It has not been a good month for Belize Electricity Limited as extreme dry weather has continued to demonstrate the weakness in B.E.L.’s generation and distribution system. Today, consumers suffered again as rolling blackouts turned the lights off over the majority of the nation. This time, the problem originated in the north, where, shortly after […]
It’s a grim statistic we have had to report for far too long…that is a rising rate of HIV infection, with almost one new case diagnosed each day. But tonight there is some good news to report as local experts contend that there is measured progress in the arena of awareness–usually seen as a precursor […]
It’s a genre that’s difficult to classify…but whether you call it a movie, a video or a teleplay, what’s important about the presentation is the effect it has on viewers. That, we’ll learn on Monday evening when the home-grown production, “Choices” debuts at the Princess. Janelle Chanona has a preview. Kimberley Vasquez, Writer/Director, Choices “All […]
After forty-four years of dedicated service to the people of Belize the organisation known as VSO today officially shut down its operations here. Voluntary Services Overseas, often described as the British version of the U.S. Peace Corps, placed hundreds of skilled volunteers in Belize who compiled an impressive record of technical assistance. In a closing […]
The side of non-governmental agencies that the public usually sees is when their projects are inaugurated, ribbons cut and cheques presented. What you don’t see on the television is what the NGO went through to get the money in the first place. This week in Belize City Red Cross Societies from across the Caribbean are […]
While all those predictions of a new world of advanced communication technology at rock bottom prices have still not come true for most Belizeans, hope springs eternal…and there was no shortage of that today as Belize’s main provider observed World Telecommunications Day. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Hundreds of primary school students […]
Population is a touchy issue in most countries, and Belize is no exception. But a meeting today in Belize City emphasized that numbers alone don’t tell the real story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The most recent census reveals that in May of 2000 there were just over two hundred and forty thousand people living in Belize. […]
The site of B.E.L.’s new gas turbine power station may have taken some time and consumer aggravation to prepare, but now that the preparation has been done, the heavy equipment should now fall into place rapidly. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods was on hand at the port as the first big pieces were off loaded. Jacqueline […]
Just a few weeks ago they were the instigators of what appears to be the official kidnapping of two suspected drug dealers; today the U.S. Embassy is making donations to promote the rule of law. According to a press release, the United States Government has handed over forty-five thousand dollars worth of computer equipment to […]
In an update to a story aired on Friday’s newscast, we are happy to report that tonight a little boy found wandering the streets has been reunited with his family. According to the boy’s mother, Edelie Lord, four-year-old Ahijah Manzanarez was spending the afternoon with his grandfather, when the boy just took off. Edelie Lord, […]
For many Belizeans, the widespread electrical blackouts that occurred over the weekend made for an irritating Mother’s Day. But according to B.E.L., the load shedding became necessary in order to prepare a key substation for a major expansion. In order to accommodate a new twenty-megawatt gas turbine generator at mile eight, the substation there had […]
There was little advance spin in the run up to today’s meeting of the House of Representatives, but that didn’t mean the issues before the legislature weren’t important. News 5’s Janelle Chanona reports on the debate. Michael Finnegan, Area Rep., Mesopotamia “Because I know that the Prime Minister that heads this government is a man […]
And while police are celebrating their success in foiling the attempted robbery, tonight they need your help in reuniting a little boy with his family. W.P.C. Rachel Serano of the Domestic Violence Unit stopped by our studios late this evening to make the appeal. W.P.C. Rachel Serano “Well this child was brought to the Domestic […]
And in less cheerful medical news, we regret to announce that B.D.F. recruit Rafael Pop has died. According to a spokesman for the K.H.M.H., Pop succumbed to his injuries around eleven Wednesday night. He had been in a coma since Friday after collapsing during a training run in Ladyville. Pop had been declared brain dead […]
It is only the latest in a disturbingly long list of outrageous incidents perpetrated by Guatemalans on the Belize side of the border. But for one newly employed Belizean worker, the prospect of being abducted at gunpoint was definitely not in his job description. News 5’s Patrick Jones reports from the Cayo District. Patrick Jones, […]
The lifeless body of B.D.F. recruit Rafael Pop tonight remains connected to a respirator machine, but it is expected that the family will soon consent to its removal. Pop collapsed on Friday afternoon during a training run in Ladyville and his demise has raised concerns about the sometimes harsh treatment endured by incoming members of […]
This morning, the Belize Police Department accepted a valuable piece of equipment…that is expected to help victims identify the perpetrators of crimes against them. The Belize Chinese Association handed over a computer to the Central Intelligence Unit based at the Queen Street Police Station in Belize City. Both Police Commissioner Carmen Zetina and President of […]
Earlier this week we covered the dedication of a new road to the village of More Tomorrow in the Cayo District. Tonight, we take note of another road project just completed in the Toledo District. On Tuesday, ceremonies were held to mark the completion of eight miles of all weather road to the village of […]
War is hell, say those who have been in combat…and that’s one reason why in preparation for that unpleasant experience, military training is so rigorous. But on Friday a training exercise turned tragic for seven Belize Defence Force recruits, one of whom lies brain dead tonight at the K.H.M.H. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Marcella […]
With Rafael Pop unable to speak, and his family searching for answers, this afternoon Jacqueline Woods headed up to Price Barracks, where the Deputy Commandant of the Belize Defence Force promised that the incident will not be the subject of a cover up. Jacqueline Woods “Is the army responsible for what occurred Friday afternoon?” Lt. […]
Having just recovered from a nationwide blackout over the weekend, Belize Electricity Limited is today warning consumers that an energy shortage in Mexico may mean big trouble for Belize. A company press release reports that due to problems at two substations in Mexico, that country’s government owned Comision Federal de Electricidad has been forced to […]
In the real estate business it is well known that a house on or near the water is more desirable than one further inland. And for the residents of Belize City’s Belama neighbourhood, the winding maze of navigable canals has always been one of the area’s greatest attractions. But on Saturday evening those waterways proved […]
The drop in worldwide petroleum prices continues to trickle down to Belize and today was felt in the form of radically lower rates for imported butane gas. New retail prices for a one hundred pound cylinder are sixty-three dollars in Belize City, sixty-five for Belmopan, sixty-six in San Ignacio, sixty-seven in Benque Viejo, sixty-two for […]
It’s called Ibrahim Abdullah Drive, and seldom has a piece of road been more closely associated with the person it’s named for. Today the link from mile forty on the Western Highway to the village of More Tomorrow was officially dedicated and, speaking on behalf of the community’s sixty-three families, the long time activist spoke […]
It was one of the biggest news stories of 1998, but most of you may have forgotten that five years ago on May second, hundreds of our Belizean brothers and sisters were huddled together in fear as armed terrorists ambushed them on the Hummingbird Highway. But this morning, a group of men and women, who […]
