There’s a volatile situation brewing in the north where hundreds of acres of cane fields are under threat. Since Monday, surveyors have been in the San Juan area where cane fields, up to four feet high and ready for harvesting, are being slashed to the ground. Government, it is claimed, will be building a road […]
There is an update tonight on the Prime Minister’s Wife, Kim Simplis Barrow, who was diagnosed with cancer last week and it is not good news. As we told you in our previous newscast, Simplis Barrow has been undergoing testing at the Baptist Hospital of Miami, where it was confirmed that she has stage three […]
For months, there have been complaints from Benque Viejo citizens over the absence of a basic health service that is otherwise available in other districts. The town’s ambulance is still missing even though their area representative, Erwin Contreras, is a senior government minister. Citizens of that municipality depend on kindness of strangers to transport victims […]
Deon McCaulay, his name should ring a bell. He is the national team football player who made Belizeans proud and calmed the psyche of the nation when he scored the winning goals in the qualifying games of World Cup 2014. McCaulay has scored eight goals in six games against Montserrat, Grenada and Guatemala. While the […]
Businessman Mike Singh will not run in the U.D.P. Caribbean Shores convention. We had so reported since last Friday, but Singh made it official this afternoon at the U.D.P.’s constituency office in King’s Park. A week ago, Singh got the blessing from current Area Representative Carlos Perdomo when the incumbent minister announced his retirement from […]
So Chandra Nisbet Cansino, with the backing of Perdomo’s divisional office and perhaps Singh’s capital will prove a challenge to the savvy Santino Castillo. Cansino’s name is not as known as Castillo but she does carry strong support and endorsement from Kim Simpliss Barrow. But today, it was Perdomo who introduced Cansino as the perfect […]
The boardrooms that control the citrus industry are often in the courts. This afternoon Justice Minnet Hafiz-Bertram granted three declarations in favor of C.E.O. of the Citrus Products of Belize Limited (CPBL), Dr. Henry Canton. Canton sought to clarify that his 2002 employment contract was valid and entitled him to continue as C.E.O. and as […]
An enraged Dangriga resident called News Five last Wednesday to report that the Gang Suppression Unit had broken into his house, ransacked the place and that two electronics had gone missing. Timothy August claimed that his neighbor told him that he saw two Toyota Hilux pickups with GSU officers at his house. Well, the GSU […]
Last year, the American Crocodile Education Sanctuary was set on fire by an angry mob of villagers in the Toledo District. The villagers had wildly suspected that two missing children had been eaten by the crocs. It was a horrific act based on predictions of a fortune teller. Well, ACES has relocated to the Ladyville […]
The World Series of Poker placed Belize on the international stage when Badih “Bob” Bou-Nahra competed among the finalists. The lead up to this event started in July with six thousand, eight hundred and sixty-five players and a ten thousand dollar buy-in. After almost a week of twelve hour days of playing, the November nine […]
She is at the forefront of numerous projects to improve the lives of women and children in Belize and now Kim Simpliss Barrow has been diagnosed with a condition that affects many women. The office of the Special Envoy for Women and Children announced today that Simpliss Barrow left the country on Sunday for urgent […]
British Forces Broadcasting Radio signed off permanently in August. It was only one component that saw the end of an era of symbolic British support to Belize. BATSUB has been either shipping off to the UK or donating much of its machinery to the Belize Defense Force (B.D.F.). On Friday, BATSUB made another sizable parting […]
In light of recent discontent voiced by members of the Belize Police Department following the promotion of a number of officers whom they allege were unfairly elevated in rank, the Ministry of the Public Service and the Security Services Commission issued a press release clarifying those concerns. According to the prepared statement, the commission is […]
A San Ignacio businessman who also spends a great deal of time across the Benque border is complaining because of frequent run-ins with the police. Joseph Budna was travelling in his white Kia with dark tinted windows when he was pulled over by gun toting cops. He felt humiliated because after conducting an on the […]
The public looks to television newscasts and newspapers as its primary source of factual information about current events while documenting society’s history in progress. And a well-written piece can allow a reader to feel the pulse of that community or individuals that inspire change. An old school print journalist is hoping that the ink on […]
A growing controversy in the health field is coming to light and it’s over the potential development of medical tourism in Belize. The name implies economic benefits and increased tourism numbers, but the plans being made for medical tourism could hurt the pockets of local doctors. That’s because American medical professionals would provide the exclusive […]
While the BMDA hope to protect their livelihood in Belize, there is a patient whose needs are those of a medical tourist but he doesn’t have the funds. The shooting victim needs a surgery that is not available locally, and his family hopes that the goodwill of the public will change his life. News Five’s […]
Millions tuned in on Sunday for the World Series of Poker that got underway at the Penn & Teller Theatre at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Among the nine at the November Final nine table was Badih “Bob” Bou-Nahra, wearing his now famous Belize cap. He is the only Belizean to have […]
And as the festive Belizean-style brouhaha continued behind the scenes, Belizeans lined up at the gates awaiting entrance to the competition. Bob, along with the other players, were ushered in via a tunnel. Nerves were on edge as the table of nine narrowed down to seven. After more than three hours of play Bob was […]
And after the international press grilled him, News Five’s Marleni Cuellar conducted an exclusive one on one. While disappointed, Bob accomplished a feat placing Belize on the world stage in a sport he said, he competed for fun. Marleni Cuellar, Host “Congratulations first of all, walking away seventh place. I wanna be able to get […]
The Municipal elections in March 2012 is slated to come before the General Elections but the internal political party conventions are becoming even more energized than the race between the P.U.P. and the U.D.P. The situation in Caribbean Shores is becoming very fluid. The media speculated and conducted interviews with replacements for U.D.P. area representative […]
Women in Politics (WIP); it’s the project that seeks to address the clear shortage of women in the political arena. Now it’s the women, two of them, who now outnumber the men for the candidacy in Caribbean Shores. The woman behind the WIP Project, Ann Marie Williams says the division has opened up at the […]
While Williams and Cansino are gearing up, Santiago ‘Santi’ Castillo, the frontrunner, is already on the campaign trail leading up to December Fourth. A number of politicians have come forward openly stating who they are supporting and as for Santi, some politicians are rallying behind him, including, Council Roger Espejo and Edmond ‘Clear the Land’ […]
Call the elections now has been the battle cry of opposition members in the House and also at the recent inauguration of Francis Fonseca as PUP Leader. It was wide speculated that the government could call an early election since the People’s United Party was at a clear disadvantage during their leadership transition. Earlier in […]
Texas Hold-em Poker is a game of skill, luck and plenty of nerves. You have to be good at keeping a straight face when there are thousands of dollars at stake. But when there are millions of U.S. dollars on the line, you just got to have a poker face. Badih ‘Bob’ Bou-Nahra with his […]
