It’s déjà vu all over again as for the second time in three weeks butane importers are threatening to stop sales if government does not agree to a five dollar per cylinder price increase. Although they have not yet even engaged the appropriate government officials in dialogue, the gas dealers today made it clear that […]
More details have emerged regarding the eviction of several hundred illegal Guatemalan settlers who have set up communities inside of Belizean territory. Ambassador James Murphy, a member of Belize’s negotiating team, confirmed to News 5 that the two settlements along the border are being treated in a slightly different manner. The southernmost of the two, […]
With the passage last year of the Village Council Act, the nation’s one hundred and eighty villages gained new powers and responsibilities. To help residents better handle their new status, the Ministry of Rural Development is organising training sessions for potential leaders. Development officer Clifford King says the education is crucial if the legislation is […]
Gas gwine up again. On December fourteenth, Belize’s Liquid Petroleum Gas Importers were threatening to shut down if the government would not approve an increase in the retail price of butane. After receiving the go ahead the cost for consumers went from fifty-eight to sixty-three dollars for a hundred pound cylinder. Now, only two weeks […]
In his traditional New Year’s address Prime Minister Said Musa, not surprisingly, focused on the latest developments in negotiations with Guatemala. But he also devoted considerable time to a purely domestic matter. With fresh increases in Social Security contributions due to come on stream this week, the P.M. sought to soften the blow of another […]
After over two decades of operating with four commercial banks, Belize today welcomed number five. Alliance Bank, part of the growing Glenn Godfrey business group, is housed temporarily in the New Road headquarters of the St. James Building Society, but will soon move to premises on Barrack Road. News Five’s Stewart Krohn spoke to Alliance’s […]
A headline story in today’s Guardian, citing evidence from an electronics manufacturer, claims that a newly formed telecommunications company plans to begin serving Belize in the new year. The opposition newspaper quotes the website of the Korean company LG Electronics that it has signed a contract to supply a twenty-million dollar communications system to the […]
The grey and rainy weather, which has plagued the country for the last week and much of the year, has not put all Belizeans in a somber mood. All that water from the sky has produced abundant flows for the Mollejon Hydroelectric Plant and by extension its owners, BECOL, and sole customer, BEL. Officials at […]
Residents of Good Samaritan Homeless Shelter in Belize City stand to enjoy improved living conditions thanks to a donation of home furnishings from the Inter-American Development Bank. The gift forms part of a series of donations the Bank will be making to five institutions in the city. Human Development Minister Dolores Balderamos Garcia accepted the […]
It just wouldn’t be Christmas without the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas party and this year the community opened its heart…and purse…even wider than usual. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Close to six hundred children from across the city crowded the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall as special guests of the Salvation Army. The boys and girls received a […]
Trying to choose a Christmas gift is difficult enough, but trying to do it amidst the worst traffic jams in Belize City history is a special challenge. Jacqueline Woods took a walk downtown to see just how bad things were. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It’s probably one of the best times of year to parked your […]
The Inter-American Development Bank has decided that Christmas is an appropriate time to reach out to the community. As part of IDB’s technical cooperation programme, five social institutions in the city will be refurbished: the Sister Cecilia Home, Raymond Parks Night Shelter, Dorothy Menzies Child Care Centre, Ganns Rest House and Good Samaritan Centre. The […]
There is one Belizean family that will have no problem listing the blessings to be thankful for this Christmas. Jose Sanchez, reports. Maxine Gault, Belize Cancer Society of New York “Clarissa is a very pretty little girl, when she first came to us she was very shy, but she is a bright child. She has […]
On November seventh, the taxi men operating out of the Venus Bus terminal received notice that the stand had been sold and they needed to vacate immediately. However, the drivers said they had not received sufficient notice and would not move their vehicles. The police were called in to ease tensions and eventually an uneasy […]
For today at least, it seems that Santa Claus has replaced his elves and reindeers with the staff and vehicles of Belize Electricity Limited. In all the districts, BEL employees accompanied by St. Nick have been helping families by supplying them with hampers filled with food and other goodies. We caught up with the jolly […]
The spirit of Christmas did not occur only on the south side of Belize City. It travelled to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, where the Glenn Godfrey group of companies accompanied by Ozzie the clown and Santa treated some sick kids to dinner, gifts and lots of laughs. News 5 was on hand for the […]
To help fill the air with holiday cheer the Belize City Council has several events planned for this weekend. The mayor, councilors and staff go caroling on Thursday evening and On Friday night, it’s the annual concert in front of the Commercial Centre. The council’s public relation’s manager Paco Smith says a festive time awaits […]
The horror of Hurricane Keith has largely receded in the frantic preparation for the holidays, but as Christmas approaches we decided to take one last look at how things are going on the two islands that bore the brunt of Keith’s fury. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting When we visited the island of Caye Caulker, most of […]
The Belize Social Security Board has announced the most sweeping reforms since the Social Security system was inaugurated in 1981. The changes, to be implemented on the first of January, involve a significant increase in the size and scope of benefits for insured workers. At the same time those workers and their employers will be […]
The body found floating near Fort Point on Friday has been identified, but police are still not certain of the details surrounding the drowning victim’s death. Twenty-year old Christopher Lawrence was last seen by his wife Lisa the night of Wednesday, December thirteenth. She had two days earlier given birth to their daughter and moved […]
Rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Keith may be well underway, but some residents of the Belama Phase III area are complaining that they are still suffering. Part of their street has been largely under water for over three years and neither the City Council or the Ministry of Works have responded to their complaints. Today News […]
We’re not sure whether it’s increased attention from the media or a genuine increase in society’s concern for the elderly, but it seems that our seniors are being feted like never before. On Sunday another major Christmas bashment was held, this time courtesy of Rotary. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Spreading Christmas cheer at this time of […]
While the elderly were being wined and dine for the holidays, the Social Security Board was taking steps to ensure that life would be easier for seniors all year round. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Retirement is supposed to be the time of golden years. Well, the Belize Social Security Board is hoping that its gold colored […]
Christmas came five days early for some residents of the Port Loyola Division. Through a working partnership with the Belize Port Authority, Area Representative Dolores Balderamos Garcia handed over three houses on Neal Penn Road to Cherrie Beaton, Arthur Arnold and Desiree Sutherland. News Five was on hand for the occasion. Cherrie Beaton, Homeowner “Well […]
As curious diners at the Radisson watched through the glass, a dead body slowly floated along the seawall off Fort Point. By one o’clock it had been recovered from the water by police, who are still trying to determine its identity. Abner Rodriguez, Security Officer, Radisson “I was eating at my lunch break right here […]
