There may have been an election going on, but that didn’t stop the Elections and Boundaries Commission from holding its annual Voter Appreciation Day. Using displays, quizzes and one on one contact, the staff of the commission explained to students and the general public the mechanics of the registration and voting process, emphasising the importance […]
When the Prime Minister returns to Belize later this week, he will have one more item to add to his already crowded agenda of concerns. The Belize National Teachers Union, unhappy with the lack of progress on contract negotiations with government, has scheduled a number of demonstrations to show their displeasure. According to a B.N.T.U. […]
An overflow crowd was on hand at Club Calypso last night for week three of Channel 5’s Karaoke Television. Six contestants sang their hearts out, but only one could emerge as the winner. William Neal, Host, K-TV “Our winner for tonight is Rohjani Perriott.” (Rohjani sings “Nobody’s supposed to be here.”) Rohjani Perriott joins Osvaldo […]
When it bought over its competition and emerged as the country’s only major bus company, Novelos Ltd. was both praised as a bold entrepreneur and condemned as a dangerous monopoly. Since then, the company’s internal affairs have been under some intense scrutiny. The latest revelation is a memo dated February twenty-fourth stipulating that drivers and […]
A dead body six feet under at the Lord Ridge Cemetery is certainly nothing out of the ordinary, but when a corpse is left overnight above ground, it becomes a problem. That’s just what happened to one unfortunate soul this week. According to gravediggers, this morning they arrived at the burial ground and found this […]
Baron Bliss Day will be celebrated on Monday, but it’s never too early to begin planning for September celebrations. To that end, the venerable organisation known as the Committee of 40 has announced a name change. The former 40 will now be known as the St. George’s Caye Society. According to a release, the new […]
Usually when manatees make the news, they’ve been injured in a boating accident or become part of a fisherman’s meal. But for the next ten days, they’ll be the focus of researchers patrolling the lagoons around Gales Point as part of an annual tracking and tagging programme. According to the Coastal Zone Management Authority and […]
Over the weekend, His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, arrived in Belize for an official four-day visit. Today, the Prince toured the southern part of the country and News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams and Rick Romero were on hand for part of the day. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting This morning, section three of the […]
Belize City police are tonight investigating the cause of death of a man found earlier today. Around 3:00 p.m., a mechanic working on North Front Street went into this car for a part and discovered the partially decomposed body of his uncle, forty-five year old Frank Taylor. Taylor was last seen alive last Thursday, and […]
Today tots, teens, and all children in between took centre stage throughout the country as part of Children’s Day. In Belize City, thousands of school children took over the Belize City Centre for a morning full of performances by their peers. News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams has the highlights. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Over four thousand Belizean […]
Meanwhile across town, pre-schoolers on parade ended their walk at Memorial Park. That’s where Jacqueline Woods found them performing for their parents. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The pre-schoolers, dressed in their brightly coloured Children’s Day T-shirts, paraded from the Bliss Institute to the Memorial Park. The boys and girls were not only celebrating their day, but […]
Handsome?…Arguable. Unique?…Definitely. But are they nice? Well that’s just what judges for the Mr. Nice Guy competition will have to answer Saturday night. Today, News 5’s Jacqueline Woods met some of the contestants flaunting a flair all their own. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting You will not find them in any Belikin calendar, not yet that is. […]
He was killed over the weekend in a traffic accident and today the family of Terry Huang is asking the public for help in determining exactly how he died. According to reports to News 5, between 1:30 and 2:00 on Saturday morning, Huang lost control of his vehicle near mile four and a half on […]
As part of Children’s Week, the nation’s media houses were asked to bring young people into the newsroom and show them the ins and outs of journalism and broadcasting. At News 5, we had the privilege of hosting Kayla Arnold, a twelve-year-old standard five student at St. John Vianney in Belize City. Earlier this week […]
Belize’s land registry has been expanded and the Ministry of Natural Resources has been computerised, thanks in part to the land administration project undertaken by the ministry last year. Today, a fourteen million dollar loan was signed between the Government of Belize and the Inter-American Development Bank for part two of the project, which involves […]
While some youths were pursuing musical themes, others tried to work through some of the many perils of growing up in Belize. Judith Alpuche, Speaking to Youths “You have people having sex very early and they are getting pregnant to boot. Why is it that there is so much teenage pregnancy? What is causing it?” […]
If you had trouble watching last night’s newscast, don’t feel bad, we had just as much trouble producing it. The problem was electricity–or more accurately, the lack of it. When the lights came on this morning, News 5’s Janelle Chanona tried to find out what went wrong. Janelle Chanona, Reporting At approximately 5:30 Monday evening […]
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The hurricane season may be four months away, but this week several Belizeans are in Honduras to receive training in emergency response capabilities at both the national and regional levels. The training is a part of the Tenth Allied Forces Humanitarian Regional Exercise being held in Tegucigalpa. According to a government issued press release, the […]
Over the weekend, the Belize Ex-Services League accepted a welcome donation from their counterparts in Canada. According to the league, a shipment of twenty hospital beds and mattresses arrived in the country on Saturday from Royal Canadian Legion. The beds are to be used in a Home Care Service Project for Veterans and Widows being […]
This morning, things in the Sugar City got sticky after cane farmers from the north went head to head with factory managers. The situation was simple: the truckers were tired of spending long hours waiting to deliver the cane, and the factory said its hands were tied. News 5’s Janelle Chanona was at the Tower […]
A post-mortem examination on the body of a man found on Thursday in Orange Walk has determined the cause of death to be a heart attack. Fifty-eight year old Cecilio Trejo, a resident of Orange Walk Town was riding his bicycle on the Yo Creek Road when he suffered the attack and died.
This week, amid the cries of frustration about the level of crime dominating city streets, the call for a return to capital punishment was loud and clear. Even though, the penalty of death is already in black and white on Belizean law books, it’s been more than a decade since anyone on death row has […]
If you’re looking for something to do with the family this weekend, listen up. This Sunday, Children’s Week kicks off with the second annual Family Fun Day. Chairwoman of the event’s sub-committee, Carolyn Gentle Genitty, says that there will be a host of activities for both the young and the old to enjoy. Carolyn Gentle […]
This week Belizean guides, brownies and rangers celebrated the growth of their organisation in the country with a series of activities. Today is “Thinking Day” and according to secretary of the Girl Guides Association, Marilyn Young, the day is spent in reflection. Marilyn Young, Secretary, Girl Guides Assoc. “Today is very special for us as […]
