With the kids on holiday and the heat in the nineties almost every day, Belizeans are cooling off in any body of clean water they can find. For city residents, one of those options are swimming pools. But as the children enjoy the cool water, there are dangers to look out for. According to YWCA […]
It’s a story that more than one Belizean has come to our studios to tell, that of police officers leaving their home in disarray after searching the premises for drugs, guns, wanted men, or all of the above. But when the police walk away empty-handed, homeowners are angry and demanding retribution, convinced some law has […]
More often than not most Mondays, one of the sad facts we have to report are the traffic accidents that have taken place over the weekend. So it should come as no surprise that according to the experts, every year eighty-three people will never get where they are going. With that fact in mind, this […]
With the Ministry of Education estimating that more than forty thousand primary school students will be out on the loose for two months of summer holidays, there are no shortage of activities designed to help keep them entertained. One such programme is being launched by the Young Women’s Christian Association with a series of activities […]
If you are the parent of a child with special needs, don’t worry, this summer, they’ll have programmes to participate in too. One of them is being hosted by the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired. This year, sixty-eight children, all of whom are visually challenged, will spend part of their summer socialising with their […]
The closing of schools for the summer usually signals the opening of camp season; summer camp that is. For the second year UNICEF is sponsoring a month-long programme for Belizean children ages eight to fourteen years at the House of Culture. Camp Director, William Neal says spaces are available for your child. William Neal, Camp […]
With recent flooding freshly in mind, Belize Electricity Limited is advising consumers what to do–and what not to do–when rising waters begin to cover those electrical outlets and appliances. Today News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams visited the company to find out for herself how to protect the family from accidents. Philip Waight, Safety Engineer, B.E.L. “You’re […]
Fatal traffic accidents have reached epidemic proportions in Belize, but that still doesn’t explain why for the crash that took place today in Belize City News 5’s Jacqueline Woods had plenty of warning. I’ll let her explain. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting This afternoon, two wrecked vehicles, four casualties and a fire brought a crowd of spectators […]
This week over fifty representatives from utility companies all over the Caribbean are in Belize to discuss the state of the energy industry post September eleventh. The meeting is part of the annual C.E.O. symposium held for Chief Executive Officers to plan strategies for the future with the members of the Caribbean Electric Utility Services […]
Speaking at the opening ceremonies of the CARILEC symposium this morning, Prime Minister Said Musa took the opportunity to once again call for support of Belize Electricity Limited’s hydro-electricity project at Chalillo on the upper Macal River. Prime Minister Said Musa “We need to find the right balance between official intervention and industry decisions and […]
Thirteen Belizean women writers are to have their literary works published in an anthology of short stories titled: “Memories, Dreams and Nightmares.” The book is the fifth publication in the Belize Writers Series and was edited by visiting East Carolina University professor Gay Wilentz. Wilentz told News 5 that the book is yet another attempt […]
They learn the skills involved in camping out in the great outdoors…but their own camping centre near Burrell Boom has deteriorated to the point where the word rustic is a compliment. News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams dusted off her old scouting expertise to see how the situation is being turned around. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Camp Oakley, […]
It was pushed out the headlines by last week’s floods, but just as the rains were beginning to drench the south and west, a team led by the Organisation of American States was completing a four day exercise to see just who is living in the one kilometre wide adjacency zone east of the Belize […]
Again, there is no good news to report tonight on the manhunt for Patrick Robateau and Leslie Pipersburg, the men who gunned down four victims on Tuesday night in Belize City. In fact, not only have the fugitives managed to elude police, but it appears that the latest effort to promote their capture could backfire […]
Next week, two Belizean students will visit Mexico City on an official tour, their prize for winning competitions held earlier this year. Nine-year-old Grace Primary School student Shenice McKoy and thirteen year old Nardo Che from Escuela Secundaria Mexico received certificates today at the Mexican Embassy to mark their achievements. McKoy earned top honours for […]
The name became synonymous with government ineptitude when an earlier attempt to build a new bridge at the location resulted in the incomplete structure being washed away in a flood. But tonight the new Iguana Creek Bridge is a reality. On Monday morning officials cut the ribbon on the new two-lane steel span, which replaces […]
It’s very much a part of the new youth initiative and in the not-too-distant future Belize’s YMCA will have more room to expand its activities. We caught up with the organisation’s director at the work site on Faber’s Road. Carolyn Gentle Genitty, Executive Director, YMCA “If people are aware of where we are at number […]
Ever since we can remember, the holiday has taken a back seat to its more celebrated counterpart for females…but in case you’ve forgotten, this Sunday is Father’s Day. And while real Dads in Belize often seem like an endangered species, News 5’s Jacqueline Woods discovered that when it comes to parenting…all you need is love. […]
With the public perceiving a severe increase in violent crime, the security business may be one of the nation’s fastest growing industries. But you’d never know it by talking to the owners or employees of the city’s half dozen or so security companies. Despite the attention being focussed by the public and police on what […]
This weekend the Public Service Union will be holding its annual general meeting. The gathering of the eighty-year old organisation will be held under the theme “Committed to Providing Quality Public Services” and will feature a keynote address by the President of the Caribbean Congress of Labour, Lincoln Lewis. According to P.S.U. President, Margaret Ventura, […]
With the recent arrest of a high school guidance counsellor on charges of raping a fourteen year old female student, the public has been forced to face questions that in the past have often remained hidden; issues like sex between students and teachers, teenaged prostitution and the under-reporting of rape and child molestation. From numerous […]
It’s that time of the year when thousands of Belizean youths–recent graduates plus part timers–hit the job market in force. Some will send out dozens of computer polished resumes while others will simply walk the streets, knocking on doors. What they all have in common is that finding employment is often a frustrating experience. This […]
While the facilitators in the current effort to end the Guatemalan claim continue to stall for time, the inevitable rumours and speculation have begun to proliferate, both in the press and on the streets. On yesterday’s newscast we spoke to Foreign Minister Assad Shoman and our Ambassador to Guatemala, Moises Cal. Today we look at […]
Another Belizean, honoured during his life as one of the nation’s greatest political figures, is receiving some new attention less than a year after his death. Today contractors were putting the final touches on a new monument and other improvements to the gravesite of Philip Goldson at Lord’s Ridge Cemetery. We are not certain when […]
While Belize continues to cultivate political support from Central America, the wait for the next step in the settlement of the Guatemalan claim can sometimes feel interminable. Belize’s Assad Shoman is still sticking to the operative word “soon” even though the facilitators have now asked for another independent party to conduct a census along the […]
