You probably saw it on the U.S. television news: the story of a fun loving couple on a Caribbean cruise who somehow managed to fall overboard in the middle of the night but were miraculously rescued after spending four hours in the deep blue sea. Well, today that ship dropped anchor in Belize City Harbour […]
Having failed to pressure Belize Telecommunications Limited to rehire four dismissed employees using traditional methods of marches, strike threats and go slows, union leaders are now proposing to boycott the businesses operated by B.T.L.’s majority owner, Michael Ashcroft. The call came in the form of a press release from the National Trade Union Congress of […]
It wasn’t Tropical Gaming’s biggest jackpot but hey, one hundred and fifty-seven thousand five hundred dollars isn’t exactly chump change. That’s why there were more than a few people keeping their fingers crossed during the Saturday night’s lotto draw. And when it was over, two lucky people came away winners. According to San Ignacio resident […]
They’ve got rhythm, they’ve got music and they’ve got dance and starting tonight the participants in the first ever Preschool Festival of Arts will have centre stage at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts. This morning I stopped by for a preview of the entertainment. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Over the next four days, students […]
Looking for something cool to do this weekend? News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports the Y.W.C.A. on St. Thomas Street is the place to be. Sonia Linares, Executive Dir., Y.W.C.A. “It’s a day of fun at the Y.W.C.A. We always promote it as a family affair. Apart from making it an activity where we gain an […]
The majority of the approximately sixty different types of snakes in Belize are harmless to humans … but a few–nine to be exact–can send you to an early grave. And that’s exactly what happened to fifty-three year old Domingo Cucul of San Roman Village in the Stann Creek district. On Sunday morning Cucul was at […]
Due to a public and bank holiday on Monday in celebration of Baron Bliss Day, there will be no newscast. The next news broadcast will be on Tuesday, March twelfth, 2007.
They keep the peace in the majority of Belizean households and there’s no reason to doubt that they can do the same thing on the nation’s streets. I’m talking about women as cops. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Corporal Sharmaine Robateau is just one of the one hundred and fifty police female officers on staff who help […]
You can argue that it is the people who pull the trigger that do the killing, but you can’t dispute that the abundant presence of guns sure helps. Today a large number of those deadly weapons were put out of commission. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting The six hundred and eleven guns that were destroyed represent only […]
During brief handing over ceremonies today, Scotiabank contributed some much needed money to two organisations that promote women’s well-being. According to the bank’s Country Manager, Pat Andrews, earlier this year his staff petitioned the institution’s head office in Toronto for the funds. This morning, Andrews had the honour of handing over the cheques for two […]
Sometimes in life, it’s the little things that count. For Belize City’s cruise tourism industry one of those little things today got a whole lot better. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Where vendors once had to dodge stinking drain water, tomorrow a new sidewalk will welcome cruise visitors to North Front Street. The twenty-five thousand dollar project […]
Four people drowned over the weekend in two separate incidents, one in Orange Walk and the other in Cayo. Robert Mariano, O.C., Orange Walk Police “It is very, very disturbing because every life is very important to us. The police is doing everything that the police could do in order to save lives and when […]
This afternoon as part of its celebrations marking the first anniversary of being elected to office, the Belize City Council took time to honour those individuals and businesses that have helped the council. And while the council was honouring people for their past cooperation, one councillor clearly had his eye on bigger things. According to […]
It’s not an organisation that runs to the media everyday for publicity, but quietly, in its own solid way, Belize’s Scouting movement has been making its mark for the better part of a century. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting It may not be Belize’s biggest computer centre but its effects could be large. Hilberto Riverol, Executive Dir., […]
This morning the cruise ship M.S. Veendam anchored in the Belize City harbour, but instead of the usual vacationers, the Holland America ship carried over a hundred U.S. based feminist leaders and activists. The women are all participants in the third annual Ms. Magazine Cruise. We caught up with the magazine’s publisher–and former President of […]
It may have had a slow start, but by Tuesday night high schoolers were taking centre stage as part of the secondary school Festival of Arts. Here are some highlights of those talented young people performing. (Students performing) Performances will continue until Friday. The awards night is scheduled for Monday at seven.
In the weeks before Christmas viewers know that they will be treated to endless stories of children’s parties hosted by all manner of public spirited sponsors. But Christmas is not the only religious observance that prompts people to break out the cupcakes and ideals. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports on Shrove Tuesday. Shawn Baird, Coordinator, […]
The Belize Audubon Society has announced the recipient of the 2007 James A. Waight award. He is Sir George Brown. Sir George was honoured at an official ceremony on Friday night in Belize City where his contributions to the social, cultural, and environmental development of Belize were highlighted. The former Chief Justice was credited for […]
The long running Children’s Festival of Arts is chocked full of cute kids whose performances cannot help but bring a smile to even the hardest audience member. But what about the secondary school version? This morning I checked it out. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning the second annual National Secondary Schools’ Festival of Arts officially […]
Seven months after an ad hoc group was formed in reaction to the imposition of G.S.T. on land transactions, today the Association of Real Estate Brokers of Belize held its first annual general meeting. Having successfully formulated a common sense approach on the tax issue, the members are now working together to assist Belmopan in […]
If you spent what seems like hours stuck in Belize City traffic today, rest assured you were not alone. It seems that a combination of five cruise ships in the harbour, and a whole lot of Belizeans heading out for a Valentine’s lunch resulted in major gridlock on the narrow streets of the old capital. […]
The Belize City Council may be involved in some hard bargaining with central government over high finance, but there’s actually a softer side to the Mayor and council … and that’s what we saw today downtown. Zenaida Moya, Belize City Mayor “We knew that we always had to remember that many of us cannot always […]
Earlier in this newscast you listened to the victims of robberies complain of been violated but this next story is about two men who actually came to the rescue of two tourists who were attacked. The men who did not wish to appear on camera were working at the Fort George Hotel when they were […]
A boat’s propeller is believed to have caused the death of yet another manatee in the coastal waters off Belize City. According to the Wildlife Trust, on Sunday they were called out to the area in front of the Mexican Cultural Institute after witnesses saw one of the mammals drifting in the sea, apparently dead. […]
A capacity crowd jammed the Marion Jones Sporting Complex Saturday afternoon for the second annual band fest. A total of fifteen bands from five districts competed in the all day event which began in front of Gwen Lizarraga High. In the end, the judges agreed that when it comes to marching, the best comes from […]
