A community-based group saw the plight of a bedridden, single mom and took up the cause to build her a home. News Five traveled to Cow Pen to learn about the heartwarming community effort to help one of their own – and why they need your help to get them over the hill to achieve […]
A local Belize City mechanic saw victims of recent flooding on the news. He then took his own funds and bought supplies that he anonymously distributed to about fifteen families in Crooked Tree. He did not tell them that it was from him and he decided to do the good deed once more. This time […]
Time’s running out in the search for that perfect Christmas gift for your friends, family and loved one. We know how difficult it is during this time to find that inexpensive, but lasting present for the kids, siblings or parents so Duane Moody went looking for some great deals. Here’s what he found. [Searching […]
During our Gimme Five show earlier this month, a primary school student Jayvon Anderson was the lucky winner of a three-hundred-dollar shopping spree at Twins Supermarket. It was a great prize and came in handy for the Christmas season. We followed the youngest winner of Gimme Five and his aunt as they went shopping – […]
Traveling on public transportation has for years been a hellish experience and with cases of COVID-19 increasing daily, commuting on buses and dollar vans has become an even more frightening experience. Buses continue to operate at full capacity and some are even overloading buses. This will change according to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams. Operators […]
An additional thirty-one persons were arrested and charged for quarantine regulation offenses. Thirteen persons were charged for failing to wear face masks in public, while six other persons were arrested for being out during curfew hours. Four persons were arrested for failing to practice social distancing and two persons were charged with keeping their businesses […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also spoke about the police department’s crime-fighting strategy for the Christmas holidays. According to the Commissioner, the presence of officers on the ground will be increased, especially in the Old Capital. With more boots on the ground, Williams says he is expecting a significant decrease in gang activities over the […]
With the crime-fighting strategy, comes longer hours for police men and women. They will have to be out on the streets, patrolling and keeping the citizenry safe for longer hours during the extended weekend. The officers, however, will not be paid for their extraneous duties and this is not sitting well with the rank and […]
A “bad cop” is being investigated by the police department for a Tik Tok video he posted of a homeless man dancing. The Tik Tok is under the name Howard West or “bad cop one-six-seven-nine.” Posted were three videos of the homeless man being forced to dance. That same man was the one who lit […]
It was a little tough this time around due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its annual kettle appeal being downsized, but even as funds have not been rolling in, the Salvation Army is still pushing forward with its Christmas hamper drive this year. Today, residents lined up – six feet apart – to collect a […]
Five hundred plates of food were distributed today to residents of Cotton Tree Village in the Cayo District. The food donation comes courtesy of the Belize Police Department, Benny’s, and Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat. The food was delivered to the homes of residents with the aim of strengthening the relationship with the community. […]
Tonight we bring you the first of a two-part story with two enterprising sisters in the south. Over the weekend, we travelled to Hopkins to find out more about a much talked about locally made ice cream brand in that coastal community. There we met Kyra Lewis and Marissa Lewis Robinson. They are sisters who […]
As the Briceño administration settles in, the appointment of new executives to various statutory bodies remains ongoing. Following the selection of a new board of directors for Belize Telemedia Limited two weeks ago, B.E.L. has also named a chairman and four directors for ordinary shares. Attorney Andrew Marshalleck has been appointed as the new presiding […]
While we were with station supervisor Kenneth Mortis of the National Fire Service, he shared safety tips for residents during this festive season and the need for persons to adhere to certain guidelines so that fires can be prevented. Kenneth Mortis, Station Supervisor, National Fire Service “It’s something that the fire department has always […]
With the Christmas season in full swing, many Belizeans are shopping safely given the COVID times. So what better way to do that than by shopping online with BelizeOn. During this time, there are great deals and offers online for consumers – whether you are looking for that unique gift for the family or buying […]
A surveillance camera overlooking Saint Martin’s One Stop Auto Care on Partridge Street Extension has been mounted on a lamppost in the wake of a deadly shooting incident over the weekend. Police are yet to make an arrest in the murder of Terrence King which happened on Saturday evening when a white SUV emerged on […]
The Ministry of Health and Wellness received six ambulances during a brief ceremony on Monday. The ambulances were donated by the Belize Road Safety Project and come fully equipped. The ambulances were purchased through a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank in2019, under Belize’s Second Road Safety Project. The six fully equipped type-three ambulances were […]
On Sunday, the U.S. Embassy in Belize delivered more than eight thousand pounds of medical equipment to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The equipment is worth more than twenty thousand Belize dollars and was donated by the Heineman Medical Outreach, also referred to as H.M.O. The batch of equipment arrived in the country on a […]
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on, many families are struggling to make ends meet. Tens of thousands across the country and across several industries have lost their jobs. Thousands of them are relying on the government to help them through the COVID-19 pandemic. One person who is not is Belize City resident Ava […]
The countdown to Christmas Day is in full swing as residents are making those last-minute purchases to make sure that everything is just right for that Christmas dinner with the family, while of course adhering to social distancing rules and following other quarantine regulations. But like they say – “Once yo got di turkey, everything […]
Two hundred and sixteen persons were arrested and charged for violating the quarantine regulations. One hundred and twelve persons were arrested for failing to wear a face mask in public. Another thirty-eight persons were arrested because they failed to practice social distancing and thirty-four persons were arrested after they were caught in public during curfew […]
Statutory Instrument one-seventy-five of 2020 came into effect on December twentieth, with restrictions for not only public, but also private transportation, which it says is for the purposes of preventing, controlling, containing and suppressing the spread of the infectious COVID-19. It speaks to the mandatory wearing of face masks during travel in public or private […]
Since the COVID-19 pandemic in Belize, runs to and from San Pedro were stopped temporarily. When the lockdown was lifted for Ambergris Caye, traffic to the island resumed, but it is still not where it used to be. Runs have been cut by half and the company is working on a skeleton staff. While the […]
Preeminent Belizean author, Zee Edgell has passed away at age eighty, following a battle with cancer. Edgell penned four novels, including Beka Lamb and In Times Like These, as well as five short stories set in Belize. Zee Edgell received an honorary doctorate in literature from the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, […]
This afternoon at the Gateway Youth Center, the Belize Coast Guard hosted a handful of children who are part of its Sea Cadet Program to lunch. It is part of the Christmas cheer being spread by the organization, particularly since COVID-19 has disrupted other activities that would have been held at part of its ongoing […]
