San Pedranos were not the only ones having problems with water today. Unlike their island brethren, residents of one Belize City neighbourhood have too much. This morning Ann-Marie Williams donned her boots to investigate. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Tropical Storm Chantal didn’t do any damage to Belize City, but you’d never know it by looking at […]
The Belize Bank this afternoon made good on a pledge to Habitat for Humanity to assist in their continued work of making affordable housing available to lower income Belizeans. Habitat Belize former President Carla Sainsbury accepted the donation from the bank’s Senior Vice President Louis Swasey. Louis Swasey, Sr. Vice President, Belize Bank “It’s been […]
In case you were wondering what has happened to this year’s September celebrations, don’t worry, you’re not alone. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods took a walk around Belize City, only to find that the spirit has not yet seemed to catch fire. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting There may be a few businesses in downtown Belize City that […]
On Friday Night the Belize Tourism Board hosted its second annual National Tourism Awards. Over three hundred guests witnessed the event in which ten organisations or persons were honoured for their achievements. The environmental organisation of the year award went to the Coastal Zone Management Authority. Corporate organisation of the year is Belize Electricity Limited, […]
In 1996, The Belize Barrier Reef along with seven other marine protected areas was declared World Heritage Sites. But as Belize develops, these sites have come under increased pressure, threatening their sustainability. Today, a one-day seminar to discuss the Community Management of Protected Areas Conservation Project, COMPACT, was held at the Biltmore Plaza. According to […]
It will cost the restoration committee over half a million dollars to finish repairing the St. John’s Cathedral. So far, approximately one hundred and twenty thousand dollars have been spent mending the roof alone. On Saturday, the group hopes to raise more money for the project through one of its main fund raising drives, an […]
Now that the Environmental Impact Assessment on the Macal River Upstream Storage Facility Project, better known as Chalillo, has been completed, BECOL is hoping to get the green light from the Department of the Environment to finish the dam. Thursday night on “One on One with Dickie Bradley,” B.E.L.’s CEO, Lynn Young, reasoned that they […]
On Wednesday, the Guardado family lost all their possessions after a fire destroyed the house they were renting at number eleven Plues Street. It’s not the first time they have fallen victim to a fire. In 1997, they lost their home during the Prince and Albert Streets blaze. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods was with Rosa […]
In the midst of this week’s labour disputes, it seems ironic that today the Ministry of Labour hosted a seminar aimed at improving employee-employer relationships in an efficient business environment. According to Minister of Local Government and Labour Valdemar Castillo, one key factor in labour relations is to talk, talk and talk some more. But […]
If you use Albert Street to get to work in the morning, no doubt you’ve seen your fair share of strewn bodies trying to sleep off hangovers. But this morning one man lying on the street wasn’t sleeping. He was dead. Reports are that the man, identified as fifty-three year old Peter Williams, had just […]
The public education campaign hosted by CARICOM regarding the Caribbean Court of Justice and Single Market continued today in Belize City. But while the audience might have been small, the items up for discussion are of significant importance to the Caribbean community. One common trend among member countries is the interference of governments in judicial […]
One highlight of the National Celebrations has always been the Queen of the Bay Pageant. This year there is no shortage of contestants, with thirteen young women dying to walk off the stage with the crown. The ladies will spend the rest of the week making final preparations for the big night. News 5’s Ann […]
The horrors confined to hospital corridors are seemingly endless but just when you think you’ve heard it all, a story like this one comes along. The body of a baby girl has been left in the morgue’s freezer for almost a year. News 5 was anonymously sent pictures of the baby in the morgue, but […]
For all you entrepreneurs out there, listen up. The Belize Lions Club is launching a Mini-Micro Business Grant project. Don’t get turned off by the name, it might be just what you need to get your business off the ground. The club says the aim is to reduce poverty by giving Belizeans support in their […]
This morning, proceedings investigating that unforgettable incident at the Tower Hill Bridge officially began in Orange Walk. While the atmosphere was in direct contrast to the scene that unfolded almost a month ago, a few of the faces were the same. After Fidencio Barela, of the Ministry of Transport testified, Amelio Tillett Jr., co-owner of […]
The Ministry of the Attorney General is this week hosting a public education campaign for the establishment of a Caribbean Court of Justice. As part of that goal at today’s launch, members of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and the Belize Business Bureau took part in a panel discussion that looked at the Caribbean Single […]
Meanwhile, drivers who travel between Ladyville and Belize City need to pay attention, not to the river, but to what’s happening along the road. Jacqueline Woods has more. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Motorists are advised to be careful when travelling between miles five and eight on the Northern Highway as extensive work is being done to […]
Investigations are still being carried out into the death of Taneisha Trapp, the fifteen year old resident of Camalote, who died after stepping off a moving bus on the Western Highway, allegedly because the driver of the express bus refused to stop. On last night’s One on One with Dickie Bradley, manager of the bus […]
Expansion of the cacao crop is also being assisted by funds from CARD, the Community Agriculture and Rural Development project. CARD has been busy in other parts of the Toledo District as well. Three projects submitted by community groups from Santa Ana, Moho River Bank and Elridgeville will receive funds for various initiatives such as […]
“To abolish or not to abolish the Senate?” According to Attorney General Godfrey Smith, while there is some sentiment for getting rid of this legislative body, the Political Reform Committee recommended that it be retained and its duties enhanced. The Senate was just one of a number of issues discussed today at a workshop sponsored […]
Life will soon become tougher for those convicted offenders who insist on continuing a life of crime. Cabinet has announced its decision to take discretion out of the hands of Magistrates and automatically deny bail to those defendants who have previous convictions for serious crimes. Those crimes include attempted murder, robbery, firearms offences, drug trafficking […]
In a successful radiothon over the weekend, Habitat for Humanity has raised enough money to construct another house. Pledges exceeded the initial goal of twenty-two thousand dollars for the construction of a two bedroom home and organisers are hoping to raise an additional three thousand dollars by the end of this month so that a […]
Speaking of that financial institution, Monday’s edition of the British newspaper “The Guardian” has breathlessly reported that Michael Ashcroft, the controversial Anglo-Belizean billionaire recently appointed to the House of Lords, is about to sell the Belize Bank. The newspaper’s sole evidence of the impending sale is a line from the most recent financial report of […]
With images of Hurricane Keith all too vivid in the memories of most Belizeans, few people were taking chances with a tropical storm named Chantal. As I speak, the centre of Chantal, born last week to the east of Barbados, is just now making landfall somewhere near the Belize Mexico border at Ambergris Caye. At […]
San Pedranos were not the only Belizeans making a temporary migration to the mainland. When News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams visited the Belize City Marine Terminal she found that other islanders were also on the move. Ann-marie Williams, Reporting Taking no chances with tropical storm Chantal, residents of Caye Caulker were this morning encouraged to move […]
