One institution designed to ease the pain of disasters like Keith is called insurance. It is difficult to estimate how many claims have arisen from this hurricane, but adjusters have been working around the clock to get them settled. This afternoon we spoke to the head of one of the nation’s largest insurers to get […]
In times of disaster the most stress is invariably placed on the people who are least able to help themselves. Jackie Woods today visited one institution dedicated to providing assistance to those who need it most. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Due to the damage sustained by their homes many elderly residents of Belize City have been […]
Since Tuesday, the Belize City Council has been organizing community groups and volunteers to assist with the city’s clean up efforts. The council is also collecting supplies to aid the victims of hurricane Keith. Paco Smith, Public Relations Officer, Belize City Council “What we have here behind me is a large donation of clothing. The […]
While power and communications have still not returned to the hurricane ravaged islands of San Pedro and Caye Caulker, emergency relief measures are beginning to kick in and we are informed that a certain rhythm of life–albeit a hard one–has returned to those islands. For the moment the focus of concern has shifted inland, where […]
On yesterday’s newscast we looked at some of the people who rode out Keith in the relative safety of Belize City’s hurricane shelters, most of which were housed in educational institutions. Today, with residents moved back into their own homes, the question arose of who will clean the schools? Jose Sanchez, Reporting Since Keith has […]
It has nothing to do with hurricane Keith but before this weekend it caused a storm of controversy among users of the Internet. Today, by order of the Supreme Court, BTL has been prohibited from blocking access to I.P. Star phone devices as well as any other voice over Internet protocols. The order came as […]
Last Friday, Belize Telecommunications Limited issued a release saying that the use of software or hardware devices to transmit voice over the Internet is illegal. Thursday morning, many people who either bought the I.P. Star box or went to DialPad and Net-2-Phone’s website complained that they could no longer make any calls. As it turns […]
Though the day was hot and rainy, it did not stop some young students of St. Joseph School from coming out on Baymen Avenue for the reopening of a much needed recreation area. The triangular shaped St. Joseph’s Park, neglected for quite some time, has been given a fresh coat of paint and some necessary […]
The Belize Organisation for Women and Development, BOWAND, has a new executive director. Lillette Barkley Waite feels that the job will be a challenging one, but it’s a challenge she embraces. Waite says there are a number of projects she plans to bring on board that will assist in the development of Belizean women. Lillette […]
It’s not exactly the kind of story I look forward to covering, but when the phone rings, I guess somebody has to answer it. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Imagine stepping inside your bathroom to take a well-deserved shower only to find a snake has beaten you to the tub. For the past two months residents in […]
The government’s effort to see ten thousand new homes built in 5 years took another small step forward today. Two Belizeans moved into townhouses that the Minister of Housing says are not only secure and economically priced, but also pretty to look at. Dickie Bradley, Minister of Housing “We are opening two houses on Welch […]
On yesterday’s newscast we spoke to a Belizean author whose new collection of short stories recounts a more innocent era in Belizean life. Today, we introduce you to another Belizean author… but the autobiographical tale he weaves tells us that whatever innocence may have existed on the surface of Belizean society it was merely a […]
It has been the victim of at least three major outbreaks of water pollution and this morning residents of Dangriga decided it was time to go public with their frustration. News Five’s Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Usually quiet Dangriga town was in uproar this morning as men, women, and children left their homes […]
The first preliminary data has been released from this year’s census. On May 12th, the official census day, the population of Belize stood at 240,204. this compares to the previous census on May 12th, 1991, which showed that a little over 189,000 souls inhabited the jewel. the annual rate of growth over the 9-year period […]
The National Drug Abuse Control Council, NDACC, in collaboration with the Inter-American Observatory on Drugs, is working towards establishing a national information system on illegal narcotics. According to Ornel Brooks, Executive Director of NDACC, the proposed network is just another step in building mechanisms necessary to combat illicit drugs. Once established, international organizations and government […]
They go by the name of Dialpad, Phonefree, Net-2-Phone and IP Star. What all the devices and software have in common is that they allow internet users to make telephone calls at a fraction of the rates charged by BTL. A growing number of Belizeans, fed up with what they believe are exorbitant fees for […]
While some BTL customers are using technology to beat the system, others are using good old-fashioned thievery. One Belize City businessman who has a desk type pay phone for the convenience of customers, has been beaten for thousands of dollars. Ramon Cervantes, BTL Customer “Men and women have been coming to use the phone. When […]
The official ceremonies marking Independence Day are anticipated less for the pomp and pageantry than for a chance to hear two different perspectives on the state of the nation. Having offered his detailed views last week in Belmopan, Prime Minister Said Musa on Thursday morning could afford to present the broad historical view and appeal […]
Today, the government of Japan donated over U.S. $204,000 to three local institutions. The Belize Audubon Society received $82,000, Chapel School in Orange Walk Town $69,000 and Big Falls School in Toledo received over $52,000. The funds were provided through Japan’s Grassroots Economic Cooperation program. Katsuyuki Tanaka, Ambassador of Japan to Belize “Our government started […]
The downside of holiday celebrations is that they are often accompanied by major alcohol induced traffic accidents. In an effort to reduce the carnage on the nation’s roads one organisation is giving the driving public a reminder. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Motorists traveling downtown were given a reminder to “Think Before U Drink.” The slogan is […]
On Wednesday, the Belize Police Department will lay to rest one of their own men who died under mysterious circumstances at the Queen Street Police Station. Details are sketchy, but reports are that on Sunday night Onesimo Caliz, police constable number 64, was allegedly having an argument on the compound with his common law wife […]
While the opposition may have been a no show this morning, it did not mean that the Prime Minister got a free pass. Speaking to journalists after his speech, Musa was asked the inevitable question: “Should radio Krem be given a TV license?” Prime Minister Said Musa “I don’t see why not.” Journalist “In the […]
Two weeks ago the Santiago Castillo group of companies hosted a one day fair to raise money for the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Centre on St. Thomas street. Today the children’s home received its cheque for $20,000. The money raised will be used to establish a counseling service urgently needed at the Home. Anuar Flores, […]
Last night’s edition of “One on One with Dickie Bradley” could have easily turned into boring dialogue between a bunch of long winded lawyers. Instead the participants, fresh from a three day international conference on human rights, used the occasion to put some licks on the show’s host…and his fondness for corporal punishment. Dickie Bradley […]
He compared its power to that of an army of ten thousand men, but when the Prime Minister made his now famous remark about television it is doubtful that Said Musa was referring specifically to a TV license for Krem Radio. That license, which we reported had been recommended by the Belize Broadcasting Authority last […]
