It’s five days before Christmas Day so we headed downtown to get a feel for the holiday buzz. Belizeans were out doing their last minute shopping and getting ready for the holidays. It has not been an easy year due to the economic hard times, but many are making do and looking forward to spreading […]
Remember Shyne? He is the prime minister’s son, who was deported from the United States following a nine year conviction for a shooting incident at a night club in New York. When Shyne landed in Belize, he was soon named Musical Ambassador for Belize and was provided with a diplomatic passport. He then moved to […]
Well-known veterinarian Doctor Michael Deshield passed away this morning. Less than a month ago on November eighteenth, Deshield and co-workers of Belize Agricultural Health Authority said their farewells but his work ethic is evident as he maintained a presence at BAHA almost until his time ran out. The well-loved public servant had been battling cancer […]
On a lighter note, they say Christmas is for the children but the cheer spread to the Sister Cecilia Home for the Elderly today. There we found the Community Policing Unit; they were not on the beat but they were surely on their feet. News Five’s Delahnie Bain reports. Delahnie Bain, Reporting A group of […]
It appears as if karate is a blossoming sport in Belize, but in fact it has been practiced for decades. When this station first got on the airwaves twenty years ago, karate was a well-developed contact sport. In 1993 Channel Five reporter David Reid attended one such match in the old capital. The 1993 competition […]
The Urbinas, Rosendo Junior and his wife Becky, along with a domestic, were assaulted by armed masked men as they were exiting their secluded estate in Honey Camp on the evening of December fourth. The extended family, including Rosendo Senior, the current United Democratic Party standard bearer for Orange Walk South, took flight to the […]
This year, the government is providing forty thousand dollars to area representatives for what it calls a Christmas assistance program. The PM said on Friday that the funds will be used to help select families during the Christmas season. Well, in the Mesopotamia division, a Christmas party was held on Saturday. It’s the yearly Christmas […]
There was another Christmas party over the weekend. It took place in Lords Bank, but was for students from Bermudian Landing and Rancho Dolores. The Belize Rural Primary School in Rancho Dolores was recently plunged into grief following an accident immediately in front of the compound, in which a toddler was killed. But over the […]
The state of affairs within the beleaguered rice industry remains a hot button issue for farmers across the country who continue to suffer major financial losses on excess tonnage of grain presently held in storage around Blue Creek. At least one producer, Uncle John’s Rice, has been forced into closure. At the center of the […]
On Thursday night, the government-owned Belize Telemedia Limited held its annual general meeting; its chairman Net Vasquez declared dividends of fifteen million dollars. That translates roughly into thirteen million dollars that government will be earning on the seventy percent shares it holds. As we reported Thursday night, however, industry analysts say that the financials are […]
As we said, there was smooth sailing at the House today and if you’ve been following the sittings, you’d know that they are usually characterized by high theatrics. Well we don’t know if it is the spirit of the Christmas that swept through the House today, but the sitting was not only short; it was […]
The Barrow Administration has embarked on a Christmas Assistance Program. It is providing cash to ministers for their constituents countrywide. While the Prime Minister did not confirm the dollar amount being issued to each area representative, he attested today that the disbursal of funds, believed to be in the area of forty thousand dollars per […]
There were happy faces today on children from three institutions who were gifted with an assortment of wares just in time for the Christmas. The goods were collected in the US and delivered today in Belize City. News Five’s Delahnie Bain was on hand. Delahnie Bain, Reporting Barrels of goodies were delivered to the Dorothy […]
In the past month we have reported on turmoil within the rice industry in the north. The soaring cost of local production and the lack of demand on the domestic market have driven several producers, including Uncle John’s Rice, to close their doors permanently. But while grain growers in Blue Creek are suffering from poor […]
The future of the Belize Math Olympiad is still hanging in the balance tonight. We reported on Wednesday that the Social Security Board’s decision to change the requirements of entry into the competition was turned down by the Belize Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (BAPSS). In October, S.S.B. informed BAPSS that students in first […]
The annual general meeting of Belize Telemedia Limited is being held tonight at the Princess Hotel. And if you choose to believe the government appointed directors, the company’s profits for the year have increased by thirty-eight percent. That’s a whopping profit or a whopping lie. We ran the numbers by accountants versed in that industry: […]
With many families feeling the economic pinch, Christmas won’t be the same for the children. The Belize Red Cross, however, threw a party for a number of deserving children to put laughter in their holidays. They were picked from various schools and aside from the food and games, they went home bearing gifts. News Five’s […]
Operation Milagro has been around for a few years, it’s an initiative by the Venezuelan government that provides free eye care for needy Belizeans of all ages. So far hundreds have traveled to Caracas to undergo surgery. As a way of thanking those that collaborate in putting the program together, the Venezuelan Embassy today hosted […]
A Belizean teen has received life saving surgery oversees and the case is so touching it made on international news. Thirteen year old Riley Armstrong is now receiving physical therapy sessions that are giving him a new chance at leading a normal teenager’s life. Riley was born with severe scoliosis, a condition that would almost […]
There is a report tonight that is not good news for high school students. It involves the future of the highly anticipated Belize Math Olympiad (BMO) in which the brightest high school students look forward to test their math skills and endurance in the highly competitive contest. For months, the Belize Association of Principals of […]
For weeks, there has been widespread speculation that the Belize Bank would be moving in to take over the Port of Belize, owned by businessman, Luke Espat. The reports have been greatly detailed, from heated encounters to the naming of a receiver. While on another assignment today, News Five put the question of whether a […]
There is an official royal visit in the making; these occasions are usually planned well in advance and executed with high protocol. The British royal family will embark on a global tour in 2012 as part of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The announcement went viral today and according to a report in the United […]
Trial by judge alone, otherwise known as trial without jury, was first introduced for constitutional amendment in the House of Representatives on May thirteenth. It was presented as a means to curb crime by protecting the identity of witnesses and allowing admission of testimonies into evidence without their presence in the courtroom. With the Barrow […]
The municipal elections are set for March seventh, 2012. The elections normally precede the general elections but there is speculation that the general elections will be held before or along with the municipals. Both major parties, the P.U.P. and the U.D.P. have fielded mayoral and councilor candidates, today a third and much smaller party, presented […]
The amalgamation of the six PNP candidates and VIP’s Belize City municipal slate and a soon to be revealed Belmopan slate, will not impress the P.U.P. and the U.D.P. But VIP’s Bobby Lopez, came from the capital this morning with a list of demands. In addition to calling for elections, Lopez called for the enactment […]
