The organisation is a household name, but for one reason or another, Habitat for Humanity has had a hard time living up to its creed in Belize. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods explains. Jacqueline Woods Thirty-eight year old Sandra Robinson, a single mother of two, is the newest homeowner thanks to Habitat for Humanity Belize. This […]
With estimates of the number of Belizeans infected with the HIV virus ranging from six thousand on up, it is no longer possible for the epidemic to be ignored by any sector of society. And with those most affected falling into the fifteen to forty-nine age group, the impact of AIDS is being increasingly felt […]
Youth and jobs: it’s a union that everyone agrees is crucial to the nation’s social advancement. But talk is cheap and successful matchmaking has been noticeably rare. Today another major project was unveiled that seeks to put Belize’s underutilised young people to work. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Entra twenty-one, an eighteen […]
The Public Utilities Commission is dealing with a double whammy tonight following submissions from both Belize Electricity Limited and Belize Water Services Limited for rate reviews. While B.E.L. is not asking for a hike in its recently approved new rates, come July first the imposition of GST on consumers of over one hundred fifty dollars […]
The sixteenth annual Signa Yorke Memorial Lecture takes place tomorrow night at the Bliss in Belize City. The topic this year is the Caribbean Single Market and Economy or C.S.M.E., and guest speakers include Bert Tucker, Marian McNab and Kevin Hererra. Organisers from St. John’s College Junior College say it’s a timely topic and one […]
In the wake of several disturbing incidents involving tourists visiting Belize, this week the Belize Tourism Board officially notified tour guides and operators around the country that they are now working under new rules. According to B.T.B.’s product development manager, Anthony Mahler, high on the list of laws is the fact that guides conducting marine […]
Youth at Risk: that’s the theme of a three-day Student Assistance Conference that began this morning at the House of Culture. National Kriol Council President and conference coordinator, Myrna Manzanares, says the annual seminar was actually the brainchild of the now defunct Pride Belize, but after talking to some of her colleagues in the field, […]
If you’ve seen the movie or t.v. spinoff called Barbershop, you know that a lot more goes on in that environment than just haircuts. And that’s exactly what leaders of the Y.W.C.A. are hoping as they work to make young people aware of the danger of AIDS. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting […]
And in news that may not go down well with a growing group of consumers, it appears that a showdown is looming in the telecommunications industry. The dispute involves BTL’s decision to curtail use of VOIP–that’s voice over internet protocol–which allows people to use services like Vonage or Skype to make international calls for pennies […]
A little boy burned in an accident in Buena Vista Village is tonight undergoing treatment in the United States. But while doctors both here and in Texas are doing all they can for him, so are some children he has never even met. Today I visited a school in Belize City where the students and […]
Members of the Dangriga HIV/AIDS Society are the victims of vandalism after someone or a group of people attacked one of their billboards over the weekend. According to officials of the N.G.O., the sign at mile three on the Stann Creek Valley Road was a symbol of fighting stigma and discrimination. But as we later […]
After a week of official activities, today the Young Women’s Christian Association celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. The milestone marks five decades of hard work in the name of service to the Belizean community. The Y’s First Vice President and Public Relations Officer Beverly Brown says the journey has been all about empowering women both young […]
There are few things that focus the mind like the discipline of military marching. And today a large number of young minds–not to mention young feet–were on the move at the foot of the Bel-China Bridge. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting The Youth Cadet Corps Marching Band was only formed two weeks […]
And while the misdeeds of the outgoing Belize City mayor may not have been a specific item on the seminar’s agenda, the city’s past and present chief administrator admitted that financial oversight is an issue that must be addressed. Janelle Chanona ?But Ms. Moya has shown us stuff, documents for salary advances … That?s what […]
The court docket may be crammed full of young defendants, but a new programme initiated by the Police Department is betting that with the recognition of positive role models, more youths will stay on the right side of the law. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Meet seventeen year old Sasha Hernandez. Hernandez for most of her childhood […]
Spare the rod and spoil the child. The debate over corporal punishment has been with us for decades if not centuries … and most of us who grew up in Belize have our favourite stories of student lashings. Tonight News Five’s Jacqueline Woods rekindles the controversy with a report from Biscayne Village that, from all […]
It may have started out over a long weekend full of sporting activities, but Women’s Week 2006 was certainly not overshadowed. In fact, the various agencies promoting the observance say this year was one of the best ever, and much of the success was due to strong sister to sister relations. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods […]
Belize’s office of the Ombudsman played host this week to its counterparts from the around region. And as News Five found out, despite the variations in country size and population, many of the complaints the ombudsmen investigate share common causes and cures. News Five’s Karla Vernon was at the Princess Hotel this afternoon for the […]
We often pass them as we make our way by Battlefield Park in Belize City, but just how many of us have stopped to give a helping hand to those who–for whatever reason–have no place to call home. The men and women often beg for meals or go hungry, but today members from the Belize […]
Since Youth For the Future was established four years ago, the organisation claims to have worked with six hundred at risk youths countrywide. Today the spotlight was turned on young people from the Cayo and Stann Creek districts who received the tools that will hopefully provide them with sustainable employment. Douglas Hyde, Coordinator, Youth For […]
It may be one of the activities in connection with Women’s Week, but the issue of violence in our society is not confined to one gender. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The presentation by the Police Drama Club may have brought smiles and laughter to many of these students faces, but the […]
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize has filled two vacancies on its executive. At its annual convention held on Saturday, the union umbrella organisation elected Ray Davis as president and Dylan Reneau as General Secretary. They replace Horris Patten who resigned as president in December 2005 and George Frazer, who, according to a release, […]
Ten years ago, St. Mary’s Primary School initiated a feeding programme for its students. Today a total of two hundred and fifty children during the school week receive a daily balanced meal that many would not be able to afford. While the programme is a success, the achievement largely depends on donations received by the […]
It’s the middle of their week and today News Five’s Jacqueline Woods joined women from all over the country at the Radisson for what was billed as a summit. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Since the first International Women?s Day was observed in Belize in the late 70?s, various organisations have worked hard to promote women?s rights […]
Women’s Week: it’s hardly the kind of story you’d expect to lead this newscast following a long holiday weekend. But the progress of Belizean women has been building slowly over many, often frustrating years. And if future historians are asked to cite a point at which the movement reached critical mass, it would probably be […]
