This year alone, the number of child abuse cases News 5 has had to report is truly disheartening. But all the reports are actually a good sign, a sign that children are speaking out, a vital step in the prevention of child abuse. This week is Child Abuse Prevention Week, being held under the theme […]
A billion dollars in debt, but G.O.B. says there’s opportunity in the midst of disaster. On Thursday night’s One on One, Minister of Budget Planning, Ralph Fonseca, declared that the impact of three hurricanes in four years, coupled with the September eleventh attack has posed serious problems for the country, but by rectifying gross inefficiencies […]
Fonseca also commented on the current situation with Belize Water Services. According to the Minister, WASA had some well known problems, but B.W.S. knew it would take several years and substantial investment to turn a profit. Fonseca says G.O.B. is in continuous discussion with B.W.S., but the matter might have to be settled by a […]
If you’re walking down Albert Street on Saturday and find there are more people than normal begging for money, you’re not losing it. A few of them will be members of the Belize Amateur Athletic family, who are trying to raise money to attend the track and field events of the Central American Games in […]
It has been on the drawing board for years, but with only days to go before the arrival of the first cruise ship of the season, the Belize City Tourism Village is about to become a reality. News 5’s Janelle Chanona stopped in to see how things were going at the old capital’s newest attraction. […]
The Pan American Development Foundation, a subsidiary of the OAS, today delivered a third container of hurricane relief supplies. The donation, made in conjunction with Chevron Texaco, consisted of roofing, nails, plywood and two generators as well as one hundred boxes each of corned beef, Spam and ham. The supplies were presented by Texaco general […]
Over the last decade the nation of Taiwan has been Belize’s most generous friend and ally, providing millions of dollars in aid for projects ranging from the construction of the Southern Highway to the supply of musical instruments to our schools. This weekend, however, to help the victims of Iris, the Taiwanese will be doing […]
It has become such a popular competition that it may one day qualify as an Olympic sport. What we’re talking about, of course, is Courts Catch the Cash. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Anthony Flowers and Christina Velasquez have already collected ten thousand and five thousand dollars respectively, as winners in the Courts monthly draws. Today they […]
In related news, Belize Sugar Industries today confirmed that the proposed project to convert bagasse into electricity will–at least in its initial stage–be owned by foreign investors. According to B.S.I. managing director Joey Montalvo, the deal presently under consideration would have outsiders own fifty-one percent of a new independent power provider, while the minority shares […]
This evening Minister of Works Henry Canton also took delivery of a gift, this time a Caterpillar Backhoe Loader. The donation came from the Caterpillar Americas Company through its local dealership, Gentrac. The machine, which is valued at one hundred and forty-five thousand dollars, will be used to help in the restoration efforts following Hurricane […]
Belize’s four major newspapers: The Reporter, Belize Times, Amandala and The Guardian, will now be able to store an increased amount of data for their weekly publications. British High Commissioner Philip Priestly this morning handed over four Hewlett Packard netservers along with port hubs. The equipment is valued at fifty thousand dollars, forty-eight thousand dollars […]
The art of being a good husband, wife and parent is something that most of us think comes naturally. But judging from the rate of divorce, abandonment and abuse in Belize, it appears that a little bit of education on the subject would go a long way. And that’s just what Ann-Marie Williams found out […]
Cramped classrooms are a fact of life for most Belize City students but today, a few of them got some much-needed relief. This afternoon, St. Michael’s college officially opened a new school building. The four-classroom structure is built to accommodate one hundred and twenty more students. During the ceremonies, a former education minister took to […]
The embarrassing case of the overnight purchase of a Belizean passport by an accused Mexican drug kingpin is moving from the scandalous to the preposterous. While in Belmopan today, News 5’s Janelle Chanona stopped by the office of BECIP, the Belize Economic Citizenship Investment Programme, to get an explanation of how Carlos Moreno, now on […]
Officials of Belize Electricity Limited have announced that the company is well on its way to restoring full power in the areas devastated by Hurricane Iris on October eighth. B.E.L.’s C.E.O. Lynn Young, in a press release, said that seventy-five percent of customers have had their current reinstated and that one hundred percent of high-voltage […]
On Sunday, Prime Minister Said Musa took the opportunity to visit the village of Monkey River. What he found was that despite being almost totally demolished by Hurricane Iris, a spirit of renewal has gripped the community and residents, instead of griping, are working. Janelle Chanona and Brent Toombs made their own trip to Monkey […]
A new chairperson has been appointed to the National Committee for Families and Children. Sandra Hall, a former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Human Development, has replaced Myrtle Palacio as head of the N.C.F.C. since the beginning of October. Hall says her primary goal will be to ensure the implementation of the Convention on […]
For too long, Toledo has been the forgotten district, especially in terms of tourism. But for the past ten years, community leaders have tried their best to attract visitors to some of the remote areas in the Toledo District. One organisation, the Toledo Eco-Tourism Association, T.E.A., constructed a total of ten guesthouses. Unfortunately, on October […]
During the course of this week, there’s sure to be a number of people walking around with a red poppy, like the one I’m wearing tonight. But how many of us know the real meaning behind this little red flower and just how important it is that we give generously to the poppy appeal. News […]
Hurricane Michelle is tonight gaining strength in the Caribbean Sea as she creeps determinedly north. Hurricane Michelle was last centred two hundred and fifty-five miles south-southeast of Western Cuba moving at just three miles an hour. The storm is now up to eighty-five miles an hour, but with the pressure still falling, experts predict the […]
Investigators representing the families of the Belizeans lost in the boating accident involving the Wave Dancer say the owners of the diveboat are grossly negligent. Nelson Ayala of Huggett and Watford Lawfirm, based in Miami, is in Belize to conduct his own investigations into the tragedy. Nelson Ayala, Investigator “It’s still under investigation, but there’s […]
Late tonight the Ministry of Home Affairs, Police, Prisons and Immigration has informed the media that the citizenship granted to Jorge Carlos Moreno, currently charged in the largest drug bust in the country’s history, has been revoked. The Belize Economic Citizenship Programme says that Moreno’s application was vetted by the scrutinising committee and recommended for […]
Domestic violence, prevention and intervention, is the focus of a two-day workshop for police officers and social workers underway in Belize City. The event, which opened this morning, is being facilitated by the Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action, CAFRA, along with the Department of Human Development. Co-ordinator Nelcia Robinson says she hopes that […]
When the red flag went up on Thursday, every Belizean who saw it twisting in the wind knew what it meant. But what about visitors to the country? Do they even understand the risks associated with a hurricane? News 5’s Brent Toombs visited popular tourist destination Caye Caulker today, and the answers he got to […]
The collective sigh of relief was almost audible today as repeated reports indicated that Tropical Storm Michelle, still gaining strength in the Gulf of Honduras, is maintaining her northerly path. The latest tropical update has Michelle’s centre at seventeen point zero north, eighty-three point eight west or two hundred and eighty-five miles east of Belize. […]
