If you weren’t at Club Calypso Sunday afternoon or tuned in to Channel 5, you missed a refreshing look at some talented young Belizeans. It was the first week of our Children’s Karaoke competition, with a total of eight contestants divided across junior and senior categories. Here’s how it went after the judges marked their […]
Most news coverage of children has not been particularly encouraging these days, as our youngest citizens have been too frequently cast as victims: of automobile accidents, robberies, shootings and sexual exploitation. But behind the headlines, Belizean kids continue to do what young people always do–have fun. And that fun will hit the airwaves this weekend, […]
Due to a public and bank holiday in observance of Pan American Day, there will be no newscast on Monday, October 13th.
Bad luck has once again struck the re-building of the Bliss Institute. Less than four months after a falling scaffold killed a construction supervisor, a workman had to be rushed to the hospital this morning after falling two stories from an interior catwalk. According to a spokesman for the Mexican contractor, Delta Construction, thirty-one year […]
If you set aside greasy fried chicken, it’s likely that the number one choice of Belizeans dining out is Chinese food. But while many people enjoy it, very few of us make the effort to cook Chinese cuisine at home. Today, the Embassy of Taiwan tried to change that situation. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It looks […]
We will try to modestly report on this next item, but it is with great pride that we announce that News 5 reporter Jacqueline Woods has been named the winner of two prestigious prizes in this year’s Pan American Health Organization Media Awards. The story on “Children and Crime”, produced by Woods, presented by Kayla […]
Two deaths in different parts of the country have been classified as tragic accidents. On Friday eighteen year old Manolo Guardado of San Felipe Village in the Orange Walk District lost his life when he suffocated after climbing into a well on a farm outside the village. And on Saturday afternoon twenty-three year old Dwayne […]
The ceremony may have been lost in the hoopla of the Independence Day weekend, but on Sunday night fireworks in Belize City, Ladyville and Orange Walk marked the technical launch of Intelco. Guests at the Sunday evening ceremony, including Communications Minister Vildo Marin, made the first official phone calls on the new system to customers […]
And in an unfortunate aside to the Carnival, News 5’s camera captured these dramatic pictures of an emergency vehicle, which burst into flames during the parade. The driver of the vehicle quickly evacuated the people who were riding in the back of the ambulance and tried to extinguish the blaze. When his efforts failed, a […]
Due to Independence Day celebrations, the next newscast will be on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2003.
It’s been open less than a month, but most motorists travelling the Western Highway have already forgotten the dangerous old days of the big curve at St. Matthew’s Village. Today, the new bridge and its laser straight approaches were officially dedicated. And with a crowd of government heavyweights returning from Belmopan, the timing could not […]
The Belize Hotel Association is out of the closet. Hey, they said it…not us. It seems the B.H.A. has been bouncing from holes in the wall to borrowed space and back again for years. But after all that torture and torment, they now have a new home. According to the association’s President, Ben Routi, their […]
It’s a media house that dominates the radio dial with no less than three stations aiming for nationwide dominance. And as of today all the broadcasting entities under the direction of Rene Villanueva and family are cohabitating in a new home in Belize City. Patrick Jones reports from Slaughterhouse Road. Patrick Jones, Reporting The new […]
If you would like to take part in this year’s carnival road march but without the pressure of dealing with costumes or competition, then we just might have what you are looking for. B.T.L.’s Telejammers have re-emerged after a three-year hiatus from the annual festivity. According to the T-shirt band coordinator, Sherilyn Waight, because there […]
With the annual Belikin calendar now in its third year and enjoying enviable success, it was only a matter of time until someone got the bright idea to publish a calendar full of photogenic Belizean males. That time has now arrived. Tanya Barrow, Green Banana “Women scream when they open the calendar, gial we di […]
There will be no newscast on Wednesday, September tenth due to a public and bank holiday in recognition of the Battle of St. George’s Caye. The next newscast will be on Thursday, September eleventh.
The nations of the Caribbean may not always make much progress in their efforts at political unity and economic integration…but when it comes to pulling together in times of trouble there are few who do it better. For the island of Bermuda that means help from as far away as Belize. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This […]
On Saturday morning San Ignacio was the scene of the latest Courts Megabucks Spin. This month’s lucky spinner was Courts customer Michael Tzul Junior of Belize City. Here’s how it went. (Michael spins wheel and wins $3,000) Emcee “Michael how do you feel, you just won three thousand dollars?” Michael Tzul Jr. “I feel good, […]
The project had been planned for years, but it took a record flood and near disaster to make it a reality. Patrick Jones reports on the nation’s newest bridge. Patrick Jones, Reporting The new Beaver Dam Bridge was opened to vehicular traffic two weeks ahead of the scheduled official inauguration. Chief Engineer Cadet Henderson says […]
It has been the “pilinkiest” raining season in recent memory…at least until this morning, when Belize City residents, who woke up to a city with a shortage of electricity, also found a massive surplus of water. Jacqueline Woods reports from one thoroughly soaked neighbourhood. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting There was water everywhere as heavy showers overnight […]
For many of us, the September Celebrations don’t start with official ceremonies; they start with the Queen of the Bay pageant… and tomorrow is the big night. News 5 caught up with this year’s contestants and found them practicing more than the customary curtsy. Shari Williams, Assistant, Queen of the Bay “You should expect a […]
The carnival season is on, and as usual the young members of the junior bands are particularly excited. But just as usual, they also have to try and find financial support to make their dreams of dancing in the streets come true. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting These children are not only getting ready for school, they’re […]
You know that summer is rapidly coming to an end when the talk turns to carnival. And that was the buzz this morning at City Hall, where News 5’s Patrick Jones was getting ready to jump up. Leroy Green, President, Carnival Pulaali “No honestly, we are laughing, but as they say on the streets, things […]
Arleen Pelayo of Orange Walk Town is the latest winner in the Courts Megabucks promotion. On Saturday she stepped up to the wheel at the Belmopan Branch and gave it a spin. As a result she travelled home three thousand dollars richer. The next Megabucks draw takes place on September first in Belize City with […]
In other tourism related news, this time from la Isla Bonita, there is a new Reina de la Costa Maya–and this queen speaks Creole. For the first time in the pageant’s eight-year history, a Belizean took the title. Here’s how it went last night for Miss Belize, Leilah Pandy, in San Pedro. Master of Ceremonies […]
