If the belly laughs heard at the rehearsals are any indication, then the play that opens Thursday night at the Bliss is going to be a smash. And the best part is that its all in aid of a worthy cause. News Five’s Alyssa Noble has a preview. Alyssa Noble, Reporting You?ve seen them in […]
After approximately thirteen hours of testimony given thus far to the Commission of Inquiry into the Development Finance Corporation, it is growing increasingly clear that not all of D.F.C.’s borrowers were created equal. The questions of whether that special treatment was given only to a select few and, if so, why, will no doubt occupy […]
Belizeans have once again made a mark on the international scene, this time by securing two open scholarships from the University of the West Indies. The lucky recipients are Stevanni Duncan and Wilhelm Swan, both graduates of St. John’s College Junior College. Duncan and Swan were just two of over five thousand applicants from across […]
And while on the subject of scholarships, U.W.I. was not the only institution offering opportunities to Belizean University students. Alyssa Noble, Reporting Belize Electricity Limited, today, awarded eight students from across the country with tuition scholarships to the University of Belize. And according to Dawn Sampson, Manager of Corporate Communications for the company, selecting the […]
Last week we looked at a report commissioned by the B.T.B. that compared the economic impact of cruise tourism with that of more traditional overnight stays. The preliminary conclusion of that study was that overnight visitors made a far greater contribution to the Belizean economy. Tonight News Five’s Kendra Griffith takes a look at one […]
Late this evening, Justice Samuel Awich handed down his latest decision in the matter of Winston Smiling versus the Corozal Free Zone … and it?s another victory for Smiling. Awich has granted the free zone businessman and his colleague Gulab Sharma permission for judicial review following their application to the court on the basis that […]
The entire Placencia Peninsula was without electricity for nearly twenty-four consecutive hours over the weekend. The blackout, which lasted from three forty-three Saturday morning until one fifty-four Sunday morning, wreaked havoc with refrigerated food and severely disrupted those residents dependent on electric pumps for water, not to mention the area’s lively social life. According to […]
They were one of the labour groups heavily involved in pressuring the government to enact reforms and initiate several important investigations. But tonight the P.S.U. is in the news for a different reason. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For the next week, more than a hundred and forty trade unionists from across […]
He was an inspired artist who never hesitated to share his talent with others. And even though Eder Alamilla is no longer with us, his passion remains. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today children between the ages of five and fifteen were all awarded with certificates after successfully participating in the 2006 Eder Alamilla Summer Art camp. […]
On Friday we brought you the touching story of fifty-one year old Socorro Castillo and her eleven year old son Gabriel. The single parent family has been struggling to live a normal life after the mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Tonight however, we have been encouraged by a number of pledges of help we […]
Following a press release earlier this week by the People’s United Party calling for the resignation of David Price from the D.F.C.’s Commission of Inquiry, tonight Belize?s labour movement has responded with a release of their own. The N.T.U.C.B. says it “expresses deep disappointment and disgust at the P.U.P. release … which attempts to politicize […]
On Wednesday, the Princess Hotel and Casino Belize announced it was cutting eight-one jobs at the Corozal Free Zone, but tonight the company says it has also decided to lay-off a hundred workers from its operations in the old capital. The break down is fifty workers from the casino and fifty others from the hotel. […]
The Belize City Council is taking heat again tonight after failing to make payments to its contracted clean up crews. According to the management of Sanitation Enterprises Limited, S.E.L. the future of the company is uncertain tonight because it has been unable to pay more than two hundred and forty employees their salaries. And they […]
It was a tough decision but tonight Miss Honduras is la Reina de la Costa Maya. During the annual pageant on Thursday night, twenty-three year old Lissa Saenz was selected as the overall winner. Cindy Cajuste, Miss Mexico was first runner up while Miss Nicaragua Anahir Rocha had the best cultural costume. Activities continue tonight […]
For the past two years, the summer camp schedule has included learning chess, and this week organisers are reminding parents that it’s not too late to sign up. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For Belize City resident Glen Reneau, chess is not just a game. Glen Reneau, Chess Teacher ?Even though other sports develop and build self-esteem […]
In every part of society, there are stories of families coming together to overcome the biggest of obstacles. But tonight we profile the story of a single mother and her young son, who after years of quietly shouldering their burden are now in need of your help. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Fifty-one year old Socorro Castillo […]
As if dealing with a bunch of angry bondholders was not enough, the Prime Minister has become embroiled in an increasingly bitter campaign by his party to remove David Price from the chair of the Commission of Inquiry now investigating the emasculated Development Finance Corporation. Responding to a question from Channel Seven’s Jules Vasquez, the […]
During the summer holidays, thousands of Belizean children participate in camps across the country. Today, News Five’s Alyssa Noble caught up with a couple kids hard at work on the Western Highway. Alyssa Noble, Reporting This month, Youth for the Future and the National Youth Cadet Service Corp are hosting a summer camp for kids […]
Eighty-one employees of the Princess casinos at the Corozal Free Zone are out of a job tonight. A release from the company cites, (quote) “a dramatic increase in the costs of doing business,” as the primary reason for the lay offs, referring specifically to higher utility bills, an increase in casino license fees and business […]
Just a reminder: Tonight’s Lotto jackpot has reached a record of one hundred seventy-two thousand five hundred dollars. Buyers have been lining up for tickets all afternoon. You can watch your number play tonight at nine, right here on Channel Five.
The traditional stalwarts of Belize’s overnight tourism industry for many years looked askance at their more recently endowed colleagues catering to cruise ships, saying that cruising cheapened what should be a high end destination and in any case left Belize with little more than the crumbs from the megaships’ table. Today a new report commissioned […]
The long awaited public hearings by the Commission of Inquiry, appointed to look into the actions of the Development Finance Corporation from 1999 through 2004, got underway today. And if anyone thought that the three person panel would have trouble finding its investigative footing, they better think again. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports from the […]
Poetry, in case you haven’t noticed, is in style. No longer the last refuge of the lovelorn or armchair patriot, poetry–and poets–come in all shapes, sizes and persuasions. For a second year the Belizean Poets Web Group is holding the Belizean Poets Contest. Writers are being asked to submit two new poems: one pertaining to […]
And with month of September bearing down upon us, committees around the country are shifting into high gear. For her part, Chair of the St. George’s Caye Day Society, Sharon Pitts-Robateau, told News Five that there will be no shortage of activities, starting with the opening ceremonies on September first and leading up to the […]
It didn’t draw a record number of fans, but it sure did set the record as the first Miss Belize pageant to ever yield two winners. At the end of the tightly contested competition, twenty-one year old Felicita Arzu, representing the Orange Walk district, was crowned Miss Belize World 2006-2007 while twenty-four year old Maria […]
