But if you’re not expecting a barrel from the States, you are one of the thousands of Belizeans who are still gift shopping tonight. Today, News Five’s Kendra Griffith took a tour of the old capital in search of gift ideas. Kendra Griffith, Reporting If you
Carolling by the Salvation Army on Albert Street is hallmark of the Christmas season but today, another choir presented Prime Minister Said Musa with the gift of song. And as you’ll hear, mixed in with the classical favourites was the sound of home. Prime Minister Said Musa
Best holiday wishes to all News 5 viewers. Please note that December 25th and 26th are public holidays in Belize. We will rejoin you with news on Wednesday, December 27th.
After major publicity on the city’s two television newscasts, we are pleased to report that work crews were hard at work this morning in downtown Belize City patching holes in the wounded streets. And motorists will be happy to note that the fill being used is not sand, but tar and stone. We are told […]
If you are looking for a place to party this holiday season you can hit all the clubs you want … but when you really want to get serious on the dance floor, there’s only one venue to visit: Sister Cecilia’s. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting While many Belizeans are just getting ready to celebrate Christmas, the […]
The corpse of a Nigerian resident of Belize was found floating in the sea this morning … and while his identity is no longer in question, the cause of his death remains a mystery. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports from the scene. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Around ten this morning, police received the report of a […]
And while we had the Prime Minister’s attention we took the opportunity to seek an update on the refinancing of our debt … along with some less urgent issues. Prime Minister Said Musa
The Dangrigan municipal airstrip was closed to all traffic as of three this afternoon in order to effect urgent repairs. According to a press release from the Belize Airports Authority, a contract was signed Monday with M & R Construction to completely rehabilitate the badly deteriorated runway at a cost of just over two hundred […]
If you’ve been in Belize City over the last week or so the traffic alone will tell you that Christmas shopping is rapidly reaching its peak. Today I ventured out trying to find where all that money is coming from. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting This Christmas, people may be bawling haad time but they sure have […]
This afternoon, veteran teacher, principal and activist David Price was laid to rest in a small ceremony at Wesley Church on Albert Street. Price, at the time of his death, was chairing the Commission of Inquiry into the D.F.C. He became critically ill in November and was rushed to a specialist centre in Cuba. He […]
They refuse to let Belizeans take advantage of low cost computer based phone services like Skype or Vonage and for that and other reasons few people will be singing the praises of B.T.L. this Christmas. But as of December fifteenth the phone company is offering an alternative that, while not as economical as we’d like, […]
There will be war in Belize City this weekend … but the battle I’m talking about won’t be fought with TEC nines, Uzis and AK-47s. Instead some of Belize’s most nimble young minds will use pawns, knights, bishops and queens to put their opponents in the ground. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has the story. Glen […]
If you fought the traffic on Albert Street today you would be convinced that Christmas in Belize is all about shopping. But as News Five’s Janelle Chanona discovered, for many families, it’s also about tradition. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For the past fifteen years, tradition in the Nisbet household has meant setting up the Christmas Village. […]
As the family and friends of the late David Price continue to make preparations for his funeral, today the Government of Belize announced it will assume the costs of paying for transporting Price home as well as his medical treatment in Cuba and the cost of the air ambulance that took the critically ill patient […]
Tonight the residents of the Placencia Peninsula have something to cheer about. The Caribbean Development Bank has approved a twelve point six million U.S. dollar loan to upgrade and pave the Placencia Road. The twenty-two year loan carries an interest rate of six point two five percent and five year grace period. Work is slated […]
This next story needs little introduction other than to say that if you are easily confused regarding issues of gender and sexuality you would do well to stay close to home this Saturday night. Our entertainment reporter has more. Janelle Chanona, Reporting True to its design, the flier announcing this weekend
Had he died a year ago David Price would have been fondly remembered for his many contributions as a veteran teacher, principal and intellectual. That impressive career, however, was only preparation for what could only be called a rendezvous with destiny as Price was selected to chair a Commission of Inquiry which investigated the demise […]
Last week Belize’s sweetheart, Marion Jones, arrived in the country with her three year old son Monty. And while she did not receive the hero’s welcome that greeted her back in 2001, that doesn’t mean we love her any less. This afternoon Jones sat down with the press and spoke candidly about the past year, […]
From now until Christmas not a day will go by without a party being thrown for deserving Belizean children. We’ll try to cover all that we can … beginning with three held today in Belize City. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting There was nothing that could have been done to stop these children from smiling much less […]
Last week’s Lotto winner has come forward to claim her fifty thousand dollar prize. The lucky ticket holder is twenty-two year old wife and mother of two, Beolita Ancona of Corozal Town. This morning a happy Ancona and her family picked up their check at the Tropical Gaming office. Kendra Griffith, Reporting
For most of us here at Channel Five our annual anniversary celebration is a welcome break from the daily routine … and this year’s birthday party was no exception. But as much fun as we had, the happiest people were the prize winners and five schools that received a helping hand. Kendra Griffith, Reporting After […]
Any mathematician can tell you that while luck may run in streaks, in the end there is no fighting the laws of probability. This week those laws were applied with a vengeance as no less than three Lotto draws have produced winners. News Five’s Kendra Griffith caught up with one of them. Kendra Griffith, Reporting […]
On November eighteenth, 2005 pilot Rene Tam and his two U.S. passengers boarded the twin engine Islander “Sophia” en route to Blancaneaux Lodge in the Cayo District. They never arrived as the plane crashed in the Mountain Pine Ridge, killing all aboard. Today at the entrance of the municipal airstrip, ceremonies were held to dedicate […]
The victim of a fatal mishap in Orange Walk has been identified. He is Salvadoran Antonio Chilen. Police say they have no other details about Chilen whom they believe does not have any relatives in Belize. He was hit by a cane truck while riding a bicycle Monday on the Orange Walk bypass.
Minister of Health Jose Coye was admitted to the hospital this morning following an adverse reaction to prescribed medication. News Five understands that around eight thirty this morning, Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Chief of Medical Staff Dr. Khalid Ghazy was at Coye’s King’s Park home to administer an injection but shortly after receiving the shot, […]
