In September, Barclays Bank announced it would be celebrating fifty years in Belize by giving the city of Belize a present: a monument at the Pallotti Roundabout. This weekend Barclays’ vision became a reality as the Belizean flag went up, for the first time surrounded by the flags of the Caricom nations and the countries […]
Today police reported that a skull had been found near Gracie Rock village. But as News Five found out this afternoon, it was actually two human skeletons, one of which was actually found last year. No one knows at this point, who they are, how they died, or how the bodies could have lain unnoticed […]
Valentine’s Day…you might be thinking…Oh no! Is it that time of year AGAIN? All you lone rangers out there may be planning to batten down for the weekend and ignore the whole thing. But if you’re a die hard romantic, then Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to show your significant other how much you […]
The days of building what you like, the way you like may soon be at an end. The Government intends to adopt stricter building codes and to enforce them. A committee was established last year to review past attempts to bring buildings up to international standards and assess current needs, especially in light of Hurricane […]
Since the beginning of the year, the Department of Corrections has certainly taken its fair share of criticism, especially after a series of stabbings on the compound, one of which resulted in a fatality. Trying to correct this image, a board of governors has been appointed to manage the affairs of the prisons. The board […]
From June to September every year, Belizeans get a little tense and carefully monitor the weather channel. But for the rest of the year, most of us could care less. But this time around things are different. Since December, the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) has been concentrating on making preparations for the season. Deputy […]
By now, you might have forgotten about the promise to fix up the Belize City post office, but the Belize Postal Service hasn’t. Starting on Monday, construction crews will be working hard on the lower floor of the Paslow Building. Public relations officer for the postal service, Verlene Arzu, says the revised version of the […]
Well-known Belmopan businessman Paul Bradley Sr. is reported to have committed suicide early this morning at his family home. The body was found in the bathroom by his wife. Bradley is the owner of Bradstar Construction on Forrest Drive, one of the firms, which only this week donated supplies to the fire victims in Maya […]
A fire in Maya Mopan last week left over fifty people homeless, most of them children. Today the Prime Minister Said Musa toured the area and found that seven of the twelve thatched houses were already being rebuilt. The Mennonite Community in Spanish Lookout has donated building supplies and this time the homes will have […]
In an effort to keep Belize’s children safe, BTL has started a phone program in the schools. The company says “Learn ‘n Phone” is in response to a request from the National Committee for Families and Children who noticed that a lot of children have to leave campus to call home for emergencies or to […]
On Thursday evening some cruise ship passengers received minor injuries on a river trip in the Orange Walk District. The incident occurred after five p.m. on the New River. According to reports the tourists were aboard a chartered vessel from Orange Walk Town and had just finished a tour of the Lamanai Maya Ruin. On […]
An American tourist has died while diving off Half Moon Caye, but the post mortem says he had a chronic lung disease. Reports are that on Wednesday fifty-six year old Harvey Philip Weiner from Columbus, Ohio died shortly after he came up from a dive that afternoon. Michael Colien, an American dive instructor, said he, […]
The Canadian media is reporting he was deported under Canada’s anti-terrorism laws. He says he left voluntarily and chose Belize because it is English speaking and he wants to start a business here, perhaps in the agricultural sector. Today Iqbal Singh spoke to News Five about the controversy surrounding his arrival in Belize earlier this […]
On Monday, News Five broke the story that the first man to be successfully deported under Canada’s anti-terrorism law had been deported, to Belize on January 6th. Iqbal Singh entered Canada in 1991 with no immigration documents whatsoever and later applied for refugee status. But in 1998, he was arrested for being ?a threat? to […]
There’s a new website for those who want to learn more about Belize’s Creole population. The National Kriol Council says their site provides information on Kriol culture, history and language and is especially useful for students. The National Kriol Council is a non-profit organization founded in nineteen ninety-five to promote Kriol Culture and harmony among […]
Although the hurricane season does not get underway for another five months, consultations are already taking place to make sure that in the event of a disaster, operations run smoothly inside shelters. Today, a two-day Shelter management workshop got underway at the Belize Institute of Management. The meeting is hosted by the Ministry of Health […]
Today, Belize Telecommunications Limited expanded its service in the Ladyville area, opening its new office. Previously the office was housed inside the exchange building. Today, residents of the area will be able to get their transactions done in a far more spacious and comfortable environment. Lisa Shoman, BTL’s chairman says the expansion is all part […]
As News Five first reported last night, an Indian man arrested in Canada in 1998 “as a threat to national security” was deported to Belize earlier this month after acquiring a Belizean passport under our Economic Citizen Investment Program. Today no one seems to know if Iqbal Singh is still in the country, or how […]
With hefty commissions on this type of money circulating how particular are the agents about their clients? While the agent who handled the Singh case Manolo Romero of Belize Passport Consultants told news five today that he cannot reveal the particulars of that application, consultants Rosy Shyu, Santiago Gomez and Gaby Afif told News Five […]
Early this morning, firefighters were called to Eyre Street in Belize City after smoke was seen coming from the rear of the wooden PAHO/WHO building. Fire officials were able to get control of the fire before it could spread to the rest of the office but at news time tonight, the cause of the fire […]
It may not have produced any flames, but the action was hot and heavy at Saturday night’s official opening of the Princess Casino. Since the “soft opening” two weeks earlier the rows of shiny slot machines have been supplemented by a number of blackjack tables and roulette wheels. Despite warnings from cabinet that only U.S. […]
If you were planning a little romance under the moonlight tonight, you’re in for a special treat because there’s going to be a total lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth gets between the sun and the moon. While the earth’s “shadow” casts a darkness on the moon, the sunlight passing through our […]
The Department of Immigration and Nationality Services received a donation of ten computers today from the government of Canada. The computers will be used to link the department into a regional communication network and give them access to migration data. The presentation was made by Nesa Scott a counselor with the Embassy of Canada in […]
Everyone likes a raffle, especially one where you’re holding a pile of tickets. I must confess that more than a few of the stubs in today’s big draw carried my name… but alas, this isn’t a story about me. You had a one in three hundred thousand chance to hit the jackpot. That’s the number […]
If you and your family flocked to the Memorial Park on New Year’s Eve expecting a fireworks extravaganza on the order of Sydney, Paris or Times Square, you were no doubt disappointed. And the fact is that even if you were not expecting a world class event, you still may have felt a bit let […]
