Today was what we in the media call a slow crime day; that is an absence of deadly violence on the streets of Belize City. Well tonight, a group of women on the southside of the city is claiming some credit for that fact. They call themselves the Yabra Citizens Development Committee… a group made […]
In news from Cabinet, that executive body has gotten a new loan from Taiwan, approved a multi-million dollar deal for the Southside of the city, and made a step towards protecting those with HIV/AIDS in the workplace. According to a release from Belmopan, at the sitting of the House of Representatives on Friday, the Musa […]
It was just one of several government owned entities that have been sold off in privatisation deals by the Musa administration since 1998. But tonight, the man at the helm of Port of Belize Limited, Luke Espat, is fighting mad, asserting that Belmopan has systemically breached parts of the agreement it signed with investors in […]
This afternoon, a special visitor arrived at the Belize City House of Culture. No, it wasn’t some foreign head of state or a Hollywood celebrity; it was someone much more important. Yes, that’s right, the man of the month, Santa Claus made a personal appearance at Continental’s annual Christmas Party. And as you will see, […]
This year things have been tense for the Salvation Army. It struggled to meet its December goals for its toy drive and continues to push for support for the Kettle Appeal programme. But this afternoon gratitude for all that hard work came in the form of a roomful of smiles and laughter from the city’s […]
This evening, fifty Belize City families and their children received gift donations courtesy of local businessman Simon Quan and Company. News Five was on hand as the presentation was made through the Young Women’s Christian Association at their headquarters on Freetown Road. Birdy Francis, Member, YWCA Board of Directors ?He is giving thirty need families […]
By now most Belizeans realise that anything having to do with land or houses in Belize City is a complicated web of documents, arguments, and reality. But tonight there is a disturbing case emerging from Port Loyola involving the eviction notice served to the residents of a small house on Arlington Drive. They have no […]
The Belize Transport Board has officially confirmed today that the Novelo brothers have been approved to operate legally on the nation’s highways. According to a release this afternoon from the board, National Transport will “fill gaps” on the Western Highway, running four routes between Belize City and Benque Viejo. We understand the permits are temporary, […]
The Salvation Army and the Rotary Club are just two organisations rounding up toys for tots this Christmas. This morning, six members of the Belize Tourism Unit in Belize City stopped by our studios to inform us that since October, they’ve been spending their days off collecting books and toys to donate to needy children […]
Following a public appeal by the Salvation Army for Belizean businesses to step up with contributions towards its toy drive, Courts Belize has come forward with a donation from the company and its employees. This afternoon Major Errol Robateau received more than five hundred dollars worth of toys, one hundred and eighty of which were […]
Another humanitarian organisation accepted a welcome donation this afternoon as the sponsors of the Nissan truck raffle handed over a cheque valued at more than five thousand dollars to the Belize Cancer Society. During brief ceremonies at Bravo’s office on the Northern Highway, financial supporters including Habet and Habet, Brothers Habet, Builders Hardware, United Insurance, […]
This Saturday Belize will join countries around the world in observing International Human Rights Day. Officials at the Belize Centre for Human Rights Studies, based at the University of Belize, will mark the occasion with the launch of its website. This morning News Five spoke with Hilary Hunt who has been a human rights advocate […]
With Christmas only two weeks away, greeting cards are already filling mail boxes across the country. But if you’re running late this year, the volunteers at the Belize Red Cross Society reminds you that you can send loved ones compliments of the season and help out a needy person at the same time. Marylee Ellis, […]
Two thousand toys in two weeks. It was an ambitious venture to begin with, but the folks at the Salvation Army are refusing to give up, even though only a fraction of the gifts they need have been donated. Tonight officials hope to strike a sympathetic chord in your heart. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Since the […]
Today drivers from across the country gathered in the southern town of Dangriga in the latest chapter of the bus wars. Demonstrators included fired employees of Novelo’s Bus Line, the recently jobless men and women of National Transport, and of course, commuters. But to absolutely no one’s surprise, while today’s protest may have vented frustrations, […]
In a stunning upset in the transport industry, today, the Novelo brothers, owners and operators of National Transport bus line has suspended its services indefinitely on the western routes. The move comes on the heels of an early morning operation in Hattieville on the Western Highway which resulted in a number of commuters being removed […]
Today, spokesman for the Ministry of Transport Glenn Tillett maintained to News Five that the government is prepared to continue setting up random checkpoints and impounding buses if necessary. Glenn Tillett, Spokesman, Ministry of Transport ?Our message to commuters is that we will continue to carry out exercises to ensure that the bus operators are […]
Tis the season of giving and receiving…and today the staff and beneficiaries of the Mercy Kitchen in Belize City were the lucky recipients of early Christmas gifts. The presents are donations from the Interact Club of Belize, a Rotary-sponsored service club for young people between the ages of fourteen and eighteen. News Five was on […]
Residents of Belize City might have noticed that for most of today the sky above us was filled with helicopters, B.D.F. Defenders, and even a couple of parachutes. As News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, all that airborne activity was in recognition of International Civil Aviation Day. Janelle Chanona, Reporting As part of official activities commemorating […]
As a department, they often come under fire for not getting to the scene fast enough. But second on the list of complaints against the National Fire Service is faulty equipment. A donation today should change things for the better though, as one local company has stepped forward with a significant contribution that will alter […]
You might have seen a movie recently called Calendar Girls. It was the true story of an English woman who convinced her friends to pose in a calendar to raise money for her local hospital. In each photo was a sunflower symbolising the woman’s late husband. Well, here in Belize a group of local ladies […]
Following the deaths of too many Belizeans at the hands of drunk drivers, this past October frustrated families and friends of victims formed PADD: Parents Against Drunk Driving. In one of its first official acts as an organisation, on Thursday afternoon the first billboard sign was unveiled on the San Antonio Road in the Orange […]
Reports to News Five are that bus service out of the Dangriga hub has returned to its regularly scheduled runs, but tonight it appears the real chaos in the transport industry might just be getting started. On Thursday, the Development Finance Corporation officially posted notice in local newspapers of its intent to pursue legal recourse […]
For the past three years, CARE-Belize has been quietly working in homes around the country, assisting parents of differently-abled children to help their loved ones live happy productive lives. But this week, the organisation went public, launching a campaign to send their message of hope to even more families. Sr. Beverly Hoffman, Coordinator, CARE-Belize ?We […]
Tonight, bus drivers and the management of the Novelo’s Bus Company continue to buck heads over the cause of yet another breakdown in service, this time in routes from the southern part of the country. The employees in Dangriga contend that the buses are not road-worthy and have become safety hazards… But administrators maintain there’s […]
