Residents of Barranco and Santa Ana Villages in the Toledo District have twice the reason to celebrate this week with the opening of a new bridge and a health center. On Friday August 13th, the Minister of Works Henry Canton and Area Representative Mike Espat cut the ribbon for the bridge which spans the Moho […]
This evening the residents of the Sister Cecilia Home for the Elderly received some help from abroad. The donation included wheel chairs, shower benches, crutches and a television set. The items were a gift from the Belizean Cultural Society of New York to the Ministry of Human Development. According to Helpage Belize they are grateful […]
In 1998, one point seven million gallons of petrol moved through the Corozal Free Zone into the Mexican market. This constant traffic of highly combustible material has triggered the management of the free zone to train nine of its new employees in fire fighting skills to prevent any major explosion from taking place. The course, […]
He’s perhaps best known for his sculptures, most recently his larger-than-life “Citrus Worker”. But Stephen Okeke is also fascinated by machines and his latest invention has the poetic name “Silent Thunder”. The recycling machine is used to grind discarded plastics into pellets or granules which then can be sold or exported to manufacturing companies to […]
This evening ceremonies officially rededicating the Lutjanus, a fifty-two foot vessel, to the Fisheries Department marine fleet, took place at the compound. The boat was refurbished through a grant from the United States government. The Lutjanus, valued at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, will be used in a number of operations conducted by the […]
It’s not proclaiming itself as the pageant of distinction, but the Cultural Heritage Carnival Band is looking for one woman to best represent Belizean culture. The contestants will present themselves to the public on Thursday August 12th at the City Centre. Today, there was a motorcade through the streets of Belize City to advertise their […]
In other pageant news, although the Costa Maya Festival does not officially begin until next week in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, on Monday the contestants for the festival’s pageant were introduced at the Radisson Fort George Hotel in Belize City. Janelle Chanona was there. It has opened the International Costa Maya Festival for the past […]
Skimpy and expensive costumes keeping you away from carnival? Belize’s newest carnival band, TELEJAMMERS, the T-shirt carnival band, might be the solution to your problem. Organizers Sherilyn Waight and Philippa Duncan stopped by News Five to fill us in on why T-shirts might just be your ticket to kicking up in the streets without showing […]
Raleigh International, a volunteer organization based in the United Kingdom has been bringing venturers to Belize for several years now to build schools, and participate in other types of community projects and scientific research. Their latest project was the construction of the San Roman Catholic School in the Corozal District which was dedicated earlier this […]
They say love finds you when you least expect it. That certainly seems to be the case for two young people who met in a place most of us hope we never have to go. Although they have yet to even kiss, they feel their love is meant to last. She has been serving a […]
Over the weekend a citizen turned in 15 packets of cocaine found bundled together floating near Caye Caulker. Police estimated the value of the drugs at around 600,000 dollars. Although the man who found the wet drop didn’t hesitate to turn it over to police, News Five wondered how many of you would have done […]
The Police Youth Corps camp opened on Monday at the Corozal Community College. The one-week camp will include campfires, tours, zoo visits and district activities. The members of the Youth Corps raised most of the funds for the camp themselves, but were assisted with donations from the community. Minister of National Security Jorge Espat, Area […]
The first Miss Teen Belize Pageant, billed as the pageant of distinction should perhaps have been called a pageant marathon, because it lasted over seven hours. On Friday, July 30th, two thousand Belizeans packed the City Centre to see twelve contestants from Orange Walk, San Pedro, Belmopan and Belize City vie for the title. The […]
On Sunday the Belize Club of the International Association of Lions will meet in its first cabinet meeting to discuss its plans for the year 2000. Governor of District 59, which incorporates all of Belize, Leo Cuellar, says he hopes to work with other volunteer organizations to improve the lives of Belizeans. Leo Cuellar, Governor, […]
Belizeans have always had a fondness for honoring special people by naming something after him or her. There is the Leo Bradley Library, the Gwen Lizarraga High School, the Baron Bliss Lighthouse, the Raymond Parks Night Shelter and the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital just to name a few. Prompted by an intriguing street sign in […]
There is Miss Belize, the Queen of the Bay, Miss Y for seniors, and now there is Miss Teen Belize. This Friday night teenage girls from around the country will try and convince a pageant-loving public that Miss Teen Belize is a competition worth entering. News Five caught up with some of the contestants during […]
If you’re one of those people who circles the round-a-bout at the Pallotti junction on your way to work or school, you no doubt glance up at the flag waving in the wind. But do you know how it gets there every morning before you do? It’s not the City Council who puts it there, […]
On July 14th, four inmates from the Hattieville Prison tried to escape. They were stopped before they even made it out of the cell whose lock they managed to break. If the men had made it over the wall, their names would have been added to the long list of escapees over the past several […]
On the night of June twenty-fifth about fifty people were left homeless when their homes were destroyed in the Victoria Street fire. Since the tragedy, the families have been slowly trying to get back on their feet. Some members have been fortunate to get assistance from friends and co-workers. Such is the case of the […]
Over the next two weeks, children from all over Belize City are participating in the City Council’s annual summer program. The rain drove them to 4th Floor of the Commercial Center today, but the bad weather didn’t dampen their fun. Olga Gordon “We’re having our summer program. This is the third of its kind and […]
Some Belizean air travelers got an unanticipated dose of excitement this evening en route to Miami. Reports reaching News Five say the American Airlines flight which left Belize this afternoon encountered some troublesome indications on it’s cockpit instruments which the pilot could not correct. As a precaution he requested that the control tower at Miami […]
As the London press continues it’s saturation coverage of international magnate Michael Ashcroft the Government of Belize has issued an open letter to Britain’s media saying essentially that “enough is enough”. The release acknowledges that our government has no intention of getting involved in the political affairs of the United Kingdom but that the hounding […]
Barranco Village in the Toledo district has an unexpected first-time visitor last week when a whale surfaced offshore. The mammal estimated to be about fifty feet long lingered near Barranco for four days. The Toledo Institute for Development, TIDE and the Belize Marine Mammal Stranding Network dispatched a team to the area over the weekend […]
One week ago, senior police constable Aloysius Guzman committed suicide by shooting himself in the temple in front of his wife. Today we learned that another police officer tried to end his life on Wednesday night. Reports are that the sergeant who resides in Ladyville and is attached to the patrol branch in Belize City […]
There was much pomp and circumstance at the police station on Raccoon street as the Minister of National Security and Immigration, Jorge Espat officially handed over thirteen new vehicles to law enforcement agencies. Espat in his address said the vehicles are examples of the governments’ commitment to renew and transform Belize’s law enforcement agencies. Six […]
