In September, a young man from Crooked Tree Village, Frederick Reynolds, was shot by a policeman while detained in the back of a pickup truck. Yesterday, the body of a fellow detainee who witnessed that shooting was fished out of Crooked Tree Lagoon. Were the two deaths related? News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams travelled north and […]
Fifteen year old Shamira McKoy and fourteen year old Nicole Vacarro, the two cousins who were crushed by a bus on Wednesday morning, have undergone surgery at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. McKoy, who broke her pelvis and Vacarro, who suffered multiple fractures to the same bone, both remain in stable condition. Shortly after nine […]
Prime Minister Said Musa today visited the Toledo Village of San Vicente, site of recent controversy over the shooting deaths of three Guatemalans by Belizean security forces. Musa, accompanied by Chief of Staff Francis Fonseca and C.E.O. in the Ministry of Rural Development Roy Cayetano, met with villagers who have expressed concerns about their close […]
The Committee for Action on Public Utilities, CAPU, is advising B.T.L. customers to hold onto their December bills and not pay them until the last day in January. Their reasoning is that the controversy over B.T.L.’s new rate structure imposed on December first will supposedly be resolved by that time. This is in view of […]
With the new year upon us, the Belize City Council is wasting no time in getting the old capital into shape. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting We’ve all heard the slogan, “Keep Belize Clean and Beautiful” but, a drive through many of our city neighbourhoods reveal we still have a long way to go. […]
Most experienced mothers will tell you that undergoing the final stages of pregnancy during the Christmas holidays is no easy task. About the only possible advantage, they say, is the notoriety of giving birth to the first Belizean of the New Year. News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams caught up with the latest winners at K.H.M.H. Ann-Marie […]
They said that the new year was going to be a big one for cruise tourism…and today Belize City felt the first reality of that prediction as two ships simultaneously disgorged their passengers onto the docks of the Tourism Village. Ann-Marie took the opportunity to take a closer look at the ins and out of […]
This morning the ongoing dispute between the Committee for Action on Public Utilities and Belize Telecommunications Limited took another dramatic turn as G.O.B., in the form of Minister Ralph Fonseca, issued a stop order against the telecommunications’ new rates. In a meeting today between Minister Ralph Fonseca, Attorney General Godfrey Smith, BELTRAIDE Chairman Eamon Courtenay […]
Of course, CAPU is calling the stop order a victory for their corner. According to President of the Public Service Union and a member of the CAPU team Margaret Ventura, even though G.O.B. has now actively joined the negotiation discussion, they will not stop their protests against B.T.L.’s price hikes until there’s a roll back […]
With one big drinking day out of the way and another one right around the corner, liquor consumption is at an all time high. But with the number of establishments more than willing to sell alcohol to underage consumers, stay open after hours and other no-no’s, the liquor licensing board is under pressure to get […]
The Committee for Action on Public Utilities, CAPU, has today called for an extraordinary meeting of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Utilities. According to a press release sent out by the group, a letter has been sent to Mike Espat, chairman of the committee on Public Utilities, requesting a meeting by the fourth […]
A Belize City mother is tonight three times blessed. Twenty year old Jolene Lamb knew she was expecting, but when she went into labour on Boxing Day, little did she know she was about to get the surprise of her life. Jacqueline Woods has the story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The three bundles of joy were […]
For the next forty-eight hours, it is safe to assume that plenty of people will be celebrating Christmas in the not so traditional way, that is by drinking far too much alcohol. The National Drug Abuse Control Council took the streets today to warn motorists and the general public that if they do plan to […]
They have been at loggerheads for months, but today government and Belize Water Services Limited along with its parent company, CASCAL, have announced a settlement of their differences. Just before newstime a release was received from the Press Office which outlines details of the agreement. We’ll give it to you verbatim. “Government is pleased to […]
With Christmas less than five days away, the list of evening activities is piling up. They range from concerts in the park to office parties. So if you’re looking for something to do beside shop Friday night, Belize City poet Erwin Jones has a suggestion. Erwin Jones, Poet “We will look on some of the […]
When disaster struck the south on October eighth, News 5’s crews were immediately on the scene to chronicle the devastation. And while for many Belizeans Hurricane Iris today remains only a fading memory, for thousand of people in Stann Creek and Toledo, the effects of Iris are part of everyday life. Over the last two […]
For the last three weeks Ann-Marie has been in hot pursuit of all things Belizean to celebrate the Christmas. Tonight, she makes a slight departure from her usual itinerary and finds herself in the company of one man’s very personal holiday tradition, a delicacy known as Guinness Cake. Ann-Marie Williams “Your recipe has been in […]
Well known political personality Pedro Guerra Mena, also known as Don Jorge, died this morning in Benque Viejo after a long battle with cancer at the age of sixty-seven. A member of the United Democratic Party, Guerra served as Mayor of Benque from 1982 to 1983 and was a member of the House of Representatives […]
News 5 has also learned that this morning Jesuit priest Robert Raszkowski succumbed to illness in the United States. Raszkowski was being cared for at a Jesuit nursing home in St. Louis, Missouri since August of this year. He first came to Belize in 1940 to teach Latin and English for three years at Saint […]
A number of decisions were made by Cabinet at its regular session on Tuesday. Among those made public are a green light for the establishment of casas de cambio at Belize’s borders and major tourist centres. These houses will provide handy foreign exchange services and will be licensed under the Exchange Control Regulations Act. At […]
With much of Belize caught up with Christmas shopping, it’s easy to forget how Christmas used to be celebrated in less complex times. Two years ago, News 5’s Janelle Chanona found out. Joan Burrell “Bram da me di thing fu Christmas, whe wa group a people get together and da wah house to house thing.” […]
With the Public Utilities Commission languishing in legal limbo, it was left for irate citizens to once again put pressure on BTL to rescind the new rate structure imposed by the monopoly on December first. The protest took the form of another march and rally led by CAPU, the Committee for Action on Public Utilities. […]
Nearly six months after the Tower Hill riot, an official report has yet to be presented to the public. Shortly after the incident a commission of inquiry was established with Justice Christopher Blackman appointed as chairman. Today Blackman announced that before completing the commission’s report, three more witnesses will be called to give evidence. News […]
They promise no rent-a-crowd and more importantly, no political band standing. The Committee for Action on Public Utilities, organisers of a second protest against the Belize Telecommunications Limited, say they intend to come out in numbers and march in the streets until the rates come down. Magaret Ventura, President, P.S.U. “Those who did not come […]
Last month as he addressed a group of freshly minted police officers, newly appointed Minister of Home Affairs Maxwell Samuels departed from his script to level a blast at what he called the unjustified rate hikes imposed by B.T.L. Last night on One on One with Dickie Bradley, he was at it again and the […]
