It’s still early in the celebration of Police week, and the top brass of the force are not wasting opportunity to clean up the image of the force often battered by their own actions. A release from the Police Press Office has confirmed that one of their officers has been dismissed: he is Assistant Superintendent […]
There is no shortage of activities to occupy children during the summer months and so organizations have had to get creative in order to capture children’s imagination. One organisation has come up with a new approach to summer camps. News Five’s Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Kids, exhausted from the classroom, are unleashing their […]
It begins tonight on Channel Five, it is Duets, a new show that will have you singing, dancing and rocking. Jose Sanchez tells you more about it. Jose Sanchez, Reporting When KTV made its debut on Channel Five seven years ago, no one expected it would become one of the most popular shows in local […]
An American citizen was found dead on the Isle of San Pedro. Fifty-four year old Harold Wayne Adams came to Belize to retire. According to police, on Saturday Adams, who is described by police as an alcoholic, was believed to be intoxicated from early that morning. His lifeless body was found by Renee Vasquez at […]
Police across the country had their hands full with the weekend crime, but some of the officers took time out on Sunday to officially launch the seven days of activities known as Police Week. The ceremony, which took place in Belmopan, saw the awarding of members of the police department for long service and the […]
The tourism industry got a major boost this morning that is expected to further grow confidence in the industry. It’s a new investment worth fifty million dollars which, when completed, will upgrade and modernize infrastructure and the fleet of Tropic Air in the island of San Pedro. Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali “This is how […]
The Belize Carnival Association gears up for this year’s season. While finances are a problem, the association promises that the carnival will be as grand and vibrant as ever. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Every September, thousands of Belizeans line the streets from Ceasar Ridge Road to Princess Margaret Drive to watch […]
Reliable reports reaching News Five are that Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie will get the green light from Belmopan to be the new Ombudsman. McKenzie is expected to replace former Ombudsman Paul Rodriguez, whose contract expired prior to the February elections. McKenzie, a trained attorney, rose through the ranks of the judiciary and was named Chief […]
It started as the Committee to Oust Michael Ashcroft and following a demonstration of a few hundred to test their muscle, COLA has evolved into Citizens Organized for Liberty through Action. At a meeting this weekend the organisation elected former Prison Superintendent Bernard Adolphus as President. He is joined by six others, who will serve […]
The lack of classroom space is a constant battle for school administrators across the country, but come August the staff and students of St. John Vianney in Belize City will have a little more breathing room. This morning the primary school inaugurated a recently completed building valued at almost five hundred thousand dollars. Over one […]
When the Barrow Administration took office in February, it made several appointments public at the top layer of government in the way of Chief Executive Officers who were picked to replace the outgoing CEO’s. Most of the new CEOs named by the U.D.P. are political appointees and were rewarded with hefty contracts and perks. They […]
For the past three years, beauty and talent has graced the stage in a whole new style with bigger women who show off themselves at the Miss Big and Beautiful pageant. This Friday night at the Bird’s Isle, the six contestants for 2008 will engage in another such competition. It’s all geared toward fun and […]
It is said that music soothes the savage beast and so Belizeans will be treated to a musical extravaganza featuring the best of violin, cello, and guitar this coming weekend by the Pallotti Music School. News Five’s Marion Ali previews the coming attractions. Marion Ali, Reporting This institution has made a name for itself as […]
In other police news, investigators have expelled a Honduran fugitive who escaped official custody after he was found guilty of murder. Apparently he told someone where he was going because local authorities were lay waiting Donald Roy Davis when he arrived by plane in Belize City. Davis was detained and sent home last Friday. According […]
He’s often quoted in this newscast but tonight we have a one and one interview with Chief Justice of Belize Dr. Abdulai Conteh. Conteh is part of the official hosting committee of a team from the Caribbean Court of Justice who will be in Belize next week. While in the country, the legal experts will […]
Books by Belize authors have increased over the years but literary works by local writers is still very much an untapped artistic medium. However, this week, Belizean American Ian Vasquez made a special pilgrimage home to launch his first novel. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting With a crowd of relatives, friends, and […]
Police found his body around two-thirty last Friday afternoon not far from his home in Lord’s Bank Village. And while a post mortem examination did not determine that foul play was involved, police were asking the public’s help to identify the man. Today police reported that the deceased is forty-seven year old Stephen Jones who […]
The latest Lotto winner is a retired nurse from Dangriga. This morning, seventy-five year old Rozinel Cadogan made her way to the Tropical Gaming Company office in Belize City to collect her seventy-two thousand, five hundred dollar prize. Cadogan told News Five how she got lucky. Rozinel Cadogan, $72,500 Lotto Winner “My granddaughter was going […]
Police need the public’s help in identifying the body of a man that was found this afternoon near a creek in Lord’s Bank Village. According to Officer Commanding the Ladyville Police Station Corporal Luis Cawich, it does not appear that foul play was involved but cops continue to investigate how the person died. Cpl. Luis […]
Details are lacking but reliable reports reaching News Five indicate that a high school student is missing and believed drowned. Seventeen year old Clive Rivers, a student at St. John’s College, went swimming with friends this afternoon at Isabella Bank on the Belize River following this morning’s CXC exam. He is said to have disappeared […]
The Belize Police Department is seventy men and women stronger tonight following passing out ceremonies in Belmopan this morning. The recruits of squad eighty-four were officially welcomed into the ranks by Minister of National Security Carlos Perdomo, following six months at the training academy. According to valedictorian Hermain Campos, the new police officers are eager […]
Shakeups in the police high command are nothing new so the latest shuffle, the first since the U.D.P. government came to power in February, does not necessarily have political significance. But the new postings are far reaching. New Five’s Janelle Chanona has the run-down. The first big change will see Assistant Commissioner of Police Allen […]
Tonight the family of Belize City attorney Ellis Arnold is in mourning following the shooting death of his son in the United States. According to media reports from Chicago, around six-thirty Monday evening twenty-six year old Brandon Arnold was filling his car with gas at the corner of Touhy Avenue and Sheridan Road when a […]
In the next couple of months, the Belize Rotary Club will be bringing its fifth theatre production “Oliver and the Genie” to the stage. The proceeds of the plays are the biggest fundraiser for their Gift of Life programme, which allows children with serious heart conditions access to medical care abroad. But this year, the […]
Traffic is rolling across the Sittee River at Kendal and News Five’s Marion Ali was on hand to check out the situation. Marion Ali, Reporting While the river crossing at Kendall is not as smooth as drivers were accustomed to before last week’s flooding, the completion of the causeway is good news for all who […]
