever been to Orange Walk and not know what to do? Well, in this episode of What’s Happening Belize, Safiyyah takes us to the hotspots in the Sugar City where you can have a blast. Hey, I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize and we’re doing a very special segment today in Orange Walk. […]
In these haad times, when many people find themselves suffering from post-Christmas cash woes, a mother of four from Orange Walk Town is happy to have found a way out of the financial slump. She did it by hitting all five numbers in Wednesday night’s lotto draw; a hefty sum of ninety-five thousand dollars! Amalia […]
Also in Corozal, police are investigating the sudden death of a one year old baby. According to twenty-one year old Denise Chable of San Roman Village, around eleven p.m. on Friday she was feeding her daughter and noticed that the baby’s belly was swollen. Chable said she massaged it, but she continued crying and so […]
It’s almost complete – that is the paving of Albert and Regent Streets. The works are in the last stages which would end the dust and the traffic congestions in the two main arteries in the city after five in the evenings by the end of this week if all goes according to plan. That’s […]
Since the start of the New Year police are conducting special operations at the major bridges in Belize City. The stint by the armed officers of the Anti-Drug Unit aims to crack down on traffic, drug and firearm offenders. This evening we got a glimpse of how the operation was being conducted at the northern […]
A Seine Bight teen has drowned following a religious ceremony. On Sunday, the lifeless body of seventeen year old Elmer Melgar was retrieved from the Swasey River near the Waterfall Area of the Stann Creek District. Melgar was administered CPR but never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead on arrival at the Southern Regional Hospital. […]
After a brief break due to the holidays, it’s back with a bang. That’s Tek it or Leave It, and tomorrow night to start your year right, another contestant will get the chance to win up to ten thousand dollars in cash. All eyes will be on the first ever male contestant, Carlos Lara, to […]
There are two appointments in government to report tonight that had become vacant with the change of government. A release from the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly, states that the Governor General this afternoon took the oath of allegiance from Godwin Arzu and Cynthia Pitts. Arzu will fill the post of Contractor […]
A Punta Gorda man found a great way to start the New Year, by going home with a lot of extra cash. Gilroy Selgado was one of seven participants in the Courts Big Cash contest held at its Belize City Branch on Saturday January third. And after a hot dog eating contest, balloon bursting and […]
One of the first deaths recorded in 2009 was the drowning of a San Ignacio teen. On Thursday afternoon, eighteen year old Essner Calderon and nineteen year old Jorge Chuc went swimming in the waters off Calla Creek Village. Calderon reported to police that Chuc suddenly disappeared under water and did not resurface. Calderon searched […]
She has provided months of tips on wholesome activities around Belize and now Safiyyah has a look at the best features in What’s Happening Belize. Hey Guys, Happy New Year! I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize? Well 2008 is a thing of the past and its time to jump into 2009.Before we take […]
Due to the high demand for copies of the interview with Lord Michael Ashcroft on Channel Five’s breakfast show, Open Your Eyes, on December eighteenth 2008, the entire interview can now be seen on a link to the www.channel5belize.com. So log on for a full look at the Ashcroft interview.
It was a major bone of contention on the island of Ambergris Caye, but tonight it appears that a compromise has been reached on the mega tourist project, South Beach. Phase one of the project has been given the green light by the National Environmental Appraisal Committee at its December eighteenth meeting. The project, however, […]
December thirty-first is the day on which new years resolutions are made, people dress up and get together with family, friends and loved ones. And at that last minute before midnight, there is a symphony that is launched with a magical countdown and ends with shouts of happy New Year, there is usually plenty confetti, […]
But there will be some excitement tonight at Jambels Jerk Pit Too located on Newtown Barracks where Melonie Gillett is launching her first album attempting to break in to a male dominated industry. The album entitled ‘Rush’ is a mix of different genres of music including pop, reggae, soul and dance hall and if the […]
Belizeans across the country started their morning right by tuning in or coming out to the Open Your Eyes New Year’s concert. The mood was festive, the energy was high and the crowd was overflowing at the concert site on Duck Lane. In addition to numerous giveaways, the audience was treated to performances from the […]
In welcoming 2009, Belize and Belizeans will be saying goodbye to an outgoing drama-filled twelve months. Grenades were thrown, a new government was sworn in, there were countless crimes including ninety-seven murders and several high profile arrests, two bouts of widespread flooding and enough political controversy to last several years. Tonight we bring you a […]
The hurricane season closed a month ago but preparations for the next period are already underway. This morning the U.S Southern Command based in Miami handed over to the National Emergency Management Organization sleeping accessories worth around twenty-seven thousand dollars. The items included more than five hundred cots and over a hundred sleeping bags. U.S […]
While NEMO received a sizeable donation today, residents in the Cayo District will benefit from water services come 2009. According to a press release, the expansion will take place in the Bradley’s Bank and the Hill View Area near Santa Elena and will result in approximately two point nine miles of pipe being laid. The […]
It is the countdown to the New Year, and News Five has a peek at the many activities planned around the City to usher in 2009. Whatever your mood is, there is plenty entertainment. The day begins with a huge live concert by Channel Five which will set the tone for the rest of the […]
We mentioned earlier in this newscast that Channel Five is organizing a live concert for the hit Morning Show; Open Your Eyes, tomorrow morning beginning at six-thirty. The free concert will be aired live from Channel Five studios on Duck Lane. There will be live musical performances by Supa G and plenty other entertainment. What’s […]
