Come tomorrow morning, the nation’s attention will focus on Belmopan as leader of the nation, Prime Minister Said Musa, climbs Independence Hill to present his fifth budget speech to the National Assembly. With elections right around the corner, tradition dictates that the incumbent government will paint a pretty picture of the state of the economy, […]
In the midst of what is becoming the loudest and most expensive political campaign in Belizean history, it is sometimes difficult for the media to avoid getting caught up in the immediate frenzy of partisan rivalries. But for most Belizeans, life goes on amidst the cacophony, as News 5’s Jacqueline Woods found out right next […]
While the politicians gear up for what is expected to be a general election in no less than seven weeks, we can only assume that the nation’s electoral apparatus is well geared and ready to go. Reports from registering officers nationwide indicate that the registration process is proceeding smoothly and fairly, but our efforts to […]
The politicians are not the only ones gearing up for what appears to be an impending general election. We in the media, in addition to reaping a revenue bonanza that occurs only once every five years, are also making plans for election day. Jacqueline Woods reports on what you can expect from News 5 when […]
With a general election just around the corner, registration offices around the country were today doing brisk business. News 5’s Janelle Chanona, already in possession of her voting card, decided to see how the applicants were making out. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Belizeans lined up in numbers today…patiently waiting, carefully filling out forms and having their […]
With demand for electricity up, Mexican power supplies tight, and the dry season just around the corner, Belize Electricity Limited is taking no chances. Today it announced that it will rent six diesel generators capable of producing an additional ten megawatts of power over the next five months. B.E.L.’s Derek Davis explains that the extra […]
Tonight we regret to announce the death of one of the pioneers in Belize’s tourism industry. George Bevier, seventy-four year old proprietor of Rum Point Inn, on the Placencia Peninsula, died early this morning at the K.H.M.H. He had been battling cancer for several years. George and his wife Corol opened Rum point Inn in […]
Tonight we regret to announce the death of AIDS patient Delmi. News 5 understands that just after ten this morning, Delmi died at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital from complications due to her illness. Delmi leaves behind her five-year-old son and eleven year old daughter. We understand that the children will temporarily be staying with […]
If you happened to catch Good Morning America today, you might have seen some familiar sights. The Dreyer family, who were onboard the Tropic flight that made an emergency landing just off Ambergris Caye, appeared on the national television show to tell their story. According to the Dreyers, they didn’t know the plane would go […]
But in the midst of celebrating the “what ifs” of the future, one Belize City woman is trying to face the certainty of her life with what strength she has left. We profiled Delmi, just one of hundreds of Belizeans living with HIV, in November. Tonight, we give you the latest chapter of her story. […]
Another week, another allegation of brutality at the hands of the police. According to Belize City resident Glenroy Rocke, when the police arrived at number eight T Street, only his wife, Yvonne and his fifteen year-old daughter, Zetora, were at home. Rocke alleges that the police used unnecessary force to gain access into his house. […]
Believe or not, there is some good news to report tonight. On Friday, Fortis Incorporated, through Belize Electricity Limited, donated some four thousand dollars to the Salvation Army. According to the company, the work of the social programs of the Salvation Army deserved its corporate support and it is hoped that other companies will take […]
For the children it’s the holiday that never seems to come soon enough. For the parents, however, Christmas always arrives too early, leaving us with not enough time, not enough money…and all too often, a severe shortage of both. But whatever our situation, the sun will rise Wednesday morning on a country ready for a […]
While some Belizeans will be working on Christmas Day and most of the rest will be sharing the joys of good food and good company, not everyone has the luxury of choice. This morning in Belize City, those in need of some holiday cheer were given a helping hand. Marion Ali, Reporting We often forget […]
We’re no strangers to the joy of first time homeowners receiving the keys to a new house, but when that big present arrives on Christmas, it’s something special. Marion Ali, Reporting Some people can only dream of owning their own home, but for Romelia Ogaldez and her family of eight, when she got involved with […]
It is the downside of Christmas…the sudden switch from merriment to horror as word is received that a loved one has been killed or injured in a traffic accident…an accident that more likely than not was caused by a drunk driver. To spare Belizeans such tragedy was the mission of one organisation that hit the […]
It’s after seven o’clock on Christmas eve and if you haven’t yet done your Christmas shopping, I strongly suggest that you get off the sofa and cut a trail for the nearest store. As for the rest of you, sit back and see how those last minute shoppers fared today on Albert Street. Jacqueline Woods, […]
Santa came early this year for public officers and teachers, but the gifts will come a little later. With municipal elections scheduled for March and a general no later than August, the agreement, which will take effect in April, seems to be a good compromise between fiscal restraint and electoral largesse. The increases approved for […]
For a brief moment in time, the company looked like a knight in shining armour, ready to breech the walls of Belize’s high priced monopoly telecom market, rescue the beleaguered Belizean consumer and carry her off into a fairyland of low cost international calls, high speed instant internet and unlimited rollover minutes on your digital […]
While the environmentalists are going back to their corner to regroup after the Supreme Court ruled against them on Chalillo, B.E.L. is getting ready to move ahead with its plans. According to C.E.O. Lynn Young, his company might have won a legal victory, but the country has taken an economic loss. Lynn Young, C.E.O., B.E.L. […]
We’re not sure if a crime has been committed, or if so who did it, but German businessman Steve Saemmler remains missing tonight…and it appears that his organisation is downsizing in his absence. When News 5 went to the offices of Saemmler’s headquarters, Butterfield Reimer and Associates in Buttonwood Bay, we were confronted by the […]
It’s not often that you hear about charitable organisations having excess funds…but that’s exactly what happened to Belize’s Rotaract clubs. And today those funds, totalling six thousand dollars, were put to good use by NOPCAN, the National Organisation for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Laura Esquivel, Country Representative, Rotaract “We chose a charity […]
Christmas was also in the air on Bishop Street as three other charitable organisations received cheques today. Tropical Gaming, the company which operates the lotto, BEL-3, and Scratch draws, gave out the donations to the Salvation Army, the Lions Club, and the Hospital Auxiliary. Manager of Tropical Gaming, Carol Young-Card, says the company chose the […]
Today the initiative called Youth for the Future got down to business–quite literally, as it was time to pass the cash. Money, as News 5’s Marion Ali explains, that will have to be paid back. Marion Ali, Reporting Youth for the Future’s Executive Director, Nuri Muhammad, handed out the cheques to finance the business ambitions […]
Christmas was also in the air on Bishop Street as three other charitable organisations received cheques today. Tropical Gaming, the company which operates the lotto, BEL-3, and Scratch draws, gave out the donations to the Salvation Army, the Lions Club, and the Hospital Auxiliary. Manager of Tropical Gaming, Carol Young-Card, says the company chose the […]
