An Orange Walk man is dead tonight; the victim of what police are saying appears to be the result of a confrontation with a snake. According to police, the body of forty-two year old Jose Luis Mario Gonzalez was found in a cane field in Trinidad village around eight thirty last night. A relative of […]
At one time or another most of us have witnessed the startling sight of a prefabricated building–commonly called a “Mennonite house”–coming down the highway on a truck. Yesterday our camera caught one such house, headed to the Belize City Municipal Airstrip, which was actually wider than the street. Built in Spanish Lookout by Linda Vista […]
We see a lot in the media about new initiatives to put Belizean youths on the path to productive citizenship. But without a lot of profiling, one programme has been producing positive results for decades. Patrick Jones reports that the scouting movement is about more than just building campfires and tying knots. Patrick Jones, Reporting […]
Belize is no stranger to the popular television quiz show Jeopardy, but until now most of our involvement has been as a paid sponsor. This week, however, the jewel proved lucky for one man who has entered the record books as the winningest player in Jeopardy history. On Wednesday, Ken Jennings, a thirty-year-old software engineer […]
School’s out for summer…well almost. And in case you are a parent desperately looking for a positive programme for your child to participate in, tonight News 5?s Jacqueline Woods offers a few options. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting As summer rapidly approaches, Belizean parents will be scrambling to find summer programmes to enrol their children. Young men […]
Please note that tonight’s newscast is shorter than usual due to the need to begin our broadcast of the Miss Universe pageant live at 7:00 Central Standard time.
He was among a group of four lucky Courts customers selected to compete in the monthly Gold Rush Show on Saturday. And while the other three semi-finalists walked away with household appliances, Glenford Archer of Punta Gorda got the chance to spin for five thousand dollars. And when the Gold Rush wheel stopped turning, the […]
For the past three years chefs from across the country have been testing their skills in what has become the de facto cooking championship of Belize. This year, according to the sponsor, Belize Tourism Board, fourteen participants will take part in Taste of Belize. B.T.B.’s Product Development Officer and the competition’s coordinator, Janine Alpuche, says […]
Due to a holiday in observance of Commonwealth Day on Monday, the next newscast will be on Tuesday, May twenty-fifth.
It’s a chance for one lucky couple to have the kind of wedding that most of us only dream about. And on Sunday night viewers will find out exactly who will be walking down the aisle on June twelfth. Whoever wins, after meeting all four finalists, I am sure of one thing: true love will […]
Just as we look forward to La Ruta Maya in March and the Cross Country in April…May would just not be the same without Miss Y. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods looked in on rehearsals for Friday night’s mother of all pageants. Birdy Francis, Coordinator/Choreographer, Miss Y “This pageant is unique because it?s not a competition. […]
Throughout her reign, she’s become a household name, and on Friday night, Miss Belize Leilah Pandy is inviting the public to come to the Princess Hotel for an evening of entertainment as she models her costumes for the upcoming Miss Universe Pageant. According to the hopeful contestant, the fundraising event is part of efforts to […]
If you’d like to get a jump start on your Mothers’ Day weekend celebration, then the House of Culture in Belize City is the place to be Friday night. The annual Jazz and Blues show will bring together a number of artists for a night of soul music under the moon by the sea side. […]
They are the latest addition to the radio scene in Belize City, and one year after Integrity Radio hit the airwaves, the station is celebrating in grand style. Just like the message at the heart of its programming, the “nothing-but-truth” radio station is inviting everyone to join in the celebration. Errol Robateau, Manager, Integrity Radio […]
Last week we brought you a story on a culinary workshop for members of the tourism industry where the participants were making a variety of main dishes. But after a main course, comes dessert, and today, the chefs were whipping up something sweet and delicious. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting “We have our own, so we must […]
On Saturday, Courts Belize on the Northern Highway in Belize City held its first Gold Rush Show and Draw of the year. The audience at the game show answered questions and won prizes. This was followed by the selection of the customer who would spin the Gold Rush Wheel for up to five thousand dollars […]
Alumni of the Belize Technical College have embarked on an ambitious project to bring together past graduates of the institution before it was amalgamated into the University of Belize. Adele Ramos, herself a past student of Technical, is doing some of the leg work for the reunion effort and today she told News 5 that […]
Food, glorious food. Belizeans certainly love their food. So it was no surprise that there was an enthusiastic response to B.T.B.’s “Taste of Belize” training session. Today Patrick Jones got a chance to sample the fruits of their labour. Patrick Jones, Reporting They are not unaccustomed to the heat of the kitchen, but these sixteen […]
This year Courts Belize Limited is inviting members of the public to live their dreams through its latest game promotion “Gold Rush,” in which customers have a chance to win cash prizes up to two hundred thousand dollars. This morning the promotion was launched and it included the first draw. Marketing coordinator Parveen Hamilton offered […]
Some four hundred and fifty children who belong to the Police Youth Cadet Corps are spending the last few days of their Easter vacation attending the Police Department’s annual sports camp. The event was opened on Thursday evening at the Michael Ashcroft Stadium in Independence with a lively ceremony. The young people range in age […]
“You don’t seem to miss it until it’s gone”, and while that statement can apply to everything from love to gasoline, tonight we’ll apply the notion to that crucial commodity: dog food. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting On April first, with the Mad Cow disease scare winding down, The Belize Agricultural Health Authority lifted the temporary ban […]
Due to holidays in celebration of Easter, the next newscast will be on Tuesday, April 13th.
Most Belizeans slept through it, but the entire nation was plunged into an electrical blackout around four-thirty this morning. According to B.E.L.’s public relations department, the total system collapse was caused by a failure at the Xul Ha substation in Mexico. B.E.L. scrambled to get its mile eight gas turbine going and the nationwide grid […]
That Belizean cultural staple known as the beauty pageant will be in full flower this weekend as two Belize City educational institutions will be showing off to the public. On Friday, the young ladies of Saint Catherine Academy invite you to support an event that they hope will raise money needed to aid the advancement […]
They’re among the top academic performers in the country; but more than just book-worms, students of Saint John’s Junior College want to show the community they also know how to have fun. And the outlet for the expression of their talents will be a unique Mr-Miss S.J.C. competition. Pageant organizer Dejon Tucker says the mix […]
